{"id":1200,"date":"2014-05-13T10:47:16","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T14:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=1200"},"modified":"2014-05-13T10:47:16","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T14:47:16","slug":"the-mourning-aftera-post-mothers-day-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2014\/05\/the-mourning-aftera-post-mothers-day-prayer.html","title":{"rendered":"The Mourning After\u2026A Post Mother\u2019s Day Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThere is No Condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus\u2026\u201d Romans 8:1<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

What does Mother\u2019s Day feel like for someone with empty arms? And more specifically one who chose abortion.<\/p>\n

I remember a Mother\u2019s Day when I watched one of our daughters perform in the musical Annie<\/em>. I observed a little girl in the audience crying in one of the final scenes; she couldn\u2019t wipe her tears away fast enough, they were in free-fall. She sat next to her mommy, a beautiful young, intelligent woman that I have met before. I know a little of the back-story of their lives. This beautiful woman was raped in college. Her assailant impregnated her. She had a choice. She carried the child to term and accepted the role and responsibility of motherhood.<\/p>\n

Today I\u2019m thinking of mommies that made a different choice. And I wonder how some of them might be feeling today, perhaps burdened with regret and loneliness. I\u2019ve met a few and loved a few. If you, Gentle Blog-reader, are one of those souls, Jesus wants to take the burden of regret and sorrow off of your shoulders. He can redeem anything we give Him, no matter how painful.<\/p>\n

Sometimes when I repent of my sins I can go and un-do some of my blunders.\u00a0 I can hit \u201cControl\/Command Z\u201d. Make them right, apologize, heal, change the trajectory. But sometimes I can\u2019t. Sometimes my actions have had irrevocable ramifications. But Jesus has a solution:\u00a0 \u201cNo condemnation.\u201d It\u2019s left in His hands to deal with. And in the case of abortion, the child is left in His hands. In Good Hands.<\/p>\n

I met that little girl for the first time after the show. I\u2019ve never in my life seen such lovely eyes in any other person. Meeting her was a gift to me on Mother\u2019s Day, reminding me of the gift and miracle of life and that beauty can truly come from tragedy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s pray for those who suffer under the weight of guilt and regret from abortion.<\/p>\n

Father,<\/em>
\n You are good and You are forgiving. Pour out your healing to women who have aborted their children. You invite the little children to come to You. Thank you for holding these precious lives in your hand, loving them while they wait to meet their loved ones in Heaven. Restore to these repentant hearts the joy of their salvation. Uphold them, Savior. Forgive and redeem all that has been lost.<\/em>
\n In Jesus\u2019 Name,<\/em>
\n Amen<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cLet the little children come to me, and do not hinder them. For the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.\u201d Mark 9:14b<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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