[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 115 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3583]
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, such privilege You have shown us, what favor You have 
bestowed on this Nation from its inception 245 years ago. This Republic 
is nothing short of Your gracious gift.
  In Your mercy, You have called us into liberty. On this Independence 
Day, we acknowledge the sacrifice of our country's ancestors and the 
toil of our Founders. Much blood has been spilled and tears shed to 
ensure the success of the experiment of American democracy.
  Remind us again, even as we celebrate this weekend, that noble ideals 
served to build the strong foundation of these United States; our 
freedoms are not occasion for us to promote selfish interests or 
exercise our privilege over another.
  Rather, in light of the independence we enjoy, we are called to 
recommit ourselves to what binds us together. May we once again seek 
cooperatively to love and serve You, as we devote ourselves to love and 
serve this country and all who have pledged themselves to its 
principles.
  May we, without fault, in response to Your undeserved favor on our 
country, proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants 
thereof.
  God bless America. In Your saving name we pray.
  Amen.

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