Monday 7 November 2011

Record number attend all night vigil!



Around 100 people turned out for a prayer vigil for human life outside an abortion clinic as part of the 40 days for lifecampaign on Friday 4th November. Father Paschal Ryan, Episcopal Vicar for Westminster Diocese represented Bishop Alan Hopes during the candle lit vigil. The campaign has drawn the support of a number of Church leaders who have helped to inaugurate a new springtime for pro-life work in London. The attendees read an examination of conscience, prayed the Rosary, Stations of the Cross and a litany for life. The vigil continued all night and continued throughout the next day as part of the record breaking London campaign.

During the 40 days for life campaign in London this year, over 8 women who were scheduled for an abortion chose life for their babies, more than 1,000 people took part in the prayer vigil over a 40 day period and even biased media outlets promoted a positive pro-life message. A number of women were introduced to healing post abortion ministries and over 10 Church communities were welcoming in promoting a positive and upbeat pro-life message to their congregation. The campaign includes encouraging Christians to pray and fast for an end to abortion and conducting community outreach by taking a positive and upbeat pro-life message to the community.

The 40 days for life campaign was run this Autumn in 301 cities worldwide. 16 abortion clinics have gone out of business, 53 abortion workers have quit their jobs as a result of 40 days for life campaigns, more than 4,000 children have been spared from abortion and over 400,000 people have participated in campaigns making it the largest grassroots pro-life organization in the world.

The closing party for the campaign is on Friday 11th November, St Augustine’s Social Club, 55 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith at 730pm. All are welcome.

DAY 41+: Go onto the streets to proclaim a culture of life!

40 days for life London
Autumn 2011
Greetings!

ENORMOUS thanks for all your amazing prayers and support!

Across all the 301 cities conducting a 40 days for life campaign, over 465 lives saved, including at least 8 here in London. Our vigil has truly been a place where death has been transformed into life OVER and OVER and OVER again! 

Closing party 11th November: details here and here. Angela Coates from Forsaken in Taunton to speak and will be a great celebration! Please do come. We have a BIG announcement to make!

Our next campaign starts in Lent 2012 on the 22nd February. Maybe God is calling YOU to start a campaign in your local community! We will have several events before the next campaign starts, including an art exhibition- details to follow.

Here are 10 ways in which you can help to end abortion and build a culture of life between now and then.

1/ Pray, discern and ask God to show you a way that you can help to end abortion in our country.

2/ Read 50 ways to help unborn and their mothers. Accomplish as many as you can!

3/ Send you Priest/Pastor or Religious leader a copy of ways that Priests can end abortion (adapt if necessary). Also see bulletin insertspreachingliturgy and prayers.  


5/ Participate in Prayer Vigils, volunteer for pro-life organizations and Go onto the streets to proclaim life! Helpers of God's Precious InfantsGood Counsel Network andSPUC good places to start.

6/ Get well formed with Pro-life arguments. read Randy Alcorn's Why pro-life, readquotesmagazineendingabortion mp3sending abortion UK version as well as Priests for life. Know how to articulate your beliefs to give a voice for the voiceless. 

7/ Encourage and promote the healing work of post abortion counselling and chastity education... give a talk or provide resources for your local school or parish. 

8/ Make a film, tell a story, tell a personal testimony, tell all your friends positive and upbeats news that life begins at conception.

"I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." Elie Wiesel

9/ Conduct community outreach - take a positive and upbeat pro-life message to all areas of the city through grass roots activism. Equip, inform, educate and inspire others to believe in a nation where no more babies die and no more women cry. 

"...go out on the streets and into public places.. woe to you if you do not succeed in defending life.." Pope John Paul II, World Youth Day 1993.

10/ Write to your local community leaders, MPs, councillors showing how strongly you feel on the issue and what can be done to build a culture of life. 








 

