[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2156]
[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, You have withheld nothing we need. Today, meet the needs 
of our lawmakers. Give them so much more than they expect or deserve 
that they will sing praises for Your goodness. In these days of 
unprecedented challenges and opportunities, empower them with faith, 
courage, and good will to make the world a better place. Lord, use them 
as Your servants to bring healing to our Nation and world.
  Today we also pray for the ill, the bereaved, the infirmed, the 
discouraged, and the lonely. Keep them as the apple of Your eye; hide 
them in the shadow of Your wings.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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