[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 155 (Monday, September 26, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8117]
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:
  This, O Lord, is the day You have made. We shall rejoice and be glad 
in it. For You have given us these waking hours to appreciate the 
beauty of Your divine design, Your magnificent creation, the seasons 
changing, and the world which displays Your handiwork.
  Open our eyes to see what You reveal to us today. Then open our 
hearts that we would discover true joy in Your manifold grace.
  Bless those, O Lord, who can find no reason to rejoice. Relieve them 
of the burdens they bear. Lighten their load that they would have the 
strength to look up and find You.
  Comfort those whose sadness dims their eyes with tears. Grant them 
hope that will soothe their sorrows and lift their eyes up toward the 
peace that is to be found in You.
  On this day, may all find a way to praise You.
  For You, O Lord, are God. You have made light to shine upon us. You 
are our God, and we will give You thanks. We will exalt You.
  We give thanks to You for You are good. Your steadfast love endures 
forever.
  In Your gracious name, we pray.
  Amen.

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