[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 37 (Tuesday, March 1, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1184]
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:
  In You, O Lord, may all seek refuge. Incline Your ear to those who 
desperately cry to You as they flee the devastation surrounding them 
and rescue them speedily from their distress.
  Be the rock of refuge for all who seek shelter. Be a strong fortress 
behind which they may find safety and security.
  Loving God, would that we trust in You and not in worthless idols of 
power and control. Turn not Your face from us.
  You have seen the affliction of the people who call on Your name; 
heed now and save them from unimagined adversity.
  Be gracious, O Lord, to those who are anguished, whose eyes are 
swollen with the grief of lives lost; whose souls are broken in fear of 
the terror threatening their loved ones left behind.
  Give us the courage to hold fast to You, our God. Embrace these times 
in Your mercy; deliver the innocent from the hands of their enemies. 
Save the blameless from their persecutors.
  Let Your face shine upon those who need, this day, the light of Your 
countenance. Save them by the strength of Your steadfast love.
  We offer this prayer for our world this day, in Your most holy name.
  Amen.

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