“One human life is worth more than all the treasures of the earth.” ~Seth Adam Smith
Now the word of the Lord came to me saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”(Jeremiah 1:4-5 | NRSV)
I chose not to post this on national Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, simply because for me, everyday is such. I was adopted as an infant, which means I take the sanctity of life personally. The debate and divide widening in this country should be absurd to all, but is especially so to those of us who were given a second chance. I will likely never meet the woman who birthed me, but were I to do so I would thank her for her courage in going through with the whole ordeal. Had those same circumstances taken place in a more recent era, I would likely have never seen the light of day, much less been allowed the full range of trials and triumphs that come with being human. Life is sacred, and those charged with embracing or discarding it hold a sacred trust, whether they want it or not. At the risk of coming across as arrogant to my feminist friends, I concede everyone has the right to choose–abstinence or contraception. A woman’s rights end when the unborn child’s rights begin, and that is at conception. Pro-life advocates recognize both the mother’s life and the unborn child’s life as equally sacred. To violate that sacred trust is to cease to be human.
This is so well written and describes my heart perfectly. Love you! Glad we had birth mothers that gave us life so we could share life together as brother and sister.
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