Dear Father in Heaven, God of history: On this evocative Sunday I pray to you. I confess I am a sinner, full of transgressions, some I knew and repented of, some I am still struggling with, and some I don’t even know …

It is almost as obnoxious as the shrieks of pigs being slaughtered in hidden rooms in the Temple. Such prayers give God goose bumps! Prayers for Ukraine suddenly became in vogue. “Pray for Ukraine!” …