This is about our youngest son.When I became pregnant
with this child my doctor, who was a personal friend as well, was very
concerned.
He was so sure I would not make it through the pregnancy because of
complications when our fourth son was born (the surgeon told me a few days
after our fourth son’s birth, “We almost lost mother and baby”). My doctor
told me (this was before Roe v. Wade) that I could have what he called a
therapeutic abortion, it was legal, and it was a “choice” that I could make
without permanent damage to my conscience.
Well, I made my “choice” and chose to have the baby. This baby is now 40
years old, an awesome presence and delight. He is a son, husband and father, and
I can’t imagine him not being a part of our lives. His wife, who we love just as
much as we love our son, is a wonderful lady, and they have given us three
grandchildren who have given our sunset years more happiness than we could have
imagined. I suppose my point is this: faith that God can see us through the
tough times definitely pays. This young man and his family are so fine! Had I
chosen to delete this blob from my life (which is what the prevailing notion is
about that “thing” in mommy’s tummy), just think what we would have missed!
Given today’s climate of staying in the comfort zone, I admit that if I had
to make the choice today, I might choose to take the easy way out, and I’m
ashamed to admit it. But oh! how grateful I am that God gave me the faith to
carry this baby, and to grant me the PRIVILEGE of being his mother! Perhaps that
is what we have forgotten: that to be a mother is to be a part of God’s creative
act. And it is indeed a privilege!
An Anonymous shares these thoughts:
Would you consider abortion in the following four situations?
1. There's a preacher and wife who are very, very poor. They already have 14
children. Now she finds out she's pregnant with their 15th! They're living in
tremendous poverty. Considering their poverty and the excessive world
population, would you recommend she get an abortion?
2. The father is sick with sniffles, the mother has TB. They have four
children. The first child is blind, the second is dead. The third child is deaf,
the fourth has TB. She finds she's pregnant again. Given the extreme situation,
would you consider recommending abortion?
3. A white man raped a 13 year old black girl and she became pregnant. If you
were her parents, would you consider recommending abortion?
4. A teenage girl is pregnant. She's not married. Her fiance is not the
father of the baby, and he's very upset. Would you consider recommending
abortion?
If you would have recommended abortion in any of these situations, you should
know that...
In the first case, you recommended killing John Wesley, one of the great
evangelists of the 19th century.
In the second case, you recommended killing Ludwig Von Beethoven, one of the
most famous musical composers of all time. (He also became deaf at an early
age).
In the third case, you recommended killing Ethel Waters, one of the nations
leading gospel singers.
In the fourth case, you have just recommended killing Jesus Christ.
