[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 141 (Friday, August 6, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4315]
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:
  Eternal God, if we but look we would see that Your faithfulness 
extends to all generations. You, who established the Earth and 
everything that dwells therein, have shown Your mercy throughout the 
ages.
  O Lord, You have stood firm and all things have been given life out 
of Your infinite love. The mind that created the universe provides for 
us even now through both Your revealed word and Your transcendent 
presence.
  Let us, then, be ever mindful of the principles You have laid before 
us, Your model for law and justice.
  May we never fail to consider the commands of peace and mercy.
  May we also find delight in Your fidelity and rejoice in Your 
salvation, by observing Your statutes, and living into Your desires for 
us.
  We offer our prayers to You, knowing that our attempts to serve You 
fall short; what we perceive as perfect has its innate limits; our 
energies and efforts are woefully inadequate.
  But this day we lean on Your mercy and depend on Your everlasting 
love; for it is in the strength of Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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