As we look at the news of war in Ukraine, our hearts are so heavy for all those that are affected, directly or indirectly, because of the daily changing circumstances. And as the consequences ripple around the world many people are feeling hopeless and lost. We weep with those who weep and mourn with those who mourn. However, we also remember that, no matter how people turn God’s world into a battleground, the Lord himself is Sovereign. We may not understand his ways, but he is still Lord of all.
This week an Inspire band committed to reading the Psalms of Accent (Psalms 120-134) taking time to read, reflect and pray as an act of faith. When you look at these Psalms from a place of feeling hopeless, they take a lot of courage to read and affirm.
Psalm 121 begins:
“I lift up my eyes to the mountains – where does my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”
Sometimes it is even hard to lift up our eyes, but that is what our spiritual family is for. In the band that began this commitment, they pray for one another and communicate by Signal messenger almost daily to help each other to keep turning their eyes to the Lord, even when the news in our world drags them down.
We would love to tell you more about how Inspire fellowship bands help us to keep our eyes on the Lord, our help and refuge. Contact us.
If you are struggling or feel at loss for words, we would be happy pray for you and with you. Contact our prayer team.
And if you would like to explore some other tools for prayer, and practical ways to help, here are some useful links:
- Inspire is a member of the Evangelical Alliance UK. They have prepared a helpful article that includes suggested organisations for making donations: Click here to read on the EA website: ‘Responding to the Invasion of Ukraine with Prayer and Action’
- One Mission Society has many missionaries in the Ukraine. Some of them are also Inspire Missioners. Click here to go to the OMS website: ‘Serving Refugees in Crisis’
- The Inspire Prayer Group continues to share updates on the Signal messenger group. We also gathered for an online zoom meeting to pray. Click here to see the prayer guide that we used.
