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A Prayer for the Refugee Crisis in Ukraine

6 Mar 2022
As we pray for the continued strength of the people, mercy for the people and peace for their countries, we wanted to share a safe place to contribute to our efforts to help. The Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) comes to the aid of both Americans and our global neighbors. Please visit this page for ways you can contribute. Below is a beautiful prayer sent up and out from the PDA that we, at Stony Point Center, want to lift up as we continue to hold up our brothers and sisters facing the devastation of this war.

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PRAYER FOR UKRAINE

 

God of mercy, justice and peace:

Our spirits are heavy with sorrow, our souls shocked

At the sudden and breathtaking violence,

the invasion of Ukraine by their neighbor, Russia.

 

We pray for lives caught in the grip of war,

who hear the bombs in the night,

the ominous movement of troops on the road into town

the whistle of incoming shells,

for a cry from a desperate neighbor or a shout of warning.

For those who huddle in subways and basements

or flee for the borders, clutching their children’s hands

We pray for families separated from fathers, brothers and sons

who must remain to fight and protect their homeland.

 

We pray for neighbors in Eastern and Central Europe

As their hearts and doors open to these refugees

That strained resources will become an abundance of hope

That fears and struggles with racism will yield to a generosity of profound welcome

That communities of faith within Ukraine will be protected from harm and sustained in their efforts to feed and shelter their neighbors.

That peacemakers and protesters in Russia will be heard and their lives preserved.

 

May we undergird our prayers with tangible resources to help.

May we reach deeply, give generously, and welcome extravagantly.

May we lift our voices in a strong and unified advocacy.

May we all, even as we breathe in lament, breathe out mercy, hope and peace.

And in this Lenten season, when we walk the way toward death and resurrection, repent our complicity in cultures of violence and renew our efforts toward justice and peace.

 

–The Rev. Dr. Laurie Kraus, Director, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance

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