Day 41 - November 7

Intention:
Pray that the witness of 40 Days for Life bears abundant fruit, and that we begin again each day to storm the gates of hell until God welcomes us into the gates of heaven.
Scripture:
On this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.
-- Matthew 16:18
Reflection:
When we read this verse, we usually think that the Lord is promising that the church, which is His Body, will withstand all the attacks launched against it. Of course, that is true. But when we think about it more carefully, we realize that in a battle, the gates do not run out into the battlefield to attack the enemy. Rather, they stand still to defend the city from the enemy attacking it. So when the Lord says that the gates of hell will not prevail against the church, who is doing the attacking? It is the church storming the gates!
The church, all of God's people in Christ, is called to take the offensive, to run into enemy territory, and to gain ground for Jesus Christ. We do not wait for an invitation; we already have a command. We prepare, but we do not wait for circumstances to be perfect; we already have one who has gone before us.
During these 40 days, we have stormed the gates. We have taken the offensive. We have pushed forward the boundaries of the kingdom. And we must keep doing so, in numerous ways. Indeed, the gates of hell will not prevail. The gates of falsehood will flee in the presence of truth. The gates of sin will melt in the presence of grace. The gates of death will fall in the presence of the church, the People of Life!
Prayer:
Father, we praise you. We have heard the voice of your Son, and therefore we can make our voices heard. We have done battle with the power of evil, and therefore we can have compassion on those still within its grip. We have been freed from the kingdom of darkness, and therefore we can bear witness to your Kingdom of Light. May the witness of all your people through these 40 Days for Life bear abundant fruit, and may we begin again each day to storm the gates of hell until You welcome us into the gates of heaven. We pray in the victorious name of Jesus Christ our Lord, amen.
Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life and President, National Pro-life Religious Council
Let's continue to pray for a country where no more babies die, and no more women cry!


Robert Colquhoun
40 days for life London

DAY 40: Great signs of hope!

40 days for life London
Autumn 2011
Greetings!

There are great signs of hope at the conclusion of our 3rd campaign here in London:

1/ Other cities willing to take up a campaign in Lent in UK

2/ Prospects of a rally for life in the UK.

3/ New medical and professional plans of providing alternatives to abortion

4/ Many lives saved, and women helped with loving care. 

5/ Committed and passionate volunteers, young and old, willing to sacrifice and be a voice for the voiceless. 

6/ Spiritual growth through participation in the campaign.

With God all things are possible, and we are praying and hoping that our efforts continue to initiate the beginning of the end of abortion in the United Kingdom!

We have Angela Coakes from Forsaken in Taunton coming to the closing party to speak as well as some BIG and EXCITING announcements to make! To be the first to hear the great news, you must come to the party to find out first. 
 

Day 40 - November 6

Intention:
Let us keep our eyes fixed on the New Jerusalem, where death will be no more.
Scripture:
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!"
--Revelation 21:4-5
Reflection:
Every activity we undertake in defense of the sanctity of life is prophetic, inasmuch as it points to the day when "death will be no more." Every victory we have when an act of abortion is prevented is prophetic of that day when death itself will be definitively conquered. Every triumph of grace in this world, whereby someone is brought to see the value of life and given the strength to welcome it, is a breaking into our history of that definitive future in which the old order of things will have passed, and all things will be made new.
As pro-life warriors, we must keep our eyes fixed on heaven, and our hearts secure in the hope that the day is coming when all evil will be conquered. It is the future that shapes the present; it is victory that informs the battle; it is the destination that determines the journey.
Daily, we are called to reflect on heaven. When we weep, we are to think of the day when every tear will be wiped away. When we face the destructive power of death, we are to think of the day when death is swallowed up in victory. When we labor against abortion, we are to think of the day when we will have the rest and peace of the final triumph of life. Heaven is as real as earth, and its joys will be as real as our present sorrows.
Prayer:
Father, you are the God of hope. Your word fills us with the vision of the world to come, when every tear will be wiped away, and death will be no more. Father, how we need that hope, how we are strengthened by that vision! Keep our hearts focused on heaven, and diligent in the labors of earth. As we struggle against the culture of death, root our souls in the assurance of victory. We pray through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life and President, National Pro-life Religious Council

Article:
How much are we paying for girls to be aborted? 

Quote:
"Statistics show that a soldier's chances of survival in the front lines of combat are greater than the chances of an unborn child's avoiding abortion. What should be the safest place to live in America - a mother's womb - is now the most dangerous place."

- Randy Alcorn  
Resource:
In the palm of his hands prayer booklet

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DAY 39: Record breaking campaign enters last day!

40 days for life London
Autumn 2011
Greetings!

A great turn out for our vigil of 80-100 people came between 7pm-830pm last night, a good number staying all night! It was very likely there were two turnarounds on Friday thanks to some incredible counselling. 

With just one day left, please sign up to the vigil!

Please pray and consider how you can make a life changing difference to our community through pro-life prayers and work!


This is a picture of Josie below. This baby was in real danger of being aborted earlier in the year, but thanks to some support and encouragement by family and 40 days for life volunteers, she was born just the other day. Praise God! Your prayers and support DO make a LIFE CHANGING difference!





