Prayer for the Ukraine

Watching the news one cannot helped to be moved by the reality of what is happening in Ukraine.  So many people have reached out to help in whatever way they can.  One of the ways everyone can reach out is in prayer.  When I was looking for a prayer for the Ukraine I came across this prayer for peace from Toronto.  May we continue to pray for peace and safety for all.

God of infinite mercy and goodness, with grateful hearts we pray to you today for Peace. You offer us your peace continually (Jn.14:27) and constantly remind us that peacemakers are blessed, “for they shall be called children of God” (Mt.5:9). May your voice resound in the hearts of all, as you call us to follow the path of reconciliation and peace, and to be merciful as you are merciful.

We pray to you for the people of Ukraine who are experiencing conflicts and deaths. Bless the leaders with wisdom, vision and perseverance needed to build together a world of justice and solidarity, and to break down walls of hostility and division.

 

To you we entrust all families and pray that they may never yield to discouragement and despair, but become heralds of new hope to one another in this challenging time.

 

May you continue to inspire all of us to oneness of heart and mind, to work generously for the common good, to respect the dignity of every person and the fundamental rights which have their origin in the image and likeness of God impressed upon every human being.

 

Grant eternal rest to the dead and quick recovery to the wounded, we pray through Christ our Lord, Amen!