[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 219 (Monday, December 20, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H7835]
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:
  O Lord, our God, You turn our world upside down. From the most 
unlikely places You raise up priests and prophets, saints and a savior.
  May we have eyes to see and hearts to receive them.
  Prepare the way and give us knowledge of the salvation You offer, the 
forgiveness of sins, the mercy You bestow on us.
  May our ears be open and our souls receptive to these incredible 
gifts.
  Give light to those who sit in darkness and over whom the shadow of 
death looms near.
  May we be the hands in sharing Your gracious comfort.
  Open our eyes to the vital work You are doing even this day.
  May we have the courage to serve You in holding up the lowly and 
filling the hungry with good things. May we honor the humble and show 
Your mercy.
  Guide our feet into the way of peace in this season and into the 
future.
  May we be worthy of the grace You extend through our generation.
  In Your radical name we pray.
  Amen.

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