Voice of Ukraine

From: Ira Kapitonova in Kyiv (Day 1218)

In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I cried for help.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.
Psalm 18:6

A few days ago, a friend sent a worship song to our group chat. She said she played that song on repeat to help her recover after the recent attacks. I love worship but rarely listen to worship music “on the go” because my mind is too preoccupied with other things. I played the song my friend sent that day, and then a few others. That was exactly what my heart needed.

After that, I remembered how special worship music was to me when I just came to Christ. I remember asking my friends in my church in America to record some of the songs we usually sang so that I could listen to them after returning to Ukraine. This morning, I dug through old CDs and found those records. The advantage of having a car that’s not too modern is that it still has a CD player, so I could enjoy my worship music today during a long ride with my son and my niece (and two cats)). I love that even though pouring out my heart before the Lord will not change my circumstances, it will always change my perspective and remind me about His sovereignty and love.