[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 200 (Wednesday, November 17, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6326]
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:
  Keep us alert, O God, in body, mind, and spirit, that in all that the 
day presents, we would remain attentive and faithful to the calling to 
which You have called each of us.
  Give strength to those among us whose bodies are burdened with the 
strain of long hours of weighty work, miles of travel to stay connected 
with constituents, or the vestiges of illness or injury.
  Give inspiration to those whose minds are wrought with innumerable 
issues for which they are held accountable, facts and figures and 
derivative impacts that confound reason and tax the brain.
  Give respite to those whose spirits are weary from the challenges to 
their integrity, misgivings of their sense of purpose, and threats to 
their moral and ethical underpinnings.
  In You, O Lord, we find our strength, our inspiration, and our 
respite. May we turn to You throughout this day that we would find all 
that we need to remain steadfast and faithful in our service to You and 
to this Nation.
  In the power of Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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