[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 16, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H3752]
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 our God, we take refuge. Give shelter to those who are 
pursued this day and deliver them. Rescue those whose cities are being 
torn apart, those men, women, and children who are being torn away from 
home and hearth, family and security.
  As we consider the adversities of the people around the globe, sights 
of which are in such contrast to anything we could have possibly 
imagined or considered, call us to arms.
  In addition to the policies we craft, the decisions we make, and the 
negotiations we attempt, we wield the most powerful weapon You have 
given every lawmaker and every citizen: our prayers.
  So, Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayers. Rise up, O Lord, in Your 
anger. Lift Yourself up against the fury of the enemies. Exact Your 
judgment on those who conceive evil, who give birth to disillusionment. 
Let the evil of the wicked come to an end.
  Then by Your grace, establish the righteous. Provide deep resolve and 
faithfulness in the hearts of the persecuted that they would remain 
strong in You.
  Be their shield. Save the upright in heart and preserve the innocent 
from harm.
  O Lord most high, we depend on Your righteousness. And in the 
strength of Your name, we pray.
  Amen.

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