[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 61 (Monday, April 10, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1715]
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:
  In You alone, O Lord, do we find peace. Throughout the history of the 
world, we have had tribulation upon tribulation. But in You we take 
heart, for in You the troubles of the world are overcome.
  Receive the gratitude of our hearts for the peace negotiated in 
Ireland 25 years ago this day. In the time of the Troubles, where 
violence escalated daily, bombings destroyed neighborhoods, and 
conflict shattered families and communities, peace seemed impossible, 
stability in that war-torn region a hopeless dream.
  In Your mercy, the faith and fortitude of those who carried both pain 
and purpose to the negotiating table prevailed. May this memory serve 
as a lasting blessing to Ireland and an encouraging testimony to our 
troubled world.
  Bless Ireland, that this accord made with human intellect would be 
upheld by the peace You alone give, a peace no human mind can construct 
but by which we are each offered avenues for respect and dialogue, 
compromise and cooperation.
  May we take heart in the hope You provide for us and strive to remain 
true to the peace You desire for our country and the world You created. 
In You alone, O Lord, do we find peace. In You we take heart, for in 
You the troubles of the world can be overcome.
  In the hope You offer to us by Your holy name, we pray.
  Amen.

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