DAY 6: 48 and counting…
Want to hear some great news this Monday morning?
Thus far, local 40 Days for Life coordinators have reported 48 babies saved from abortion! And reports are still coming in. It’s awesome!
Karen in Oklahoma City tells of a young woman who approached sidewalk counselors outside the clinic. “They could tell she was conflicted and open to their words,” she said.
This young woman was the victim of sexual assault. “She was afraid of carrying a child she did not really want,” said Karen, “but she was also afraid that she might fall in love with her baby if she chose life.”
After the counselors described the free resources available, she asked if she could choose an adoptive family for her baby. The answer was a resounding yes. “The counselors hugged her and thanked her for choosing life for her unborn child,” Karen said. “She left smiling and happy. Praise God!”
Michele in Colorado Springs reports a car drove up to the clinic and two young women got out — a woman scheduled for an abortion and her friend. The friend called out to the people praying outside the clinic, “I’m with you! Pray for her!” And of course they did just that. The two women went inside the clinic, then came back out and talked. They went back in again, and came back out and talked again.
This time, someone shared a scripture verse with them — Isaiah 49:15: “Can a mother forget her infant, be without tenderness for the child of her womb? Even should she forget, I will never forget you.” After reading this together, the two young women went home. The baby was saved!
Carol in Toms River, New Jersey was praying with a small group outside the clinic when a young couple walked out, quietly talking to one another. “She was crying,” Carol noticed. “He hugged her and then she began to walk down the steps with a smile on her face and tears in her eyes.”
The young woman looked at the vigil volunteers and said, “I could not do it. I just could not do it.” Still, she was afraid of her mother’s reaction, because it was her mother who was pushing the abortion. She also had concerns that her boyfriend might not be able to finish college. “But she took the first step in conquering those fears,” Carol said, “and God will bless her.”
Carol added, “There is much to be said when you realize that our prayers really make a difference. There is much to be said when you know in your heart you are part of God’s plan. If you have not yet gotten involved in 40 Days for Life, I cannot tell you the blessings you will experience and the wonderful people you will meet — all for the glory of God.”
Here’s today’s devotional from Rev. Paul Stallsworth, President of Lifewatch (United Methodist Church)…
DAY 6 INTENTION:
That knowing the shortness of life, all may value it more deeply.
SCRIPTURE:
Remember your Creator before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher shattered at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the well. Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
– Ecclesiastes 12:6-7
REFLECTION by Rev. Paul Stallsworth, Lifewatch:
God is giver of all life. Short lived or long lived, human lives are lived out in this world. The metaphors for death are many. But their meaning is clear and singular: all will die. Even so, death is not the absolute end. It is not the end of the story. For as certainly as God gave life, at death the life or spirit that God gave returns to God.
By God, we are created. For God, we live our given days. To God, we return at the end of our earthly days. And with God, we live through eternity. Clearly, all along the way, this gracious, loving God is with us. No human life is random or alone. No human life was created without purpose. Not one human life is without destiny.
All human lives, acknowledged or not, are related to God — from beginning, to end, throughout eternity. Therefore, in this world, all human lives are to be respected and protected, for their lives are signs of God’s sovereignty.
PRAYER:
O God, we too often try to live in ways that ignore our coming death. We forget that our days are numbered by You, that at the end of our days your judgment awaits, that You are the Lord of our destiny.
Help us to repent daily, and then to live each day in joyful obedience. Lead us to live in the light and promise of eternity. Prepare us to live fully and sacrificially. Prepare us to die faithfully and hopefully, so that we might live forever with You. Through Jesus Christ, who has gone before us, we trust and hope and love and pray, Amen.
Today’s 40 Days for Life devotional can also be downloaded at:
http://40daysforlife.com/docs/fall2008day06print.pdf
If YOU have experienced blessings as a result of your 40 Days for Life involvement this fall, please take a moment to post them as a reply at the bottom of today’s blog posting.
