PRO-LIFE PRAYER

KEY VERSE:

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:13-16

ESSAY:

I went to a pro-life prayer vigil and church service on Sunday in Sacramento, California, about twenty minutes from my home. It was very moving. We stood in front of a Planned Parenthood complex and prayed for an end to abortion for about 30 minutes. I felt the battle of good and evil as I stood there praying. I still feel it, to some extent, now 48 hours later. We prayed in the pouring down rain. Then we walked about three blocks to a small church and had a combination worship service and pep rally about how to end abortion. Despite the weather, about 100 people showed up. That was encouraging. I thought the blustery conditions would keep people away. I ran into a friend at the rally that I hadn't seen in a while. It was good to reconnect over our shared mission. Abortion is evil. Let us all pray and act that it might end.

APPLICATION:

            Evil still exists and thrives in our world. Abortion is just one glaring example. God wants us to be faithful to do our part to thwart evil. How are you thwarting the evil of abortion? Prayer is a most-effective tool. Pray right now to end abortion. You can do even more. Donate some spare cash or your time to a crisis pregnancy center in your area. If you don’t know of any, you can support this ministry online, Pregnancy Support Group. I served on the Board of Directors for this pro-life ministry for five years and they do mighty work in God’s name.

This essay is from my book More Autism and Awesometism: Devotionals From and About a Special Needs Family.