[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6717]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  God of all nations, strengthen us that we may meet the challenges of 
these times. Enable us to live so that we will bring honor to Your 
Name. Be merciful to our Nation, for You are our hope.
  Today, empower our lawmakers with the music of Your wisdom that they 
may bring hope out of despair and joy out of sadness. Lord, teach them 
to celebrate even in the darkness, because You are the God of our 
salvation. We celebrate Your mighty acts and take solace from Your 
providential guidance.
  We pray in Your sacred Name. Amen.

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