Here is a prayer for the current situation in Ukraine. There is a PowerPoint, you can print the text below in a handout or simply teach the refrain and then lead without visible text. 

[NOTE: there was a typo on slide 3, this has now been fixed on the PowerPoint download]

Here is a great list of 5 Ukranian worship songs, which would be great to listen to as you are praying for the Ukrainian people. The words of this song by the late Andriy Hryfel are particularly poignant:

I long for you as a baby longs for mother,
As the dry land longs for the rain, I long for You.
I look at you when I am exhausted in the struggle,
I pray to You, because I believe my victory is in You,
I stand on the Word, this world will not overcome Your love
 

Some songs and hymns in English which would also fit around this difficult time:

King of Compassion by Sue Rinaldi

Lord Have Mercy by Joel Payne

O God Do Not Keep Silence by Christopher Idle

Hope for the World's Despair by Ally Barrett

Text of the prayer:

LEADER: The psalmist writes:
“I call on the Lord in my distress,

and he answers me.”
Lord, we call to you in our distress.
ALL: We trust you to answer us.

We lift up the people of Ukraine before you.
We call to you for mercy and peace.
Bring comfort to the bereaved, bring an end to violence.
Lord, we call to you in our distress.
ALL: We trust you to answer us.

We pray for the church in Ukraine and Russia,
give strength to use their hands for healing,
and courage to speak truth, justice and love.
Lord, we call to you in our distress.
ALL: We trust you to answer us.

We pray for world leaders,
guide their responses to this crisis,
may hope and grace triumph over fear and hate.
Lord, we call to you in our distress.
ALL: We trust you to answer us.

In a moment of silence,
we lift our fears, our sorrows and our hopes to you.

God of peace, God of love,
have mercy on our world,
have mercy on Ukraine.
Lord, we call to you in our distress.
ALL: We trust you to answer us. Amen.

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