# @breyeschow on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWXctRumWdB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/62213410-breyeschow-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-26T23:38:45.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bruce Reyes-Chow (@breyeschow) — https://gondola.cc/breyeschow

## Caption

For Palm and Passion Sunday in the Midst of War #LetUsPray*: A Weekly Centering Prayer for These Turbulent Times

After spending Holy Week in Jerusalem, Palm Sunday will never be the same.

Let us Pray —

Holy One, the world is filled with
beauty and brokenness
sorrow and celebration
and the holy and the horrific

As we tenderly hold the tensions of life
from the depths of our struggles
to the heights of our joy
remind us that you are here

And in a time of war
when humans are killing humans
when land is ravaged
and when hatred is multiplied
grant us the humility to know
all are worthy of Your love

For the nations of the world, we give thanks
for the beauty of their land
for the complexity of their people
and for the richness of their history

For the nations of the world, we lament
the ease with which we justify bloodshed
seeking of domination over one another
and stoking the fires of generational hatred

For the nations of the world, we hope
they will reexamine the futility of war
they will seek the global common good
and they will choose the way of peace

and

For those who hold power, we give thanks
for answering the call to public service
for their steadfastness in times of chaos and strife
and for the communities that share them with the world

For those who hold power, we lament
the gluttony that fuels oppression
the hubris that emboldens violence
and the cowardice that corrodes character

For those who hold power, we hope
they will have the courage to change directions
they will bless, feed, and clothe their enemies
and they will choose the way of peace

and

for glimpses of joy in between the bombings
for communities that bear one another's burdens
and for visions and dreams that are stronger than war

For those caught in the in-between, we lament
participating in acts of war and violence
allowing hate and judgment to infest our souls
and cherishing borders more than siblings on the other side

For those caught in the in-between, we hope
they encounter the holy more than the horrific
they live to love the many generations to come
and they soon know the day when peace has prevailed

For these things I pray. Amen.

Full post at www.reyes-chow.com

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bruce Reyes-Chow | @breyeschow | https://gondola.cc/breyeschow | Writer/Author |

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