[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2342]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Lord of life, hear our prayers. Fill us with Your Spirit so that we 
may please You. Empower our lawmakers. Help them not to have an 
excessive focus on temporary things while ignoring an eternal 
perspective. May their lives bring glory and honor to Your Name, as You 
create in them humble and contrite hearts that are willing to serve You 
and humanity.
  And Lord, as our Nation prepares to elect a new President, may Your 
providence, not our wisdom, prevail. Demonstrate Your power so that we 
may remember that nothing is too difficult for You.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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