Today was the March for Life in Washington D.C. and thousands congregated in our nation\u2019s capital to show their support for the unborn among us and their mothers.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t just Washington which saw these huge crowds, although you wouldn\u2019t know it from the news coverage, thousands of marchers showed up in communities all over the country to speak out for the voiceless.<\/p>\n
I love their passion and admire their dedication.\u00a0 Every year I hope to be able to join them, and while it hasn\u2019t happened yet, I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll get there someday.\u00a0 In the meantime, I\u2019ve found my own gentle protest, my own uprising against a culture which is trending against the value of children.\u00a0 Where our country is hardening itself against the beauty of Life, I\u2019ve made myself a quiet spokesperson.\u00a0 Being a parent is difficult even in socially acceptable circumstances.\u00a0 It can become defeating when it seems as if your beloved child is unwanted by the world.\u00a0 So those of us who value the lives of these children should say so. \u00a0 <\/p>\n
Will you join me?<\/p>\n
Will you smile at the mom in the grocery store, who is herself on the verge of tears, as her two year old melts down and she wants to hide in shame?\u00a0 Will you look her in the eye and reassure her that this is temporary and that while this moment is bad that it does get easier?\u00a0 Will you reach out to her and be the kind voice she so badly needs to hear?\u00a0 Will you tell her that her screaming monster is beautiful?\u00a0 Will you see past the noise and see their humanity?<\/p>\n
Will you smile at the mother at the park whose child bears the unmistakeable signs of birth defects or genetic abnormalities?\u00a0 Will you look at her baby, the one others avert their eyes to avoid seeing?\u00a0 Will you see past what others see as ugliness and see the beautiful eyes that reflect his mother\u2019s love?\u00a0 Will you comment on the beauty of his spirit and the lovely joyous lilt of his laugh?\u00a0 Will you talk to her and listen\u2026really listen to this woman whose choice to carry her baby has made her an outcast among most of the people she meets?<\/p>\n
Will you smile at the mom whose family seems too large?\u00a0 Will you see in her 12th baby the same beauty that you would have seen in her first?\u00a0 Will you be kind in your words and greet them in the library check out line instead of impatiently sighing as each child must run her own books across the scanner?\u00a0 Will you offer to hold the baby as she fumbles for her keys?\u00a0 When they walk past you in a restaurant and tables must be moved to seat them all, will you compliment her on how lucky she is to be surround by all that love?\u00a0 Will you see them for the family they are instead of the spectacle they easily become?<\/p>\n
Will you smile at the mother whose child has been lost?\u00a0 Will you remember to speak his name and not be afraid to bring him up?\u00a0 Will you look at those heartbreaking photos from the day that he was born and see not the dead child she delivered but the living love she lost?\u00a0 Will you remark on his sweet face and the beauty of his hands?\u00a0 Will you allow her to still be his mother even though he\u2019s lost to her?\u00a0 Will you be the one who sees the mother when just the woman is standing there?<\/p>\n
Will you smile at the woman whose womb is empty still?\u00a0 Will you be gentle in your joy as her own heart breaks in two?\u00a0 Will you ignore the tears she tries to hide and yet hand her the tissue box?\u00a0 Will you let her talk about it for as long as the ache is there?\u00a0 Will you be the person who listens to her pain?\u00a0 Will you wrap your arms around her and love her when it\u2019s hard?\u00a0 Will you be the smile she needed to get her through this day and not be offended if she just can\u2019t look at you?<\/p>\n
Will you be the person you want to be in the back of your own mind?\u00a0 Will you be the kind and calm voice the word just aches to hear?\u00a0 It\u2019s funny how the mean and cruel words are flung at us without a care, but the kind words are held close as though their cost were very dear.\u00a0 So take the time to smile\u00a0 at all <\/i>the people you run into today.\u00a0 It\u2019s the very smallest thing, and yet it can change so much in the life of someone who needs to see it.\u00a0 This is what we are marching for, the beauty we say we protect.\u00a0 If all life is valuable, then we should behave as if it were true.\u00a0 Will you join my little campaign?\u00a0 Will you smile at them?<\/p>\n
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