[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 117 (Monday, July 10, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3175]
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:
  Almighty God, we are Your servants and children of our ancestors who 
served You in the days of their lives. As we pray to You, we remember 
all those who have gone before us, the forerunners of faith, our 
predecessors in service to this country, the martyrs of freedom, the 
forebears of our democracy.
  As we muse on the sacrifices these men and women have made on our 
behalf, and as we enjoy the liberties and privileges they afforded us, 
make us aware of the mantle of responsibility You have placed on our 
shoulders and call to our minds what You now expect of our generation.
  We place our offering before You this day, an offering of our bodies 
to the tasks You have assigned to us, an offering of our minds to the 
unique challenges we face in this day and age, an offering of our 
hearts to the needs of the people in our communities, and an offering 
of our whole selves to the commitments necessary for the legacy we will 
leave behind.
  Hear our sincere desire to fulfill our vows to You, to live 
faithfully into the callings to which You have called us. May we stand 
with righteousness before the people whom You have commanded us to 
serve.
  We glorify You, O Lord, as we offer these prayers in Your name.
  Amen.

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