[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 14 (Monday, January 25, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H229]
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 of the ages for whom one day is like 1,000 years and 1,000 years 
a day, we come before You in gratitude for the days and years we are 
graced to enjoy. We are truly appreciative of the people with whom we 
journey in our lifetimes; for the lives You have allowed us to share, 
for the joy that fills us in their presence, and for the love that You 
have given us through them.
  And when those days pass, we put our grief into Your tender care, 
praying that their memories will remain a blessing. We ask that You 
minister to us as we name in our hearts those whose loss is especially 
poignant: family members, friends, mentors, and leaders. And in these 
days when our country mourns notables like Hank Aaron and Larry King, 
and the less conspicuous lives of over 400,000 who have died from 
COVID, as well as heroes who have given their lives in battle and the 
homeless who have lost their fight to survive, may our lives serve to 
bring honor to those who have gone before us. May all that we do today 
reflect not only gratitude for our days, but our debt to their years.
  We offer ourselves and our prayers to You in the strength of Your 
holy name.
  Amen.

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