[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2703]
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 God, as we grieve the loss of one of our own, we meditate on 
Your unfailing name. As we mourn the death of Congressman Donald Payne, 
Jr., we give thanks that forever and ever You are our God, our guide 
even to the end.
  Lead us in these days to give proper accounting to the faithfulness 
of Your servant. Following in his father's footsteps, the younger 
Representative Payne forged his own path, breaking ground on which You 
established his path of faithful service.
  Thank You for raising up this devoted servant from Newark, New 
Jersey, to serve in the Nation's Capital, for equipping the Garden 
State Parkway fare collector to ultimately serve as a tenured 
Congressman, for adorning him not just with a bow tie, but with a large 
and generous spirit.
  Grant Congressman Payne, Jr., rest from his labors and eternal 
respite from his earthly journey. May his wife, Beatrice; his children, 
Donald, Jack, and Yvonne find healing in the solace of Your presence 
and certainty in Your provision in the outpouring of the love and 
support of his friends and colleagues.
  In You, O Lord, do we each live and move and have our being. And in 
Your holy name we pray.
  Amen.

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