[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6826]
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:
  Yours is the spirit, O Holy One, that at creation brought order from 
chaos, that separated the waters from the dry land, and breathed Your 
very breath into humanity.
  On this new day, inspire us anew. Open our hearts to Your 
transforming power in our lives and in this place. Where there is 
disorder, reveal Your direction. Where there is darkness, shed Your 
light. Where there is indifference, stir us with purpose. Divide all 
bitterness and allow civility to establish a foothold.
  Create a new heart within us, O God, our creator. Renew a steadfast 
spirit within us. Do not cast us from Your redeeming spirit but restore 
to us the joy of Your salvation. Grant us a willing spirit to sustain 
us in our service to You and to this Nation and to Your people.
  To You, O Lord, does everything on Earth owe its life. May all that 
lives and breathes, glorify Your holy name this day.
  Amen.

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