[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 94 (Friday, May 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2671]
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:
  O God, our help in ages past, we cast our eyes on the gravesites of 
our American heroes this weekend, painfully aware of how time flies 
forgotten, having borne away our sons and daughters, parents, and 
friends.
  Call us to remember the ultimate sacrifice these brave warriors have 
made, having loved country more than self, and who were willing to give 
their lives to liberate our world from strife.
  Give rest to those whose names are carved in stone and engraved on 
grieving hearts. Shed Your grace on those who mourn the loss of their 
loved one.
  We ask Your blessing on the patriot dream for which these our 
compatriots gave their all; a dream that ours would be a nation founded 
on freedom's ideals.
  Then mend our every flaw; that what we call success would be nothing 
short of the nobleness of service; that the things we treasure would be 
defined and refined by Your abiding love.
  In You may we find our hope while life shall last, and our eternal 
home when life is ended.
  In the strength of Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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