[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 81 (Thursday, May 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4875]
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:
  Stir up our hearts, O Lord, this day, that we may prepare ourselves 
for the work You have laid before us. Wake our minds that they would be 
alert and fully open to living into the hope You reveal to us. 
Strengthen our bodies that they would stand tireless in the face of the 
challenges that lie ahead. Reach into our souls, that we would be moved 
to live boldly into the morals with which You have inspired us.
  Then may we, with the whole of our heart, mind, body, and soul, 
dedicate ourselves to the commonwealth of people You have called us to 
serve.
  May we show sincere love for one another in our obedience to the 
truth. May our love for our country and our communities be faithful to 
Your living and enduring Word in our lives.
  Be this day, Holy God, the foundation of all our efforts and, we, the 
reflection of Your perfect love.
  In Your powerful name we pray.
  Amen.

                          ____________________