[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11795]
[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, our guide, we know not what a day may bring. We are grateful for 
the knowledge that You guide our steps and direct our paths.
  As our lawmakers face the challenges of their work, give them the 
wisdom to know and do Your will. Open their minds and hearts to the 
movement of Your providence, providing them grace for every exigency, 
disappointment or fulfillment, sorrow or joy. Lord, guide our lawmakers 
that they may be just in purpose, wise in counsel, and unwavering in 
duty. May they uphold the honor of our Nation and secure the protection 
of our people.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.


  

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