A Candle And A Prayer

It is sad when we see people lose their lives, their homes in a fire…a tornado…or a hurricane…We feel helpless and we struggle with ways to help to ease their pain. As devastating as that is…nothing is more heartbreaking…more sorrowful…more tragic than…when the death and the destruction comes at the hands of their fellow man. Which is why, as we witness the people of Ukraine in the midst of their man-made nightmare….we gathered together last night in a park to light a candle and say a prayer. We came together…most of us strangers…different backgrounds, different beliefs…to offer our encouragement…to help Ukrainians find relief. We listened as Ukrainians spoke and sang…voices filled with hopeful apprehension and as we prayed for their safety to our different Gods…we felt unity…not dissension. You see it didn't matter what faiths were represented…what Gods we may have named. for the people of Ukraine…all the messages were the same. We prayed for Ukrainians safety…that this senseless killing cease…. And as we prayed for them we prayed for ourselves…for a world of liberty and peace. Everyone present lit a candle and we held them in the air proving, once again, love is universal…proving love needs to be shared. And when we finished praying…for an end to Ukraine's plight… we walked away in silence…taking different paths into the night… Hoping lighting candles and coming together as one human race to pray….. will somehow help to end a war…5000 miles away.