Day Two

For those wounded by their participation in abortion, the door to healing often feels like crossing an abyss of great fear: fear of judgment, fear of being torn apart by pain, by self hatred and rage at those who hurt and abandoned them and manipulated them in their time of temptation.

 

During these forty days let us pray for all who have participated in abortion and with love call them to healing and reconciliation.  Source

 

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I have several friends who aborted their babies. For the most part this was only mentioned once in conversation and from then on it was an unspoken fact that it would not be brought up again.  I don't know if it's because they were not affected by it, or experienced delayed grief long after we lost touch, or it was simply too painful to ever discuss again. I am sure as we hold vigil at Mills Memorial some women (and men) will drive by and perhaps remember their own experience with abortion. When we hold vigil at Mills Memorial we are not there to condemn them. We are there to hold out our hand in friendship. Sometimes it's easier to tell a stranger about your involvement with abortion than to tell a trusted friend or family member. Or perhaps our signs will lead them to the 40 Days for Life website or to Rachel's Vineyard.  Maybe this vigil is Step One in a 10 or 15 or 100 step plan to healing.  This is why our visible presence at Mills Memorial is so important.

 

Behold, I make all things new. Rev. 21:5