As Russian troops continue to withdraw from around Kyiv, we hear more and more of the terrible atrocities inflicted on innocent civilians. The conflict in Ukraine is devastating.
I pray for peace for an end to the fighting, to the bombardment of Ukrainian cities, to the fear and terror. I pray for justice, for the freedom of the Ukrainian people. And I pray for those who are orchestrating this war to be brought to account. I pray, in time, for restoration, for the rebuilding of cities and of lives, for healing.
And while all this is going on in Ukraine, so much is going on also in Yemen, Eritrea, Syria, Myanmar, and so many other parts of the world.
How can it be right that, while so much conflict, distorted truths, prejudice and lies pervade our world, I can be here in Laos, enjoying peace and beauty? Why are we so privileged? To be able to enjoy and appreciate goodness? To exercise, to enjoy so much life, when so many cannot?
