[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 107 (Monday, June 21, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H2933]
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:
  Dear Lord, teach us this day to open our hearts and minds that we 
would know how You intend for us to use the gifts of life and love and 
liberty that You have so graciously given us.
  Help us to understand how You define right and wrong; reveal to us 
Your template for justice that it would be clear and compelling. Then 
may we yield ourselves to Your law and seek to obey it with our whole 
selves.
  Direct us this day, every step we take, every word we speak, every 
decision we make so that when we look back at the end of the day, on 
the path on which You have led us, we would find joy in the honor we 
have given You.
  May we turn our hearts toward You, aligning ourselves to Your will, 
and not toward our own selfish desires.
  May we turn our eyes away from worthless pursuits and instead seek to 
give meaning to our lives in light of Your truth.
  Hear our desire for Your protection, Your providence, and Your 
presence. For our very being, today and always, depends on Your 
covenantal and steadfast love.
  We offer these prayers, covered by the strength of Your name.
  Amen.

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