[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 23, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2509]
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:
  May the peace of God, which transcends all our understanding guard 
our hearts and minds this day. For if You, O Lord, guard our thoughts, 
how can we think of anything but of that which is derived from Your 
truth? So may our hearts also reflect Your integrity.
  If You guard our thoughts, almighty God, how can we think of doing 
anything except that which is noble and right and pure? So also may our 
hearts reveal Your nobleness, Your righteousness, and Your perfection.
  If You, O Lord, guard our hearts, how can we avoid living lives that 
show forth Your merciful love? So may we direct our minds to live in 
light of Your compassion and kindness.
  If You, holy God, guard our hearts, how can we resist living lives 
that are worthy of Your admiration and Your praise? So may we lead our 
minds to discover Your more excellent way.
  We may not understand how or even why You are calling us to 
participate in the peace You desire for this world, for this Nation, or 
for this place. But may we dedicate our hearts and our minds to Your 
keeping, that Your love, kindness, and truth would, in Your mercy, be 
revealed through us.
  We pray in the name of the one who has shown us what is good, 
acceptable, and perfect.
  Amen.

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