[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 133 (Thursday, July 29, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4258]
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:
  Holy God, bring this day into Your keeping. As much as we want to 
grab the reins and take charge, relieve us of our own need to control 
everything in our way, our inclination to disparage people with whom we 
can't see eye to eye, and our innate fear of the uncertainties that 
threaten our sense of security.
  You alone have dominion over our days. You alone bring order out of 
chaos. May we yield our whole selves to Your authority.
  Guide all our thoughts and feelings. Direct our energies that we 
would not become tangled in futile efforts and vain arguments.
  Instruct our minds. May we not rely on our own understanding, but 
trust Your direction to make our paths straight. Sustain our wills and 
our bodies as long hours turn into late nights and little rest devolves 
into short tempers.
  Into Your hands may we willingly and faithfully commend the business 
of this day.
  In the strength of Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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