[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 151 (Tuesday, September 19, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4390]
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:
  Lord, on this day, grant us Your wisdom, for who is wise and 
understanding among us? But Your wisdom is pure, peaceable, gentle, 
willing to yield, and full of mercy.
  Enable us to show that in living a good life, free of envy and 
ambition, boastfulness or falsehood, all that we do in the course of 
our day is born of Your wisdom.
  And in our discourse with one another, teach us to show love. May we 
harbor no hate in our hearts. May we not reprove our neighbor, lest we 
ourselves be found wanting. May we not take vengeance or bear a grudge, 
but instead, love our neighbor as we love ourselves.
  In fact, may the love we first received from You abound more and 
more. Remind us that You call us to offer this love to one another in 
knowledge and discernment so that we may perceive what is best in our 
service to You and to this country.
  May You be glorified as we offer this day and our prayers to You.
  Amen.

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