[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H20]
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:
  Great and wonderful God, Your knowledge is too wonderful for us. Yet, 
You have put at our disposal minds that You Yourself designed and the 
wisdom of the centuries.
  May we be responsible stewards of these grace gifts.
  Your Spirit abides with us wherever we go. We cannot flee from You. 
Whether we explore the skies or reside in our innermost thoughts, You 
are there.
  May we find ourselves this day to be of Your enduring presence.
  If we travel to far-flung places or find ourselves far from our own 
homes, wherever we are, distance means nothing to You. Your hand offers 
guidance, Your word direction.
  May we take heed of how You are steering our lives.
  And when we are lost in the darkness of decision, when night falls on 
our hope for agreement and mutual accord, cause our night to shine like 
the day.
  Relieve our darkness with the light of Your truth.
  In Your gracious and merciful name we pray.
  Amen.

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