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Day 9 - March 1

Intention:

Pray that the post-abortive woman would be repentant, accept forgiveness, be healed and restored, and bring glory to God with her new life.

Scripture:

I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.

-- Psalm 32:5

Reflection:

Because abortion is legal in America, many have justified their choice. "If it's legal, it can't be wrong, right?" We now have an entire generation of men and women who have never known abortion to be illegal; a generation of people who have never been broken over their sin of abortion.

As a result, the consequences of unconfessed sin weigh on their souls, yet they have never connected the dots as to why their hearts are heavy. No wonder we have millions of women who are struggling with depression, addictions, eating disorders and more.

Post abortion syndrome is very real but recovery begins when the individual agrees with God as David confessed in Psalm 51:3-4, 14, "Against You, You only, have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight - that You may be found just when You speak, and blameless when you Judge. Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation."

Brokenness is the key to accessing God's glorious mercy and healing. Christ came to heal the broken hearted and He is waiting with open arms to take the post-abortive woman on a glorious journey of healing and restoration if she will only run to Him.

God will not waste any sin we lay at His feet. Imagine millions of healed and restored post-abortive women like myself singing aloud of His righteousness and giving testimony of His love and forgiveness. What a day of rejoicing that will be!

Prayer:

Heavenly Father, you are our Healer. You have forgiven all my iniquities and removed my transgressions from me as far as the east is from the west. Guilt no longer has dominion in my life. Lord, we pray that post-abortive women across this nation will run to You to receive the gift of redemption and healing that comes from You only. In the name of our Savior we pray, amen.

Carmen Pate
40 Days for Life board of directors

Today our national director, David Bereit, and I leave
home at 4 a.m. to fly to Iowa, where not one but TWO
Planned Parenthood sites are CLOSING after one or more
40 Days for Life campaigns!

Their last day of business is TODAY and — all of the
40 Days for Life locations invited us to speak at the
celebration events.

(Look for the exciting details about these closures
and more from our trip in an e-mail in the days ahead.)

We often talk about heroes. To be a hero, you don’t
have to do a big thing, or a great thing, or even
something that gets a lot of attention. You just have
to do the RIGHT thing.

And today, we have examples of 40 Days for Life heroes.

ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

Connie in Orange County shared the story of a man who
lives about 10 miles from the 40 Days for Life vigil
site outside of Planned Parenthood. He rides his
bicycle to the vigil — every day — and remains in
silent prayer for 4 to 5 hours.

“What impressed me the most was that he comes on his
old bicycle that is giving him problems and sometimes
he has to stop several times to check on it,” she said.
“And he does this every day!”

To see a picture from the vigil in Orange County,
please go to:

http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=2793

SPRING VALLEY, NEW YORK

At the 40 Days for Life vigil in Spring Valley,
volunteers are faithfully praying across from a
Planned Parenthood facility in weather that has been
cold and windy (”freezing for life,” said one of the
vigil participants).

A man approached one of the prayer volunteers, wanting
to know why they were there. She told him it was their
calling to pray and be present for those in difficult
situations — crisis pregnancies. The man thanked her
for what she was doing.

Another passer-by then asked for directions to a medical
office — and also wanted to know what they were doing.
He was given the same answer — and invited to join the
vigil for an hour.

“We are called to be a voice for the most innocent
among us,” Eileen said. “For 40 days, we will be hope
for those who feel they have no choice. For nothing is
impossible with God!”

To see photos of the Spring Valley vigil, please go to:

http://40daysforlife.com/blog/?p=2793

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

A man, perhaps in his 70s, came to the sidewalk to join
the prayer vigil in Colorado Springs. One of the other
volunteers watched as he walked slowly back and forth
along the sidewalk, praying silently.

Finally, the volunteer asked how long he’s been doing
this. He said he’s been coming for an hour every day
so far — and will be back for an hour every day each
of these 40 days.

“I told him he was a hero,” the volunteer said, “and
the man started to cry.”

He simply responded, “I believe in this,” as he turned
and continued to walk and pray.

“I prayed,” the volunteer said, “Lord, give us men
like this!”