Putin’s evil war and the decline of the West

We should call Putin’s invasion of Ukraine evil, because that is what it is. There is no acceptable justification for the murder of innocent citizens: children, women and men. Nor is there justification for sending the terrified sons of Russia’s mothers to die for the wicked cause of a wicked man.

When we pray like the author of Lamentations, in anger and outrage at the wickedness of humanity, we share the anger of God. Let’s not cease from doing so.

In this world we are promised trouble. We are promised that there will be wars and rumours of wars. Though it breaks our hearts and we almost explode with anger at this injustice, we know to expect such horrors.