[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H3719]
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:
  Gracious and loving God, remind us, as we pause in this moment, to 
honor the covenant You have established with us.
  In Your great mercy, You have allowed us to enjoy a personal 
relationship with You, a relationship based on the promise You have 
made, time and again, to be our protector, our shield, our confidant, 
and our hope.
  Though repeatedly we have not lived up to our end of that promise, 
where we agreed that we would be Your people, may we recommit 
ourselves, with renewed hearts and renewed purpose, to serve You this 
day.
  What a remarkable privilege You have given us to know You, to follow 
You, and to love You. You call us forth to live in response to that 
privilege.
  Because You have forgiven our iniquity, may we respond to those 
around us with compassion.
  Because You no longer remember our sin, may we live lives worthy of 
Your grace.
  In the strength of Your name, we offer our prayers this day.
  Amen.

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