Ukraine Prayer # 522

​Ira Kapitonova
How long, O Lord?
Will you forget me forever?
How long will you hide your face from me?
Psalm 13:1
 
"How long, o Lord?" These words were on my mind even before I opened today's psalm.
There were more attacks on Kharkiv. In fact, over the past 24 hours in Kharkiv, the air raid sirens sounded 10 times for a total of 10 hours. They bombed the city with blunt (free-falling, unguided) aerial bombs. That was the first attack on this city with this weapon, but the Russians mastered their skills with these bombs when they were destroying Mariupol two years ago. One person was killed, and 19 were wounded as the bombs hit a playground in residential quarters.
 
I read someone's question today, and it stayed with me, "Will there be a generation in Ukraine that wouldn't have to worry about fighting Russia or survival?" Oh, how I long for that day to come!

But I have trusted in your steadfast love;
my heart shall rejoice in your salvation.
Psalm 13:5
 
Can we pray toward that end, that there will be a generation that will not know war? In both Ukraine and Russia. Pray for Peace, a lasting peace.

Al Akimoff and the Slavic Ministries Team