[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 39 (Thursday, March 3, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H1277]
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:
  Almighty God, You who dwell in Your high and holy place, high and 
lofty One who inhabits eternity, hear the prayers of those who reside 
in the torment of these times.
  In these harrowing days when nations rage and war threatens to upend 
this fragile world, we call to You with humble hearts that You would 
speak into our conflicts and bring order to our chaos.
  May this be a time for our self-reflection.
  How have we played a part in the instability of the world's order? 
Call us to account for any careless stewardship of our influence.
  How have we failed to prevent bloodshed and destruction? Take us to 
task for any indifference we may have shown to the growing unrest 
around us.
  Repay the contrariness of our faithfulness with the comfort of Your 
constant care. In Your great mercy, heal our world. Lead those who call 
upon You out of harm's way.
  Revive the spirit of the humble, those whose courage grows faint, 
whose souls languish in the midst of violence and oppression, and grant 
us Your peace.
  We call upon Your sovereign name.
  Amen.

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