Senate Chaplain Barry Black led a prayer on the floor of the U.S. Senate chambers shortly after a gunman opened fire on Republican members of Congress.
“The shooting at the Congressional baseball practice reminds us of the importance of numbering our days,” Black said Wednesday morning.
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The gunman, identified as James T. Hodgkinson III, injured five people attending a baseball practice the day before the annual Congressional Baseball Game. House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, two police officers, a congressional aide and a lobbyist were struck during the attack.
“May we refuse to boast about tomorrow for we know not what a day may bring,” Black, a Seventh Day Adventist, said.
“Lord, you know better than we what lies ahead for our lives. So lead us like a gentle shepherd,” he prayed.
Scalise and the four others are expected to recover. The shooter was shot by police and died shortly after, according to President Donald Trump.
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