Yours for Life,
David Bereit
National Campaign Director
40 Days for Life
September 29th, 2008 at 2:55 am
I am in Austin, Texas where I don’t see there was an organized movement so I decided to pick up my Prolife sign and go to the closest abortion facility in Austin last Wednesday where I spent my lunch hour praying. I easily convinced a friend to go with me and we will continue to give that hour to Christ he yearned for in the garden so many years ago prior to his death. It is good to be there with Him for this hour and we pray his body is not once again crucified in the unborn at the facility where we stand and pray.
The first day presented one man who drove in and sat a while and drove out without getting out of the car. He had Rosary beads on his rear view mirror and my friend and I were praying the Rosary so we trust our blessed Mother touched his heart during this time in some way. The second day I was there when a woman drove up in her car with a small child in the back. I have heard women with children choose abortion and I was moved to tears for her. My wimpy soft pink sign said “Mom, Let Me Live” and I stood there for what seemed to be half an hour and then she drove out. I suppose an abortion was ended because it wasn’t too long after that the police showed up to inform me I was “blocking the street” by standing on the curb so asked that I move across the street where I discovered a better view from the facility. The next day that spot was blocked by a car, I am sure arranged by the staff, and we had to move to a new spot the following day which allowed even more visibility by the women who were already there. God never ceases to use the opportunities presented to us when we are there.
I have been called to this ministry because I was one of the blessed ones who went to an abortion clinic 3 times and didn’t get an abortion but I know that if I saw one of God’s warriors out there praying, I would have only gone once and then gone home with my child.
On a long drive home one day, I told my 16 year old daughter about why I was prolife, besides the obvious reasons she always heard, because I personally experienced the pressures and lies and how she almost didn’t live because of the deceipt of the world. She paused a long time and as we drove into the drive way of our home, she softly was crying and she said, “Thank you, mom, for not killing me.” There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t thank God for sparing her life despite myself, and I pray for the healing of all the women and men who did not make the choice for life.
We are God’s light to the dark world so they don’t have to believe the lies of abortion. We do make a difference because we know the power of our Lord although we will never know exactly how God used us to touch a life. I have no doubt we will meet the children we saved through the mercy of God in heaven on that last day of the judgement. Be the light to all those women and men who will see your light and choose life. Pray and sacrifice for all to see that life is precious from conception to natural death. Thanks be to God!
September 29th, 2008 at 3:43 am
Phoenix, Az – the first day of 40 days two regular sidewalk counselors and our whole family were there and watched two young women- one obviously pregnant as the one spoke on the phone with a counselor who spoke spanish. My husband also handed her one of our “gift bags,” which include a fetal model, the precious feet pin, a cutaway diagram of the abortion procedure and some images of aborted babies. And of course information on the local crisis pregnancy centers. After a few moments, they decided to leave the clinic and went away waving as they left. Then another success! Again, the very next day my pastors’ wife was at the clinic alone praying and with some “gift bags” to hand out to the women. Two women and a man came together, took a bag, went in the clinic. Ten minutes later, they came out and left! Praise God. I am amazed. Though I should expect this from our good and powerful God, it is still awesome to see.
September 29th, 2008 at 7:00 am
Thank you so much for allowing me this opportunity to be involved in 40days for life even if i’m from the philippines and have to use my brothers’ zip code in new jersey to be able to log in.
As i’m a thyroid patient wayback, fasting from food is just not advised so i fasted instead on my daily chocolate bite for the heart since day 1 and put very little salt on my food which i limited to boiled fish and a little rice and say my prayers and meditation first thing in the morning for the little babes.
God is so good, in helping save lives, we are also saved! thank and praise God, i know and i trust with this worldwide (thru the internet) effort, abortion will finally end in america and througout the world!
