[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 122 (Monday, July 17, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3618]
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:
  God, our Savior, the hope of all the ends of the Earth and of the 
farthest seas, who formed the mountains by Your power, who stilled the 
roaring of the seas and the roaring of their waves, we pray You would 
be merciful to us and lay Your divine hand on these United States.
  On this day when extraordinary heat is overwhelming regions within 
the Gulf South and Desert Southwest, we pray that You would again care 
for the land and water it. Enrich these areas abundantly.
  In communities across the Midwest and elsewhere, where drought 
threatens farms and fields, livestock and livelihoods, drench the 
Earth's furrows and level its ridges, soften it with showers and bless 
its crops.
  The whole Earth is filled with awe at Your wonders. Where morning 
dawns, where evening fades, call forth songs of joy with Your grace. 
Crown this season with Your bounty.
  In hopes of Your sure provision, we offer our urgent prayers in Your 
sovereign name.
  Amen.

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