[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 195 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5909]
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:
  Receive us, O Lord, this day into Your presence. Receive, too, these 
lawmakers as they return to the Capitol, having spent much-needed time 
with their families and friends, constituents, and communities. Receive 
us all into Your gracious plan for this day and equip us for the tests 
and rigors of this week.
  Refreshed and renewed from the Thanksgiving holiday, we have opened 
our eyes and shown our gratitude for the many blessings You have 
bestowed on us. Remind us, then, that we have been so blessed that we, 
in turn, should be a blessing, that the country we serve and the people 
and concerns these Members have been elected to represent would be 
blessed by the words that are spoken and the decisions that are made 
here in these Chambers.
  Restore us to the honor of bearing the responsibilities You have 
placed on our shoulders. Transform our hearts and minds so that we will 
discern and desire to return to You what is good, acceptable, and 
perfect in Your sight.
  We give thanks that You would want to enfold us in grace this day and 
every day, and we offer our prayers in Your most holy name.
  Amen.

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