[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 160 (Saturday, September 30, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4915]
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 and eternal God, when You hear us pray, do we prove as faithful 
as the psalmist who wrote, with confidence, ``I am always with You?'' 
Do we demonstrate our trust in You as the one who with unwavering 
certainty said, ``You, O God, hold me by my right hand?''
  Grant us Your favor even if we have fallen short in our faithfulness, 
failed to place our trust in You, or if we have ignored Your steadfast 
presence in these days.
  Guide us, O Thou great redeemer, through the barren land we have 
created for ourselves, a time bereft of certainty and muddled with 
confusion. Uphold us with Your powerful hand. Save us from the chaos of 
our own making, the turmoil of our own design.
  Strong deliverer, ever be our strength and shield, but especially 
today and in the week ahead, that we would proclaim with certainty that 
You are always with us, that we will, with confidence, go where You 
will lead us.
  Fed by the bread of Your word, and strengthened by the power of Your 
name, we pray.
  Amen.

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