[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Chaplain, Reverend Margaret Grun Kibben, offered the following 
prayer:
  God, our judge, nothing is hidden from Your sight. Thus, we stand 
before You to give account for our role in today's momentous decisions. 
In our deepest desire to carry out our responsibilities to govern, 
protect, and preserve this Nation, while yet unsettled by the events of 
this past week, we find ourselves seizing the scales of justice from 
the jaws of mobocracy.
  Almighty God, wield Your sword and penetrate the confusion and 
discontent of our country. Lay bare our attitudes of vengeance that You 
would show us how to serve as instruments of Your pure judgment and 
peace. Divide our rhetoric from the light of Your truth. Judge our 
partisan thoughts and convict us to attend to the common good.
  We have taken our obligations freely, but we remain beholden to Your 
guidance. Hold us, then, accountable to Your powerful Word.
  In the strength of Your holy name, we pray.
  Amen.

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