[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5515]
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 God, our king eternal, You divide the day from the night, turn the 
shadow of darkness into morning light. You separate the dry land from 
the waters, the Earth from the heavens.
  Remind us again that You have created all things, breathed life into 
each creature that walks on the Earth, flies in the sky, or swims in 
the sea. You are the source of our every blessing.
  Call to our awareness that You reign over dominions and nations, 
principalities and palaces. Sit upon the throne of our hearts and reign 
in us.
  With You as our guide, we have but to yield to Your direction.
  With You as our master, we have but to serve Your will.
  With You as our ruler, we have but to submit to Your design.
  And so we pray that we would humble ourselves before You this day, 
that You would lead us in the way we should go: in our dealings with 
each other, in the decisions we face, in the debates we hold.
  O Lord, You are the alpha and omega, the beginning and the ending. In 
You, we live, move, and have our being.
  May we serve You well and faithfully this day.
  In Your sovereign name we pray.
  Amen.

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