[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 106 (Friday, June 16, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2963]
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:
  Generous God, You have gifted us with yet another day and the work to 
be accomplished in it. May each of us, in some manner, find enjoyment 
in what we do and realize that just as You have given us the pleasure 
of food and drink, so, too, You have intended for us to delight in 
doing the tasks You set before us.
  Grant us the joy that comes from having something to do, the sense of 
purpose in doing it, and the reward of accomplishment when it is done.
  This day may we hear anew the calling to which You have called us as 
we embrace the claim You have laid upon us. May we well and faithfully 
perform the duties of that calling wherever You have asked us to serve, 
that we may glorify You in our labor. And may our lives be a testimony 
to the peace that is found in serving You.
  In Your sovereign name we pray.
  Amen.

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