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                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal God, from the rising of the sun until its setting, You remain 
the same. We find solace in your changeless faithfulness. Your mercies 
sustain us each hour.
  Lord, do not keep silent as our lawmakers grapple with the great 
issues of our time. Reveal Your purposes to them, guiding them on the 
paths of courage and obedience. Lord, remind them that You appointed 
them to their work, and they are accountable to You. May they not 
forget that You are the Supreme Judge of the Universe, in whose 
presence humanity must one day stand.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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