[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H1104]
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:
  Glory belongs to You, O God, who is above all, through all, and in 
all; whose purpose is at work within us, around us, and beyond us. May 
we carry with us this day a most real sense of Your power and commit 
ourselves to Your divine purpose.
  God, within us, give us the eyes to see and the heart to feel the 
movement of Your spirit in our souls. Do not let the noises of this 
world nor the narrative of this culture confound our ability to hear 
You speak.
  God around us, allow us to look at Your handiwork and see the glory 
that is Yours alone. Let the Earth shout of Your majesty and the 
creatures of land and sea display Your splendor. May the beauty of Your 
creation not be blurred in our haste nor harmed by our waste.
  God beyond us, teach us that our best thoughts of You are but a dim 
and distant shadow of Your true glory. Creator, You are greater than 
creation. Loving Lord, Your love surpasses all love in our own hearts. 
May we find strength, comfort, and inspiration in all that You are and 
hope in all that we do not yet know about You.
  For You, O Lord, are able to do exceeding abundantly above all that 
we can ask or imagine. May Your power be at work within us this day, 
that we glorify You in all that we endeavor to do.
  To You be glory and honor, now and forever.
  Amen.

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