[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 58 (Friday, April 5, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2137]
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:
  Holy God, Your love reaches deep into our souls and transforms our 
whole being. Open our hearts to receive Your grace and rejoice in Your 
mercy. For it is only by Your unconditional acceptance of who we are do 
we come to appreciate truly whose we are.
  We, O Lord, are Yours. You have created us, formed us, and called us 
by name. In light of Your redemption, may we live lives that reflect 
the change Your love has had on us.
  May we show our devotion to one another, mutual affection for all who 
receive their breath from You. May we show eagerness in esteeming each 
other and take deep delight in honoring one another.
  And on the days where our intentions are more aspiration than 
actualization, reach deep again into our souls and remind us of the 
transformation we have received by Your love.
  In Your saving name we pray.
  Amen.

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