The least of these

I'm ashamed to admit I was once "pro-choice."

When you are indoctrinated with what you are fed by the media, that a woman's body is her business, you tend to believe it. When you realize that women who get raped may not want those babies, you think it makes sense. And when you don't examine those fetal cells in a woman's body too closely, you don't think about when life begins.

Then I got pregnant. And I knew the baby I carried was alive.

Then I started meeting women who miscarried. And the grief they experienced was akin to losing a child.

Then I met women who gave birth knowing that their child would have birth defects or would even die. And I knew there was a purpose behind the beauty of creation.

How does anyone hide from details around these precious babies before they are born? Even if you are raped, even if you believe that a woman's body is important, shouldn't you value the baby if it could be a woman one day?

I read with interest today about Kermit Gosnell's conviction today on three counts of first-degree murder, 24 counts of felony, and 227 misdemeanor charges. I am convinced that man is a monster. It is hard for me to pray for him, but I feel like I must...that at least one day he is brought to justice and knows what occurred. It boggles my mind what happened in that "clinic" of his and it makes me physically ill.

Let us pray for, speak up for, and fight for "the least of these."