[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 1797]
[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 God, our helper, we sing Your praises and will not keep 
silent. You clothe us with gladness, and Your favor is for a lifetime.
  Bless our lawmakers and hear them when they pray. As our Senators 
lift their fervent prayers, empower them to meet the challenges of our 
time. May they always seek You while You may be found, calling upon You 
while You are near. Lord, when great waters overflow them, protect and 
preserve them with Your great strength. Be for them a hiding place, and 
surround them with songs of deliverance.
  We pray in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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