Praying for Ukraine

24 Feb 2022 • From Bishop Richard Jackson

As the awful reality of violent conflict returns to central Europe, Bishop Richard urges us to pray for the people of Ukraine, for a rapid end to hostilities, and a lasting peace.  In prayer, 'we trust that God is still at work in the world and that somehow our prayer our cooperates with that in effecting changes in circumstances.'

'So let us pray, bring peace and justice, protect the weak, restrain the men of violence, let diplomacy succeed, and lives be protected, and may this conflict lead in the end to greater understanding and true peace...'.

A full transcript of this week's video is available here. For other transcripts, visit the Bishop of Hereford's Message section of the diocesan website.