[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H1010-H1011]
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 all creation, bend Your ear toward the Earth and hear the 
cries of Your people imprisoned by their adversaries, stolen from their 
lives and loved ones, and held captive by hatred.
  There are countless men, women, and children across the globe who are 
victims of heartless cruelty, but on this day, we lift up those who 
remain held hostage in Gaza after 5 months, especially our own 
countrymen: Edan Alexander, Itai Chen, Sagui Dekel-Chen, Omer Neutra, 
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, and Keith Siegel.
  Ever-present one, we pray the Acheinu with their loved ones and their 
communities, asking that You have mercy upon them and bring them out of 
their suffering to relief, from darkness to light, from subjugation to 
redemption, now, speedily, and soon.
  And may the righteous memory of those who have died at the hand of 
their captors, be a powerful testimony to remember, that in atonement 
all the ends of the Earth will turn to You, O Lord, and bow before You.
  O Lord, be not far from us. You are our strength and the deliverer of 
all those who endure the interminable wait for the return of these our 
brothers.
  In Your merciful name we pray.
  Amen.

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