Saturday, January 31, 2009

 

A Holy Land


Please Everyone...

...Please pray for the various and diverse Peoples of Georgia and Russia.

Please pray God's Peace to fall as a gentle summer rain upon this land.

Please pray for Holy Church in both Georgia and Russia. For the Patriarchs, bishops, priest and monastics. For the protection of all churches and monastaries and the sanctuary that these holy buildings provide for all peoples during this conflict. Please pray that the courageous leadership of both Patriarchs will bring about a peace seen in the eyes of the world as truly The Hand of God at work...thus giving hope in this old world.

Please pray for all the civilians. For those killed. For those wounded both physically, spiritually and psychologically. For those left homeless and those who fled the fighting, on both sides.

Please pray for the military and militia personnel. That they may exercise mercy and target only military objectives. That they will exercise their skills for survival. For the wounded soldiers. For those killed in action. For the military leadership on both sides.

Please pray for political leadership of both nations. For wisdom, understanding, mercy and the need to end this fighting and to recognize those influences, be they on the outside or within that breathe of perpetual war and the furthing dividing of the Orthodox World.

Please pray that those on the "outside" of this conflict...inparticular...The West will have a true and clear understanding of this region and it's peoples...and this will result in correct policies that will benifit ALL peoples of this...

...A Holy Land.

posted by Gary 1:45 AM