[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 80 (Thursday, May 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2256]
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:
  Gracious and generous God, every good and perfect gift comes from 
You. We need only pause and reflect on how our lives have been blessed 
with family, children, loved ones, and friends, and our hearts are 
filled with deep gratitude that You allow us these loves in our lives.
  So, too, is Your munificence bestowed on us with every skill, every 
talent, every opportunity that we exercise here in this place and enjoy 
sometimes without thinking how blessed we are. We need only stop and 
remember that these qualities which have brought us success in our 
careers and comfort in our circumstance have been afforded to us by 
Your kind provision.
  In times of growth and grief, faith and fear, accord and acrimony, we 
need only turn to You in whom there is no variation and whose steadfast 
love never fails. We need only remember You are always the provider of 
every gift and, without fail, the answer to our every concern.
  All good gifts around us are sent from Heaven above. We need only 
take the time to thank You, O Lord. Hear our prayers as we offer them 
in appreciation for all that we have and all that You have allowed us 
to enjoy.
  We offer our prayers in the strength of Your name.
  Amen.

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