[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 208 (Thursday, December 2, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6862]
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:
  Just and merciful God, You have promised to open Your gates that the 
righteous nation that keeps the faith may enter in.
  Lord, we confess our unrighteousness and our faithlessness both as a 
country and as individuals. Show us the paths of right behavior and 
restore our faith in You.
  Gracious God, You give peace to those whose minds remain fixed on 
You, whose trust in You gives them certainty in all life's challenges.
  Lord, we confess that we have lost our sense of purpose and our 
ability to trust anything or anyone, even You. Show us the way You 
would have us go and restore our confidence in Your desire as You guide 
our lives.
  Eternal God, You are our rock and our redeemer.
  Lord, we confess that we fail to lean on You and instead depend 
solely on our own feeble abilities. Show us the strength of Your 
steadfast love and restore to us the promise of Your salvation, that we 
may enter into Your gates with praise and thanksgiving.
  In Your saving name we pray.
  Amen.

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