[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4093]
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:
  Almighty God, in these halls of power, where decisions change lives 
and shape national policy, we pause to acknowledge Your sovereignty 
over us and over our Nation.
  In Your infinite mercy, You have laid on the shoulders of these 
lawmakers the mantle of Your own authority, and we pray for both the 
wisdom and the humility to wield it carefully.
  When they are inclined, as we all are, to take sole credit for the 
achievements You have orchestrated, call them away to a quiet place, 
away from the enticement of the world's approbation, and reveal to them 
Your involvement in their activities and inspire in them again their 
call to servant leadership.
  When any of us are hesitant to use the positions and the 
possibilities You lay before us, we pray Your blessing over even the 
most meager of our gifts. Multiply their impact exponentially. May they 
be sufficient to meet the needs of the people and the country You have 
given us opportunity to serve.
  God, You did not give us a spirit of fear--or of pride--but of power 
derived from Your own love for all of creation.
  Give us also spirits of love and self-control that on this day we 
would live faithfully into Your gracious plan.
  In the strength of Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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