[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 139 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H5039]
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:
  In these days when there is much to be attended to, policies to be 
written, and elections to be run; when the tasks we have not yet 
completed vie for attention, in contest with all that must yet be 
achieved; when each day is a whirlwind of obligations and demands, 
break into our thoughts and concerns, O Lord, and remind us again how 
precious is the life You give to each of us.
  As we grieve the loss of our dear friend and colleague, 
Representative Bill Pascrell, may it be his passionate and 
compassionate commitment to this country and the people he was proud to 
represent that inspires us to assess our spirit of service.
  May it be his wry smile and playfully mischievous nature that reminds 
us to find reason to enjoy each moment. May it be his tender heart and 
gracious kindness that call us to love those with whom we labor in 
these Chambers.
  God our creator, like trees planted by streams of water, may we each, 
like Bill Pascrell, yield fruit in our season. In the days that You 
give us, may our leaves not wither. In all that we do, may all be done 
for You. In this may our lives prosper with the certainty of Your 
favor.
  In Your righteous name we pray.
  Amen.

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