[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 73 (Monday, April 29, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2639]
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:
  God, our guide, we look to You and ask for the strength only You can 
provide. On this day and the week ahead, may we seek Your face always.
  We pray that we, individually and corporately, would try hard to live 
rightly. Together, with pure hearts, may we trust You and walk in 
faith, love, and peace.
  Dissuade us from fruitless and foolish arguments, lest they descend 
into destructive disputes. As Your servants, may we avoid quarreling 
and show kindness and patience with each other.
  When we know we are right, may we be gentle with those who disagree. 
When we realize we are wrong, may we, with humility, seek to advance 
the truth.
  It seems so simple to ask, but even our best intentions can get 
ensnared in our pride and prejudices. Guide us, then, in Your truth 
through the complex influence of these contentious times.
  It is in Your mercy that we dare to pray.
  Amen.

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