What a beautiful evening! Jenny and I first prayed/sang our 1/2 hour vigil...(ever carefully walking around the landscaping truck) and with so much traffic backed up by the light, I'm sure those drivers prayed and sang along with us -- even if they didn't want too! Our first reflection was on Moses' life...how Pharaoh's daughter knew that life was a gift and went to great lengths to save Moses. We all have choices when it come to life; do we respect this gift? We then reflected on the importance of family...and how Mary and Joseph were concerned when they thought they lost Jesus...but, when they went to God's house, there He was! Isn't that true? When we are lost, we need to stop, find Jesus, and reflect on all that He offers us -- then we are found once again! One of our songs was "We Shall Overcome" -- that was truly uplifting...knowing that the Victory (in Jesus!) is near.
The second half of our prayer hour was filled with the Rosary. We were a constant witness on that sidewalk. A bike rider stopped us to talk about the Presidential Candidates' view on life. He also told us that his grandmother saved his life about 50 years ago...his mother was young and afraid. His grandmother raised him and taught him so much about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. What a blessing it was to speak with this man. I pray that God continues to bless him as he continues the journey that was planned just for him...before he was even born! A little while later a man stopped by to find out about us...wondered why we were there praying....was there an abortion clinic nearby? We ended our prayer hour with a prayer for the conversion of abortionists and anyone who is involved with this killing of helpless life. Thank you God for letting us be witnesses for LIFE! (Maribeth and Jenny)
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