Posted on 10/04/2009 10:47:35 AM PDT by Faith
May the King of the Universe, who entered this world as a helpless infant, give us the humility to be healed.
SCRIPTURE
My power is made perfect in weakness.
--2 Corinthians 12:9
REFLECTION by Kevin Burke, Rachel’s Vineyard
The great mystery of the Humility of God is very near and dear to the mission of those serving in pro life and in a special way, post abortion ministries across this nation.
For those wounded by their participation in abortion, the door to healing often feels like crossing an abyss of great fear: fear of judgment, fear of being torn apart by the pain, by self hatred and rage at those who hurt and abandoned you, and manipulated you in your time of temptation.
For men in particular, entering the unknown waters of emotional vulnerability, so necessary to healing calls for a different kind of courage that feels deceptively like weakness.
The door to healing is humility. It is born in the inability to no longer control the pain, to live with the consequences of that tragic decision to reject life. The hearts cries out, "I have committed a grave offense against my Creator and I am consumed by regret, grief and sorrow!"
During these forty days let us pray for all who have participated in abortion and with love call them to healing and reconciliation. With healing these women and men can become as John Paul II proclaimed in the Gospel of Life, "the most eloquent defenders of everyone's right to life."
Jesus proclaimed, "I am the Vine, you are the branches" (John 15:5). To bear the greatest fruit, the branches must be pruned. Each level of pruning of the vine requires a deeper level of humility so that we can abandon ourselves to His will.
This is not a lofty theological concept as much as it is an earthy experience of pulling weeds, tilling rocky soil, pruning and healing the vines. "If a man wishes to come after me, he must deny his very self, take up his cross, and begin to follow in my footsteps" (Matthew 16:24).
PRAYER
Lord, during these forty days, we ask that with each day of this sacred vigil, everything in us that separates us from your perfect will would be pruned from our hearts and souls.
In this blessed freedom may we experience a powerful anointing of your Holy Spirit. Filled with confidence and trust may we proclaim with the mother of Jesus, "Let it be done to me, according to your Word."
Holy God,
Help us to stand for Your powerful truth and to recognize that the babies that are being mercilessly killed are our own brothers and sisters in Christ-—fully human, fully created by You, our God. Let us remain silent no more. We cry out to You on their behalf, knowing that You are the God who hears the prayers of His children. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
We had a young couple approach us today at a NY 40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil. She just found out she was pregant and is afraid to tell her parents.
Her boyfriend now Dad wants to stand by her and his child.
Please pray for this young couple and their newly conceived child.
Check out 40DaysforLife.com
and find a location near you and PRAY with others to stop the killing!!!
“A nation that kills its children is a nation without hope.”
John Paul II
“The fruit of abortion is nuclear war.”—Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Thank you for your post!
Holy God,
Touch the hearts of this young couple and fill them with love for this unborn child. Guard them from the lies of the devil and help them to know that You are the Author and Giver of all life. Send ministering angels to help them through this time of trial and may they choose to protect and preserve this baby. Lord, as this happens a million times over each year, we pray for Your Spirit to light a holy passion for the unborn in this country. Transform us into a culture of life once again, that we may bring glory and honor unto You alone. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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