CSPAN - U.S. Senate Senate Chaplain Prayer
Aired: 2025-09-12
Duration: 02:47


=== 9-11 Anniversaries Commemorated (02:10) ===

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[00:00:45]  President Trump and top cabinet military officials attended a 9-11 ceremony at the Pentagon to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the September 11th attacks.
[00:00:53]  Chaplains in Congress also marked the anniversary of the attacks to open the chamber sessions on Capitol Hill.
[00:01:01]  Let us pray.
[00:01:04]  Gracious God, high and lifted up, hallowed be your name.
[00:01:12]  Lord, as we observe the 24th anniversary of 9-11, we continue to thank you for your sustaining grace.
[00:01:26]  We give thanks at the remembrance of your holy name, for you are our hope for the years to come.
[00:01:37]  Today, as flags around the nation fly at half-staff, we mourn the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
[00:01:50]  We ask that you would comfort his family and loved ones and all who appreciated Charlie's love of country.

=== A Day of Prayer (00:51) ===

[00:02:04]  Use our lawmakers today to make our nation and world better.
[00:02:12]  Lord, teach all of us to number our days that we may have hearts of wisdom.
[00:02:24]  We pray in your merciful name.
[00:02:29]  Amen.
[00:02:31]  Would you pray with me?
[00:02:35]  Holy and eternal God, we come to you on this auspicious day.
[00:02:42]  A day of grief, a day of confusion, a day of consternation.