The world that we live in is such a volatile world.
Humanity does not seem to want to live in peace.
Another large-scale war has broken out again.
The whole world will be affected, but the biggest tragedy is that lives are lost and there are destructions.
We, the Church, cannot just look away or worry about how badly we will be affected.
That would be the sin of omission, as we need to look at the problems of the world as our problems.
With all this happening in this holy season of Lent, the direction and the mission is clear for us.
We need to have recourse to the greatest power that we have, and that is the power of prayer together with penance.
As the prophet Daniel prayed for his people, so must we pray for peace in the world.
As Jesus taught us in the gospel, let us not judge who is at fault and who started the war.
Let us pray that God will be compassionate on the world and on us.
May our prayers be poured out for the innocent and those who are suffering from the violence and the tragedy of the war.
Let us beg for God’s mercy on the world and on ourselves.