[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 20, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6890]
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, unto whom all hearts are open, all desires are known, 
and no secrets are hidden, we lay before You the concerns of our hearts 
for peace in this world and the desires we have that Ukraine would be 
liberated from the oppression they now endure.
  Nothing in all of creation is concealed from Your sight. We ask, 
then, that You expose tyranny and reveal its true motive of power and 
self-promotion.
  Uncover the traitors to freedom and the enemies of sovereignty and 
convict them of their deceit. Unmask those who scheme for their own 
interest at the expense of their own country and have them answer for 
their transgressions.
  May all who fail to contribute to the common good, all those who 
thwart the ideals of freedom and democracy in Ukraine, be laid bare 
before You and may Your judgment be swift.
  Call us all to account for our deeds--things done and left undone, 
the overt and the contrived, the noble and the malicious. And align our 
lives, our Nations, and our world to Your perfect will for Your 
creation.
  In Your omnipotence be merciful to us. In Your holy name we pray.
  Amen.

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