[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 18 (Friday, January 28, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H305]
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:
  Seek out Your servants, O Lord. Wherever we find ourselves, in 
whatever situation we are facing, as we encounter the hopes and 
challenges of this day, seek us out, that like sheep of Your fold we 
would know the care You offer and follow the guidance You provide.
  In serving You, may our lips praise You, our tongues speak Your 
truth, and our lives reveal the goodness of Your promises.
  Hear the prayers we offer to You, prayers for the health and healing 
of our land; for the comfort and care for those who are without food or 
shelter; for the discussions and deliberations of those who lead this 
country.
  May we listen for the answers You provide and ignore the expedience 
of our own opinion. May we yield to Your direction and surrender 
ourselves to Your leading. May we heed Your wise counsel and silence 
all voices but Your own.
  In You may we find the source of our joy, the reason for our lives, 
and the certainty of our salvation.
  In the strength of Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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