[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 203 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H6746-H6747]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Rear Admiral Gregory Todd, Chief of Chaplains, United States Navy, 
Washington, D.C., offered the following prayer:
  Eternal Father, ruler of wind and wave, You establish the heavens and 
order all of creation.
  Behold Your humble people, seeking only to serve and not to be 
served. Grant all who labor in this House a heart of humble service.
  Lord, in Your wisdom, You led the predecessor to this Congress, the 
Continental Congress of 1775, out of concern for the souls of sailors 
serving in the Continental Navy, to mandate that divine services be 
held on all Navy ships, thus giving rise 248 years ago to the Navy 
Chaplain Corps.
  Inspired by the insight of our forebears, we seek Your divine hand to 
raise up more religious ministry professionals to serve as United 
States Navy chaplains.
  In our day, Lord, grant us an increase of Navy chaplains to care for 
the souls

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of sailors, marines, coast guardsmen, and their families as they 
navigate the daily challenges of military service.
  Lord, empower our Nation to send Navy chaplains to care for its 
greatest treasure: our sons and daughters.
  Into Your divine hands we commit our prayer, trusting in Your divine 
mercy.
  Amen.

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