Garments of Praise: Life Chain '10

I want to start this entry by saying first, there is no inconsistency with the title of this blog, "garments of praise," and the subject of this entry, which is abortion. The way I see it, fighting for the defenseless and taking a stand to stop violence against women is an act of worship. I am God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for me to do. (Ephesians 2:10)
I am not about to let my life go to waste just because standing up for what's good and true and right is uncomfortable and makes people angry. As Gianna Jessen says so perfectly,

"I didn't survive so I could make everyone comfortable. I survived so I could stir things up a bit!"

I just finished watching 22 Weeks...

...and I am terribly angry. I must be careful of what I say right now because I am angry not only at what is happening to women and babies out there, but because the vast majority of WE CHRISTIANS are ignoring it altogether.
I just think, how easy it is to be a self-righteous hypocrite. We are so self-deceiving the way we justify our apathy. We say we love, but then we completely ignore those all around us in our country whose need is most urgent.
I really don't believe we will have an excuse when we stand before the throne. We could see the humanity of the unborn very clearly now through modern technology. There's no excuse. And I am so discouraged at the way we judge all those Christians who lived in the middle of the holocaust and did nothing...and yet we are the same. The holocaust of unborn babies is so cloaked that we do pretty much nothing to defend them. Not only that, but then when other Christians speak up, we get mad at them and tell them to stay out of political issues. That is the biggest load of crap I've ever heard! Defending helpless human beings is NOT a political issue. It is a God issue.

I'm really trying not to judge my brothers and sisters in Christ--I am no better I'm sure--but I just don't think we really believe what we say we believe. If we *really* believed these were babies, why no action on their behalf? Because we are lying to ourselves.

That said, I was really encouraged at Life Chain this year. Not only was there a wonderful turn out as compared to other years, but I really felt hopeful this year that God is moving. I don't know how exactly, but I am convinced He is and He will just for the fact that we are asking Him to and moving out in faith so He can use what little we give Him.
TBT news was there and it provoked some good dialogue. That's always a good thing.

So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up. Galatians 6:9 NLT

You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? ... You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid... Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:13-16

Some say it is a waste of our time--a futile cause. I say since we have a high and lofty God we owe it to Him to believe Him for high and lofty goals. He will never be disappointed in us for believing too much, but He will be if we believe too little.

we will probably never know this side of eternity the impact these few hours of our lives have made and how far it has rippled out to touch the lives and hearts of others.

"See that you do not look down on one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven." Matthew 18:10