September 29th, 2008 at 7:03 am
I’m glad I finally got enough nerve and inertia to pray at the Abortion Clinic. It’s been a really meaningful experience to me. I feel that our prayers are making a difference. It’s really been a blessing.
September 29th, 2008 at 7:30 am
Archangels: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael pray for us this 26th week in Jesus; Ordinary Time…
Sat. morn after going to 9am Mass on Sept 27, 2008 I was committed with our local 40 days for life leaders to pray and keep vigil at a corner lot on Martin Luther King Blvd & Beech St. where the Portland, OR Land Commission wants to sell the lot to Planned Parenthood for a large abortuary to be built there with the necessary city-county permits too readily given in spite of neighborhood opposition. A Muslim Community Center is next to the lot. One 40 days… leader let me know that some college students would be there with me; but they never came; so I was there for a couple hours when an older woman, like myself, got off the bus stop on that corner because she, Irene, saw I was alone. She had a pro life – pro pregnancy sign on her shirt. She was from California and said she has been actively pro life for 40 years not just 40 days. She gave her support until her bus came so she continued onto her home. It was good meeting her and praying briefly together. Pray no more abortuaries will be built.
Gratefull for all who are serving the culture of life for the greater honor and glory of God – Father, Son and Holy GHost and to help our neighbors as self. Prayerfully, Mary Ann Wolfe,ocds
September 29th, 2008 at 7:59 am
I will forever be grateful for the opportunity to participate in 40 Days for Life. Through this campaign God has brought healing into my life from a wound that has festered and infected every part of my life for over 37 years.
The tragedy of abortion is too great a burden for any women to face alone. Standing with others has given me the strength and boldness I needed to seek help and healing. There is strength in numbers. I believe that is why God admonishes us not to forsake the assembly of believers. We need each other.
The unborn and their mothers need us to stand with them to help save the lives of future generations.
I pray God will give each of us a clear vision of what each of us can do to accomplish His mission. Every life is precious and every baby is a miracle!
Thank you David and leaders and workers of 40 Days for Life.
I am a life that has been changed because of you!
September 29th, 2008 at 8:16 am
We live in Antigonish,Nova Scotia, Canada. Martien is Grand Knight of St. Ninian’s Council #1105 Knights of Columbus. We are pro-life chaircouple. Although not an official town participating in the 40Days For Life, we are participating in our parish. Monday through Thursday we are praying the rosary before the evening Mass, with pro-life intentions and prayers of the faithful at Mass. Fridays is Eucharistic Adoration. Knights and CWL members will lead in the rosary. Our parish priests have endorsed 40 Days For Life to the congregation via homily, bulletin notices and articles in our local newspaper. We will also participate as individuals in the closest vigil, outside the abortion performing hospital in Halifax. People fave been encouraged to fast and do acts of charity. Thank all of you. May the Lord heal our land from this culture of death through the opening of our hearts to the Lord.
September 29th, 2008 at 8:38 am
Sacramento, CA is on its Third 40 Days for Life campaign and this time we have blossomed to five sites. One of my favorite memories from these early days is a family of six young children along with their mom Ann and their dad Steve who come out to the sidewalk to pray with us. On Saturday, I noticed that Ann is visibly pregnant with her seventh child. What an inspiration this young family has been to all of us!
The abortion clinic we are praying at does abortion through 24 weeks of pregnancy and has been in operation since 1976! From what I am told, we have had our first confirmed save on the second day of the vigil when a 16 year old mother- to- be changed her mind. Praise God!
Today, we look forward to a visit from David Bereit, the national director when he joins us at Leatherby’s ice cream parlor in Sacramento. David will pray with us at this “Choice Medical Clinic” on Butano Drive in Sacramento off Watt Avenue. On this feast of the Archangels, let us pray that Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael will do mighty works in our midst!
