[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 197 (Friday, November 12, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6245]
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:
  Hear our prayers, O Lord. Day and night we call out to You. Even 
before the sun rises, we cry for Your help. Our evenings are 
overwhelmed with questions and concerns only You can answer.
  If we obey Your word, will You hear us? If we abide by Your laws, 
will You give us an audience?
  God, You are a God of love. Love us with the fulfillment of Your 
promises. You are a God of justice. Show Your righteousness in the 
midst of all that seems so wrong around us.
  As we face down the unrest, the divisiveness, the cruelty that 
surrounds us, assure us that You have not abandoned us. When we come up 
against impossibilities, uncertainties, and adversities, speak Your 
word. Give evidence of Your power to transform and redeem even the most 
devastating outlook for our future.
  All along, You have been with us. Today, You stand beside us. And in 
the days to come, You have promised to abide with us. May we trust in 
these assurances and in You this day and forever.
  In Your enduring name we pray.
  Amen.

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