[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 56 (Tuesday, March 28, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1473]
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:
  Humble us, O Lord, as we pray for this Nation. As proud as we are of 
the greatness of its strength, the resilience of its people, the equity 
of its government, yet we are reminded too often that our children 
still die at the hands of the disgruntled. Evil will find a way, even 
into the sanctum of schoolrooms.
  In our humility, we pray You forgive our sin and heal our land.
  Guide us, O Lord, as we seek to serve this Nation. As dedicated as 
each of us may be, as noble as our cause, as devoted to upholding what 
is right, nonetheless, our country is as deeply divided as it has ever 
been, and our steps have departed far from the path You would have us 
follow.
  As You call us to yield to Your will, we pray You forgive our sin and 
heal our land.
  Speak through our hearts, O Lord, when we, as a nation, engage one 
another. As passionate as we are to speak out of deep concern for our 
future, as compelling our words in the defense of freedom, liberty, and 
justice, more often than not, our intent is misinterpreted for selfish 
gain, our compassion mistaken for judgment, our collegiality for 
weakness.
  As we seek to reflect Your truth, one with another, as compatriots of 
these United States, we pray You forgive our sin and heal our land.
  May Your eyes and Your heart be attentive to the prayer that is made 
in this place as we offer it in Your holy name.
  Amen.

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