[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1920]
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, the reports of war, sadly, are not just rumors. For the 
people of Sudan, war is once again their reality. We pray Your peace 
over Khartoum and throughout Sudan.
  Sovereign Lord, call each leader and citizen to turn from evil and do 
good. Establish among them a lasting truce between the opposing sides 
so that no just cause is dishonored but each person is held accountable 
for wrongdoing.
  In You only can peace be found from the rampant abuses and widespread 
deception. In You only will the Sudanese people emerge from the 
horrific shortage of food, fuel, and water.
  Ensure that other nations in their proximity are not inclined to 
become entangled in the dispute between Sudan's warring factions. 
Remain the judge between the nations. Settle the disputes of the 
peoples within their country's borders, that the region would know 
peace.
  By Your power, would that all beat their swords into plowshares and 
their spears into pruning hooks, that none would know war anymore.
  O God of peace, we cry to You once again, sure of the power of Your 
name to answer our prayers.
  Amen.

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