By Lauren Muzyka, Executive Director Sidewalk Advocates for Life
Verse: “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it!” — Psalm 118:24
Reflection: You. Me. This day.
It’s time.
56 million children lost to abortion in the United States alone …who can fathom such a number? 2.5 million classes of Kindergarten children gone because of so called “safe and legal choice.” Not to mention, millions of women wounded, fathers pushed away and families torn apart.
What can we do in the face of such a travesty?
Know that the Lord has made THIS beautiful day — the very beginning of this new international sidewalk counseling venture — and called us to end abortion and transform hearts through love.
We can do it because Christ who has saved us has conquered sin and death.
The work is the Lord’s and the victory is His alone, but He has mysteriously called us to cooperate with the grace available to end this scourge on our nation and our world. And we are His people, sent to proclaim a new day because of His love and grace.
To help make real the day that no more women cry and no more children die. To see the day when people of faith come together to bless, help and assist women in unplanned pregnancies so much that demand for abortion becomes obsolete. To help each woman-in-crisis to see their dignity and worth …and the dignity and worth of the life that they carry within them.
You and I can do so incredibly much to end abortion and help women-in-need through prayer and action because of love.
And if we believe in the story of the Cross and we believe that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us (cf. Phil 4:13), then we should believe — with no doubt — that God can end abortion. All we need to do is to SAY YES to cooperating with His grace.
What part will you play? A Sidewalk Counselor or Advocate? A Prayer Volunteer? A Pregnancy Center Counselor? A Donor? A Friend available to take in a woman-in-need?
What are YOU called to do?
The call is a universal one to “speak up for those who can’t speak for themselves,” but the YES is yours.
How will you help end abortion?
Faith Challenge: Pray for an end to abortion, believing that “with God, all things are possible!” Pray for the start of the brand new Sidewalk Advocates for Life program — for our Sidewalk Advocates, local teams, locations and all of the clients they will come in contact with. Pray for lives to be saved, hearts to be transformed, workers to leave the business, and abortion facilities to close.
Then, pray and ask God how YOU are called to be involved in ending abortion.
Let us move forward in faith, knowing the Lord will do mighty things through us IF WE SAY YES!