Applauds to Don Horkey's "We the Born Must Defend the Right to Life of the Unborn," with daunting efforts to keep the conversation for support for life in and outside the womb alive. God's blood, so to speak, pours the same color in the veins and living cells of Polish, German, French, African-American, and, each ethnic human being regardless of accent or faith beliefs.
The column's litany of links and local lists to work with pro-actively this month is appreciated, at least by this writer and priest for an abundant life. The challenge to uphold sound principles that "you matter and everyone else matters" does indeed matter most in a throw-away and demeaning culture.
When society points solely to economics, one's personal rights under civil law, convenience and social acceptance, children in and outside the womb still override such babble and mediate a reverent rapport with their parents, and ultimately with the God of life, the Creator, for sure.
Voices of faith and reason need to keep rising and witnessing for the wonder and creation of the beauty of each of us, especially the tiniest tots within and outside the sanctuary of the womb.
As often as you did it for one of my least ones, you did it for me, are words of Jesus resounding in Sacred Scripture, and echoed, in fact, in all respected world religions. We must speak up for the most vulnerable in and outside the womb, or, the spiral of disrespect for life's start and end has to keep us alarmed at how bad a so-called civilized and learned culture can be reduced to in the middle of one's life. Crime increases, and schools can't work on empty stomachs, and, in fact diminish in value and virtues as children come to school with yet more issues thrust upon them by a State government who should know better. Shame on them, and us for taking this sitting down!
Life is cheapened daily around us, while few choose to stand up, as Horkey does in the Polish Times.
At Cadillac Place on West Grand Boulevard, and at the State of Michigan's Detroit offices this week, hundreds protested a law where cash asssitance benefits ended Oct. 1st for approximatley 41,000 residents of this great State, including about 30,000 children.
Synagogues, temple, churches and mosques must provide sanctuary, hope and resources for our youngest citizens sponsoring area households who were kicked off welfare. Who will lead this? Which rabbi, pastor, imam, among other spiritual leaders? Who cares?
More difficult times in an already pressed economy is not what Michigan and Motown needs.
The fray of crime caused by such terror on children must be protested. People in solidarity, like that deonstrated in my own Polish roots and story must rise from complacency and speak up for the life given us for some limited days before passing over to heaven, unless one has other plans. And, it sure looks like lots of folks have other plans! Look about! Physicists tell us that matter and energy are not destroyed but changed, so too, true of these living temples God gave each of us. We will change and be morphed and more, scientists assure us! This gives pause to ponder the awesomeness of all of creation. So, we walk by faith, not sight!
Our help is in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth! +
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