[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 21, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5689]
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, You see us as we are--our strengths, our weaknesses, our 
accomplishments, and our shortcomings--and still You love us with a 
parent's heart.
  God, we give You thanks for the patience You show us time and again. 
Despite our inclination to take things into our own hands, to fool 
ourselves to think that our way is the only way, to turn from Your 
guidance and walk away from Your loving arms, nonetheless, You stand 
beside, behind, and before us, ready to right us when we stumble and to 
reassure us when we fail.
  Like a hen that broods over her nest, You gather us under Your wings 
and tend to our every need. Open our eyes to Your gracious care over 
us. Call us to seek shelter in Your encouraging embrace and to trust 
Your steadying hand.
  We ask that You give us this day reminders of Your abiding 
faithfulness and enduring mercy. As we stand in the light of Your 
grace, may we see both our guilt and our acquittal.
  Then may we find restoration and renewal to serve You as those who 
have been given a new chance to bask in Your love and proclaim Your 
compassion for all people.
  In Your merciful name we pray.
  Amen.

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