It's Good Friday, the day Jesus died. Lots of people die every day around the world. It's important for us to pray for the dead, especially the poor souls in Purgatory. Some people die from disease, others from lack of food or drink, some die by drowning, still others from old age, and some people die just because someone else doesn't want them. This is murder, and it is very sad. There is a law protecting this, because we all know murder is very bad.
However, murder has become legal. Yes, murder of the precious baby inside a mother's body is legal. This is called abortion. And about 1.21 million babies are aborted per year. Why is this legal? I do not know. People do not see how this murder, but it is. Some may say a fetus is not a baby, but I say it is. It breathes, it has a heart beat, it eats, it lives. There is a human being inside a mother's womb. How can one say there isn't?
In the Constitution of the United States, "all men are created equal," and we have the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." We have the right to life. Everyone has the right to live. Why take away God's greatest gift (life) from one who has just received it?
These babies are too young to speak for themselves, so we need to speak for them. We need to show these mothers that what they carry is not a burden. It is a gift, and no one should be selfish enough to throw away a gift from God. So let us pray for an end to abortion on this Good Friday, when Jesus died for our sins.
This prayer for the aborted babies, I received from Catholic Online:
Heavenly Father,
Thou hast given us the gift of freedom
to love and to follow in Thy ways and commands.
Some parents choose to abuse this freedom
by destroying the gift of life
which Thou hast given to their offspring.
Please forgive those who destroy human life
by aborting their unborn babies.
Give these unborn children the opportunity
to enjoy Thee for all eternity,
if it according to Thy ordinance.
Assist me in being one in solidarity with Thy little ones
by taking to heart the words of Thy Son,
"whatever you did for one of these least brothers of Mine,
you did for Me." (Mt. 25:40)
Therefore, allow me today, Father,
to adopt spiritually an unborn child
and to offer my prayers, works,
joys and sufferings for that little one,
so that child will be able to be born and live
for Thy greater honor and glory.
We pray this in Jesus' name,
in union with the Holy Spirit one God forever and ever.
Amen.
Here is a song that I really love. The Afters are a Christian band who sing this song. This song, about how life is such a beautiful gift from God can be found in the movie October Baby:
No comments:
Post a Comment