[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H348]
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:
  O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the Earth. We need 
only look to the rising Sun after days of gray skies and behold Your 
glory as it breaks through the clouds, and then we bear witness to the 
awe of Your creation. So may Your presence dawn on us this day and 
dispel the fear and hopelessness that has for so long cast its long 
shadow on our lives.
  You reign forever. There is nothing that is not subject to Your 
judgment, not our own errant thoughts, our misdeeds, our adversaries, 
nor our inability to acknowledge our dependence on You. You rule the 
world with righteousness, and You judge the peoples with equity.
  In light of Your justness and Your justice, may we order our lives. 
In You may the oppressed find refuge and the wavering a stronghold in 
times of trouble.
  You have never forsaken those who trust You. Those who know You find 
strength in calling Your name.
  And so we offer to You our prayers, our efforts, and our very selves 
this day in the strength of that sovereign name.
  Amen.

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