[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 34 (Monday, February 26, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H695]
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:
  Wise creator, You set before us, among us, and around us so many 
examples within Your divine handiwork that serve to open our minds to 
understand the meaning and purpose of our uniqueness, as well as the 
reason and necessity of our unity. We see even in the human body, the 
many parts that comprise it, each with its own valuable function, yet 
each in reliance of the whole.
  In Your divine design of our very being, You have instilled in us the 
importance of safeguarding and protecting, respecting, and dignifying 
each individual element that makes us who we are. May we be faithful to 
Your intention for our life in community and regard each of the many 
Members of this body with the same security and protection, respect, 
and dignity as we regard ourselves.
  Likewise, You have revealed to us the obligation each part of the 
body has to the other for the welfare of the whole. May we be receptive 
to upholding the intricate balance of Your gracious plan, that we, too, 
would acknowledge the need we have to work with, even rely on, all 
others without whom this body would not be complete.
  For out of many, we are one, and in oneness, may we glorify You.
  In Your holy name we pray.
  Amen.

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