[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12397]
[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, our sustainer, You know the mistakes and wrongs we 
sometimes do. We are sometimes selfish, stubborn, and unkind. Send Your 
Spirit to empower us to live worthy of Your great Name.
  Lord, guide our Senators as they confront the struggles of our times, 
bringing them confident assurance that Your purposes will prevail. In 
the hectic pace of their living, help them to slow down long enough to 
hear Your still, small voice of wisdom. Eviscerate the tensions that 
pull them apart and keep them from being whole.
  Lord, You know us better than we know ourselves, so have Your way in 
our world.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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