[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 37 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H751-H752]
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:
  Holy God, You have set an awareness of eternity in our hearts that we 
would spend our days longing to be forever united with You. Hear, then 
our deep desire to appreciate what is beyond our human capacity to 
understand and to strive to live into Your perfect will. May we grasp 
that what we experience this day is but a speck in the vastness of Your 
eternity.
  Teach us to number our days that we may live wisely and well. On this 
extra day, may the added wisdom we gain enrich our hearts and remind us 
to honor each moment You give us.

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  Grant us the strength to be careful how we live, not wasting our time 
on useless work, the barren pursuit of busyness, but may we make the 
most of every opportunity and the best of this bonus day.
  In Your eternal name, we pray.
  Amen.

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