A Prayer for Peace in Ukraine: Господи помилуй Lord have Mercy

Lament & Hope · Mar 12, 2022 · 3m

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Voice and Words: Jon Swales

Piano Alice Brencher

A Prayer for Peace in Ukraine-

Господи помилуй Lord have mercy (Draft)

Father of Creation,

God of Peace,

The world has changed,

And so have our hearts,

As we face disappointment,

disorientation and distress

Not knowing what will happen next.

Lord have mercy,

Christ have mercy.

Putin and the Masters of War

Have opened the door to the beasts of war,

And it may overwhelm us.

Who is like the beast?

Who can fight against it?

Yet our grief, anxiety and fear

is nothing compared to that faced

by ordinary people living in Ukraine.

So we…