[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 72 (Friday, April 26, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2631]
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 and sovereign God, on this day when war rages around the world, 
when college campuses reflect the depth of both the pain and the hatred 
that fuels these battles, we appeal to You as we seem to have exhausted 
our own answers.
  You alone have the power to erase war and bloodshed from the world. 
In its place, You have promised a great and glorious peace where nation 
shall not lift up sword against nation. Neither shall they learn war 
anymore. We claim these promises.
  May all voices pray with those who celebrate the Passover this week, 
saying: ``Blessed are You, O Lord, who provides for all. God, the God 
of our ancestors, may You remember Your people, to bless us with 
kindness and mercy, for a life of peace and happiness.''
  We pray that the One who establishes peace in Heaven grant us peace, 
and clear the pathway to peace in the Middle East and among all 
humanity.
  Amen.

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