[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 14264]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal Lord God, You have told us in 1 Thessalonians 5:18 that it is 
Your will for us to be thankful in every circumstance. So today we 
thank You for the orderly transition of governmental power and for the 
substantive contributions to liberty of President Barack Obama. We are 
grateful for his labors of faith, patience, and hope. We are thankful 
for his dependence on You.
  Lord, we also express gratitude for the limitless possibilities 
available to President-Elect Donald Trump. May he receive inspiration 
from Your declaration in Psalm 75:6 and 7 that elevation comes neither 
from the east, west, south or north, but You are the sovereign judge 
who puts down one and lifts up another.
  Lord, we give You our thanksgiving for our lawmakers, old and new. 
Bless and keep them in all they think, say, and do.
  Finally, we thank You for the life and legacy of Gwen Ifill.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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