[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 12915]
[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, help us to so live that the generations to come will 
know about Your mighty acts. Today give our lawmakers the singularity 
of heart to seek, find, and follow Your will so that their legacy will 
be exemplary.
  Lord, guide them in the path You have created, inspiring them with 
the potency of Your powerful presence. May they trust You in times of 
adversity and prosperity, knowing that they will reap a productive 
harvest if they persevere. Keep them from underestimating the power of 
Your great Name as You make them instruments of Your peace.
  Help us to not pray primarily in our distress and need but rather 
also in joy's fullness and in our gratitude for abundant living.
  Lord, we ask for Your healing for the victims of the New York City 
and New Jersey explosions and the Minnesota stabbing attacks.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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