One man wielded the self-proclaimed power of a czar and claimed Ukraine as his vassal. Its resistance he condemned to a slow and inhuman death—restricted in movement and tormented in the throes of death. And he attempted to drive a sword through its heart, the nation’s capital. Within three days he anticipated Ukraine permanently entombed under his military boot.

But no man can kill the human spirit. Ukraine has risen from its death sentence. The heart of its people beats louder than ever. Ukraine will outlive its tormentor. Generations of Ukrainians will celebrate its rebirth as a great nation. And the people of the world will have witnessed the power of the good to vanquish evil. In some measure, Ukraine will have restored the hope that the brokenness of humanity is reversible. Ukrainians will have risen from their war-shattered towns and cities to provide a future for their posterity—namely, the inheritance of a great people. And, in that heritage is yet hope for us all.

“Night shall be no more . . . for the Lord God will shed light upon them; and they shall reign forever and ever.” (Apocalypse 22:5)

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