A call to prayer for Ukraine
Bishop John calls on all in the Diocese of Worcester to pray for the people of Ukraine and for peace, and for the leaders of the west as they deliberate on how to respond to the terrible unprovoked aggression of Russia.
He has invited people to use the prayer by the Dean of Worcester, Peter Atkinson, for public worship and private intercession.
Bishop John says: “This is a tragic day: Europe is at war again. The unprovoked attack on a free democratic country by Russia is an abhorrence which threatens all of us in the free world. I ask you to pray most earnestly for an end to this aggression and for peace.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York in their joint statement
this morning have said: “The horrific and unprovoked attack on Ukraine is an act of great evil. Placing our trust in Jesus Christ, the author of peace, we pray for an urgent ceasefire and a withdrawal of Russian forces. We call for a public decision to choose the way of peace and an international conference to secure long term agreements for stability and lasting peace.”
"The Archbishops have since written to the churches and I commend their letter."
Bishop John calls on all in the Diocese of Worcester to pray for the people of Ukraine and for peace, and for the leaders of the west as they deliberate on how to respond to the terrible unprovoked aggression of Russia.
He has invited people to use the prayer by the Dean of Worcester, Peter Atkinson, for public worship and private intercession.
Bishop John says: “This is a tragic day: Europe is at war again. The unprovoked attack on a free democratic country by Russia is an abhorrence which threatens all of us in the free world. I ask you to pray most earnestly for an end to this aggression and for peace.
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York in their joint statement
this morning have said: “The horrific and unprovoked attack on Ukraine is an act of great evil. Placing our trust in Jesus Christ, the author of peace, we pray for an urgent ceasefire and a withdrawal of Russian forces. We call for a public decision to choose the way of peace and an international conference to secure long term agreements for stability and lasting peace.”
"The Archbishops have since written to the churches and I commend their letter."