Holy Lord, we dare to approach this day and the tasks set before us, thinking it is our expertise and experience that will advance us toward our goals. We assume we can rely on our own intellect and intuition to guide us through the challenges we will face.
Remind us that it is not by might, nor by power, but by Your spirit alone that mountains become plains, valleys are raised up, the ruts in which we find ourselves are smoothed out, the hindrances we face are cleared away, and the work of this House is accomplished.
Sovereign God, we call on Your Holy Spirit to disrupt our self–reliance, unsettle our self–confidence, and call into question our self–assurance, that in humble self–reflection, we would discover that only when our efforts are founded and grounded in Your will, will they find success.
We pray then that in what we set forth to achieve this day, in Your mercy, Your will be done.
By the power of Your name, we pray. Amen.
There is but one good: that is God. Everything else is good when it looks to Him and bad when it turns from His. And the higher and tighter it is in the natural order, the more demoniac it will be if it rebels. It’s not out of bad mice or bad fleas that you make demons, but out of bad archangels. The false religion of lust is baser than the false religion of mother–love or patriotism or art, but lust is less likely to be made into a religion.
—C.S. Lewis
Join us to pray the Rosary for Congress and the nation – each Friday at 11:30 am in the Interfaith Staff Prayer Room – 467 Cannon – and via Zoom. All are welcome. Rosaries and prayer sheets are provided. For zoom link or more information, contact Karen.Bronson@mail.house.gov Hosted by the Office of the Chaplain
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