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For Ukraine…and Syria…and Egypt…and Africa…and Venezuela…<\/strong><\/p>\n

You pour Your holy oil into the stars, O Holy Spirit,<\/p>\n

and out of senseless conflagrations<\/p>\n

You make vigil lamps before the Glory of Heaven.<\/p>\n

Pour Yourself into my soul also,<\/strong><\/p>\n

and out of a passionate conflagration<\/p>\n

make a vigil lamp before the heavens.<\/p>\n

St. Nikolai Velimirovich, Prayers by the Lake<\/i><\/b>. 2nd Edition. Prayer XX<\/p>\n

(I don’t pretend to understand all the dynamics here, but on a 1993 visit, Kiev entered my heart…she has known such violence–in WWII, the slaughter of Jews, and many others at Babi Yar, and untold other wars and famine and injustice over the ages…..we can only pray–and offer their suffering as vigil lamps before the Glory of Heaven.)<\/p>\n

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For Ukraine…and Syria…and Egypt…and Africa…and Venezuela… You pour Your holy oil into the stars, O Holy Spirit, and out of senseless conflagrations You make vigil lamps before the Glory of Heaven. Pour Yourself into my soul also, and out of a passionate conflagration make a vigil lamp before the heavens. 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