[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 116 (Friday, July 2, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H3605]
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:
  God of unfailing love, Your loving kindness is our salvation. Your 
mercies, when we stop to consider them, are truly the source of our 
deliverance.
  May we take the time today to reflect on Your gracious deeds. May we 
find ways to appreciate the love You have revealed to us in this day we 
have been given, in the relationships we enjoy, and in the liberty we 
cherish.
  And as we contemplate these countless gifts, we pray also for Your 
redemption from the trials of our lives which seek to undo us.
  Rescue us from those who would taunt us.
  Give us protection from reproachful words.
  Defend us against harmful threats.
  Our only hope is in You, O Lord. In You, we place our trust.
  Do not allow our faithful witness to be silenced, but may we be 
unfailing in living Your truth.
  In Your precepts, may we find freedom this day.
  We pray in the strength of Your name.
  Amen.

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