It was a wonderful gathering of 12 prayer warriors this afternoon. After several beautiful opening prayers, we recited the Rosary, sang beautiful songs before each decade and then closed the hour with the Divine Mercy Chaplet. While we were praying a young mother drove up to give us encouragement and thank us for being there to pray for an end to abortion. She told us that she was the proud adoptive mother of a little girl (who was busy in the back seat with her flower pinwheel! how beautiful!). We chatted for a bit and our hearts were definitely filled with the warmth of that encounter. Praying at the clinic always brings some type of blessing -- please come join us; we want to share all the blessings we can with everyone! (Maribeth) (....and the mounds of snow don't intimidate us -- each day they get smaller and smaller and the public sees more of us!)
"We've only just begun!!!!!" As all of you have experienced, going to the clinic stirs the hearts of drivers and passing people in different ways. Not always in support of the cause. If anything, this should encourage in each of us, to pray even harder for that person(s) for their heart is hardened in some way. This past Sunday, with 12 prayer warriors united in prayer, a middle aged man drove into the parking lot. He rolled down his window and smugly said,"Judge not, that ye be judged>" (Matthew 7). It's amazing how others can twist a scripture reading to their own twisted understanding. Yes, God does judge peaceful prayer warriors and we know that through our continued efforts, those precious innocent souls will be praying for us. (Mike)
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6:00 p.m. Prayer Vigil
Chilly & breezy last night, glad I was dressed in layers. I faced WomanCare abortion mill, blest myself with holy water, sprinkled a bit on the ground around me & said my opening prayers. My Pray To End Abortion sign was hanging from my right arm, so folks driving by could see it, with my 3 pro-life balloons tied to it bouncing every now & then with the gusts of wind. Prayer Warriors Eleanor & Ed pulled up & prayed from their car~so good to see them!!!
For all involved with abortion in any way, especially for those women who are in depression from this act against their little ones & so in need of Our Lords merciful healing, I began saying/singing the Holy Rosary, reading a brief Glorious Mystery before each Hail Mary. Happy honks of approval were heard throughout the prayer hour.
A young woman pulled up to me offering to buy me a coffee but I said "no thank you, all I need is ice water, which I have in my car to quench my thirst after my prayer hour." She told me she was a convert to the Catholic faith in 2008 ~ we high-fived each other with big smiles. On that very day!!! she drove by this abortion mill & there was a large group of PW's out here, so she stopped & joined them. God was definitely sending her a message welcoming her into His precious, Catholic Church. We got on the subject of baby animals. As we are both dog lovers, we talked about if these drs were dismembering baby animals there would be "a kabillion" folks out here in the streets totally against such a horrid act ~ but tiny helpless, precious, innocent babies are being killed this way & we can't even fill 7a.m. to 7p.m. with PW's. Where are our Catholic/Christain PW's?!?!? The apathy in our world is so said, but we each just do the best we can & our faith will spread. Also, we can see from the website VIEW of our PW schedule that more & more folks are stepping out of their comfort zone & joining us on-site. We still have many uncovered hours but folks know that we will never stop being out in front of these killing mills. I gave her a Baby Jesus prayer card & she plans to call Sue or I to get on our email list. Hoping she will be moved to consider being a PW here.
I continued walking finishing the Holy Rosary & sang the Chaplet of Divine Mercy for abortionists to leave the culture of death & become pro-life doctors as well as for the closing of this abortion mill. I said the Prayer for the Conversion of Abortioinists & their Staffs from our 40 Days for Life booklet & the Pledge of Allegiance. On the way home, I remembered how during Mass Sunday morning, Fr. Joe stood under the Tenth Station of the Cross ~ Jesus is stripped of His garments ~ & gave a very moving homily about how that was the last humiliation toward Jesus before they nailed him to the Cross, totally exposed, but Jesus being perfect as He is did not feel ashamed for Himself, He did this for us!!! for every sin against the flesh that would ever be commited against Him. After Mass, Fr & I shook hands & he said, "when we are at the abortion mills, we are exposed to the world." I said, "what a perfect homily, Fr!!!" Yes, we are exposed to the world as PRO-LIFERS!!! & more & more folks are letting us know that they are as well. We are standing up & telling the truth to the world about the evil going on in these abortion mills right in our own neighborhoods.
Please check our website (www.40daysforlife.com/sterlingheights) & see if your schedule allows you to fill an uncovered prayer hour. Jesus is asking us to "watch with Him for an hour." During Lent, what a perfect way to honor Him & the great sacrifice He gave for all our sins. JESUS, PROTECT & SAVE THE UNBORN & HEAL OUR SINFUL WORLD!!! AMEN!!! (Jenny)
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