[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 183 (Tuesday, October 19, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5643]
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:
  God of abundant grace, thank You for the bounty of gifts You have 
showered upon us. It is You who have supplied seed for the sower and 
bread for food. If only we take time to look, we discover that You have 
given us all that we require. You have enriched us in every way, and we 
come before You overflowing with gratitude.
  Now, as we have so richly received, may we richly give.
  As we savor the supply and enjoy the increase of our welfare, may we 
look for every occasion to be unsparing to those who do not experience 
those same privileges.
  As we have been enriched by the harvest of Your righteousness made 
available to us, may we show our thanksgiving to You through our 
generosity of spirit and collegiality with those to whom You have 
called us to serve.
  God, cause us to pause and realize how profoundly we have been 
blessed. May we be intentional, even deliberate, this day in sharing 
Your surpassing grace.
  In the strength of Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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