[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 110 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3091]
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:
  Sovereign God, speak to us this day. Speak to us in words that we can 
hear and understand. Give us humbleness of spirit that we would be 
receptive to the promises You provide.
  Open our ears to Your word, even as You speak through the voices of 
those around us, both in the compassion of our friends and in the 
criticism of our counterparts.
  May we not just take the time to heed guidance that comes from the 
counsel of our colleagues, but to listen to concerns You would have us 
hear, even when it comes from the mouths of our adversaries.
  Then, having listened for Your truth and discerned Your voice amid 
the commotion and the calm, may we not just hear, but listen carefully 
to the perfect law of liberty You have established. Inspire us to obey 
Your guidance and put Your wisdom into practice.
  We ask Your blessing on the work You have called us to do this day. 
In the strength of Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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