[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 62 (Thursday, April 11, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2293]
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:
  Generous God, from Your bounty, You have graced us with much, with 
health and prosperity, opportunity and positions of honor. For all the 
gifts You have given us, we are truly grateful.
  Remind us again that, while these gifts come without conditions, that 
to be given these privileges is to appreciate how they compel us to 
live into the responsibilities that come with them.
  Truly, You have entrusted us with an abundance of riches. It is on us 
to respond with faithful stewardship of Your generosity.
  Call us again to accountability, that we would not take for granted 
the purpose You intended when You showed us Your favor. Open our eyes 
to the needs of the people around us who depend on us to exercise our 
talents and abilities faithfully, to apportion our resources carefully, 
and to share from our plenitude, acknowledging that all that we have is 
Yours to use for the benefit of Your kingdom.
  Bless, then, our faltering attempts to use wisely all that You have 
bestowed on us, that what we do this day would reflect our desire to 
glorify You.
  We pray these prayers in Your most holy name.
  Amen.

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