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                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray. Eternal master, You sit on the throne of the Universe. 
We offer You today a sacrifice of Thanksgiving, for we borrow our 
heartbeats from You.
  Inspire our lawmakers to love discipline and to cherish Your word, 
seeking always to glorify You. May they trust Your power and wisdom to 
supply what is needed to keep our Nation strong.
  Have Your way, sovereign God. You are the potter; we are the clay. 
Mold and make us after Your will, while we are waiting yielded and 
still.
  We pray in Your merciful Name. Amen.

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