[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 165 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5104]
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:
  O Lord our shepherd, in You we lack nothing. In You we are refreshed 
by the stillness of Your spirit, restored as with life-giving water. In 
You we are given respite in fields of tranquility, peaceful pastures 
far away from the troubles which pursue us.
  Yet, even when our paths are fraught with danger, precarious and 
unpopular crossroads, and challenging no-win situations, You strengthen 
our resolve with the hope of Your blessing.
  When we are threatened by those who do not know us or who do not even 
wish to understand us, we need not be afraid for the promise of Your 
protection comforts us. A table of Your gracious welcome is set before 
us.
  Anoint us, O Lord, and allow us to see how abundant are Your 
blessings. You lay before us a bounty, a feast of Your faithfulness.
  Surely Your goodness and mercy are extended to us. Pursue us when we 
stray from them. Sweep us up in Your loving embrace when we, like 
sheep, are lost or afraid.
  Then, may the length of our days be spent in the delight of Your 
presence.
  In Your most merciful name we pray.
  Amen.

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