We ought to pray for Russia
Like we did before
And pray for the Ukraine
Perhaps it needs it more
For problems are intractable
Just like a knotted rope
The longer it goes on
The less it seems does hope
Supplying tanks and aeroplanes
To bolster a defence
While Russia pours in soldiers
And further armaments
Can only further terror
Causing many more to die
And the effort for a ceasefire
We hardly even try
The Tower of Babel looms today
How God confused our tongues
And made us hard to understand
And hard to get along
Vaunted pride our wickedness
Reaching to the sky
When carrying the cross is called for
The way for you and I
Brian Fahy
17 February 2023
+ Putin in his own words tells us that the threat to Russia comes from three issues in Ukraine – its neutrality, its militarisation and its intention to be as a western democracy. These issues remind us that our poor relations with Russia since 1945 need to be addressed and improved.
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