I'm sure you've run across this news article from various sources. I normally read these articles, pass them along to others, and then add them to my mental file of "what the hell is wrong with this world, I must pray" file folder. This story has stuck with me, mostly because of the amount of hateful comments heaped on this woman. To be clear, what she did is wrong, period. We like to think that if we were her, in all respects, we would choose differently. The fact of the matter is, nothing is clear cut, and we can hope, but we could also have fallen. Fallen just as spectacularly.
I consider this woman the latest casualty in a war on women and family that started with Eve. Yes, we like to think in terms of the the sexual revolution or Roe vs Wade as the beginning of the war on women, the family, and babies. In reality, ancient civilizations were just as barbaric as our current Culture of Death. No excuses, it's just reality. So many women have fallen prey to the abortion industry. Women who destroy and murder their own children because they feel it's either me or the baby, and damn it, it's not going to be me. This poor woman could have faced a very similar situation. Many girl babies in current day China are murdered or left to die simply because they are not boys. Those women who look into the faces of their children and say it's going to be me that makes it out of this situation, not you. Women in India are pressured to abort their babies if they are found to be girls. Many succumb to that pressure because their lives would be made into a literal hell on earth. No, excuses, it's just reality.
The same compassion our Lord showed to sinners, even those with sins of a great nature, is what we should show to this woman and all men and women who face an it's either you or me decision. Odds are you are surround by men and women who have been faced with that decision and saw no way out. Yes, even men and women who might have been pro-life most of their lives. Don't be shocked. You see, Satan trapped them in his web of lies. Telling them they were faced with an impossible situation. Telling them they are truly all alone. Heaping shame on top of their hurt on top of their .
A Culture of Death is not halted in it's tracts by hateful words. It's halted by shouting what is happening is wrong. It's halted by taking that man or woman by the hand and acknowledging their pain and impossible situation. Even if the outcome is their having an abortion anyway, or as in this case abandoning their child, they have seen the face of Christ himself instead of yours. A face that will forever be in their hearts, hopefully one day leading to their conversion. So let us stop and pray for this poor woman, he strong husband, and beautiful child. They all have a long road ahead of them and they need those graces and spiritual hugs. Because, even she is a child of God, worth it, and in need every much as the beggar on the streets of Calcutta. May God bless you on this journey.
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