Small, Yet Prodigal
Russian President Putin has led an assault on Ukraine for nearly a month; sacrificing Russian soldiers in an attempt to satisfy his own greed. Ukrainian men and women are putting up a strong defense and NATO countries are united in their effort to support Ukraine without engaging in anything that could be perceived as a direct attack against Russia. NATO countries are trying to avoid a wide scale war while protecting the European Union. The news media floods our screens with images of people fleeing Ukraine. Images of Poland and other nearby countries taking in refugees are part of the daily news reports. The United States will receive 100,000 refugees. One of my seminary classmates, Markus, was born in Germany, came to the US as a Fulbright scholar, attended seminary with me to become an Episcopal priest, and has served parishes in Chicago, British Columbia, and now Scotland. Recently Markus accepted an invitation to help resettle some people fleeing from Ukraine. He flew fro