See prayer resource for vigil, including examination of conscience and litany in response to abortionhere. 

Please sign up for the last day of our campaign here.

Please come to our closing party on Friday 11th November details here and here. 


Day 39 - November 5

Intention:
Pray that volunteers will replace exhaustion or discouragement with rejoicing over the miracles we have seen thus far, and enthusiastic service as God takes us on to victory!
Scripture:
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
-- 1 Peter 1:6-7
Reflection:
We have reason to rejoice when we consider the many babies whose lives have been saved during the 40 Days for Life campaign. Add to those lives, the women and men who have been spared from a devastating decision and now have opportunity to make a plan for their baby that is both life affirming and God honoring.
Whether directly, or indirectly, you have contributed to these testimonies of praise with your sacrificial service. Perhaps you have been grieved by various trials during your commitment to 40 days. The attacks of the enemy come in many forms -- difficulties in relationships, finances, health. Or maybe you are physically and mentally exhausted and have been marking off the days on your calendar, eagerly waiting for Day 40.
Consider these trials in light of God's plan for you. The Apostle Paul understood the big picture when he said in Romans 8:18, "For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us." This is our Hope and our victory. Let us rejoice in the opportunity to give that Hope to others in our path.
Prayer:
Dear Heavenly Father, We sing to You a new song, for You have done marvelous things. Forgive us when we allow circumstances to defeat us. You give power to the faint and You increase strength in those who have no might. We rest in You dear Lord, and ask You to empower us again for Your service as You work out Your plan for us and through us. May You receive glory through our victory in Christ, in whose name we pray, amen.
Carmen Pate
Co-host, "Point of View" Talk Show

Article: 

 further articles here and here.

Quote:

I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.
Elie Wiesel 

Resource:
Abortion testimony here. 
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DAY 38: All night vigil!

 
40 days for life London
Autumn 2011
Greetings!

This evening we have an all night vigil for life. 

Unfortunately we have been informed by Bishop Hopes today that due to unforseen circumstances he is unable to make the vigil, but he is keen to come at another date. We will continue our prayers and vigil as usual.

Please come and join the vigil for our last 3 days of 2011!

 

Day 38 - November 4

Intention:
Pray that we become vessels of hope to all around us, especially to those who minister in the pro-life movement.
Scripture:
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!"
-- Luke 24:1-5
Reflection:
This meditation, based on a sermon I once heard, is adapted for pro-life concerns.
It's Friday. Jesus is on the cross. He has been killed by his enemies; he is off the scene. But that's because it's Friday. Sunday's comin'!
It's Friday. Abortionists continue their work 3,300 times a day, tearing off the arms and legs of little babies and crushing their heads. But that's because it's Friday. Sunday's comin'! It's Friday. Pro-abortion groups receive blood money from billionaires who are as deceived as they are. But that's because it's Friday. Sunday's comin'!
It's Friday. Liars attempt to speak for all women and hide the pain of abortion, and ignore the evidence of how it harms women, and call abortion a blessing. But that's because it's Friday. Sunday's comin'! It's Friday. People of hardened hearts guard the clinics and usher desperate women in to have their abortions, while keeping them from the pro-life people who want to give them hope. But that's because it's Friday. Sunday's comin'!
Hope does not mean that we ignore or minimize the evils around us. It means, rather, that we see the whole picture, which is that evil is conquered because of what happened one Sunday morning. The power of sin and death has been broken by the Resurrection of Christ. We are called to proclaim, celebrate, and serve that victory, waiting in joyful hope for Christ's return and the full flowering of the Culture of Life! Indeed, Sunday's comin'!
Prayer:
Lord, fill your people with new hope. Make us vessels of hope to all around us, especially to those who minister in the pro-life movement, that as we engage in the difficult work ahead, we may experience the peace and joy that come only from you and that nobody can take away from us. We ask this through Christ our Lord, amen.
Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life and President, National Pro-life Religious Council

Quote:
"What I came to see, though, was that for all the many differences, there is one thing that is the same about the Holocaust and the modern practice of abortion, and it is something critical:

At the root of both scourges is a particular strain of evil, the most virulent that the devil possesses. It is the kind of evil that works to take away the humanity of human beings. It whispers in the ears of one group of people that a certain other group of people are something less than human, less worthy of life because of race or religion or physical ability or age. And once this is accomplished, once a group of people have been thoroughly dehumanized in the mind of their society, evil can run wild while the populace yawns.

