Abortion workers, the media, politicians … and even a few pastors (see below) will label pro-life people as self-righteous, judgmental Christians.
But the reality is that we are a movement of sinners.
All of us are sinners … and our movement is led by those who don’t have a distant relationship with abortion. Quite the opposite; there are many leaders who have had an abortion, paid for an abortion – or even done abortions.
The pro-life movement is a movement of repentance, and therefore a movement of hope.
One active abortionist was recently quoted as saying, “The Jesus that I was taught about would be holding the hands of women inside the clinic.”
These days, Jesus is often molded into whatever the individual (or the world) wants Him to be. But we need to remember that He is exactly what we and our world need: mercy.
Mercy offers freedom and clarity in an often confused world; but mercy is not always a welcome message. It wasn’t for Jesus, and won’t always be for us.
Southfield, Michigan
Leaders in Southfield were thankful that members of a local church met at the 40 Days for Life vigil … taking time out of a Sunday afternoon to pray for an end to abortion.
They were wondering why more churches weren’t involved when a man who said he was a Christian pastor stopped by to suggest that they change their tone and stop being so judgmental.
“How can signs that say ‘Pray to End Abortion’ and ‘Love One Another as I Have Loved You’ be viewed as judgmental?” one team member wondered.
This volunteer reflected on the previous day of prayer and peaceful vigil. “This abortion center was packed on Saturday. Patients were arriving by 7:30 am and the last ones were released after 5:00 pm.”
The need for a peaceful, prayerful, loving witness – such as 40 Days for Life – was never more obvious.