[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 27, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H7175]
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, our redeemer, we look to You, ``the rock from which Your 
people have been cut, the quarry from which we have been hewn.'' You 
are our foundation, the source of our lives, and the inspiration of our 
breath.
  Lord, 5 months have passed since your people in Ukraine have been 
besieged by the enemy of your desire for creation. Deliver Ukraine from 
the hands of tyranny. Speedily may Your righteousness draw near. With 
Your strong arm, bring justice to the nations. Grant salvation to those 
whose faithfulness has remained steadfast in the face of extreme 
hardship.
  Respond to their abiding hope, with the comfort You surely offer. 
Look with compassion on her ruins, make her deserts like Eden, her 
wastelands Your own garden. Free the bounty of her fields from the 
devastation of despotism. Allow the produce of her rich land to provide 
for those across the globe who desperately depend on the yield of her 
harvest.
  Then may joy and gladness be once again found in Ukraine's cities. 
May the songs of thanksgiving rise up from the hearts of her people.
  In the saving power of Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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