[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 73 (Tuesday, May 3, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4709]
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:
  Good Shepherd, may we hear You speak this day. In the voices of those 
around us--friends, colleagues, counselors, may we hear Your words of 
love, support, and challenge. Speak through them in ways we can 
understand.
  Raise Your voice above the noise of cynicism and distrust, that we 
would instead be inclined to hope and mutual support. Make Your appeal 
to grace and mercy louder and more compelling that we would ignore the 
distractions of power and greed.
  We pray the wisdom to know Your voice when the cacophony of life 
attempts to disguise and silence Your guidance. But hearing the 
familiarity of Your voice, may we strive to follow it wherever You lead 
us.
  For You, O Lord, care for us deeply. You will not let the righteous 
out of Your sight. Your hedge of protection surrounds us. No one will 
snatch us out of Your hand.
  We, the sheep of Your fold, are held closely in Your endless care. We 
are bound by Your boundless love. We are embraced in Your everlasting 
arms.
  In this may we find our strength this day. In Your merciful name we 
pray.
  Amen.

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