I went to the local abortion clinic to pray as part of the Spring 40 Days for Life event. I wanted to share with you a little about my experience today.
Today was my first time out during this campaign. As I turned onto Latrobe, my heart was immediately heavy. I look at my 4 year old daughter who was with me and was overwhelmed with thankfulness that I chose life for her. I had only known her "dad" two weeks when I became pregnant. I was already a single mother and knew all that was involved with having another child. However, because of the culture of life I was a part of, I KNEW abortion was not an option. Standing on that sidewalk today and watching as about every 10 minutes another woman showed up to end an innocent life, my heart was breaking. We may not always understand God's plans, but that is okay. We don't know why He chooses us to carry the precious life inside of us, yet He knows why. So many women abort because a baby doesn't fit into her plans, but God's plans are so much greater than anything we could ever imagine or dream.
As the "supporters" of these women gathered outside and began talking to each other I found it interesting how abortion either unites or divides us. These people from various walks of life were on the steps of the clinic conversing. Most likely it was about us praying for them and the women and babies inside. They don't want to hear us or talk to us because then they have to face what they already know to be truth. A life is at stake. A blessing is being turned away. A baby is dying.
I am still grieving over each life lost today. Even more I am grieving for the mother. Just because the baby dies, it doesn't make them any less of a mother. She is still a mom. She will always be a mom. She is just rejecting all the blessings God had planned for that little life and her own. I pray for the Holy Spirit to manifest in ways she never imagines around her. Even now I am praying for the women currently there. The one who is being convicted and really isn't sure of her decision. I pray she knows how much Christ loves her and He will NEVER leave her alone. Not even on an abortion table.
