I read this devotion in one of the daily 40 Days for Life email updates, and had to share it here!
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DAY 38 INTENTION
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Pray that we become vessels of hope to all around us,
especially to those who minister in the pro-life
movement.
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SCRIPTURE
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On the first day of the week, very early in the
morning, the women took the spices they had prepared
and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away
from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not
find the body of the Lord Jesus. “Why do you look for
the living among the dead? He is not here; he has
risen!”
— Luke 24:1-5
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REFLECTION by Fr. Frank Pavone, Priests for Life
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This meditation, based on a sermon I once heard, is
adapted for pro-life concerns.
It’s Friday. Jesus is on the cross. He has been killed
by his enemies; he is off the scene.
But that’s because it’s Friday. Sunday’s comin’!
It’s Friday. Abortionists continue their work 3,300
times a day, tearing off the arms and legs of little
babies and crushing their heads.
But that’s because it’s Friday. Sunday’s comin’!
It’s Friday. Pro-abortion groups receive blood money
from billionaires who are as deceived as they are.
But that’s because it’s Friday. Sunday’s comin’!
It’s Friday. Liars attempt to speak for all women and
hide the pain of abortion, and ignore the evidence of
how it harms women, and call abortion a blessing.
But that’s viagra 20mg for sale because it’s Friday. Sunday’s comin’!
It’s Friday. People of hardened hearts guard the
clinics and usher desperate women in to have their
abortions, while keeping them from the pro-life people
who want to give them hope.
But that’s because it’s Friday. Sunday’s comin’!
Hope does not mean that we ignore or minimize the
evils around us. It means, rather, that we see the
whole picture, which is that evil is conquered because
of what happened one Sunday morning.
We are called to proclaim, celebrate, and serve that
victory, waiting in joyful hope for Christ’s return
and the full flowering of the Culture of Life!
Indeed, Sunday’s comin’!
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PRAYER
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Lord, fill your people with new hope. Make us vessels
of hope to all around us, especially to those who
minister in the pro-life movement, that as we engage
in the difficult work ahead, we may experience the
peace and joy that come only from you and that nobody
can take away from us. We ask this through Christ our
Lord, Amen.