[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 28, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H923]
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:
  God, our guardian and sure defender, cause us not to go forth into 
this day with such haste that we fail to wait on You to direct our 
steps, for You have promised time and again that You will go before us. 
So we pray Your guidance for this day.
  May we trust You to lead us where You would have us go. May we be 
sure that You have already prepared us to do the work that is set 
before us. May we anticipate the blessings You have provided for us. 
Remind us that we need only follow Your lead.
  Then, O God, as You go before us, be also our rearguard. Surround us 
with Your encouragement when we are hesitant to move forward. Protect 
us from those who come from behind to exploit our vulnerabilities. 
Uphold us as we strain under the weight of schedules and expectations.
  God, go before us to lead us, behind us to defend us, and be ever 
with us that we may enjoy the embrace of Your love.
  In Your merciful name we pray.
  Amen.

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