[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13179]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Our Father, we wait in reverence before Your throne. Cleanse us from 
our sins, creating in us clean hearts while renewing a right spirit 
within us.
  Help our lawmakers today to discern Your voice and do Your will. Give 
them the ability to differentiate Your guidance from all others, 
permitting You to lead them to Your desired destination. Grant them, O 
God, minds to know, hearts to seek You, wisdom to find You, and conduct 
to please You. Speak to them through Your Word, guide them with Your 
Spirit, and sustain them with Your might.
  We pray in Your great Name. Amen.

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