[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 157 (Wednesday, September 28, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8127]
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 and powerful God, our creator and defender, we call upon You 
this day to speak into the whirlwind of the life-threatening storm 
surge and catastrophic winds that now bombard the Florida peninsula and 
have left behind unfathomable destruction in Cuba.
  As Hurricane Ian rages, those who are caught in its ravages are 
filled with dread. Their personal calamity is its own whirlwind around 
them. In their distress and anguish, they--and we on their behalf--pray 
to You for their safety and refuge.
  For You alone have the power with but a word to cause the tempest to 
still and the wind and waves to be hushed. Speak Your word. Shine Your 
light into the darkness of these days.
  Listen to these fervent prayers. Deliver the thousands of evacuees 
from their plight. Lead them to find shelter in You from all that 
threatens them this day.
  And for all the National Guardsmen, first responders, and those who 
will provide security and offer assistance for yet another natural 
disaster, we pray for their strength and fortitude. Use them to bring 
Your hope to those who cannot see their way through the destruction of 
their homes and their lives.
  In Your sovereign and saving name, we pray.
  Amen.

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