September 29th, 2008 at 9:09 am
I participated in only an hour of vigil in Los Angeles last Thursday. It was so special to join complete strangers and pray the rosary together. We were from very different backgrounds and walks of life but had a beautiful understanding of what we had in common. Our faith and our deep desire to help those in the clinic. I did see a scared woman with a man coming in and out of the clinic. He took some literature he was handed and I believe he saw our rosaries and felt some connection. He would make eye contact and smile in a way that he was trying to show us he respected us. I don’t know what ultimately happened with them but I thought it was promising that they kept coming out of the building and talking together.
September 29th, 2008 at 10:59 am
I had occassion to speak to a group unrelated to 40 Days for Life or church. I told them about the license plate my car wears. I am in the life insurance business so it says “Life4U” I told the audience it has a second meaning also, that life is precious–all life from conception to natural death. One young man seemed offended. I walked away feeling joyful because at least that young man is thinking, and will be convisted each time he sees my license. Perhaps others also. It reminds me through this campaign we are also planting or watering seeds planted long ago which germinate in the hearts of all those we touch, even when they react against the message.
September 29th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Dear friends: I am so blessed that I can participate in 40 Days for Life last Fall and this year too, here in Madison, WI. and sent amount of this testimonies of babys saved translating this into Spanish, to different countries asking for prayers to end the abortion not in the United States only, to end those all over around the world. Praise God.
Also today is a special feast of the Arcangels, Gabriel, Raphael and Michel requesting them help us in this battle, today is the biggest day, to do this.
Ask them their help and you will see their big help.
Thanks and God bless all of you,
Lucia Vergara
Madison, WI.
September 29th, 2008 at 11:26 am
My daughter Dawn and I were outside the Hillcrest abortion facility in Harrisburg, PA. On one side of the street is the beautiful Susquehanna River flowing peacefully, joggers, mothers with babies in strollers, and across that street is death.
Our pastor Rev. Peggy gave us the lines from the 23rd Psalm. Yea, though I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of death I will fear no evil for thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
Yesteday we prayed for the Angel of Life to stand in the driveway so the women could see the truth about abortion. We prayed for the funding to dry up for the clinic. We prayed for the telephones not to work so no appointments could be made. We prayed for the Holy Spirit to convict all of the doctors and staff to quit their jobs. Anything we could think of that was peaceful, loving, non violent, anything that would prevent the clinic from operating. Again, we never went on their property, we prayed for love, peace, and hope and for everyone’s salvation.
One hour into the vigil we were drained, and we could feel a wall, no other way to explain it, a wall was in front of the clinic. We called 3 prayer warriors we knew. One was in San Francisco , boarding a plane, but she started praying, one was in our home town of Dillsburg, and a pastor from Richmond, Indiana. WOW…. he started praying, we put him on speaker phone, and his prayer began. He said, “O Lord, thank you for letting my mother choose life in 1973.” We were blown away. Just blown away. His prayer helped us to stay another hour, he went out on his porch and began praying. He said he didn’t want his children frightened because he was going to pray boldly. HE DID. He then said I have to go girls, I have to kiss my babies.
He also prayed “Lord, let one, no two, no five women and babies be saved at this clinic this week. ” We claimed that number. And we did’nt ask for a sign from God, but we started praying for those 5 women to cancel there appointments, we prayed for them to get help from a crisis pregnancy center. AND when we ended, my daughter Dawn looked heavenward and saw FIVE ducks flying up and up. Well, some think I am crazy for believing this, but I do. Five babies, women and children will be saved.
We put our hands over the driveway, toward the building, etc. We had one person honk, another carload of young men, well they yelled something but we were standing there for Jesus.
I would rather be thought crazy for Jesus, than do nothing.
I just want to encourage others to keep praying. It’s hard, but call people to pray with you when you start feeling tired. We sang hymns, putting in words like, “Open the eyes of their heart Lord, Let them see Jesus.
So we are sold out and crazy for the Lord.
