[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 156 (Tuesday, September 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4470]
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:
  Generous God, in this season when we are all the more keenly aware of 
the responsibilities this body has to steward our country's resources 
with both prudence and compassion, we pray for Your clarity and 
courage.
  To these men and women to whom You have given much--position, power, 
and perception--much is being demanded. Grant each the discernment to 
perceive what is of You and put off all else that is distracting and 
detracting them from heeding Your direction.
  To whom You have entrusted much--the leadership of this country, the 
wisdom and opportunity to uphold our Nation's ideals--how much more is 
being asked--forbearance, flexibility, and foresight.
  As You have with so many throughout history, those with whom You have 
entrusted the mantle of authority, grant each in this body the wisdom 
of Solomon, the patience of Job, the insight of Daniel, the courage of 
David, and the faithfulness of Abraham as they endeavor to do what You 
require of them in these days.
  In the strength that we find only in Your name, we pray.
  Amen.

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