June 27, 2004
On Being Hopeful
I've spent a considerable amount of time tonight looking at some of most disturbing images I've seen in a while. It all started with the May 8th edition of WORLD Magazine and reading their report of the "March for Women's Lives" that occurred in Washington, D.C. on April 25th. Hundreds of thousands of people -- mostly women -- turned out to protest our President's recent pro-life measures. Apparently they don't like the idea that Mr. Bush values life -- all life -- and that he is working to protect the unborn.
The most disturbing thing was not the mass-produced "Keep Abortion Legal" signs or even the large turnout. The most troubling aspects of it were the scores of young people that were there, some of which were small children, holding up signs supporting abortion -- some even stooping to vulgarity to make their point. Anarchists were there protesting, as well as gays and lesbians, and the celebrities showed up en masse. Big name starts like Jennifer Aniston, Ashley Judd and Whoopi Goldberg. One photo showed Cybill Shepherd holding a sign that read "Too bad John Ashecroft's mother didn't believe in abortion." (And the Left says the Right uses hate language...?) Of course that photo was never seen in the mainstream media.... Further proof of the overwhelming bias of the mainstream media towards the liberal agenda in this country. [This photo (above) was particularly disturbing....]
Apparently, from the reports I read and the photos I saw, it got pretty ugly at times. Pro-lifers were jeered at, cursed at, and generally railed on. In fact, many of the photos I saw were too crude and vulgar to post here.
For a time tonight I was completely overwhelmed with feelings of despair -- for these women who have been so deceived, for the next generation of women and men who will be tomorrow's leaders and have likewise bought the lie that abortion actually helps women, and for this country in general. But it didn't take long for me to remember the Truth: my hope does not rest in these people or events. (Thankfully!) My hope rests in the God of the Universe; the One Who created this world and everyone in it -- even those tiny individuals who are living and growing in their mother's wombs. The ending of this story has already been written, though some of the most awful chapters have yet to be fulfilled. No matter how desperate the signs of the times may be, my God knows all things and all of creation is subject to Him. And He has promised that Good will triumph over evil in the end. Truth will be revealed for all to see, and the enemies of God will be defeated. And yes, there will come a time when there will be no more abortions to hurt women and to destroy their children.
I don't know what tomorrow holds, but I know Who holds tomorrow, and it is in Him I continually put my trust. In the meantime, those of us who belong to Him need to be praying that the enemy will be held back and that Truth will be revealed in the hearts of those who have been deceived and seek to deceive others. (I wonder how many of these listed below have had abortions themselves, and how many have buried the pain of that loss under the banner of protecting women's rights? How many of them have, instead, found solice in the numbers of their peers who have likewise justified their abortions?) And I think we could begin with some of the celebrities that attended this rally....*
Melissa Etheridge Julianne Moore Christina Aguilera Morgan Fairchild Jennifer Aniston Kathy Najimy Frances Fisher Calista Flockhart Joe Pantoliano Bea Arthur Jane Fonda Mary-Louise Parker Ed Asner Bonnie Franklin Kevin Bacon Janeane Garofalo Pink Alec Baldwin Martha Plimpton William Baldwin Indigo Girls Meredith Baxter Annabeth Gish Paul Rudd Shari Belafonte Whoopi Goldberg Susan Sarandon Polly Bergen Kyra Sedgwick Cybill Shepherd Betty Buckley Ed Harris Jessica Capshaw Salma Hayek Fisher Stevens Lynda Carter Marg Helgenberger Gloria Steinem Stockard Channing Julia Stiles Jill Clayburgh Helen Hunt Sharon Stone Glenn Close Cindy Crawford Ashley Judd Sheryl Crow Charlize Theron Carole King Uma Thurman Tyne Daly Swoosie Kurtz Blythe Danner Christine Lahti Stanley Tucci Kristin Davis Kathleen Turner Ossie Davis Ted Turner Dana Delany Laura Dern Amy Madigan Bradley Whitford Natalie Maines Alfre Woodard Fran Drescher Camryn Manheim Kirsten Dunst Frances McDormand Ewan McGregor Hector Elizondo Diancarlo Esposito Demi Moore
Just think, if a few of these influential people could find Truth and healing in Jesus Christ, what impact might that have on our society? Just look what God has done through Mel Gibson....