Posted on 10/09/2009 12:47:00 PM PDT by Faith
May all understand more deeply that the pro-life message is rooted in the two basic truths of life:
There is a God; He isn't me
SCRIPTURE
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.
-- Genesis 2:7
REFLECTION by Fr. Frank Pavone, Priests for Life
From the beginning of the Bible until the end, the theme is echoed that God alone has dominion over human life. He made it; shared it; died to save it; will raise it up forever.
The act of creation described in Genesis 2:7, and earlier in Genesis 1:26-27, is a sovereign act. God did not have to do it, and would have been happy forever without us.
Yet without our asking for it or earning it, God brought us out of nothingness and into life, and sustains our existence at every moment. And He does so in Christ. "For by Him all things were created...in Him all things exist" (Colossians 1:16-17).
"You are not your own," Paul declares in 1 Corinthians 6. God alone owns us. While He entrusts us to the care of one another, He does not allow any human being to own another.
A Southern California abortionist, James McMahon, once explained how he justified killing children after 20 weeks gestation by partial-birth abortion. He did not deny that this was a child, but rather asked, "Who owns the child? It's got to be the mother."
The struggle over abortion is really a struggle over the dominion of God. The Christian individual, and the Christian Church, cannot sit idly by when others declare that God is not God.
PRAYER
Lord, we are yours. Thank you for breathing into us the breath of life. Thank you for claiming us as your own. May our words and actions in defense of human life proclaim to all the world that you alone are Lord of life and death, Lord of our freedom and of our choices. We pray in Jesus' Name. Amen.
Heavenly Father,
How we all want to be loved and appreciated! We all want to feel welcomed and cared for no matter who we are or where we are. May we show Your love, appreciation, caring, and blessing toward each precious unborn child. May each baby be welcomed into this life with love and with the nurturing that each deserves and needs. We pray that there would be rejoicing and thanksgiving for every new life that You have created. In the Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Amen.
Father you made us out of sheer joy: hoping and knowing that we would be grateful for your gift of Life.
And yet we have turned from You, and made war on your gift in the womb - out of arrogance and self-love.
Help us to remember what we are, and how wonderful and fearful are your works.
+ We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, Amen +
I’m not pro-life. I’m pro- killing people who hurt children.
Amen to your beautiful prayer. God bless you!
Respect for life is an integral part of receiving God’s blessing. Your beautiful picture tells it all.
Yes, indeed. Thank you for this thread and post.
'Help us, O God of our Salvation,
For the Glory of Thy Name,
And Deliver us,
And be Merciful unto our Sins,
For Thy Name's Sake.'
~Ps.79:9
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Obama Says A Baby Is A Punishment
Obama: “If they make a mistake, I don’t want them punished with a baby.”
From my email, in case anyone missed it:
“In a direct attack on 40 Days for Life and the rights of local pro-life sidewalk counselors, the Chicago City Council on Wednesday passed a new ordinance intended to cripple 40 Days for Life and silence pro- life free speech within a 50 foot “Bubble Zone” around abortion facilities.
The new city ordinance will not only block sidewalk counseling and pro-life signs within 50 feet of all entrances to an abortion facility, it would also prevent any pro-lifer from being within eight feet of an abortion customer without getting that person’s permission. Anyone found in violation could be fined up to $500.
The law is such a clear violation of First Amendment Constitutional rights that even the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) — no friend of the pro-life movement — sided with local pro-life interests in opposing aspects of the ordinance.
According to observers at the council meetings, a Planned Parenthood representative testified that pro- life vigils make it difficult for women to reach their “services,” while a representative from a local late-term abortion facility (that has seen business detrimentally affected by 40 Days for Life) directly mentioned the 40 Days for Life prayer vigil as reason to pass the ordinance.
While this is a setback for the Chicago 40 Days for Life, I want to emphasize that this is NOT merely a Chicago issue. Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry are working aggressively to implement Bubble Zone laws like this across the country.
That’s the bad news. But here’s the good news:
** WE CAN STILL DEFEAT THIS BUBBLE ZONE **
Before this bad law goes into effect, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has to approve it. We have a narrow window of time to convince the mayor to VETO the Bubble Zone ordinance.
PLEASE call Mayor Daley’s office immediately at 312- 744-3300 to say: “Mayor Daley, please don’t restrict freedom of speech in Chicago. VETO the Bubble Zone ordinance!”
So many calls have already been flooding into the mayor’s office that they’ve set up an automated system for the public to speak out on the Bubble Zone. If you get the automated system, here are the steps to follow:
1.) CALL Mayor Daley’s office at 312-744-3300
2.) PRESS 1 to submit your opinion on the Bubble Zone ordinance
3.) Then PRESS 2 to vote NO on the Bubble Zone
To send the mayor a fax instead: 312-744-8045
If we don’t push back hard against this clearly unconstitutional law, Planned Parenthood and the rest of the abortion industry will feel empowered to trample on the rights of pro-life free speech all across the country.
Please act now — while there’s still time!
For Life,
David Bereit
National Director
40 Days for Life
P.S.- Remember, the unconstitutional Bubble Zone is not YET the law in Chicago. Mayor Daley has to sign it first. Call his office right now at 312-744-3300 and tell him to protect free speech in Chicago and veto the Bubble Zone!”
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