[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 4666]
[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, Your works are great and marvelous. We praise You for 
the gift of this day and rededicate ourselves to serve our Nation in a 
way that honors You.
  Lord, we confess that too often we bring You the leftovers of our 
time, talents, and trust, but empower us to offer You nothing less than 
our best.
  Bless our Senators. Give them the compassion, courage, and wisdom 
that our times demand. Use them to touch our Nation and world in a way 
that will enable Your will to be done. Dwell in us all and make us 
productive for the betterment of humanity.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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