Miracle of life, another story

Back on October 9, I posted a story of a young woman who volunteers at a crisis pregnancy center (CPC). This past weekend, I heard the story of another woman who works on staff at a CPC.

Her story was another amazing one. She was a teenager and in her early twenties when she made some bad decisions about relationships. In one case, she gave the baby up for adoption and in the other, she had an abortion.

She lived with the guilt of her abortion decision for many years and always wondered what happened to the baby daughter she gave up.

I'm not familiar with adoption law, but apparently, she was allowed to write to the daughter she gave up but that daughter would not receive the file of letters until she turned 18. At that point, the child could seek to meet her biological mother.

The daughter decided to meet her mother. The daughter at some point in her youth became a Christian and so when she met her mother, she thanked her for deciding for life and giving her up for adoption. This guilt ridden mother received a tremendous gift of grace upon hearing that. It would take a couple more years of interacting with her amazing daughter before she worked through the many issues in her life. And indeed, this mom with the help of her daughter turned to Christian faith and received the forgiveness and love offered by God.

This mom now works at a CPC and talks with young women in their time of crisis and decision. They listen because she has been there.

The pro-life movement has its political component. We should not abandon that part. We can legislate morality but only up to a certain point. Thus, I believe the balance of energy, resources and commitment is best spent on the front line of contact with those most impacted. It will be moral persuasion not the force of legislation where the biggest difference will be made.