Tonight as I arrived at WomanCare abortion mill I saw Sue, our co-director of 40 Days for Life. Yeah!!! I would not be the lone prayer warrior. Maribeth arrived shortly thereafter. We shared holy water & I sprinkled a bit on the ground then, Sue opened up our prayer vigil by saying Cardinal Dolan's pro-life prayer from the Republican convention. I had checked this out on-line a few days back & it is a very powerful prayer. Do so, if you get a chance. Maribeth then read from our Family Prayer Booklet, pro-life beatitude reflections. "Blessed are the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs" ~ the unborn are the poorest of the poor and God call us to speak up for them. "Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted" ~ do we truly mourn those little, tiny babies being torn apart in the womb?. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth." ~ The meek know that God's light is all that we needed. The Culture of Death says your own personal needs go before even the baby in the womb. "Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for justice; they will be satisfied." ~ Pro-life folks seek justice for the weakest among us, the babes in the womb who are not protected by any law at this time. "Blessed are they who show mercy; mercy shall be theirs." ~ We pray for all in the abortion industry that they will find a way to God's Divine Mercy.
This last beatitude of mercy reminded me that I had just received from my baby sister, Marilyn, prayer booklets she had made up for me: The Chaplet of Divine Mercy with St. Faustina's meditations on The Passion. (Sis, they are just beautiful!!! Maribeth & Sue & I thank you sooo very much!!!) Sue was our leader as we prayed along with this booklet, The Agony of Jesus, The Scourging, The Crowning with Thorns, Carrying of the Cross & The Crucifixion. St. Faustina's meditations simply tug at your heart at how Jesus suffered for all of us. What a beautiful way to pray in front of an abortion mill!!!
Right away we heard a happy honk & thumbs up in approval from the driver. Then a gal was slowed down for the light & said "thank you for praying." We heard happy honks off & on during the prayer hour. There might have been one negative, but I'm not really sure what was yelled at us, a positive or a negative, just could not hear it with all the traffic. We held our "Pray to End Abortion" & "Vote Pro-Life" signs as we faced traffic this evening. We ended our prayer vigil with the "Prayer for the Conversion of Abortionists and Their Staffs." (
Jenny)
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