[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 54 (Friday, March 29, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2123]
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 light, shine in the darkness that seeks to overwhelm us. 
Shine Your light into our hearts, that we would discover that Your 
power alone is our strength.
  And when we consider ourselves the jars of clay that we truly are, 
when sorrows threaten to shatter us, fear attempts to overwhelm our 
faith, illness or injustice tries to injure us beyond repair, show us 
again the treasure of Your all-surpassing power which You have made 
available to us.
  Holding on to this precious gift, we need not lose heart. Though 
outwardly, we are painfully aware of the fragility of life, inwardly, 
You inspire in us the renewal of Your spirit, day by day.
  Remind us again to fix our eyes, not on what is seen, but on what is 
unseen. In the light of Your eternal promises, the troubles we see are 
temporary.
  In this may we find our hope today and always.
  In Your sovereign name, we pray.
  Amen.

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