[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3175]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Merciful God, You alone have brought us to this moment. Help us to 
hear Your whispers and to follow Your leading. Speak to our lawmakers 
about the difficult issues of our time, reassuring them that You 
continue to take control of our destinies. Teach them to count their 
blessings, cultivating an attitude of gratitude. Give us the wisdom to 
shut out yesterday's disappointments and tomorrow's fears. Lord, show 
us how to live in day-tight compartments with total dependence on Your 
mercy and grace. Help us to cherish the freedom of this land as You 
continue to emancipate us from sin's slavery.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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