[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 197 (Thursday, November 30, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H5997]
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 God, we approach Your eternal light with humble hearts, in hope 
that we will use the opportunities You give us this day to reflect Your 
divine goodness. Shine forth in the work we do and in the words we 
speak, the kindness, gentleness, forbearance, and love You offer to all 
people.
  But who are we to be bearers of such immeasurable grace? Who are we 
to be so bold in our anointing as messengers of Your mercy?
  As if to answer us in our hesitation, You set before us countless 
individual men and women whose lives have proven remarkably 
influential. Remind us that You use the singular impact of people, such 
as the controversial yet competent Henry Kissinger and the kind and 
compassionate Rosalynn Carter, to demonstrate the difference one person 
can make.
  Even as we pay tribute this week to their contributions on both the 
global and domestic fronts, remind us once again that You call each one 
of us to live, likewise, into the time and place to which You have 
called us.
  May we have the courage to let the light You shine through us to 
shine forth to others. May we do nothing that would attempt to defeat 
Your most gracious purpose, but when our days are done, may You be 
glorified.
  We pray in the name of the one in whom we live and move and have our 
being.
  Amen.

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