[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8560]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Hear our prayer, O Lord. Rouse Your power and come. We stumble and 
fail without Your beacon of peace to guide us. As darkness seeks the 
upper hand with the Orlando massacre, shine Your light of hope upon our 
land. Despite the pain and horror of this tragedy, empower us to 
continue to trust in Your infinite mercy. Hear our prayers for those 
who died and for those who mourn. Bring healing to those who were 
injured.
  Lord, give our lawmakers the wisdom to understand better the causes 
of violence which exists in our Nation and world. Use them to bring 
comfort, hope, and peace in the midst of insanity. Help us to remember 
the warning of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., when he said: ``We must 
learn to live together as brothers and sisters or we will die together 
as fools.''
  We pray in Your sovereign Name. Amen.

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