[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 145 (Tuesday, August 10, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4323]
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, grant us wisdom this day, wisdom to approach our tasks, our 
daily dealings, and our lives with care and prudence, yielding to Your 
authority.
  You have set before us standards and expectations for living 
according to Your principles. Reveal to us again our responsibility, in 
light of Your precepts, to change our self-serving ways and to follow 
paths of righteousness.
  When we are inclined to compare ourselves with others, may we 
discover that it is in meditating on and abiding by Your commandments 
that give us value and purpose comparable to none.
  When we seek to grow in knowledge and accomplishments, may we learn 
that our wisdom and success will disappoint us if we have not grounded 
ourselves first in Your truth.
  May we come to delight in the reassurance of Your presence and in the 
protection of Your guiding hand. Allow us to taste the sweetness of 
Your promises. May Your words be like honey to our mouths.
  In the strength of Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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