This morning, though it is a crisp 22 degrees outside, I joined a friend and her three little ones outside of our State’s largest abortion clinic. Together, we prayed the Rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy to intercede for those mothers, babies, doctors, and nurses who all are impacted by abortion.
Why were we there? We are participating in 40 Days for Life, the nationwide call to prayer and fasting for 40 days outside of our local abortion clinics. To date, according to reports from around the country, 268 children have been saved. Prayer can break through even the darkest moment of despair and move hearts towards the good.
It has been a long time since I have been outside an abortion clinic and I am glad that it is prayer that brought me there today. Protests are one thing, but prayer? Prayer is what we desperately need!
I always hate standing outside these death clinics because I feel like we (we being society) have seriously screwed up. How is it that a mom feels her only choice is to kill her child? How did we all get to this point where a doctor chooses to kill his patient?
40 Days ends November 2nd. I encourage those who have not participated to do so. One, it is easy to put life and death issues out of our mind until we stand and watch women being dropped off by their husbands/boyfriends for a meeting with death. And two, prayer can never hurt. Ever. In most cities, it is a 24 hour vigil so if you cannot make it during the day time, no worries. Go after work. Only have 30 minutes? Go! Only can do weekends? Do it!
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