[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 2 (Friday, January 5, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3]
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:
  God of light, shine upon us. Disperse the deep and hidden things that 
confound our lives and challenge our days. Expose the fear and sadness, 
doubt and dishonesty that grow in the shadows. Remind us again that not 
even in the darkness can anything be hidden from You.
  In this season when the shadows lengthen and the night descends 
quickly upon us, when all around us despair attempts to extinguish any 
hope for our future, we pray that Your love would dawn upon us.
  In You there is no darkness at all. In You do we find solace in our 
uncertainty, calm in our anxiety, and strength in our weakness. Your 
abiding presence sheds light on the path and illuminates our way.
  Enlighten the eyes of our heart. Awaken the awareness of our spirit 
that we may know the hope to which You have called us, a hope that is 
stronger than any enemy, a light brighter than even the shadow of 
death.
  In the clarity to be found when we call upon Your name, we are bold 
to pray.
  Amen.

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