[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 38 (Monday, March 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H863]
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 God, what treasures You have set before us: a country rich 
with resources, a history founded on faith in You and invested in the 
noble principles of the American experiment.
  And yet, we confess that we have allowed these endowments to be 
destroyed by moths of malice and misdirection. We acknowledge before 
You that we have tolerated and even taken delight in the corrosive rust 
of rivalries and debate.
  Forgive us for taking for granted the precious gifts of life, 
liberty, and happiness, and letting them slip from our care, only to be 
stolen by pride and conceit.
  Call us back to rededicate ourselves to the mercy You have shown us 
time and again. May we treasure in our hearts the privilege You have 
given us as Americans to serve as stewards of Your bounteous love.
  We pray in the strength of Your holy name.
  Amen.

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