[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 75 (Friday, April 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2131]
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:
  Almighty God, in Your most sacred presence, who can stand? Who can 
come near Your holy mountain? And yet, we dare approach You in this 
moment, asking that You give us the strength to live this day without 
blame, that we would do what is right; and in opening our hearts to 
Your truth, that we would speak it.
  May our words, our conversations, do no harm, neither to a stranger 
nor to friend or loved one.
  Call us out when our lives turn toward wickedness, but we pray for 
Your approval when what we do, what we say, and how we live honors Your 
righteousness.
  May we keep the vows we have made to You, to our spouses, to our 
country. To each, may we give of ourselves without asking for more in 
return. And may we be faithful and merciful in our dealings with the 
innocent.
  In the living of our lives this day, cause not our feet to stumble. 
In Your most holy name we pray.
  Amen.

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