An editorial on LIFE

Tomorrow we are focusing on the sanctity of human life in our worship service. This year I was more motivated/convicted than ever before to continue the cause of life more than just one Sunday. The problem has been that I study the Scriptures and preach a sermon on the sanctity of life and urge others to join together and promote life and unmask the horror of abortion, yet as time goes on, I (we) get distracted with all the other urgings and the cause of life gets shelved.

Bobbi and I talked about that this morning and I have a few ideas for how I, personally, will try to stay involved in promoting life and defending the rights of the unborn. May God help me do what is righteous and just and follow His wisdom to, "Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter. If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay each person according to what he has done? " (Proverbs 24:11-12)

Four years ago, I wrote the following as an editorial for some local newspapers. Our nation was on the brink of going to war in Iraq:

A plea for peace is noble. A desire to not have war is good and natural. And our nation should be responsible and reasonable and just in considering the motive and need to go to war with Iraq. We do not want unnecessary casualties, so we hope and pray that if we do go to war, it is justifiable. Unfortunately, our nation, which would and should cry out against the men and women of our military dying unnecessary deaths, is permitting and promoting thousands of innocent lives to die each day. Death by abortion is the leading cause of death in our country, yet it is not only tolerated but encouraged. For thirty years now our justice system has valued choice over life. We would be grieved and devastated if, in one day, 4,000 of our men and women died in battle. Should we not also be grieved and devastated over 4,000 babies lives ending each day? May we be led to be responsible and reasonable and just in ending this national tragedy soon.

Here's a quote from Martin Luther King, Jr. that was not included in the editorial:

"He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it."