From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 839)
For you are the glory of their strength;
by your favor our horn is exalted.
For our shield belongs to the Lord,
our king to the Holy One of Israel.
Psalm 89:17-18
Those who know me well are aware that I can start crying at the drop of a hat. And it doesn’t mean that something is wrong. I can be moved to tears by children singing or someone rejoicing in their victory. I can cry over the most trivial things because I know that life is fleeting and this moment will soon be gone forever.
That’s why a story seen online may be on my mind for a while, and I may weep for those people or for all the moments they cherished or missed. I saw such a story today. A pregnant wife of a fallen soldier did a gender reveal at his grave to share this moment with him. Oh, so many emotions rush through my heart as I try to hold back my tears.
We’re having a school celebration tomorrow — so many reasons to be grateful for this year! And I know I’ll be crying. I’ll rejoice over our children. I’ll mourn the hardships they had to face. I will be overwhelmed with God’s grace. I could hardly keep my tears during the rehearsal when I heard our kids worship God, so I knew I’d be crying tomorrow.
As I go to bed now, there are reports of strategic bombers taking off in Russia, which means a possible missile attack in about two or three hours. I’ve pulled out our rollaway mattress and set up our beanbags in our apartment hallway. I can’t help but think about our school celebration tomorrow if the night turns out loud.
Please, pray for Ukraine.
Voice of Ukraine 