Senate Chaplain prays for guidance for lawmakers as they seek to set captives free by reopening government on shutdown day 40

Retired Navy Rear Admiral Barry Black prays opening an extraordinary Sunday session of the Senate as a government shutdown continued into a 40th day that father in Heaven would guide lawmakers as they sought to set the captives free by reopening their government, and the Lord would inspire them to honor Him by bringing help to the helpless hope to the hopeless and joy to those in despair, and keep their legislators patient in debate charitable in judgment and slow to anger as they sought to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies.