“God Has Faith in Ukraine!” — Bishop Venedykt Aleksiychuk
“God’s faith in Ukraine is something truly phenomenal. Once you know that God believes in you, you begin to live by faith in God and work incredible miracles.” Bishop Venedykt Aleksiychuk, Bishop of St. Nicholas Eparchy of Chicago, shared his thoughts on how the war changed the world’s perception of Ukraine, what Ukrainians discovered about themselves and what the world, including the United States, discovered about us in an interview on Live TV.
According to Bishop Venedykt, no one was ready for this war, no one believed in Ukraine, but this is precisely the essence of God’s unique plan. “In the story of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, we observe that She did not wait for the Archangel, nor did She say that She was ready, that the time had come. But God knew Her better than She knew herself.” The bishop believes the same thing happened to Ukraine: no one expected that we would be able to resist the aggressor for so long, but God believed in the people.
“We often speak about faith in God… But there’s something else that matters to me—God believed in the Virgin Mary. And specifically in times of war, God believes in the Ukrainian people,” the bishop emphasized.
Bishop Venedykt Aleksiychuk remarked that the entire world, including America, did not believe that Ukraine would stand. “I will tell you more: even Ukraine did not believe that it could do this. This is something phenomenal,” he said.
The bishop stated that this faith in God strengthens Ukrainians to accomplish incredible things: “And once you realize that God believes in you, you begin to live by faith in Him and perform incredible miracles.”
At the same time, according to the bishop, the war has revealed to the world, including the United States, the depth and value of freedom, and the struggle of Ukrainians has become a reminder for Americans to protect and defend this value: “In this war, Ukraine reminded America of the significance of freedom, and why it is worth upholding,” emphasized Bishop Venedykt.
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