[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6709]
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:
  Loving God, You have called those who believe in You to live in 
community, to love and support those in need, and to encourage each 
other in the faith. God, at times these seem like such easy tasks. All 
we need do is look around us, and we see fellow human beings in great 
want for so many things. And yet, we are reluctant to act, not knowing 
where to start, whom to help first, or what the right help is for us to 
give.
  Open our eyes to those who are hungry, who need clothes, who thirst 
for the water that will satisfy their deepest needs. May we be the 
hands that lead even the stranger to find shelter in Your care.
  Likewise, call us to ask how we can be of encouragement to one 
another. How do we serve one another that together we would be stepping 
stones and not stumbling blocks to the peace You would have us enjoy?
  Despite our differences, despite our disagreements, cause us to look 
into the eyes of the other and see Your image, so then may we be at 
peace.
  God of love and peace, be with us this day. In Your holy name we 
pray.
  Amen.

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