VJ Day

Today is VJ Day, the day World War 2 officially ended when Japan surrendered 80 years ago.

It is a bitter sweet day. Yes, peace came, but at horrendous cost to so many lives. As in all wars, the greatest cost was born by children.

I have struggled to find a suitable prayer to use in this post. The end of the war brought joy to some as families were reunited after long separation. For others the remembrance of suffering, loss and death was too great to bear.

Perhaps the best thing to do is to light a candle for peace and pray that each of us may become lights in a dark world.