Plead the cause of the helpless…

     A friend of mine called Saturday and told me that a close friend of hers ( I will call her “Jane”) is planning to have an abortion this coming Saturday. To me, the phrase “have an abortion” sounds too removed and nice and clean. In reality, ”Jane” is planning to painfully end the life of the baby growing in her womb. ”Jane” is 6-8 weeks along which means that this baby’s heart has been beating wildly for weeks already, his hands are beginning to form, his nose and ears are taking shape, the lenses of his eyes have appeared, and his brain is growing. This is a baby. It is not, as Jane’s Planned Parenthood counselors have insisted, a “clump of cells” or a ”blob of tissue.”  It is a human being and it ought to be treated and cared for as a human being.

     I could digress into a diatribe about abortion, the abortion industry itself, and the lies that are routinely told as truth, but that is not the point of this post. I want to ask you all to please pray that God will intervene in this situation and change this woman’s heart. Pray that God turns this woman’s heart toward her baby. My friend is trying desperately to convince “Jane” to not go through with this horrible decision, but “Jane” has been incredibly stubborn and claims there is “no way” she could possibly have this baby. My husband and I told my friend that we would adopt “Jane’s” baby if she didn’t have an abortion. At this point, however, ”Jane” is convinced that “giving her child up for adoption would be so much worse than abortion.” I don’t even know where to begin with that statement.

     So, please, pray for a miracle. God has already given “Jane” a second chance–she took “the morning after pill” but the baby survived. Of course her Planned Parenthood counselors have convinced “Jane” that her baby would have severe physical defects because she took ”the morning after pill.” Not only is that claim false, but it is based on the idea that a human being who is physically handicapped is somehow less human. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

     We are told in Scripture to plead the cause of the helpless. This baby is so very helpless. Please intercede for the life of this child and the salvation of the mother. Also, please pray for wisdom and discernment for my friend who understandably feels an incredible burden.

   I will keep you updated.