From personal experience, I came to see why it is so very important to always be on the lookout for this most insidious, malignant type of evil that spawned both the Holocaust and the modern abortion movement: because it is the kind that allows normal people like you and me to look at the corpses of our fellow human beings, to know that they're piling up around us, and shrug."

- Jennifer Fulwiler, author of Conversion Diary blog 

Article:
 HLI Research:
Resource:


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DAY 37: Keep praying!

40 days for life London
Autumn 2011
Greetings!

With just 4 days left of our campaign. There are still many lives to be saved during this amazing time! Doctors may save lives and Priests may save souls, but we have the opportunity to save lives EVERY DAY during our campaign through peaceful, loving witness! The pro-abortion rally barely materialized yesterday as they dispersed after just 10 minutes - somewhat smaller than the 40 days 500 hour prayer witness. 

Please sign up for as many hours as possible in this last stretch:

Please come and join our prayer with the Bishop:

or our ending party on Friday 11th November: 
 

Day 37 - November 3

Intention:
Pray that we will each submit ourselves this day as a living sacrifice to God, giving all that we have in us for those being sacrificed on the altar of convenience.
Scripture:
-- Romans 12:1
Reflection:
Since all things are for His glory, we are to offer ourselves for that purpose. This of course is in sharp contrast to those who are being swayed by the enemy to sacrifice their babies on the altar of convenience, rather than choosing to surrender their all, including their unborn child, to the Lord for His purposes.
A career, education goals, or even a boyfriend can unknowingly become an idol for some young women. In their minds, abortion is a convenient way to "rid themselves" of an obstacle in the way of their "worship."
In light of the sacrifice Christ made on our behalf, and the fruit of God's mercies on our lives, we owe God our highest form of praise and worship. Presenting our bodies as living sacrifices is therefore reasonable service.
We were made to worship God and God alone. The enemy who seeks worship for himself distorts God's truth regarding worship, sacrifice, idols, and children.
As you have given of yourself to rescue those who are perishing -- the young woman and her child -- you are worshiping God in the truest sense of the word.
May your example lead an abortion minded client to turn from her idols to worship the one true God, sparing her child from the altar of convenience, and sparing herself from a lifetime of regret.
Prayer:
God Almighty, You alone are worthy of our praise and worship. Having accepted Your Son's sacrifice on my behalf, I in turn present my body to you as a living sacrifice. Thank you for deeming me holy and acceptable because of Christ's shed blood for me. I pray that you would use me as your vessel to rescue others who are perishing. Through Christ who is Our Glory, Amen.
Carmen Pate
Co-host, "Point of View" Talk Show

Quote:
Now there are those who would patrol life, not after it becomes a harvest but while it is seed in the granary. The new kind of vigilance would not wait until the fruit appeared on the tree, as did Hitler and others, but would stifle the blossoms and the buds. They would take up their watch at the borderline of love and life and say, "They shall not pass."
~ On Being Human, by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, Ph.D., D.D. ~ 

Article: 180 movie breaks 1.3 million views:
Resource: International Pro life Youth Conference: http://www.facebook.com/InternationalProLifeYouth

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DAY 36: Pro-abortion counter event!

40 days for life London
Autumn 2011 
Greetings!

We face a pro-abortion presence in Bedford Square Wednesday 1pm - see here for more details. Please attend the vigil peacefully and prayerfully in accordance with the statement of peace.

Please attend our closing Party 
Friday 11th November 7.30pm at Hammersmith Social Club, 55 Fulham Palace Road, London.

Please attend the prayer vigil with the Bishop on Friday. 

Day 36 - November 2

Intention:
We are the defenders of true freedom. May our witness unveil the deception of the "pro-choice" slogan.
Scripture:
Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
--2 Corinthians 3:17
Reflection:
Norma McCorvey (the former Jane Roe of Roe v. Wade) used to work at an abortion mill named "A Choice for Women." She now realizes what a cruel irony that title was. She saw first hand, just as pregnancy resource center counselors see, that women don't get abortions because of freedom of choice, but rather because they feel they have no freedom and no choice. They feel trapped, abandoned, desperate and afraid, and have been led to believe that abortion is their only option.
As Frederica Mathewes-Green has written, no want wants an abortion like she wants a Porsche or an ice cream; rather, she wants it like an animal caught in a trap wants to gnaw off its own leg.
"Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." That doesn't mean that the Spirit allows us to do whatever we want or to decide for ourselves what's right and wrong.
Rather, it means that the Spirit gives us the freedom to do what is right, the power to choose what is good, when we see it before us and yet feel pulled in the opposite direction. Liberty means that we no longer have to feel doomed to do what we know is wrong.
We are the people of the Spirit of the Lord, and when we take action on behalf of life, especially by being present at abortion mills, we are acting on behalf of true freedom, and imparting to those who are in bondage the power to do what is right.
Prayer:
Come, Holy Spirit. You are the Spirit of freedom, the source of all that is good, the power to do what is right. Fill us, and fill those who are in bondage today, feeling doomed to do what is wrong. Set them free, and help us to hasten them on the road to freedom, where your grace overcomes every temptation. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life and President, National Pro-life Religious Council

