[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 77 (Friday, May 5, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2131]
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:
  Hear our prayers, O Lord, this day, as we lift our voices with those 
around the country who just yesterday joined to share in faith on the 
National Day of Prayer. We call on the profound power of prayer, as 
together we offer our own prayers from a variety of religious 
traditions, each yielding ourselves to Your divine guidance, praying 
for Your deliverance, and leaning on Your divine promise to hear our 
prayers and heal our land.
  May our unified voices move mountains and remove barriers to 
achieving our common purposes, obstacles in the way of our shared 
goals. May our expressions of faith, even when it is no larger than a 
mustard seed, prove effective enough to reveal possibilities in the 
face of the apparent impossibility of finding comity in our efforts.
  As we pray, be it of one accord as yesterday, or in the solitude of 
our hearts today, empower us, collectively and individually, to 
influence the course of our society. May our faith in You turn the 
tides of tyranny, dissuade us from disrespect, and free us to forge 
roads toward civility in our homes, in our communities, and in our 
Nation.
  Lord, hear the prayers of the righteous and show mercy to the rest of 
us, so that we would receive the blessing of Your response.
  In Your sovereign name we pray.
  Amen.

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