NIGHT PRAYER: Monday 3/21

You know me, Lord: I'm a easy mark 

    for even a hint of spring in the air 

and you've been giving us plenty of hints

    that winter's on the wane and fair days

    are just around the corner...

But as often happens these days

    my heart turns towards Ukraine

and I think about the seasons there,

    and when their spring might come

    and what difference it might make...

With just a few clicks on my keyboard

    I compared the latitude and longitude

        of Mariupol and Boston:

                 Boston:

                    42.3601° N, 71.0589° W

                 Mariupol: 

                    47.0971° N, 37.5434° E   

 

Just 5º north of us, it won't be long 'til

    warm and sunny days will come 

with hints of hope and peace - springtime -

    for the people of Ukraine...

 

Let spring be more than just a tease, Lord:

    change the seasons for your people!

Bring an end to winter's tragic, mortal tale

    and let seeds of peace begin to bud,

then to blossom,  in the hearts, the lives,

    the nation and the land your people love...

Help us know, Lord 

    - show and teach us -

what we might do to hasten spring's sweet coming

    and the victory of your justice in our world...

 

Protect us, Lord while we're awake

and watch over us while we sleep

that awake, we might keep watch with you

and asleep, rest in your peace...

Amen. 

 

National Anthem of Ukraine 

 

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You are not dead, Ukraine - see, your glory's born again,
And the skies, O brothers, upon us smile once more!
As in Springtime melts the snow, so shall melt away the foe,
And we shall be masters in our own home.
Soul and body, yes, our all, offer we at freedom's call
We, whose forebears, and ourselves, proud Cossacks are!

Onward, to the battle, to gain freedom - time to rise!

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