[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 8, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5345]
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:
  God of peace and author of our salvation, we pause in prayer to You 
for the ongoing conflict overwhelming the country of Ukraine and 
terrorizing its people. After over 100 days of fighting, O Lord, the 
people cry to You for deliverance.
  We pray to You on their behalf as their voices grow weak with 
exhaustion, their hope dim with each passing hour of unrelenting 
adversity.
  God, You are their refuge and their strength. Do not delay Your 
salvation from them. You are their ever-present help in time of 
trouble. Do not deny them the strength of Your abiding spirit.
  Though the Earth gives way to the aggression of their foe, give them 
reason not to fear. Though the seas are ensnared with the adversary's 
worst intentions, send Your spirit to brood over these waters and 
disrupt their chaotic plans and bring the order of Your peace.
  May Ukraine bear witness to Your promises. God, You are within her, 
she will not fall. God, You will help her at break of day. Lord 
Almighty, You are with them. You are their fortress.
  We pray with Ukraine by the power of Your sovereign name.
  Amen.

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