[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 171 (Monday, October 31, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8421]
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:
  Eternal God, we pray today for all the saints who now rest from their 
labors. Having lived their lives in faith, confessing the strength they 
found in You, may they be forever blessed.
  You, O God, were their rock, their fortress, and their might. They 
looked to You to lead them in each well-fought fight. Welcome them now 
into the same eternal light that You shined in each dreaded darkness 
they faced in the years they lived among us.
  While they now shine in glory, may we who continue to struggle, be 
emboldened by their witness and find fellowship with them in faith.
  And when the battles we endure in our lifetime are fierce, when the 
warfare is unendurably long, may the song of the distant faithful steal 
on our ears. Then may our hearts be brave again and our bodies strong 
to face the trials with the same fortitude, the same faith that gives 
glory to You, O God our Savior.
  On this hallowed eve we offer these prayers in the hope of Your name.
  Amen.

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