[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 136 (Tuesday, August 15, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4185]
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:
  Holy God, we pause because we believe that in pausing, in reorienting 
our hearts and our minds to You, You will look with mercy upon us and 
hear our prayers.
  Merciful God, we pray because we believe that in offering to You our 
innermost thoughts, You will attend to our most pressing concerns, 
answer our deepest needs, and in Your grace, give us hope.
  Gracious God, we hope because we believe that in hoping, in opening 
ourselves to the future You desire for us to enjoy and the lives You 
wish for us to live, You will, in Your steadfast love, abide with us in 
these days and always.
  Loving God, we pause, we pray, we hope, because we believe. Help our 
unbelief.
  In Your holy, merciful, and gracious name we pray.
  Amen.

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