[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 7]
[Senate]
[Page 9962]
[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, the center of our joy, we lift our eyes to You. In a 
world with change and decay, You are changeless. Your presence makes us 
glad, and Your peace guards our hearts.
  Lord, today keep the eyes of our lawmakers focused on You. May they 
look to You in their going out and coming in, in their rising up and 
lying down. May they see You in their labor and leisure and in their 
pleasure and sorrow. Guide them in life's morning and evening, for the 
kingdom, power, and glory belong to You. Give them the wisdom to seize 
this day, working creatively to keep America strong.
  We pray in Your majestic Name. Amen.

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