Sanctity of Life Prayer

January 22, 1973, was the day the US Supreme Court legalized abortions and that date has been remembered as Sanctity of Life Day. Some churches remember it on the third Sunday in January. Either way, and in fact, every day, is a day we can praise God for life, and pray that He protects the souls in His creation at every stage of life. Today and this week, I ask you to especially pray for the people whose lives hang in the balance; whether on life support or in a womb; terminally ill or feeling unwanted - may the Lord remind them Who created them. May the people who can make decisions about their future remember how precious life is. 

For you created my inmost being;
    you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
    your works are wonderful,
    I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you
    when I was made in the secret place,
    when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed body;
    all the days ordained for me were written in your book
    before one of them came to be. 

-Psalm 139:13-16

Pray also for the people who have made decisions already and regret them. May they find peace in the forgiveness of Jesus and love from their neighbors. Please pray specifically for the teenagers in Albany (Logan and his girlfriend) who followed the logic of what they've been taught - the easiest thing to do with an unwanted baby is kill her. Pray that they see the forgiveness that Jesus has won for them.

If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
    Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness,
    so that we can, with reverence, serve you. 

-Psalm 130:3-4

Pray also for our communities, our society. May we love and forgive Logan. May we see clearly where an abortion culture leads. May we be opened armed to all those struggling to view life, all life, as a blessing. 

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you. -Ephesians 4:32

Pray that we may not be silent, but will be God's messengers, spreading His truth to a world that so desperately needs Him. We are warriors in the battle.

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. -Proverbs 31:8