[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 15, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3217]
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:
  Almighty God, You are our refuge and our strength, a very present 
help in times of trouble. As evidence of Your divine protections, You 
have set among us brave men and women as Your own shield around us to 
keep us from all harm. On this National Police Officers Memorial Day, 
we pray on behalf of these heroes.
  Thank You for the humble dedication that our brothers and sisters in 
blue have demonstrated on patrol, standing watch, guarding our streets, 
and walking our neighborhoods, safeguarding our communities and our 
country against all those who would shatter the peace You desire for 
us.
  Remind us, O Lord, that the security they have committed themselves 
to uphold comes at their own personal cost. Aside from the countless 
missions that place each law enforcement officer at uncertain and 
inconceivable risk, these men and women are all too often called to put 
their service over self and the welfare of others before the 
preservation of their own life and limb.
  As communities across the country honor the line-of-duty deaths they 
have sustained this year and over time, make it our duty never to take 
lightly the weight of their faithful and sacrificial service. Speak 
comfort to the families of the fallen and all who have also paid the 
untold price for our peace and safety.
  Keep watch over the lives of all police officers. As You have 
promised, watch over their coming and going, now and forevermore.
  In the strength of Your name, we pray.
  Amen.

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