Pro-life article of day:
If we can abolish slavery we can end abortion.
Pro-life quote of day:
"If ... an obviously pregnant women sat in a bar smoking heavily and drinking profusely, the reaction would be one of disgust. If the same woman told friends that she wanted an abortion, the reaction would often be entirely supportive."
- Michael Coren

"The gene for Downs Syndrome was discovered by a man who thought it would help us to prepare for Downs babies and improve their lives. Instead, it's being used to commit a form of pre-birth genocide on some of the most innocent, loving and beautiful people on Earth."

- Michael Coren

Fact: 90% of babies prenatally diagnosed with Down sydnrome are aborted

Pro-life resource of day:
Abortion survival testimonies:
http://www.circleofprayer.com/abortion-survival-testimonies.html



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DAY 35: Over 417 lives saved worldwide!

40 days for life London
Autumn 2011
Greetings!

More than 417 lives have been spared during this 40 days for life campaign have been spared worldwide, and these are just the ones that we know about! We have seen 5 saves during this campaign in London, including one reported on last Saturday and also one on Whitfield Street last Friday.

Doctors and Priests can save lives here and there during their work, maybe a few times in their lifetime, but we can save lives every day on the streets through preaceful, prayerful activism. How amazing is that!

See our cool new video thanks to Precious Life!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JglPCeQrM9I

The problem with most people's response to abortion.

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Day 35 - November 1

Intention:
Pray for post-abortive women who cannot forgive themselves; may they understand that there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Scripture:
Blessed are those whose lawless deeds are forgiven, and whose sin is covered. Blessed is the one to whom the Lord shall not impute sin.
-- Romans 4:7-8
Reflection:
In the passage above, the Apostle Paul making a point about justification by faith, refers back to David's words in Psalm 32:1-2. In spite of the enormity of David's sin -- adultery with Bathsheba and his murder of her husband -- and the utter absence of any personal merit, David in his brokenness, understood the imputed righteousness of God. David's response was not continued guilt over his sins, but praise for his freedom from guilt, and God's power to live life differently.
Once your relationship with God has been restored, your guilt has served its purpose and should no longer be given place in your life. This is true regardless of the sin, including the sin of abortion. As a post-abortive woman, I too struggled with this issue until I realized that punishing and hating myself after receiving God's forgiveness was an insult to God.
It was as though I were minimizing Christ's work on the cross as insufficient to cover my sin. I was denying Him the opportunity to bring glory to His name for the healing and restoration He wanted to do in my life. I was giving victory to the enemy who having lost the battle for my soul, was bent on destroying my testimony as I accepted the continual guilt he heaped on my mind.
It is my joy to continually sing of God's grace rather than give the devil a foothold in my life. Don't waste God's mercy! Accept His forgiveness and forgive yourself as testimony of His amazing grace.
Prayer:
Our Most Gracious Heavenly Father, thank you for your amazing grace that saved a wretch like me. I come against the enemy of my soul who would have me feel cast down and dejected. Lord, keep your children from falling prey to the accusations of the father of lies. Turn our mourning into dancing and may we bring praise to you as we give testimony of Your healing and restoration in our lives. For by His grace we are saved, amen.
Carmen Pate
Co-host, "Point of View" Talk Show
  
  
Quote:  
"The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government."
~ Thomas Jefferson ~  
  
Article:
Resource:  
 Abortion pill: fact not opinion 

 
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DAY 34: A new paradigm for life!

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40 days for life London
Autumn 2011
Greetings!

As our campaign enters its final week, we have inspiring plans for huge developments for the future! 

