[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 5990]
[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, who preserves our Nation with the power of Your might, 
we lift our hearts in praise. We are grateful for Your unfailing love 
and faithfulness because Your promises are backed by the honor of Your 
Name. We place our hope in You and remember daily how You have 
sustained us in the past.
  Lord, give our Senators the wisdom to trust You in the small things, 
realizing that faithfulness with the least prepares them for fidelity 
with the much. May they trust You to do what is best for America in 
good times and in bad. Look down from Heaven on the entire human family 
and give us Your peace.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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