[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 2 (Monday, January 4, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H13]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, the Reverend Margaret Grun Kibben, offered the 
following prayer:
  Gracious and Almighty God, in recent days, so many voices across our 
Nation and within this House have prayed for peace and unity. In answer 
to our pleas, speak Your love into the hearts of each Member, that the 
deliberations of this 117th Congress would bring amity with our 
compatriots and hope to America.
  As we look across the aisle, may we pause to look for and see You in 
the face of each one who, in seeking to serve in such a time as this, 
brings their God-given passion, their heart-felt dedication, their very 
selves, to these Chambers.
  May that simple yet profound awareness serve to diffuse animosity and 
dispel any inclination for disparagement or ridicule. And may it compel 
each of us to approach the tasks of this day with humility and 
graciousness of spirit.
  Thus, may we then honor our responsibility to reflect You to those 
with whom You have called us to serve and to serve with. That we, as 
instruments of Your love for us and for this Nation, would attend to 
the good work of bringing Your justice, Your truth, and Your peace to 
our country.
  We pray these things in the strength of Your holy name.
  Amen.

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