[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6920]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O God, our strength, we take refuge in You. Thank You for watching 
over us, surrounding us. Surround us on every side with Your might.
  Give our lawmakers such vision of the vast sweep of Your purposes 
that they will be delivered from the bondage of irritating trifles. 
Keep them from being disturbed by life's little annoyances. Infuse them 
with such wisdom and serenity that no external forces will disturb the 
peace they have received from You. Give them an awareness of Your 
Divine sovereignty, without which no government can long endure.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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