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                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, offered the following prayer:
  Eternal God, You have taken care of us in the years that have gone. 
We honor You for Your glory and strength. May we place our hope in You 
and never forget that You can also sustain us in the future.
  Today, give our Senators the wisdom to trust You in the small things, 
realizing that faithfulness with the least prepares them for fidelity 
with the much. As they seek to be stewards of Your justice, mercy, and 
grace, use them to fulfill Your purposes. Lord, given them a love for 
Your wisdom and a passion to be guided by your precepts.
  We pray in Your Holy Name. Amen.

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