Greetings Prayer Warriors,
60,000,000. That’s sixty million in case you are
having trouble with all those zeros. A large number by any count. What could there be 60 million of? Stars in the sky? Grains of
sand? The population of Romania? What it represents though is
heartbreaking; 60 million unwanted children were killed in the womb since the
legalization of abortion in the US.
There was a time, when children were considered the ultimate
gift from God, for people realized exactly who the Author of Life was. They would fall to their knees and thank the Lord for such a blessing. Little
could they have imagined that there would come a time when such a gift was
rejected and killed off.
I have set before you life and
death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your
descendants may live! Deuteronomy 30:19
Where did society derail?
Let’s look at marriage. The conjugal act was designed to be
unitive and procreative, within the security of a marriage between a man and a
woman. Man was to be the protector and provider of his wife and his
children. But with the advent of birth control, sex was thought to be
without consequence and began to move outside of marriage with more regularity.
Women could now be objectified with men bearing no responsibility. Women’s “freedom” often led to unexpected pregnancies. With more women
now working outside the home, pregnancies were viewed as either an
inconvenience or, without a secure union, the thought of single parenthood was
overwhelming. “Freedom” now felt like “imprisonment". Thus, the “get out
of jail free” card was to terminate the life of the baby.
Since today is the national Day of Prayer for the Legal
Protection of the Unborn, let us lift up our voices in prayer.
Lord, we have sinned
against you, both for what we have done and what we have failed to do. First we ask your blessing on marriages. Help those entering marriage,
those in marriages, and those who don’t see the need for marriage to understand
the wisdom of marriage. Help each partner be all-in. May we not
shrink from its sacrificial nature, but learn that it is giving we receive.
Secondly, we ask for the courage, strength, gentleness, and faith to speak up
for the unborn. Too often we have fallen silent. Help us to protect your
greatest gift-life itself. Be merciful Lord to all those who have had
abortions, for often they were sought out of despair. Bring emotional
healing to post-abortive women and men.
The favors of the Lord are not exhausted, his mercies are
not spent; they are renewed each morning, so great is his faithfulness.
Lamentations 3:22-23
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
The greater the sin, the greater is God’s mercy! Pass it on!
