[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 129 (Tuesday, August 2, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H7543]
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:
  With the psalmist, we give thanks to You, O Lord, for You are good. 
Your love endures forever.
  As we consider the 80th anniversary of the WAVES, the Women Accepted 
for Volunteer Emergency Service, signed into law July 30, 1942, remind 
us again of the long-lasting and vital impact decisions made in these 
Chambers truly have in defense of this country and for the welfare of 
its future.
  Celebrating the innumerable contributions these first women made on 
intelligence, communications, and cryptology, to name a few, we give 
You our gratitude that You have put before this body critical 
opportunities to leverage the gifts and graces of all our fellow 
Americans for the common good.
  May their experience of fortitude and resilience, faith and devotion 
to our country, in war and in peace, serve as a testimony of how You 
respond in times of trouble, how You deliver us from distress. Even 
now, You still the storms that rage to a whisper and bring the waves 
that roar to a hush.
  Lord, we have seen the works of Your hands and Your wonderful deeds. 
Let those who are wise heed the history of Your faithfulness, and may 
we ponder Your loving deeds. We offer ourselves and our prayers for 
Your service.
  Amen.

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