[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 191 (Thursday, December 8, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8825]
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:
  Receive, O Lord, our best intentions for this day. Receive them, 
redeem them, and be present in them, that in whatever we do, Your will 
would be done.
  Should we miss the mark, transform our efforts, that they would 
achieve the best outcomes for the people You have called us to serve. 
And when we are successful in meeting the expectations we have set for 
ourselves, set our sights even higher that we would strive to meet the 
potential You have called us to discover. Then may our work be fruitful 
and of benefit to Your creation.
  In all that we set forth to do, may we heed Your direction and do 
what You desire for us without grumbling or questioning. But with joy 
and enthusiasm may we choose to follow Your will for us.
  Whatever we do this day--what we eat or drink, what we say or think, 
where we go and where we are--may it reflect our love for You.
  We offer ourselves to You, praying in Your most merciful name.
  Amen.

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