will we be ready?

I am researching pro-life initiatives in state governments and have been simultaneously encouraged and disappointed. Through my research, I have read so many articles on both sides of the arguments, seeing statistics and details - things that made me feel physically ill because of the grotesque, evil nature of abortion and all it entails. I have learned about brave Congressmen and Governors who have defied the wishes of the current administration and wealthy, influential organizations, by standing up for truth and life, come what may.

Praise Jesus for these heroes, who live out what our country declared from the beginning: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

The government might try to take away these rights, but because they come from God Himself, they have no authority to do so. For those brave people who recognize this, I pray God's richest blessings, protection and success on all of them.

More and more, I am realizing that this fight is not a single issue - it's not pro-life vs. pro-abortion only. What about the mothers who don't want their babies? Those who don't think they could give their babies a good life? Those who are ashamed? Those who are pressured to go through with abortion? Those who think they have no other choice? Those victimized by human trafficking? What about broken families whose dysfunction contributes to the problem of promiscuity and crime, teenage pregnancy and abortion? What about those who regret their choices? What about the fathers who live with guilt? The fathers who forced the mothers to just deal with it and get rid of it?

If Roe v. Wade was ever overturned - and I will not stop praying for that day - what happens to these people? Will the church step up and help carry the burden? Will we reach out to the scared, the trapped? Will we love the children no one else wants? Will we give unwed mothers a safe place to live and be restored? Will we fight for marriage and families so that kids grow up with strong values and a respect for values and life? Will we be their alternative choice? Will we be ready for that day?

I think that's what God intended all along.

I desperately want us to be ready. I ache for people to see beyond the politics and money and struggle for power, and instead, to see love, compassion and a better way. The fight for life spills over into every arena - individuals, families, churches, corporations and government.

God, show us our niche, our role in this fight for our lives.