[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H1246-H1247]
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:
  Eternal and loving God, in boldness and confidence we find only in 
faith, we approach Your court of justice, Your throne of power, and 
Your mercy seat, with worries too deep for words and concerns beyond 
our control. Our words are insufficient when we try to express our 
apprehensions for the future of our country. Our prayers are inadequate 
in meeting the problems faced in our world, in this body, and by our 
families.
  But You in Your infinite wisdom know our thoughts before we speak 
them and our needs before we utter them. This is the faith we claim 
today, that though we cannot see the answers, though we cannot possibly 
discern the future, You, O ruler of the universe, order our steps and 
guide us in Your abiding and steadfast love.
  Grant us this day the power to comprehend what is the breadth and

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length, height and depth of Your love which surpasses all knowledge.
  Now to You, by whom the power at work within us, is able to do far 
more than we can ask or imagine, to You be the glory today and always.
  Hear these our prayers and those unspoken as we offer them in the 
strength of Your sovereign name.
  Amen.

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