[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5979]
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:
  Almighty God, You bless the people who patiently endure hardship and 
testing. And so we bring before You our prayers for the people of 
Ukraine who, in these last months, have endured indescribable adversity 
and have been tested time and again. Yet, they have held fast to their 
faith in You and confident in Your deliverance from unspeakable 
horrors.
  You see the atrocities inflicted upon Ukraine, O God. You know the 
torture the Ukrainians endure day after day at the ruthless hands of 
their enemy. They wait patiently for Your intercession. Where, then, is 
Your blessing?
  O Lord, You have promised those who love You the crown of life. Give 
to the people of Ukraine, who have remained unwavering in their hope in 
You, who have embodied Your compassion in tending to the overwhelming 
suffering around them despite the risk to their own lives, give them 
evidence of the abundant life You have prepared for them.
  Defend them with the strength of Your mighty arm. Crown them with 
righteousness, for in facing the wickedness that encroaches on them, 
they have remained steadfast in their devotion to You.
  May they serve as a testimony to Your faithfulness and a witness to 
Your abiding presence. And may we prove worthy to endure the testing 
and hardship that befalls us when we are called to take our stand 
against tyranny and oppression.
  All this we pray in Your sovereign name.
  Amen.

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