[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 184 (Wednesday, October 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H5687-H5688]
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:
  Holy God, Heaven and Earth are held in Your hand. You who have 
determined the number of stars and given each their name, You who have 
set the Pleiades and Orion in the sky, You are our North Star, the 
constant in this changing universe, and we look to You for direction.
  Cast our eyes upon Your brightness, that we would discover the 
immutability of Your character and revive our strength. In a world full 
of variables, may Your unchanging nature ever be our guard and stay.
  When there is no one on whom we can rely, may we rely on You.
  When there is nothing we can trust, may we trust You.
  When we are lost, adrift in the sea of confusion, may we anchor 
ourselves in You.
  And when we are fearful for our lives or livelihood, may You be our 
source of courage and purpose.

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  These are not lofty desires, O God, but pure, unvarnished, and honest 
needs that we lay before You.
  You, O Lord, do not change. You are the same yesterday, today, and 
forever. Your word is alive and enduring. In this may we find hope.
  In Your strong and eternal name we pray.
  Amen.

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