[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H785]
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:
  Guard both our hearts and our mouths today, O God. Let no thought 
enter our hearts that may hinder our closeness with You, nor let any 
word come from our mouths that is not meant for Your hearing. But set a 
guard over our mouths; keep watch over the door of our lips.
  Do not let any unwholesome talk leave our mouths, but only that which 
is helpful to the value of the institution and the benefit of the 
people we have been called to serve.
  Show us how to speak in such a way that edifies the conversation. 
Despite our differences, may we vow to benefit those with whom we 
dialogue.
  Inspire us to energize and not jeopardize discussion, to invigorate 
and not denigrate our interlocutors. May we cultivate dignity and 
demonstrate respect for all with whom we engage this day.
  Encourage us to build one another up, according to their needs, that 
we may succeed in strengthening the body and repairing the divisions 
that weaken our purpose to do good works in our service to You and to 
this country.
  O God, our guardian, guide, and stay, abide with us this day, and 
grant us the blessing of Your divine guidance.
  In Your sovereign name we pray.
  Amen.

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