[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 10, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2180-H2181]
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:

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  O Lord, our God, Your thoughts are not our thoughts, neither are Your 
ways our ways. But we pray that You would grant us insight into Your 
gracious plan and provide evidence of Your steadfast love for creation 
even as war continues to rage in Ukraine and senseless attacks are 
visited upon the Ukrainian people.
  You look from Your heavens and permit humanity to continue on its 
course toward destruction. Lord, we pray that You would redeem our 
foolish ways and show us the path toward peace.
  The heavens are indeed higher than the Earth and Your ways beyond our 
comprehension. Lord, we pray that You would magnify our understanding 
of Your presence in the midst of the mayhem that rages throughout the 
world.
  Your thoughts are most certainly higher than our own. We acknowledge 
that we cannot fully know Your purpose as we hear of innocent people 
having to endure unspeakable strife in their own families, in their 
communities, in the sanctity of their homeland. Lord, we pray that You 
would enlighten our minds, temper our will, that our thoughts and ways 
would serve to carve the way toward reconciliation.
  Hear our prayers as we offer them in the hope of Your saving name.
  Amen.


                              THE JOURNAL

  The SPEAKER. The Chair has examined the Journal of the last day's 
proceedings and announces to the House the approval thereof.
  Pursuant to clause 1 of rule I, the Journal stands approved.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, I demand 
a vote on agreeing to the Speaker's approval of the Journal.
  The SPEAKER. The question is on the Speaker's approval of the 
Journal.
  The question was taken; and the Speaker announced that the ayes 
appeared to have it.
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I object to the vote on 
the ground that a quorum is not present and make the point of order 
that a quorum is not present.
  The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8, rule XX, further proceedings on 
this question will be postponed.
  The point of no quorum is considered withdrawn.

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