September 29th, 2008 at 11:30 am
I am so blessed to hear how God is using this ministry. While I have not been as faithful praying as I should I believe even as I am expressing this to you that God is receiving this as a prayer. Only He knows our thoughts and intentions. May God use you to save even more lives
September 29th, 2008 at 11:39 am
My 13 yr old daughter and I went and prayed yesterday. It was the first time we have ever done anything with 40 Days for Life although I have always been pro-life. Because the parking lot for the shopping center that Planned Parenthood shares is considered private property, we were not able to see anyone going in or out of the door of the facility. (Of course PP is in the very back of the shopping center.) We did pray on public property at the parking lot entrance though and were in a very visible spot near a busy road.
We live in a very mixed community and although all those praying were either Catholic or Protestant, it was amazing the support we received from everyone, especially the Orthodox Jewish community driving past in their cars. They tooted and waved and held “thumbs up” and we quietly smiled and thanked our Father for sending such encouragement to us as the rain fell heavily on our small group praying.
September 29th, 2008 at 11:51 am
Each baby that is saved brings tears to my eyes of thankfulness to the Lord!
My sis had an abortion and still lives with the understanding of what she did although she knows she is forgiven.
Each baby saved is two lives saved and protected!
Thank you so much and God bless you all!!
September 29th, 2008 at 11:52 am
I have been praying every day for the Lord to put an end to the only clinic in Mississippi. What are the laws about how near you can get to the clenic and pray? Please let me know. Homer Lee Howie
September 29th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
We saw a couple look back at us as they were talking to each other for about 15 minutes and felt they were debating whether to abort or not. She finally went in and he left and saw our sign that said Jesus Heals and Forgives and had a small smile and felt that he felt Jesus talking to him. She came out shortly talking to someone on her cell phone and went back in. So praying she was not able to go through with the abortion. Only God knows and He will show us some day if not in heaven. Thank You Lord for you David and your family and He protects you with angels and gives you strength for the 40 Days for Life.
God bless,
Joan
September 29th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
My family coming to visit me has been a real blessing. Also, I am losing weight for the focus away from food and the focus on fasting.
I am truly blessed reading all the positive emails from David. I open his mail first, and it brightens my day and gives me incentive to carry on in prayer and fasting for the innocent for our wonderful country.
My self-pity is gone when I hear about all the people who are giving time and self for this great cause.
Thank you. May God really bless all of you.
September 29th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Here in Lafayette Louisiana we do not have Clinics thank God but I have spent my day’s in prayer and offering! I have 4 adoped children and one beautiful grandchild. Even as a Mother and Grandmother our prayers are powerful. The other day as I was running errands and running out of gas, I went to pull up to a coffee shop to replenish my energy, I stopped and said “NO, I offer this small petty cup of coffee for life My Lord!” and in my heart I heard. Our Lord understands when we fail to follow through with our intentions because in our human weakness He is all Understanding and All Forgivness and All LOVE. But when we really do offer up even the smallest of our desires He is so please He can not help but send the Graces! You have saved a baby from the fate of death!” I was so taken back that by this simple denial of my desires I could have saved a little life! All things are possible with God! So those living in places where they have no place to stand out and stand up for life, Pray for those who do! Be their prayer warrior and Offer, Offer, Offer. As a Mother and Grandmother our offerings are like music to our Good Fathers ears! May God Bless all and know that My 40 Days are being spent in Prayer!
September 29th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
In the middle of the beginning and ending of life on earth, we have teens, tweens, people at a crossroads in their lives…some are hurting after a divorce or after a death of a loved one…they consider taking their lives. SUICIDE. Here in Nebraska, an enterprising reporter discovered that there has been a suicide “cluster” of teens, tweens, going on. That one of those was the murderer at Van Maur at the Westroads Mall. Now they are forming a commission to look into the situation … to find the solutions. ONE SOLUTION IS RESPECT FOR LIFE. I believe simply that because we were given life, we deserve to be here no matter how beautiful, smart, successful, or “rich” we are. We do not need to muster up or justify our existence. We need to love and be loved unconditionally.
