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Marisela
Washington,
United States
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I had an abortion because I was afraid, thinking that I was not ready to take care of that responsibility, and I didn't want my boyfriend to think I was trying to push him to get married. When I was at the clinic, the doctor told me a few risks I could face. He asked me if I had questions. The only question I asked was if the baby felt any pain. He said that baby was not formed, and the brain was not developed and unable to detect pain, etc. (He gave me a scientific explanation that convinced me he was right.) Still something was telling me that what I was going to do was wrong. After the abortion, I felt like something died inside of me, but I didn't pay attention to myself. I thought I was strong. After the first one, I kept having another and another... I lost count. Looking back and understanding now the consequences, I just want to say that abortion really ruins everybody's lives.
Now, I want to share my journey of the amazing healing God has done for me Here is a talk I gave at the 40 Days for Life Kick Off Rally in Seattle, WA, where I shared a meditation I had during a Post-Abortion Healing retreat I attended this past weekend:
“I invite you to visualize this view: I was outside, in this beautiful yard, during one of our breaks, watching this beautiful lake and all nature surrounding it. The water was quiet, everything in ‘complete silence’. I thought: “Oh, my Lord, what a silence, what a quiet water”. Suddenly, I had this kind of a clear thought, and God asked me: “Are you sure there is a silence?” Then, I listened more attentively... I couldn’t hear anything again… no birds, no wind, anything. I answered: “Yes, my Lord, everything is in “complete silence” He insisted, “Are you sure you don’t hear any noise?” Three times He asked me the same question. I answered, “OK, I think I understand now that you are talking about something else. Could you please explain to me what is that noise you want me to hear?” He answered, “Don’t you hear the cry of all those babies that are being aborted? Don’t you hear the cry of all those women and men who are suffering after they have aborted their babies?” He continued, “The “silence” you hear out there is just apparent; the “quiet water” you see, at the top of the lake, is an illusion. Deeper, much deeper in the lake, there is a bigger reality. This nation, with all those cries (plus others of another kind), is living the worst depression ever in History (He was not meaning about money, of course).
At this moment of my meditation, it came to my mind a day when God helped me to face the truth, my own deeper reality. One day during my prayers, He let me literally hear my own cry, deep, deep inside me for all my aborted children, a cry that I had buried for around 30 years.
Now, I just want to say that I absolutely regret my past abortions. I know that there is nothing I can do to repair the damage, but there is something I can and I want to do I want to stand up for Life now, for all unborn babies.
Finally, I have heard enough arguments of those who are pro-choice; all these ideological, political, whatever points of view that are out there from those who are trying to make a big enough noise so they don’t have to hear all the cries of the babies, women and men I mentioned before.
The bottom line for me is this: No matter how much noise pro-choice people want to make, there’s something speaking even louder in each human being. It is called our conscience. Whatever argument you want to tell yourself to believe that abortion is right, your conscience will tell you it’s not.
My dear brothers and sisters: I have started to seriously question if more arguments are needed to help others face the truth about abortion. I invite you to consider this: Maybe, just maybe, if we stay silent while they talk, they will be able to start listening to themselves and not to us. They will listen to themselves and how much their words are nonsense.
All glory, and power, and honor are yours, Almighty Father, now and forever. Amen.”
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