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                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Let us pray.
  Eternal God, amid these challenging times, use our lawmakers to do 
the work of freedom. May they strive to protect and defend the 
Constitution of the United States to the best of their abilities. 
Inspire our Senators to find creative ways to mitigate the effects of 
the painful blows that have hit this land we love.
  As our legislators strive to become instruments for Your glory, 
sustain them with Your Grace. Lord, give them wisdom to seek to 
understand and help one another to seize the opportunities that 
accompany nearly every crisis. Provide them with clear minds, clean 
hands, and courageous hearts in this grand and difficult time.
  We pray in Your powerful Name. Amen.

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