September 29th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
I had been blessed just by reading the positive news from David Bereit, but now I am even more blessed as I begin to read the devotionals, also. I have only recently begun attending a different church, so I was a bit hesitant, as a new attender, to bring the 40 Days for Life movement to their attention, but I did yesterday. I had hoped to speak to one of the pastors, but since the Sr. pastor was on vacation & the pastor who gave the sermon had given an altar call & was attending to the person who came forward, I gave a poster and a list of uncovered shifts at our local site to a lay person at the information desk. She informed me that she would make sure the Sr. Pastor got it when he returns this week. Meanwhile, I know that the church I’ve left is also involved in covering shifts outside the facility here.
I know I am starting late, but I am beginning today to truly focus & be consistently in prayer about this issue, & I am hoping to be able to show up myself this coming Saturday at our local site. I haven’t heard any specific feedback from our local leader as to how things are going, but I hope to get some specific feedback soon.
Keep up all the great work, you prayer warriors!
September 29th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
Thank you for establishing this ministry that we can join as the Body of Christ. May He honor our efforts and close the abortion clinics speedily. Next week, I plan to travel to another city to stand outside a Planned Parenthood clinic with friends. Until then, and after that, I will be praying and fasting for LIFE.
September 29th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
I have been involved with 40 Days the first time this year in Pensacola, Florida. I have been involved with pro-life for some 15 years at my Knights of Columbus council. Yesterday on Sunday I had prison ministry at our local prison that I have been involved in for the last 3-4 years now. After I had the communion service I asked all the prisoners to pray for 40 Day for Life and the end to abortion. During our discusion time one inmate asked me what the churches stand on abortion was. I told him that the church believes that abortion is an extrinsic evil. He told me that when he was not in prison he had a girl friend of 35 years of age that became pregnant. She was Budist and decided she was going to have a abortion and he tried to talk her out of it. He also offered to raise the child. She went ahead with the abortion. He asked me if he was going to be punished by God for what he did. I explained to him that if he tried to talk her out of the abortion that he is free of responsibility of her decision. Being in prison he was surprised to hear someone tell him he was free from something. The reason I share this is that we are also here to help the mothers and fathers with the decision of abortion. Hopefully he can now heal from that shame and if it happens to him again maybe he can stop the taking of a life. Saving souls and lives are what we should be about.
September 29th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
(oops–I wrote this into the wrong day this morning.
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During the ‘07 40 Days For Life campaign, we in RI prayed frequently to obtain ‘baby space’ on a billboard down the road from Planned Parenthood. On the second day of this fall 40 Days For Life, as we were praying the Rosary, I looked up, and BEHOLD, there was the answer to our prayer! A most beautiful baby, huge, with the caption, ‘7 months before I was born, I had fingerprints’! Alleluia! Praise God!! We don’t know who funded the sign, but we are sooooooooo thankful!
I am pleased to say that our first 4 days on Point Street were well-attended. It was uplifting to have people who were scheduled for one day come back day after day, and/or spend 5 hours on the sidewalk when they had pledged one! How good is our God!!! How faithful His servants!! A special thanks goes out to Eleanor and the Knights of Columbus (St Cecilia’s council) for all the ’swimming’ they did on the sidewalk last week! What a great sign they were to others! Who would endure such conditions unless they were devoted to the Heart of Jesus, and concerned for His little ones?
Additionally, the blessings of drivers have increased, the insults (by which we are also blessed) continue, and Planned Parenthood has been making frivolous complaints about us to the police continually! It all works for the good of the faithful, and will support, in the end, our prayers for the lives of the unborn, an end to abortion, and healing from the deep wounds suffered due to abortion. Blessed be God!
Thank you David, and everyone on the national team!!! We hold you in our hearts on the sidewalk and off, and offer your petitions to the Lord!
