[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 99 (Wednesday, June 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3729]
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, our creator, by Your word the heavens were made and the 
heavenly host was brought forth by the breath of Your mouth. You 
gathered the waters of the sea as in a bottle; the depths of the ocean 
You have enveloped in Your keeping.
  Let all of creation revere You, O Lord. Let all the inhabitants of 
the world stand in awe of You. For when You spoke it came to be; when 
You commanded, the Earth stood firm.
  Remind us, then, that we are ever embraced by Your sovereign power. 
It is by Your word that the plans of nations are thwarted. You judge 
our intentions and confound our schemes.
  But Your grace plan stands forever. Your merciful design and the 
purposes of Your heart are everlasting.
  Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. God bless America this 
day.
  In Your eternal name, we pray.
  Amen

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