Dear Deacon, We have gotten a lot of emails asking, "What kind of
impact is the 40 Days for Life book having?" Most importantly, the feedback has been very moving
from everyone -- from those who've had abortions ...
to volunteers ... to people who had never before
heard of 40 Days for Life and are now getting involved
in a pro-life activity for the first time. A recent report from Amazon.com displayed YOUR
enthusiasm for the new book. It's currently listed
as top-rated in five categories… * Christian Living: #2
* Christianity: #2
* Religion & Spirituality: #3
* Non-fiction: #4
* ALL Kindle e-books: #5 The success of the book continues to inspire hearts
and send a strong message to the abortion industry.
To build upon this momentum, you can do a few things: 1. Participate in your local campaign
2. Get the book from major book outlets or at:
http://40daysforlife.com/book
3. Call your local bookstores and ask them to
carry the book The book reveals what can happen through prayer when
there is both hope and mercy in the most unexpected
places –- the sidewalks outside abortion facilities. Today's devotional focuses on mercy ... as do these
stories from the sidewalk.
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FORT COLLNS, COLORADO
----------------------------------------------------- "What do you get out of this?" The question, from a young man smoking a cigarette
outside the Planned Parenthood building, was directed
at the volunteers who offered him an information card. "We do not get anything," replied Scott, one of the
volunteers. “We are here to help you." So the man told his story. He has a two-year-old
daughter ... but his wife was inside for an abortion.
"Everyone should have a choice," the man insisted --
throughout all nine months of pregnancy. As the two men continued to talk, the young father said,
"I have seen other protesters, but you are different." The man finally took the card Scott had offered him --
it includes information about post-abortive help. "When his wife came over to get him," said Linda in
Fort Collins, "her eyes revealed the pain in her soul.
It is this pain that we so much pray to prevent from
happening."
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ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA
----------------------------------------------------- Paula shared some thoughts after arriving back home
after prayer in front of Planned Parenthood. "The temperature says 12 degrees, but it feels like
-3," she said. "Cold fingers, cold nose, cold toes
-- but nothing is as cold and numb as what is
happening behind closed doors." More babies died. More women were permanently
scarred. "And the world seemingly, unknowingly,
continues on ... rushing by in traffic, shopping,
eating, exercising and working right in close
proximity to the destruction." Paula said it breaks her heart to see the women's
faces when they come out of those doors -- changed
forever. "Lord, I pray they find healing someday,"
she said. "When will this destruction of life come
to an end?"
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CANTON, OHIO
----------------------------------------------------- "Sometimes I get frustrated and wonder why I go to
Planned Parenthood," said Linda in Canton. "It is
like, what have I accomplished? Then God, in His
great wisdom, gives me a clue." Linda was praying with two other volunteers when one
began telling a personal story about an abortion
experience. "We could see the pain in their eyes,"
she said. "Although many years have passed, the pain
was still there, the loss remained." Linda had just been praying -- and trying to keep her
feet warm. "And then a person shared a part of their
past -- and I was there to reach out and hug a fellow
pro-lifer in need of understanding." She felt that God put the three of them there together
that day to fulfill His plan. "What is God's plan for
you this week?"
Today's devotional is from Carmen Pate, a member of
the 40 Days for Life board of directors.
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DAY 9 INTENTION
------------------------------------------------------ Pray that the post-abortive woman would be repentant,
accept forgiveness, be healed and restored, and bring
glory to God with her new life.
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SCRIPTURE
------------------------------------------------------ I acknowledged my sin to You, and my iniquity I have
not hidden. I said, "I will confess my transgressions
to the Lord," and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. -- Psalm 32:5
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REFLECTION by Carmen Pate, 40 Days for Life
------------------------------------------------------ Because abortion is legal in America, many have
justified their choice. "If it's legal, it can't be
wrong, right?" We now have an entire generation of men and women who
have never known abortion to be illegal; a generation
of people who have never been broken over their sin of
abortion. As a result, the consequences of unconfessed sin weigh
on their souls, yet they have never connected the dots
as to why their hearts are heavy. No wonder we have
millions of women who are struggling with depression,
addictions, eating disorders and more. Post abortion syndrome is very real but recovery
begins when the individual agrees with God as David
confessed in Psalm 51:3-4, 14, "Against You, You only,
have I sinned, and done this evil in Your sight --
that You may be found just when You speak, and
blameless when you Judge. Deliver me from the guilt of
bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation." Brokenness is the key to accessing God's glorious
mercy and healing. Christ came to heal the broken
hearted and He is waiting with open arms to take the
post-abortive woman on a glorious journey of healing
and restoration if she will only run to Him. God will not waste any sin we lay at His feet. Imagine
millions of healed and restored post-abortive women
like myself singing aloud of His righteousness and
giving testimony of His love and forgiveness. What a day of rejoicing that will be!
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PRAYER
------------------------------------------------------ Heavenly Father, we have turned our backs on you and
your principles in your Word. We have allowed man to
usurp Your role as God over life and the number of our
days. But we come to you in brokenness and repentance over
our sin. We cry out for Your mercy and ask you to remove the
scourge of abortion from our land. Use us as your
vessels, Lord, to bring the light of Your Truth to our
nation once again. Because of Christ we pray, Amen.
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PRINTABLE DEVOTIONAL
------------------------------------------------------ To download today's devotional as a formatted,
printable PDF to share with friends: http://40daysforlife.com/docs/spring2013day09print.pdf For information about healing after abortion, go to:
http://rachelsvineyard.org
------------------------------------------------------ Yours for Life, Shawn Carney
Campaign Director
40 Days for Life PS: If you have stories to share about the 40 Days
for Life campaign in your town, please leave a
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