Prayer for Peace in Ukraine

Monday February 24

To mark the third anniversary of Russia's attack on Ukraine, the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) asked the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine to write a prayer. The CPCE write: "We hope that this prayer will help us to join in the lament and pleas of our brothers and sisters, whether in their words or, inspired by their thoughts, in our own."

Prayer on the Occasion of the Third Anniversary of the War in Ukraine

Our Father in Heaven!
Our eyes are turned towards You and we lift up our hearts before You.
O God, for over one thousand days we have been praying daily to You, imploring You, putting our hope in You.
For over three horrible years we have received horrible news of the death of our compatriots, we have heard the noise of explosions and the wailing of the sirens.
Lord, every day the number of orphans and widows increases. Every day there are more people who experience the pain of loss of loved ones.
Our God, we see no end to this calamity, only You hold us.
For over one thousand days, Lord, we have stood and believed.
We thank You, for Your Spirit nourishes us.
We believe in Your righteousness, we place hope in Your mercy, we experience Your love in the midst of ruin and death.
But God, our strength is at its end.
We tell You of our pains, Father, though You know them all before we even tell You.
The sons and daughters of our nation leave us, they are dying in the fields of battle and under fire in our cities and towns..
We remain, Lord, remain with us.
We thank You for all those that support us, we thank You for our brothers and sisters in Christ and for the goodwill from those of other lands. Bless them!
Breath into us faith for the victory of love and truth.
Come, Lord Jesus!
Amen

Prof. Dr Dmytro Tsolin, Pastor of the German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ukraine