DAY 33: Defending human 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) Pro-life article of the day:  Abortion Wars- Northern Ireland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYlkXZVWmHU  Pro-life resource of the day:  Precious Life resources: http://www.preciouslife.com/?va=20&vb=30

For Life! 40 days for life London committee