[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H45]
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:
  Eternal God, throughout human history You have acted on our behalf, 
defended us against our enemies, saved us from our own sinfulness. And 
like those who have gone before us, we have failed to appreciate the 
mercy You have afforded us from the beginning of time.
  Show us the writing on the wall. Our days are numbered. It doesn't 
matter whether we are counting the days of our life, or the time in our 
current vocations, You have determined the days we are given to serve 
You.
  May we not be found wanting, having fallen short of the part we play 
in Your gracious design.
  May we instead look to all that You have done for us, all that You 
have promised, and remember how blessed we are.
  May we respond with full hearts and willing spirits, in our attitudes 
and actions, living lives worthy of Your mercy.
  May we speak Your truth in our every word with our colleagues and 
constituents, as to the stranger and to the estranged.
  And may we reflect to the world Your steadfast love to those around 
us, the poor and needy, the offensive and the irascible, friend and 
foe.
  Holy God, make our lives count in the economy of Your grace. In Your 
sovereign name, we pray.
  Amen.

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