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Day 9 - March 17

Intention:

Pray that the post-abortive woman would be repentant, accept forgiveness, be healed and restored, and bring glory to God with her new life.

Scripture:

I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.

-- Psalm 32:5

Reflection:

Because abortion is legal in America, many have justified their choice. "If it's legal, it can't be wrong, right?" We now have an entire generation of men and women who have never known abortion to be illegal; a generation of people who have never been broken over their sin of abortion.

As a result, the consequences of unconfessed sin weigh on their souls, yet they have never connected the dots as to why their hearts are heavy. No wonder we have millions of women who are struggling with depression, addictions, eating disorders and more.

Post abortion syndrome is very real but recovery begins when the individual agrees with God as David confessed in Psalm 51:3-4, 14, "Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight - that You may be found just when You speak, and blameless when you Judge. Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation."

Brokenness is the key to accessing God's glorious mercy and healing. Christ came to heal the broken hearted and He is waiting with open arms to take the post-abortive woman on a glorious journey of healing and restoration if she will only run to Him.

God will not waste any sin we lay at His feet. Imagine millions of healed and restored post-abortive women like myself singing aloud of His righteousness and giving testimony of His love and forgiveness. What a day of rejoicing that will be!

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, you are our Healer. You have forgiven all my iniquities and removed my transgressions from me as far as the east is from the west. Guilt no longer has dominion in my life. Lord, we pray that post-abortive women across this nation will run to You to receive the gift of redemption and healing that comes from You only. In the name of our Savior we pray, amen.

Carmen Pate
Co-host, "Point of View" talk show

Today’s email from Shawn Carney:

Abortion thrives on despair.

The despair of women often leads them to believe that
abortion is their only solution. The despair of clinic
workers helps convince them they are doing a good thing
and trying to help women. Even the despair of the
Christian may lead to the hopelessness of believing
that abortion will never end.

Well, in 247 cities right now, your prayer presence
is crushing despair and bringing hope!

The constant theme of all the stories that I hear from
local 40 Days for Life teams is that we should never,
never, NEVER give up!

Even if the situation appears hopeless, God is always
listening.

GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS

A young woman got out of a car that had a Christian
fish pin on it ... determined to keep her abortion
appointment at the facility where the 40 Days for Life
vigil is taking place.

A counselor tried to talk to her, but she just offered
a crude gesture, hissed at the prayer volunteers and
walked in.

“We didn’t give up,” said Angela, the local 40 Days
for life coordinator. “We kept praying.”

An hour later, she came out to smoke a cigarette and
saw members of a Bound 4 Life youth group who were
praying at the vigil.

“What are they doing?” the young woman asked.

Angela answered, “They are praying for your baby.”
The young woman flipped her cigarette towards Angela
and went back inside.

Another hour passed — another hour of constant prayer,
particularly for this young women.

She then came out again and literally ran — weeping —
into the arms of the youth group members.

“Thank you for being here!” she cried.

“I didn’t do it!”

Then the full story came out. Her father was pressuring
her to abort — even though, she said, he claimed to be
a Christian. Her mother said she would not help raise
another baby as she already had a 3-year-old at home.

The young woman feared her father would put her and her
child out on the streets for not going through with the
abortion.

“We told her of our resources and how we could help her
to find shelter and get back on her feet,” Angela said.
“She hugged us again and thanked the group for being
there.”

To see a photo of the 40 Days for Life vigil in Granite
City, please go to:

http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=1678

HELENA, MONTANA

One of the Helena 40 Days for Life volunteers tells of
a young woman considering abortion. Fortunately, this
young woman’s co-worker realized there was an
opportunity to minister to her.

The co-worker invited her to the 40 Days for Life
kickoff — which she attended. At the kick-off event,
she picked up a card for a local clinic pregnancy
resource center and gave the people there a call.

“We’re told that she received an ultrasound and made
the decision to keep the baby,” said Ben in Helena.
“We will continue to check in on her and provide
assistance as needed.”

NORTH SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

Two people were praying at the 40 Days for Life vigil
when they were politely interrupted by a woman who
wanted to give them cookies — cookies that her daughter
was selling for her scout group.

“I know you probably think you can’t make a difference,
just standing on a street corner praying about abortion,”
she said, “but I’m here to tell you, you can!”

Ten years ago, the woman had an abortion scheduled.
But when she arrived, “two people just like you were
praying quietly on the street corner outside. Because
of them, I didn’t go through with it. Today I have a
beautiful daughter who’s alive because of those people
who chose to pray.”

What more can I say? Please keep praying!