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                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  O Lord God, the almighty and the all-wise, Your judgments and ways 
are past finding out.
  Bless our Senators with strength sufficient for today's challenges, 
illuminating their paths with Your light. May they walk in the way of 
integrity and sacrifice. Lord, let Your power purify their thoughts as 
Your truth guides their words. Teach them to cheerfully do Your will, 
surrounding them with the shield of Your providential love. Use them to 
fulfill Your purposes for our Nation and humanity.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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