[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 193 (Tuesday, December 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H9705-H9706]
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:
  Satisfy us this morning, O Lord, with Your unfailing love, that our 
only response would be to sing to You our joy and be glad in all our 
days.
  Today, may we be faithful not only in our words but in our deeds.

       May we follow bravely Your footsteps wherever they may 
     lead.
       May we be uncompromising and honest with ourselves.
       May there be no self-pity or self-indulgence in our lives 
     today.
       May our thinking be clear, our speech truthful and open, 
     and our action courageous and decisive.

  Our prayers today are not just for ourselves, but also for the 
communities and people we serve. And so we pray:

       For all who today will face any great decision.
       For all those today working to settle important affairs in 
     the lives of individuals and nations.
       For all who are shaping public opinion in our time.
       For all who write what other people read.
       For all who are lifting up the light of truth in a world of 
     ignorance and sin.
       For all whose hands are worn with too much work, and for 
     the unemployed whose hands have found no work today.


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  Hear our prayers, O Lord, those we pray personally as well as for 
others. Forbid that we should live for ourselves this day, but may we 
be faithful in our service to Your people, even as we serve You.
  In Your most Holy name we pray.
  Amen.

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