[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Senate]
[Page 5033]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray:
  Loving Father, You are high above all nations, and Your glory is 
above the Heavens. The Earth belongs to You. You own the silver and 
gold and the cattle upon a thousand hills. We confess that we often 
forget that righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a reproach to any 
people. We thank You for Your mercies that come to us new each day. May 
we live lives of gratitude because of Your generous kindness.
  Today, use our Senators as instruments of Your glory. Fill them with 
Your peace as they keep their minds fixed on You.
  Lord, bless our Nation. Make it a beacon of freedom and righteousness 
in these challenging times.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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