[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 3641]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Worthy God, unto whom all hearts are opened, all desires known, and 
from whom no secrets are hidden, we praise Your Holy Name. You 
commanded light to shine out of darkness and gave us the gift of this 
day. Lord, we borrow our heartbeats from You; great is Your 
faithfulness.
  Help our lawmakers to take the long view of their work and to not 
become weary in doing Your will. Teach them to trust Your wisdom, 
opening their minds to the counsels of Your sacred Word. Give them the 
graciousness to humbly serve one another, following Your example of 
lowliness. Lord, keep them always within the circle of Your will.
  We pray in Your loving Name. Amen.

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