[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 27 (Thursday, February 9, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H783]
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 God, our Father, what great love You have lavished on us. We 
need only open our eyes to the affection You show us in the generosity 
of a friend, in the laughter of children, in the endearing embrace of a 
loved one to know that all good gifts come from the depth of Your love 
for us.
  But even these precious gifts pale in comparison to the unmerited 
grace You have bestowed on us that we should be called Your children. 
That we would enjoy such close fellowship with You, to call upon You as 
Your beloved ones, is both humbling and heartening.
  In Your love do we find life. So may our lives then reflect Your 
love.
  Inspire us that we would love one another as You have loved us. From 
the love that comes from You, may we show love to those whom You have 
called us to serve.
  With the compassion You have shown us, may we show compassion to 
those in need.
  Out of the generosity You have shared with us, may we show the same 
generosity of spirit with our children.
  And with the same selflessness You have demonstrated to us, may we 
give selflessly of ourselves to our family and friends.
  In love, may we give love, in Your strong name, may we pray with 
strength.
  Amen.

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