Lord God,
Four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, we pray for the people of Ukraine who have suffered so terribly.
We bring before you each person affected, for you know their suffering better than ourselves. We pray for those on the frontlines, for families torn apart, for the widows and for the orphans. We pray for those displaced from their homes, whether living in Ukraine or exiled in other countries.
We are thankful for the strength that your faithful followers have found in you, their witness to hope in the face of such adversity, and for the Ukrainian churches that have served their communities sacrificially with love.
Grant your grace to us. Help us, sinful human beings that we are, so that we learn to forgive one another and love, recalling Christ’s love for us.
We relentlessly pray for peace in the hope that you have placed before us. We pray for the efforts of leaders who seek to negotiate a just and lasting peace. May all in Ukraine and Russia be encouraged to hope for a better future.
In your precious name, we pray.
Amen
A prayer for Ukraine, from the Joint Public Issues Team (Baptist, Methodist and United Reformed Church)