[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 112 (Monday, July 8, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4462]
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, God of now and all eternity, we approach You this day 
overwhelmed by everything that is far from holy, overtaken by concerns 
that even just this one day presents.
  There is so much confusion and uncertainty. We ask that You would 
speak Your living and powerful word into our worrisome moments. Divide 
our troubled souls from our wearied spirits and discern and guide the 
actions and intentions of our hearts.
  The darkness of our lives and the shadows of fear and frustration 
have descended in our workplaces, our politics, and our homes. Show us 
we have nothing to fear when we let Your light shine upon our lives, 
that You alone are our light and salvation.
  There is so much that needs to be done, but we are paralyzed in our 
failures and incapacitated by our inadequacies. Remind us again that 
Your grace is sufficient for us; Your power is made perfect when we 
yield our whole selves, flaws and weaknesses, to Your will.
  Among the many gods who will pursue or threaten to entrap us this 
day, there will be none like You. In these moments may we always choose 
You. May we demonstrate our praise for You, in all that we face today, 
for You alone are God.
  In Your immortal and merciful name we pray.
  Amen.

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