[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H5935]
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, our healer, as we draw awareness this month to defeating the foe 
that is breast cancer, we lay before You the friends and loved ones 
who, this day, are coming to terms with a recent diagnosis, who are in 
the throes of treatment, or who, by Your grace, stand as survivors of 
this insidious disease.
  Holy God, You know their names. You know that neither young nor old, 
women nor men have been spared the terror of this threat. You are 
keenly aware of their journey through the shock and denial, the loss 
and frustrations they have faced along the way.
  Remind them that neither are any denied Your abiding presence. Come 
alongside each one and give them courage to face this day. Grant them 
strength when they are sapped of their energy. Bestow upon them a sense 
of peace when tempers rage against the betrayal of their bodies. And 
give them hope for another day to enjoy the loved ones who toil 
alongside them in this battle to live.
  O, great physician, we pray especially on behalf of those who cannot 
pray for themselves. Heal their souls that in all things they will find 
their wholeness in Your love.
  O, Lord, hear our prayers, for healing, for cures, and in Your mercy, 
for those we have lost.
  In the strength of Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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