Ukraine
Here are some ideas of how we at St Mary’s can pray for Ukraine.
These requests have come from contacts there:
- Please pray for the war to end
- Pray for protection for the people, towns and villages of Ukraine
- Pray for those who have been displaced
- Pray for Christians on the front line both inside and outside Ukraine, and especially for believers in the occupied regions, many of whom are on hit lists
- Pray for the people turning to Christ in this extreme situation and those who lead them
- Pray for human justice and give thanks that we can be assured of divine justice
- Pray for and give thanks for the common grace and witness of Christians across boundaries and barriers
- Pray for those standing firm under oppression
- Pray for patience, godliness and love for others to be shown by Christians who are exhausted and stressed
- Pray for the international students, many from Africa and Asia, who have been trapped by the fighting and are experiencing racism and problems at the borders; pray for the teams helping them
- Pray for pastors in Russia who are standing firm at great personal risk
Some other ideas:
- For refugees to find shelter and safety and host nations to welcome them
- For those who have suffered trauma to find helpful listening ears, and to turn to Jesus in their pain
- For many families who are separated and fear for their loved ones
- For wisdom for political leaders, that they may desire peace and work towards it