[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 2, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H346]
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:
  We draw near to You this day, O God, in deepest reverence. For You 
alone are God, the creator of the universe, the giver of our lives.
  Holy are You, the Lord of hosts. The Earth is filled with Your glory. 
You are both transcendent and imminent, above and around us, among and 
within us.
  In Your magnificent presence, we are in awe to stand before You, 
vulnerable before Your power, undeserving of Your regard.
  Humbly, then, we offer ourselves to You, confiding in Your mercy, 
hopeful for Your grace, finding in You our refuge and strength.
  Touch our unclean lips with Your purifying word, that we would be 
cleansed of our wrongdoing and redeemed of our unworthiness.
  Send us forth and we will serve You with gratitude for our healing 
and wholeness. May we give our time and effort to Your service and live 
our lives in faithfulness to you.
  In your sovereign name we pray.
  Amen.

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