A Prayer for Ukraine

We go to sleep tonight not knowing what those across the globe are facing. My heart aches and my only option is to cry out to God - yet I have no words of my own as they are tangled in all of my feelings.

O God, the refuge and strength of all,
You hold the people of Ukraine in the palm of your hand.
The name of each person there,
Is written on your heart.

In the darkness of invasion
And in the mire of political machinations,
Spread we pray, the light of hope and of justice
And of peace.
Encourage those who are frightened,
To find strength in you
And in those around them -
Near and far.

Help the worldwide family of nations
To respond in love
With outstretched hearts,
Open minds,
And with too, the wisdom needed
to effect a peace that lasts.

Save us we pray,
From not caring enough.
For your Son's sake.

Rev. Susan Brown, Church of Scotland

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