September 29th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
More blessings than I can count. As long as you are For Life, Christ will always be there to help.
September 29th, 2008 at 4:53 pm
Another BABY SAVED!!!. On Saturday Sept 27, I went back to Planned Parenthood , and faced all the escorts and the one bigshot and said, hey guys i got to witness in jail last Wednesday to 6 women about Gods love and mercy. Planned Parentgood called the police on me and i was arrested for throwing holy water on the property, which i have done for 7 years with no problems but an escort said i threw it on him which was an absolute lie,– anyway, i was praying and counseling again 3 days later, like it was Easter, and God allowed the grace to me to see a woman come out of the abortion clinic in St.Paul and ask me for diapers, i said are you pregnant? she said yes i am ., I said, great, and i walked her just two buildings away to the Highland lifecare center, where she said she saw her ultrsound and changed he mind her baby is 7 weeks old! She and i will keep in touch and she said i could see her baby when its born in July! God is soo good!!!-joellyn soler, St.Paul,Mn
September 29th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
My involvement has been attending an opening payer meeting with a group of believers who are crynig out to God to save unborn babies and stop abortions. I wear the baby blue wrist band to remind me to pray and give an answer to those who ask. Most inquiries were polite but silent in support. I tried to fast – for now just skipping breakfast. So far, this has been a sobering experience for me. I don’t want to inaffectid by immorality in this world and I want to purify my life for God. I am so thankful that I could join in the effort wiith other believers. I have had a desire to support this cause in the past but had restraints that, for now, are temporariliy removed. Keep up you work in this vital area – defending the unborn children and being the salt of God
’s righteousness in this lost world.
September 29th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
I’m so grateful to God for all of his Wonderful works! Our God is Mighty to Save. I just wanted to share a poem I wrote after reading some of these blogs. I hope you like it. May Gods Grace and Mercy surrond each of you daily.
Standing outside ~ the wind begins to blow,
how many babies lives are being ended now,
Noone knows.
If our vigil saves even one,
our God will get the glory, his Will, will be done.
I look into the faces of the young women walking up
to the clinic doors,
already grief has gripped them, their hearts are full
of remorse.
If when they look in my direction ~
they see God’s saving Grace,
I will stand in hope and faith that they save their baby
and leave this place.
Some come and stand for moments next to their car ~
not sure if they can go inside ~or how they got this far.
They know that the little life inside them
is growing stronger with each passing day,
they know that is why we are here,
to lift them up as we pray.
Some go inside and quickly come back out….
they have tears rolling down thier faces,
but all of Heaven Shouts..
“ANOTHER ONE HAS BEEN SAVED”, the Angels say,
all because God’s faithful servants
took the time to pray.
We will continue to pray for these young ladies,
the choices they make,
and the little lives that are spared,
all because God’s people say to them…….
GOD LOVES YOU AND HE CARES.
Yours in Christ, Jodie Smith
September 29th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
Since learning about 40 days for life I had procrastinated getting involved and even asking God how he wanted me to get involved. It was still a struggle in my life after 30+ years. Yet now that it has begun, by the prayers of people I have had the courage to commit to 1 day to be at the vigil. Having never completed a course on recovering from abortion I still struggle with committments and would rather stay annonymous. But each day that i show up and pray and sing outside the planned parenthood brings me closer to the God who forgives and heals me.
Thank you all for praying for people like me. For those in the same spot and those who have participated in abortions in one way or another may the words of these songs encourage you to believe and act on it. “You knew me before I took my first breath, and you know the day that I will breathe the last. Your the Alpha, Omega, beginning and end, forever to you i’ll sing.” and “You are great, You do miracles you’re great, and ther’s no one else like You, there is no one else like You.”
