[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 66 (Thursday, April 21, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4451]
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:
  Lord, we believe, help our unbelief. We bow our heads in prayer and 
yet we remain skeptical that You are listening. For despite our urgent 
pleas for peace, war rages throughout the world. Even though we depend 
on You to make sense of the confusion around us, nonetheless we cannot 
see that You are always near, even in the chaos.
  Holy God, show us the mercy You showed Thomas. Though we are blinded 
by doubt, reveal Yourself to us. Though we demand answers, need proof, 
in Your mercy show us the evidence of Your constant presence among us.
  Blessed are those who have not, cannot see--yet believe: for people 
whose lives are upturned by terror tragedy and yet stand firm in their 
faith, those who lift up their voices in prayer and supplication, sure 
that You will respond to them in their need.
  May their belief serve as our foundation when our own faith falters. 
Then may we, though we cannot see, proclaim, in our word and deed, the 
hope to be found in Your salvation.
  In the strength of Your name, we believe and offer our prayers this 
day.
  Amen.

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