[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4237]
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, You are our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in 
times of trouble. We seek shelter in You in these days of great 
challenge in our world where thousands have been killed in the 
earthquakes in Morocco and thousands more have died in the floods in 
Libya. Make Your presence known in the rescue and relief efforts that 
none will fear, though entire communities fall into the heart of the 
sea.
  We seek shelter in You in these days of great challenge in our 
country, where countless families still mourn the loss of their loved 
ones in the horrific events of 9/11 and the wars that followed. Make 
Your presence known in their sorrow and grief, that none will fear the 
upheaval of their lives, for You, O Lord of hosts, are with them.
  We seek shelter in You in these days of great challenge in our 
Congress, where the waters of discord roar and foam. Make Your presence 
known, for You, O God, are in the midst of us. Utter Your voice and 
melt the ground that separates us from the direction You would have us 
go.
  In these days of great challenge, let us then be still and know that 
You are God. In Your everlasting name we pray.
  Amen.

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