[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4957]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                                 PRAYER

  The Reverend Margaret Grun Kibben, offered the following prayer:
  We appeal to You this day, O Lord, to open our hearts and souls to 
the answer You provide when we wonder how we, with all our differences, 
personalities, and opinions will ever succeed in living in harmony with 
one another.
  When You speak, may we listen. Time and again, You have said in 
countless different ways, ``Do not be so proud that you fail to see the 
humanity of those around you, who do not share the same viewpoint. Do 
not be so caught up in yourselves that you give the impression that 
some are not worthy of your consideration.''
  Pardon us and our arrogance that has kept us from hearing Your 
counsel. O God, have mercy on us when we think we are better than we 
are. And humble our spirits to follow You that we would be agents of 
Your steadfast love.
  In light of Your forgiveness, may we renew our efforts to live in 
peace with one another.
  In Your merciful name we pray.
  Amen.

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