[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 176 (Tuesday, November 15, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8500]
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 Lord, You have been our dwelling place from generation to 
generation. Before the mountains were brought forth, even before the 
Earth itself was formed, from everlasting, You are God.
  As we pause in Your presence and acknowledge Your infinite being, we 
cannot help but come to grips with our own finitude and limited hold on 
the things of this life. So it is with humility that we offer our 
prayers to You, prayers that ask for Your guidance in the living of 
this day, Your wisdom for the choices we make, and Your forbearance 
when we fall short of Your intentions.
  Grant us the reassurance that despite the uncertainty that hovers 
around us, regardless of our inevitable mistakes and missteps, that in 
Your mercy, You have already woven this day into Your gracious plan for 
us.
  Remind us that You have satisfied us this morning with Your steadfast 
love which lifts us up, dusts us off, and sends us once again on the 
path You would have us go.
  Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. May 
Your favor rest upon us as You establish the work of our hands this 
day.
  In Your sovereign name, we pray.
  Amen.

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