[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 37 (Friday, February 26, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H735]
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:
  To You, who is able to do more than we can ask or imagine, we come 
asking You to do the unimaginable in the face of the devastation that 
the COVID pandemic has wrought on our country.
  Holy God, enable us to wield carefully the power You have entrusted 
to us. As we work to provide relief to the unemployed and to aid small 
businesses struggling to survive, help us to be singular in our 
purpose, not distracted by special interests. May we be wise in how we 
use this opportunity to make a difference in the lives of Americans and 
responsible to the scarce and precious resources entrusted to us.
  On this day of Purim in the Jewish tradition, maybe it will take a 
miracle for us to come to consensus. But at such a time as this, may we 
risk our partisan postures to stand together to address the needs and 
welfare of our compatriots.
  It is in the strength of Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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