Comfort and Hope
Posted in The Historical Faith and tagged with Bible, Comfort, God, Hope, Sin on May 27, 2009Thanks for all your suggestions yesterday. I’ve taken them to heart, and hope to show you a little more of my day-to-day life tomorrow. Stay tuned!
From time to time, I discuss controversial subjects, the most common of which is abortion. In these, I’m quick to vilify this abhorent practice and point out what I see as the religious, moral, social, humanitary, and logical reasons against it. I don’t wish to undermine or backtrack from any of these posts, but there is something that I’ve missed sharing.
I believe there is hope for those who have received abortions, counseled others to receive abortions, and performed abortions, just as there is hope for all sinners, not the least of whom is me.
Without the grace of God, I would be unable to write this post today. He not only sustains me, provides me with intelligence and a voice, and gave me life, he has given me new life that I may serve Him…when all I had done for Him is spit in His face.
Abortion hurts. The mother is left not only with physical wounds, but emotional ones. No matter how much a woman may not want to be or feel she is qualified to be a mother, she probably recognizes on some level a desire to nurture. Maybe she even wanted this child, and felt pressured into giving him up. Perhaps there are some women who can have an abortion and truly treat it like any other procedure, but I imagine that’s a rare thing. Besides, numbness is an emotional reaction, too.
So, today, I’m praying especially for those who have been down that dark road. Remember, God still loves you and wants to comfort you. Please feel free to email me if you want to talk about this subject: ronnica (at) ignoranthistorian (dot) com.
“But God demonstrates His own love for us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8, NASU
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May 27th, 2009 at 9:25 am
That sounds like an excellent prayer for today.
Dropped by from SITS.
May 27th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
thanks for stopping by my blog to say hi, it made my day!
so your tagline “by a partial, prejudiced and ignorant historian” is that fanny price? if so, i think that mansfield park is such an incredible book, often overlooked and under appreciated.
May 27th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Thank for this post! It is always good to remember while many of us are against abortions, we know there is hope and forgiveness for what’s in the past!
I just did a post today about abortion and President Obama….feel free to check it out!
http://www.ADifferentKindOfFree.blogspot.com
Kate
May 27th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
I think it’s great you bring up topics that encourage people to think!
May 27th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
You are so good at saying things in love. It’s something I’m working on.
May 28th, 2009 at 1:50 am
Why, yes. Yes I am happy! I loved that post! I’ll have to do it sometime! You might just see a thousand kid messes and runny noses and storybooks but ya know..it *is* my life! And I love most seconds of it (not every, though) lol Have a great day!
May 28th, 2009 at 10:17 am
@Valentine: It is Fanny Price in the movie, not the book. I’m actually not a fan of the book. I think it’s rather boring.
@Kate: I almost missed your comment because it ended up in my spam! I’m glad I looked through all the junky stuff today and found your gem!
@Blond Duck: Thanks. I try.
@Vicki: Thank you.