[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4810-H4811]
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:
  Holy God, evening, morning, and noon Your people in Ukraine cry out 
in distress. Hear their voices from the wreckage of their homes and 
cities. Give heed to those ravaged by war's destruction. Listen for 
them from the pits of their hiding places.
  Rescue them from the battle waged around and against them. Attend to 
the children who have lost their parents and tremble in fear. Comfort 
the men and women who grieve the death of their loved ones and are 
anxious in their forced separation from their families. Uphold the 
country's leaders and all who battle relentlessly in defense of their 
homeland and who defend their country's future against all who dare to 
oppose its sovereignty and seek to destroy its peace.
  Eternal God, You have reigned forever and ever, bring Your justice to 
bear against the wicked. Answer the cries of the oppressed. Sustain 
those who cast their desperate cares before You. Let not the righteous 
be shaken.
  Let all who call to You this day trust in You and find hope in Your 
salvation.

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  In Your matchless name we pray.
  Amen.

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