[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 8, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H2948]
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:
  As we face the day that lies ahead, send us out to serve You, dear 
God. May we be faithful to keep Your commands. May we take time to 
enjoy the fellowship You provide. May we be eager to be loyal to You 
and may our deep desire to be worthy of You sustain us when so many 
other things clamor for our attention.
  These are, indeed, challenging times, but we trust that You hold them 
in Your care. Give us wisdom to appreciate the steadfastness of heart 
and soul our service to You requires.
  In a world where efficiency all too often overrides effectiveness, 
may our goal be Your intent for our energies. While whole communities 
are rent by the contest of wills and divided by the race for power, may 
we live into Your plan which transcends all selfish desire. As we watch 
as even the slightest disagreement becomes grounds for discord, may we 
step up and step in to be instruments of the reconciliation You desire 
for Your creation.
  Make us strong and courageous. You have commanded us to serve You and 
have blessed us with Your trust. We need not fear nor be dismayed, for 
You, O Lord, are with us this day and in the days ahead.
  In Your abiding love we stand, and in Your name we pray.
  Amen.

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