On Ukrainian autocephaly

There are a number of emails being sent to me, news stories being posted by all manner of biased and neutral sources, and mass speculation in abundance about what His All-Holiness, Patriarch Bartholomew is going to do about Ukrainian autocephaly. It ranges from just saying platitudes about the Ukrainian people followed by complete inaction to announcing a tomos tomorrow which will cause an immediate schism in the Church. While all these predictions make for interesting reading, they also have real-world, political impact. So I'm not going to post every tin foil, unsubstantiated story for your sanity and mine. Instead, I'll pray this with some regularity:

At all times and in every hour, you are worshiped and glorified in heaven and on earth, Christ our God. Long in patience, great in mercy and compassion, you love the righteous and show mercy to sinners. You call all to salvation through the prom­ise of good things to come. Lord, receive our prayers at the present time. Direct our lives according to your commandments. Sanctify our souls. Purify our bodies. Set our minds aright. Cleanse our thoughts and deliver us from all sorrow, evil, and distress. Surround us with your holy an­gels that, guarded and guided by their host, we may arrive at the unity of the faith and the understanding of your ineffable glory. For you are blessed to the ages of ages. Amen.