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Opening Prayer - July 1, 2021
Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben
Chaplain, U.S. House of Representatives

Gracious God, such privilege You have shown us, what favor You have bestowed on this Nation from its inception 245 years ago. This Republic is nothing short of Your gracious gift.

In Your mercy, You have called us into liberty. On this Independence
Day, we acknowledge the sacrifice of our country's ancestors and the toil of our Founders. Much blood has been spilled and tears shed to ensure the success of the experiment of American democracy.

Remind us again, even as we celebrate this weekend, that noble ideals served to build the strong foundation of these United States; our freedoms are not occasion for us to promote selfish interests or
exercise our privilege over another.

Rather, in light of the independence we enjoy, we are called to
recommit ourselves to what binds us together. May we once again seek cooperatively to love and serve You, as we devote ourselves to love and serve this country and all who have pledged themselves to its principles.

May we, without fault, in response to Your undeserved favor on our
country, proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the inhabitants thereof.

God bless America.

In Your saving name we pray. Amen.

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Prayer during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Fr. Patrick J. Conroy, S.J.
Chaplain, U.S. House of Representatives

God of Mercy, thank You for giving us another day.

During this time when we cannot physically wrap our arms around each other, let us yet find ways to be Your loving embrace to our neighbors.

May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are at stake.

May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable.

May we who have the luxury of working from home remember those who must choose between preserving their health or making their rent.

May we who have the flexibility to care for our children when their schools close remember those who have no options.

May we who have to cancel our trips remember those that have no place to go.

May we who are losing our margin money in the tumult of the economic market remember those who have no margin at all.

May we who settle in for a quarantine at home remember those who have no home.

Every day we are called to be holy people. Help us to be our best selves, and may all that is done be for Your greater honor and glory.

AMEN