[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 43 (Monday, March 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H1063-H1064]
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:
  Praise be to You, O God our creator. In all that has been revealed to 
us, in all that we have received by Your grace, we greatly rejoice.
  Though we face a multitude of challenges in our work, in our Nation, 
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in our own families, yet we rejoice. In the face of trials, troubles 
that threaten our well-being, our security, our certainty, yet we give 
thanks.
  As gold is proven pure when refined by fire, may our faith, which is 
so much more valuable than gold, also be proven genuine.
  Though we have not seen You, may we demonstrate our love for You, 
even as we love our neighbor. Though we cannot see You, may we live out 
our belief in You, even as we approach the labor of this day.
  With an unspeakable and wondrous joy for the steadfast, loving care 
You offer us, we offer ourselves to You.
  To You be glory and honor now and forever.
  Amen.

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