[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 3]
[Senate]
[Page 4273]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Almighty and eternal God, You are hidden from our sight, but we feel 
Your presence. Incline our spirits to seek You, our minds to know You, 
and our hearts to love You. Forgive us when we fail to hunger and 
thirst for righteousness.
  Bless our lawmakers. Join them in heart, mind, and soul to do their 
best for the common good. Keep them so dedicated to Your purposes that 
they will do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with You.
  Lord, into Your hands we commit our Nation and world.
  We pray in Your marvelous Name. Amen.

                          ____________________