Slava Ukraine
I recently experienced something, that I have never experienced before!
I’m talking about the Ukraine Vigil, that was held on the front lawn of
St. George's church on Sunday, March 13, 2022.
As this small group of people stood there under a grey and lightly
snowing sky, as well as a damp evening, we listened to different
people offer prayers and many stories to help with the
reflection, thinking of the Ukraine people fleeing the bombing of
their country and their home.
As we received a candle and lit them, we stood and listened to a
piece of instrumental music called Slava Ukraine from
Marcus Paus, it was beautiful!
As that song was playing, I kept thinking about all the families
that have been displaced and walking along the road with just one
bag of belongings. We then heard the Ukraine national anthem,
I was getting all choked up!
As a Mom and having my girls there, I just kept on thinking of the
fathers that had to say goodbye to their wives and children and
had to join the front lines, and the women and children
traveling to a different country to start a new life, not knowing if
they’ll see their sons, brothers, and husbands ever again. Then, my mind went to all of the children that have been orphaned, I feel so distraught.
Since this war has started, I have heard and seen, so many
stories about families fleeing the country, as well hearing about
pregnant mothers giving birth in bomb shelters or even in an
underground subway station. It just blows my mind that this is happening right now. As people came up and offered prayers and spoke, I just wanted to go up and hug them, and say “ We’re here to help!”
But really! While my youngest was standing there with her candle all I
could think of was what questions she would have for me after the
vigil was over, and she had a pile of questions, such as “ Mom
how can I help the little children of Ukraine?”
As things were progressing, the vigil was moving and to me I felt
very moved emotionally about the whole program. With my family and friends there, I felt a sense of closeness yet somberness.
When President Volodymyr Zelensky has spoken about his
country he had said some powerful stuff and I want to leave you
with a quote from him.
“When you attack us, you will see our faces. Not our backs, but our
faces.“
Source: https://quotepark.com/authors/volodymyr-zelensky/
Slava Ukraine
