[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 7137]
[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, who renews our strength and guides us along right paths, we 
honor Your Name. We do not fear what the future may bring, for You are 
close beside us.
  Send our Senators forth today to do right as You give them the 
ability to see it. May their deeds fit their words and their conduct 
match their profession. By Your sustaining grace, may their hearts be 
steadied and stilled, purged of self and filled with Your peace and 
poise.
  As Memorial Day nears, we pause to thank You for those who gave their 
lives that this Nation might live.
  And, Lord, today we thank You for the more than four decades of 
service on Capitol Hill by Ruby Paone. We are grateful for the joy she 
has brought to our lives. As she prepares to leave us, bless her more 
than she can ask or imagine.
  We pray in Your mighty Name. Amen.

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