[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 11 (Monday, January 22, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H245]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  Pastor Zack Randles, Waterfront Church, Washington, D.C., offered the 
following prayer:
  Gracious and awesome God, we come before You today on behalf of the 
men and women who serve in this Chamber, their teams, and their 
families.
  May You bring peace and clarity to their minds so that they can hear 
Your voice and each other's voices. May You provide them with words and 
concepts that will bring understanding and growth. May You open their 
eyes to genuine need and stir their spirits to act swiftly in prudence 
and creativity. Help them to forge a path forward together.
  Protect them from destruction and direct them around pits and traps 
set by those who would seek to bring chaos. Fill their hearts with 
courage and their souls with conviction because hope is never lost for 
those whose trust is in the Lord. Give them resolve to finish the 
journey You started them on, and may You grant them a glimpse of the 
fruit that their righteous work is producing.
  Thank You for being a God who hears us. I pray all this in the mighty 
name of Jesus.
  Amen.

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