[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 161 (Friday, September 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4527]
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, reveal Your word to us today. May it shine light in the 
darkness which threatens our sense of personal and national security. 
May it provide understanding in the midst of a country wrought with 
turmoil and confusion.
  We wait with deep anticipation, even yearning, for a word from You 
today. Turn and reveal Yourself to us, and in that holy moment, in that 
instance when we are keenly aware of Your presence in our lives, bless 
us with an appreciation of the vastness of Your love and care for us.
  From that glance, may each of us be so filled with gratitude that 
from the depths of our souls we would be moved to respond with our own 
diligence and desire to obey You and to find ways to love even our 
adversaries, even those whom we truly believe would do us harm.
  Establish our footsteps this day. Redeem our feeble efforts and 
transform the inadequacy of our endeavors to serve You as we serve this 
country.
  Make Your face to shine upon us and smile upon us with favor so that 
all that we set out to do will have Your blessing and would be worthy 
of our service to You.
  In the strength of Your sovereign name we pray.
  Amen.

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