[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 150 (Tuesday, August 24, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4357]
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, we appeal to You this afternoon, that by Your blessing, 
this day would prove fruitful.
  Nothing this day is as we planned it. Not only have our schedules 
been upended; but the world itself has turned upside down. We scramble 
to get things done and make things right, but with so much at stake, 
and the issues so complex, our efforts seem desperate and futile.
  We pray, therefore, that You who know our wanderings through this 
great wilderness would bless Your people with Your guidance on this 
day. Provide rescue, shelter, and peace to those whose very lives are 
endangered by anarchy and violence.
  Provide wisdom, opportunity, and courage to those whose actions and 
decisions have influence on the outcome of the chaos within our own 
country and the unrest across the globe.
  We pray Your benediction over our labor, equanimity in our thoughts, 
and purpose for our actions, that the extra measures we take, and the 
weighty decisions we make today would not be in vain.
  We pray in the abiding love of Your holy name.
  Amen.

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