[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2773]
[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, accept our thanks and praise for all You have done for 
us. Thank You for the splendor of creation, for the wonder of life, and 
for the mystery of love. Thank You for family and friends and for the 
love that surrounds us on every side. Lord, thank You for work that 
demands our best efforts and for the satisfaction of a job well done. 
Thank You also for disappointments and failures that teach us to depend 
on You. Thank You for our lawmakers; endue them with courage and 
loyalty, inspiring them to glorify You in every action, both large and 
small.
  And, Lord, thank You for the influential life and legacy of former 
First Lady Nancy Reagan.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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