I was very disappointed that I could not join in because I wasn't feeling well, but my children and I watched it live on EWTN. We were with our good friends from church in spirit!
Something that really affected me was seeing the women and men of "Silent No More." Holding their "I regret my abortion" and "I regret lost fatherhood" signs before almost three-quarters of a million people, the leader of the group's words really were touching. She said that no one understood her hurt, her grief and her sadness in the days, months and years following her abortion until she met those in the pro-life movement who welcomed her with love and told her about Christ's love and forgiveness. It was only then that she could begin the journey of forgiving herself. Wow.
What saddened me was the complete blackout from the mainstream media. They covered the anti-gun rally of 5,000 people as opening story and front page material, but the pro-life rally with upwards of 3/4 of a million people goes virtually unmentioned, perhaps with just a single mention or a blurb, if anything at all. The obvious bias of media bothers me. Cover everything equally and let intelligent people make up their minds. What they have done and continue to do is nothing short of censorship. I digress. I am not here to down the media. I am here to say how this march and all of the young people who participated in it has made this a very meaningful Monday post.
Those young people are the next generation. They give me hope for the future of this nation and the world. They will be the voices of truth and the media will not be able to silence them. God bless them for standing up for what is right, for speaking up for those who cannot speak for themselves, and first and foremost, speaking of Christ's unending love and forgiveness. We are all sinners. We all make mistakes, but God will and does forgive us if we confess our faults to Him and ask. That in and of itself provides me with so much hope and comfort! :-)
"Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves."-- Proverbs 31:10
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