The Office of the Chaplain United States House of Representatives

Opening Prayer

03/24/2025
Chaplain Margaret Grun Kibben

Into Your hands, O Lord, our faithful God, we commend to You the life of our colleague and friend, Representative Raul Grijalva. In the embrace of Your everlasting arms, may he find rest from his labors and reward for his good and faithful service to You, to his family, and to his country.

May his unwavering commitment to justice serve as a measure to our own pursuit of righteousness. May his public service of over 40 years serve as an inspiration to our own desire to contribute to the welfare of our communities.

Grant Congressman Grijalva's wife, Ramona, his three daughters, Adelita, Raquel, Marisa, and their families the comfort of Your spirit in these days of grief.

To all whom he served in Arizona's Seventh District and whom he impacted here in the House, grant the lasting desire to look for opportunities to champion and advocate for a better future and to mentor those who are now entrusted with the Congressman's legacy.

Now in Your eternal home, may Representative Grijalva lay down the burdens of this life and rejoice in the hope he strove to give to so many.

In Your eternal name we pray. Amen.

Thought of the Week

It is hard enough, even with the best will in the world, to be just. It is hard, under the pressure of haste, uneasiness, ill–temper, self–complacency, and conceit, even to continue intending justice. Power corrupts; the “insolence of office” will creep in. We see it so clearly in our superiors; is it unlikely that our inferiors see it in us? How many of those who have been over us did not sometimes (perhaps often) need our forgiveness? Be sure that we likewise need the forgiveness of those that are under us.

—C.S. Lewis

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