The Child who was Never Born ~ The Church

Greetings Dear Reader,

Before I dare address my concerns about abortion as an issue, a wider context is needed.  I believe that the church is largely responsible for the circumstances that led to abortion on demand being a viable option.  We do not need to be prefect to call something wrong but we do need to acknowledge our own wrong if we are to address any issue with integrity. 

The way in which I think that the church has aided in creating this problem is the way in which they have stigmatized pregnancy before marriage.  For centuries we have treated this result of a wrong choice as something shameful and rejected those who find themselves in dire need of grace and mercy.  Is there wrong in the act outside of marriage?  From the perspective of a Christ follower the answer must be yes.  It the resulting pregnancy a sin. NO!

Just like any life that child is a gift from God.  The church should be leading the world in caring so well for single mothers that abortion seems foolish.  Instead we drove women in need underground and heaped shame and judgment upon them.  Our sin in being so very judgmental leads to the great crime of killing the innocent.  It does not excuse it but we must accept that in part this holocaust is of our making.

What we need to do is remove the judgment and shame from the equation and deal in grace and love.  We need to stop protesting with our signs and voices and do so by acting to care for women with the courage to see the pregnancy through.  If we chose to we could care for them in a way that made the choice for life the obvious one. 

We also need to stop expecting those who do not share our faith to live our faith.  We would not accept that from other faiths.  Instead we demand that those who do not believe live as if they do.  We even try to legislate them into such belief.  That is not how the Gospel works. 

I am required to live in such a way that everyone feels loved no matter the situation in which they find themselves.  In moments of fear and difficulty I need to be the one who is kind and a comfort.  I do not have to approve of what is wrong to show love to those in the grip of the consequences of their wrong doing. 

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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