Proverbs 3:5-7 says, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, on your own intelligence do not rely; in all your ways be mindful of Him, and He will make straight your paths. Do not be wise in your own eyes, fear the Lord and turn away from evil; this will mean health for your flesh and vigor for your bones.”
And in Psalms 139:13-16, we read, “You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother’s womb. I praise you, because I am wonderfully made; wonderful are your works. My very self you know. My bones are not hidden from you when I was being made in secret, fashioned in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw me unformed; in your book, all are written down; my days were shaped, before one came to be.”
In remembrance of the March for Life, established to pray for an end to abortion, I offer the following reflection from the perspective of those who have been victims of abortion:
I could have been a president establishing peace throughout the land, promoting charity and liberty to every child, woman and man. I could have been a teacher encouraging young minds to explore the height of the universe to the depth of the ocean’s floor.
I could have been a mother caring for my family in selfless love, or a hardworking father who believes in God above. I could have been so many things, but my life was wrongfully cut short. The doctor raised the scalpel when my mother chose to abort.
I screamed in pain and agony, pro-choice delivered me. Torn asunder, burned alive, murdered, where no one else could see. Please, dear mother let me live, my body-soul to another give! Don’t you know my worth? Don’t you know my strife? I implore – God implores, deliver me from evil and give me life!
Barbara Case Speers is a writer who lives in Hickory.