In his second inaugural address, President Lincoln offered this possible explanation for the loss of life in the Civil War:
” . . . until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid by another drawn with the sword . . .”
What price, then, might America pay for every life lost through abortion?
Ezekiel 36:26 (NIV)
I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.
Abortion advocates are more hard-hearted and vocal than ever, Lord. Change their hearts, O God, as only You can.
I watched the video: folks clapped and cheered as New York’s governor signed a law allowing abortion up to the time of birth. I thought, “There’s no fear of God here.”
Proverbs 9:10 (NIV)
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom.
No fear of God = no wisdom. ‘Nuff said.
I’m pro-life, anti-abortion. But I can understand why someone might choose an abortion.
This I don’t understand:
How a woman can see a pregnancy through 18, 24 or 30 weeks without choosing. How she can hear the heartbeat, see the ultrasound, feel the flutters and jabs of little arms and legs–and then decide, “good riddance.”
And this:
How folks can grandstand, celebrate and light up the night sky, declaring “this is a victory for women everywhere.”
I weep for America.
This week, the state of New York made abortion legal up to the time of birth.
I don’t often make a public stand on a political position, but I cannot let this one pass. Those people who celebrated this law have lost sight of an important truth:
The womb is created to be a safe shelter for the unborn.
Psalm 139:13
You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
The God who sees into the womb saw their cheers and applause. I know our Lord can forgive even this offense, should they have a change of heart.
Change their hearts, O God!
I admit it. I’m a woman of privilege:
Parents who loved God, each other and me.
A godly husband and gracious friends.
A safe home, warm bed and enough food.
Good teachers and great books.
I thank you, Lord, for my many, many blessings. I pray for my readers who lack these privileges, those who feel unloved and unsafe, cold and hungry, cut off and alone. Wrap them in the warmth of your love, the security of your protection, the nurture of your Word and the hope of your heaven.
Under slavery, there were laws against teaching people of color to read and write. Some urban schools are the 21st-century version, cutting students off from future success.
This is unacceptable. We Christians should raise our voices:
In many American cities, homicide is the #1 cause of death for young black men. If we care about unborn black babies, we must also care about at-risk young adults.
Lamentations 2:19 (NIV)
Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of the night begin; pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to him for the lives of your children.
Let’s lift our hands in unity for these lives.
“The means we use must be as pure as the ends we seek.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Think it through. What might Dr. King think of the means and ends of the African-American abortion rate?
