Holy God, receive us into Your eternal presence and grant us the discernment of Your direction and the peace of Your purpose for the deliberations of this day. Silence, if only for a moment, all voices but Your own, that we would hear Your counsel and receive Your instruction without the echoes of competing opinion or the whispers of our own self desire.
Speak in words that we can hear, whether in a still, small voice of encouragement or a clarion call to action, may we receive Your message for us today.
Sway our hearts to Your desire that in all we say and do we would strive to live into Your will. Then share with us the blessing of the sacrament of human encounter, that in the outward visible signs You provide, a stranger's selfless service, shared laughter with a friend, or a random glimpse of the pure beauty of Your creation, we would experience the inward, invisible grace You offer us in each moment.
Would that Your eyes be open and Your ears attentive to the prayers we offer in this place, for it is in the promise of Your name we pray. Amen.
More and more clearly one sees how much of one's philosophy and religion are mere talk: the boldest hope is that concealed somewhere within it there is some seed however small of the real thing.
—C.S. Lewis
Reflections on the Psalms
Join Chaplain Black for his weekly Senate Bible Study reflection, recorded on Zoom. Contact Jody_Bogoslavski@chaplain.senate.gov to get on their list to receive the recording.
Chaplain Kibben writes a weekly reflection for the House Community each Wednesday. To receive the reflection, send an email to ChaplainOffice@mail.house.gov with Weekly Reflection in the subject line.
Join the Chaplain's Office each Wednesday at 11 am via Zoom to pray the Rosary for the nation and the intentions of all those on Capitol Hill. For more information – email karen.bronson@mail.house.gov
ANNOUNCING: Coffee Klatch Please join the Congressional Jewish Staff Association's Board for an in–person coffee klatch, an informal monthly gathering to meet new CJSA friends & talk about whatever is on your mind! Members of the CJSA Board will be in attendance to greet new members. Reach out to us at infocjsa@gmail.com with any questions. July 12, 2022, at 11 am in the Au Bon Pain Cannon Due to security constraints, only Hill staff and interns will be able to join us for this event.