[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H745]
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:
  Our help is in the name of the Lord who made Heaven and Earth. We 
call upon Your holy name, O God, that You would hear our prayers in 
Heaven and attend to our needs here on Earth.
  There are wars and rumors of wars overwhelming our news feed, 
including the ongoing conflict in places like Ukraine and South Sudan. 
Nations rise up against nation and our hearts sink at the sight of the 
injustice and unrelenting warfare. We call upon Your righteous name, O 
God, that You would hear our prayers in Heaven and bring peace and 
justice to our world.
  We are horrified by the earthquakes' merciless devastation in Turkey 
and Syria, and deeply saddened by the unprecedented famine in other 
regions across the globe. We call upon Your powerful name, O God, that 
You would hear our prayers in Heaven and be merciful to Your people. 
Rescue them from this time of tribulation and in Your grace provide for 
them in their dire need.
  We confess that in our own families and communities and in this 
country, we seem to have turned from our faith in You and have betrayed 
one another in countless ways. Lawlessness has increased and our love 
for You and our fellow human beings seems to have grown cold. We call 
upon Your merciful name, O God, that You would hear our prayers in 
Heaven and heal our land.
  May the gospel of Your sovereignty serve as a testimony to us and to 
all Nations that, once again, we would call upon Your name.
  Amen.

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