September 29th, 2008 at 11:01 pm
Ever notice how interesting things seem to happen during every 40 Days campaign? Today Operation Rescue posted a story with a video about yet another woman injured at his death camp in Wichita. I encourage everyone to check it out as it is a clear case of horrific patient abuse and maybe even an illegal abortion. May this mark the end of his reign of terror on our woman and children!
September 29th, 2008 at 11:06 pm
the beauty of 40 days for life is the dedication the prayer and the unity of each person involved for one cause and that is to do Gods will. How can you describe what it is like to know without a shadow of a doubt that you are doing exactly what God wants of us. I wish we could make abortions stop this moment and there would never be another Holy innocent child taken or another mother who would have to live with the pain of her choice. God says “My people perish for lack of knowlege”
It is up to us to bring what we know to others through our voices, through prayer and fasting, through the love we have for our Jesus who gave his life for us. Can we do any less, is time so precious to us that we cannot give him some of it to pray, to fast, to stand up for our belief that all life is precious? The blessings recieved outway the sacrifice … If you are not involved get involved you cant immagine the grace that is given to you when you do…
September 29th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
At a little before three on Friday afternoon, another woman and I were praying outside of a local (Dallas) abortion center. A pickup truck slowed to a stop behind us and the two people inside looked at the picture of the Divine Mercy by the telephone pole. There was a man driving and a very young woman in the passenger seat. She looked upset and scared. The pickup truck pulled into a parking lot across the street, stopped there awhile, then backed up and disappeared down a side street.
I think a life may have been saved. I’d also like to ask for prayers for the girl in the pickup truck as well as the man who was driving.
September 30th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
The Lord has blessed me since the 40 days began with a new children’s pro-life story called “It’s the Right Time”. The story teaches children that God is the giver of every baby. He gives a mommy and daddy a baby at just the right time. Even though sometimes it’s doesn’t seem the right time for the mommy and daddy, God knows best. I write my stories on Power Point and am circulating them through e-mail friends.
Love, Barbara Vaske
October 1st, 2008 at 8:37 am
David:
I stood outside a Plan Parenhood Abortion facility yesterday with several othe r people. Many of the people were wearing signs such as: “Plan Parenhood kills 200,000 babies a year”,” LIFE” , Vote Your Conscious” and other signs which I totally agree with. As I was standing there and watching girls drive past us into Plan Parenhood I was wondering what they felt looking at these signs. I was wondering if these signs didn’t either anger them, or make them feel guilty. My feeling though is that these signs are good for a general demonstration along main roads as I am participating on Sunday in Long Island, New York but a situation like yesterday in Hempstead, New York where we are trying to get women to maybe think if what the are doing is the right thing that the signs make us unapproachable. For the situations of demonstration outside of abortion clinics maybe signs like: Pregnancy Help– Free Testing—We can help you both— Baby Assistance–. These type of signs might make the women come up to us and feeling we are there to help.
Thanks:
Larry DiBlasi
October 1st, 2008 at 6:16 pm
I had a long journey regarding faith during my young days, which included an abortion and quite a lot of stuff with the left. But I plugged it out. It always seemed God was the hunter and I found him just about everywhere without really knowing what was expected of me or how to go about it. When I was in difficulty or challenged by people and conflicts, I usually found myself making pronouncements to myself on things I knew about God or a little Scripture, and then some big conflicts came and I fell into it so that I became what I hoped for, a convert who believes in prophecy, justice, responsibility, love and a social structure that supports the oppressed, the weak and the disabled. I converted to Roman Catholicism after some contact with Dorothy Day, the Blessed Sacrament and St. Francis in NYC and now I am on Disability but I am a little involved in advocating against abortion locally. I read a lot, that was 35 yrs. ago and I never, ever, forget it!
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:49 am
Just yesterday, I got to share with my birthmother the wonderful news of 40 Days for Life, as we celebrated her 86th Birthday. She was a single mother who raised a baby (the result of assault) and later when I came along, sent me to loving parents through adoption.
True feminists have something FEMININE to promote — Motherhood!!!