[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 166 (Friday, September 24, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5137]
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, call us again today to rejoice in hope. For all the 
challenges we have faced this week, votes passed or failed as we had 
wished or feared, long hours and tedious processes, You have tested our 
resolve and our faith in Your sovereignty. May we come to accept that 
we can find certainty in nothing save for a future redeemed by Your 
favor.
  Remind us again to be patient in tribulation. Few things we have done 
this week have been easy. Much of what we believe in has been 
contested. Relationships have been strained. Even the civility of this 
body has been disputed.
  Give us steady tempers, open minds, and resilient spirits trusting in 
Your providence to redeem us and our efforts through these trials.
  Indulge us the persistence of our prayers. Respond to the constancy 
of our appeals. May our words always reflect our sincerity, and may our 
petitions serve the greater good and the welfare of our Nation.
  In Your mercy is our deliverance, and in Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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