俄罗斯东正教牧首和英国圣公会大主教皆呼吁恢复和平 为乌克兰祷告

乌克兰冲突事件引起全世界的广泛关注，多位基督教界著名人士为此发声。最近，俄罗斯东正教牧首和英国圣公会大主教分别公开呼吁为乌克兰祷告、祈求和平。

莫斯科及俄罗斯牧首基里尔表达了对身处悲剧之中的人的同情，呼吁为恢复和平而祷告，请求各方势力避免平民伤亡，并请大家为难民和无家可归的人提供帮助。

英国圣公会斯蒂芬·科特雷尔大主教和贾斯汀·韦尔比大主教则公开发表代祷信，祈求和平、放下武器，祈求神安慰身处恐惧的人民，并为处于危险的孩子们祈祷得到保护。

以下是俄罗斯东正教牧首和英国圣公会大主教的公开信中英全文：

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow andAll Russia issued an address to the hierarchs, clergy, monastics, and allfaithful of the Russian Orthodox Church
莫斯科及全俄罗斯基里尔牧首向俄罗斯东正教的教主、神职人员、修道士和所有俄罗斯东正教信徒发表讲话
Your Beatitude! Your Eminences and Graces!Dear fathers, brothers, and sisters!
诸位主教！亲爱的神父、弟兄姐妹们！愿主祝福你们！
I take the suffering of people caused bythe events taking place with deep and heartfelt pain.
我对此次事件给人们带来的痛苦深表心痛！
As the Patriarch of All Russia and theprimate of a Church whose flock is located in Russia, Ukraine, and othercountries, I deeply empathize with everyone affected by this tragedy.
作为全俄罗斯的牧首、以及信徒分布在俄罗斯、乌克兰以及其他国家教会的大主教，我对所有收到这场悲剧所影响的人们深表同情。
I call on all parties to the conflict to doeverything possible to avoid civilian casualties.
我呼吁各方冲突势力尽一切可能避免平民伤亡。
I appeal to the bishops, pastors,monastics, and laity to provide all possible assistance to all victims,including refugees and people left homeless and without means of livelihood.
我呼吁主教、牧师、修道士、平信徒向所有受害者提供一切所能提供的援助，其中也包括难民和无家可归、没有谋生手段的人。
The Russian and Ukrainian peoples have acommon centuries-old history dating back to the Baptism of Rus’ by Prince St.Vladimir the Equal-to-the-Apostles. I believe that this God-given affinity willhelp overcome the divisions and disagreements that have arisen that have led tothe current conflict.
俄罗斯和乌克兰人民共同拥有着百年的历史，并可追溯到与使徒平等的圣弗拉基米尔王子对罗斯的洗礼。
I call on the entire fullness of the RussianOrthodox Church to offer a special, fervent prayer for the speedy restorationof peace.
我呼吁俄罗斯全体东正教成员为迅速恢复和平献上特别的、热切的祷告。
May the All-merciful Lord, through theintercession of our Most Pure Lady the Theotokos and all the saints, preservethe Russian, Ukrainian, and other peoples who are spiritually united by ourChurch!
愿慈悲的主，通过我们最纯洁的圣母和所有圣徒的代祷，保护我们在俄罗斯、乌克兰和其他各国的教会信徒！
+KIRILL
PATRIARCH OF MOSCOW AND ALL RUSSIA
莫斯科及全俄罗斯牧首基里尔

A Prayer for Ukraine
为乌克兰祈祷
God of peace and justice, we pray for thepeople of Ukraine today.
和平与正义的神，我们今天为乌克兰人民祈祷。
We pray for peace and the laying down ofweapons.
我们祈求和平、放下武器。
We pray for all those who fear fortomorrow, that your Spirit of comfort would draw near to them.
我们祈求你安慰的灵靠近所有为明天恐惧的人。
We pray for those with power over war orpeace, for wisdom, discernment and compassion to guide their decisions.
我们祈求智慧、洞察力和慈悲来指导那些有权控制战争或和平的人。
Above all, we pray for all your preciouschildren, at risk and in fear, that you would hold and protect them.
最重要的是，我们为所有处于危险和恐惧中的宝贵的孩子们祷告，希望您能扶持、保护他们。
We pray in the name of Jesus, the Prince ofPeace.
Amen.
奉和平之君耶稣的名祷告。阿们。
Archbishop Justin Welby
Archbishop Stephen Cottrell
贾斯汀·韦尔比大主教
斯蒂芬·科特雷尔大主教