After two conferences this week, many volunteers are buoyant with enthusiasm and bursting to introduce a range of tangible and proven track record methods of building a culture of life! This will help to save even more lives in our community as our work continues to grow!
Day 34 - October 31

Intention:
May we come to know that divine life, in relationship, creates human life.
Scripture:
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
--John 1:1-3
Reflection:
"In the beginning" was God. Always, before all times, there was God. This particular God -- the God of the Bible, the God of St. John's Gospel -- is different from all other gods. This God is alive and full of life. This God is not the picture of deadness and death, aloneness and isolation. This God is the picture of life, relationship, and unity. For within this God, within this one God, there are three divine persons who live, who love, and who work -- together. This is the glorious mystery of the Trinity. The Trinity means divine life. The Trinity means three, living Persons -- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit -- who relate to each other. The Trinity means mutual love and service among three Persons.
The Word was always with God the Father. This Word was, is, and will be the Trinity's second person. The Word is also the Son of God or, as revealed in time, Jesus Christ. God the Father and God the Son live, love, and work for each other. As one, they create "all things" together: the Father creates all things, including all human life, through the Son.
So the Father, through the Son, creates all human lives. The little one swimming in his mother's womb, the infant smiling in his father's arms, the child crying in pain in a hospital bed, the energetic teen running another mile, the old man gasping for his last breath -- all were created, at their beginning, by the Father through the Son. No exceptions. Divine life creates human life.
Prayer:
O God, may we always be quick to call you Father. And when we call you father, let your Spirit remind us that we, and all people, from their beginning to their last day, are your children. We praise you, Father, that you sent your Son to reveal to the world that all people are His brothers and sisters, that all people are your children. Through Jesus Christ we pray. Amen.
Rev. Paul Stallsworth
President, Lifewatch (United Methodist Church)

Pro-life quote of the day:
"Human beings inside the womb are smaller, less developed, and more dependent than human beings outside the womb. These are differences of degree, not differences of kind. We can all point to other people who are bigger, stronger, smarter, or less dependent than we are, but that doesn't make our life any less valuable, or any less deserving of protection."

-- abort73.com
Pro-life resource of the day:

Pro-life unity libraryPro-life article of the day:

3 ways to make the pro-life argument to those that do not care about the child.
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DAY 33: Defending human life!

Pro-life
40 days for life London
Autumn 2011
Greetings!

Another excellent Pro-life conference today which has inspired and lifted the hearts and minds of many participants... resources to follow shortly!

Bernadette Smyth from Precious Life was a true inspiration for our campaign... after 14 years full time working for the Pro-life movement in Northern Ireland there is a huge amount to learn from her tremendous work of keeping abortion out of one part of the U.K.!

Maybe God is calling YOU to Pro-life action in your local community to rescue lives being led to the slaughter and to inspire those in your local area to bring a positive and upbeat pro-life message! Another British city likely to be added next year! How about YOUR local community?

Day 33 - October 30

Intention:
May we absorb the truth that God is paying attention to us, and to each human life, personally and individually.
Scripture:
When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? For You have made him a little lower than the angels, and You have crowned him with glory and honor.
-- Psalm 8:3-9
Reflection:
How often we ignore the phrase, "stop and smell the roses" and instead submit to the all too "urgent" task at hand. Is this tendency what keeps us, at least in part, from acknowledging that God's care for His sacred creation is paramount in His own mind?
The Psalmist speaks of God's handiwork: the heavens, the work of his "fingers," and then points to God's masterpiece - human life. He declares to us that God is mindful of us. God keeps His masterpiece in His thoughts.
God, the creator of the awe-inspiring heavens, is not distracted by the tasks before Him. He is not pulled away, as we might be, by thoughts of something "more important." God is paying attention to and attending to His crowning glory, His masterpiece of creation, which cannot be duplicated or replaced, which surpasses the beauty of all other created things - the human being.
There is no way to adequately describe how God feels about us as human beings. There are no words to fully portray His love, compassion or desire to be in communion with us. Perhaps, the closest we can come, is to contemplate the thoughts of a mother as she gazes for the first time at her newborn child. God cares for Life. We, as His followers, should take time to consider the life He has created and called upon us to love and protect.
Prayer:
Lord, you are the creator of all things. Guide my thoughts to consider your creation in all of its majesty, beauty and holiness. Guide my heart especially to your creation of precious human life. Help me to comprehend how essential life is in your own heart. Teach me to appreciate, love and protect all human life through your son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Fr. Terry Gensemer
National Director, Charismatic Episcopal Church for Life

Pro-life quote of the day:
Most High, Glorious God,
enlighten the darkness of my heart and give me
true faith, certain hope, and perfect charity,
sense and knowledge, Lord,
that I may carry out Your holy and true command. (St Francis before Crucifix)

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