[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 181 (Thursday, November 2, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5233]
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:
  Draw the line for us, O just and merciful God. Help us to distinguish 
good from evil, that we would justifiably hate bitterness, rage, and 
anger wherever and whenever they seek a foothold in our lives.
  May we speak out against hate when attacks on whole peoples command 
global attention, when bitter clashes between political adversaries 
regularly appear on the national news, when bigotry and intolerance in 
our own communities and even college campuses give birth to violence 
and vitriol.
  To fear You, O Lord, is to hate the evil of prejudice, pride, and 
arrogance which fuels these conflicts. To love You is to examine our 
own hearts so that we would know the difference between our righteous 
anger and the fury within us which so easily explodes against our 
brothers and sisters.
  Let our love for You be sincere, hating what is evil and clinging to 
what is good. Guide us this day as we walk that line.
  In Your merciful name we pray.
  Amen.

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