[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 153 (Thursday, September 22, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8069]
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, we know that You desire to set Your truth deep in our 
spirits, and we ask that You come to the hidden places of our hearts. 
Deepen Your truth in our souls. Speak to us there and teach us wisdom.
  Create in us clean hearts. Fill our minds with pure thoughts and holy 
desires. Then may we be found ready and willing to do the work You put 
before us.
  Delight in us today. May the words of our mouths, the thoughts in our 
heads, and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable to You.
  For Your pleasure is not to be found in our performance. Our 
sacrifice of time and service do not impress You. But You desire a 
contrite heart, a yielding spirit, a kind word, and a gracious 
attitude.
  Lord, unlock our hearts and open our lips that from them will pour 
out thankfulness and praise. Then may our joy be a blessing to those 
whom we encounter this day.
  In Your gracious name, we pray.
  Amen.

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