[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 166 (Wednesday, October 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H4997]
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:
  Omniscient God, Your eyes are in every place, keeping watch over the 
evil and the good. We ask then that You keep watch over all those at 
home or abroad who would do harm to the people of Your own making and 
undermine the moral precepts of Your own design.
  Set a guard against decisions unmoved by the international widespread 
and pointless destruction of whole nations. Open our eyes to the 
horrific assaults on hospitals and holy places, infants and infirmed, 
logistic nodes and life-sustaining resources. Set a hedge of protection 
to uphold the sovereignty of Ukraine and restore peace in Israel.
  Thwart all indiscriminate aggression with the strength of Your right 
arm. Safeguard the righteous with Your merciful hand.
  Even as we pray for our allies around the globe, we pray, too, for 
the preservation of our own Nation. Restrain those at home who sow 
seeds of discord and doubt in the halls of democracy.
  Dissuade us from acts of self-aggrandizement which threaten to 
subsume the common commitment to the welfare of the whole of this 
Nation. Defend all those who seek to safeguard the integrity of the 
democratic process and who strive to reinforce the foundational and 
moral principles upon which this country was built.
  Watchful God, Your eyes are in every place. May we seek full 
restoration to Your grace plan, that once again we would find favor in 
Your sight.
  Amen.

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