[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 83 (Tuesday, May 14, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3013]
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 God, we seek You first this day. Graced with power and 
privilege, we humble ourselves to be subjects of Your kingdom and 
agents of Your righteousness.
  God, be in our heads and in our understanding, that our knowledge and 
fear of You would be the beginning of all wisdom.
  God, be in our eyes and in our seeing. Let the scales of human 
judgment and narrow opinion fall away from us, that we would see the 
world through Your lens of mercy.
  God, be in our mouths and in our speaking, that the word You speak 
would not return to You empty, but in our speech shall what You desire 
be accomplished.
  God, be in our heart and in our thinking, that we would meditate 
always on what is true, honorable, just, pure, and lovely.
  God, be in us this day, and may You be glorified through us.
  In Your gracious name we pray.
  Amen.

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