| Every day, O Lord, God, men and women (who are your
children and our brothers and sisters) seek a final solution to their immediate
problems in the killing of an unborn child. |
| This temptation is especially strong today when
the law in many lands no longer protects innocent human life. |
| Grant us, O Lord, a new appreciation of its sanctity. |
| We pray that you will send today to the person you
know is most in need of it, the grace to reject this unloving expedient. |
| Send to that person, whose name is known only to
you, the courage to persevere, so that the child already living (whom you
have loved from all eternity) will be born safely to grow in knowledge,
in love, and in service of you. |
| Help us too, dear Lord, so to know, love, and serve
you that we shall never fail those who need us. |
| Show us how to make our society one in which no
child is unwanted, no adult feels abandoned, and the pressures which lead
to abortion no longer exist. |
| For these intentions, Lord, and in union with your
sacrifice on the cross, we offer to you the trials and anxieties which
may come to us today. |
| Grant, Lord Jesus, that those who acknowledge the
sanctity of life will be inspired by you to lead a life of sanctity. |
| AMEN. |
| God, you are the Lord and Creator of life. |
You have blessed men and women
with the privilege
of bringing new life
into the world. |
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You have imparted in our hearts
the desire to nurture and
protect life
at all its stages. |
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I accept these gifts as a sacred trust.
Through the power of the Holy Spirit
help me to affirm the value
of life.
Grant me the wisdom and courage
to speak out and defend human
life. |
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Give me compassion
so that I may lovingly counsel
those who would reject the
gift of life,
which is the reflection
of your image and likeness.
Amen |
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(Women Affirming Life,
P.O. Box 35532, Brighton, MA 02135)
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