Some people believe they are doing God’s work when they try to
prevent or make it illegal for women to have abortions. I believe they are doing just the opposite. I believe they
are interfering with God’s wisdom and justice when they do that. People in all walks of life believe they understand what God thinks and desires. With respect to abortion I have my understanding too.
There’s nothing that I know that leads me to believe that God would give any religious or political faction the right to interfere with the covenant that I believe God has made with women. I think most of the arguments on both sides of this debate misunderstand what is happening here.
I don’t believe the issue centers on when the soul enters the
body, although more than likely the soul enters the body when
a mother decides that she wants it to. For I believe the covenant
that exists between a mother, God, and the new entity is as follows:
God says, "Mother, as long as it is in your body, you are to be guardian of
this child, having sole authority to determine its future, with all the rights and privileges pertaining thereto, including whether it will be born into life or not. This is only fair, for it would be grossly unfair to vest these rights and privileges with anyone else but you."
The child says, "Mother, I will trust you to do what's best and will accept your decision in exchange for the opportunity and the possibility of coming into life now."
The mother says, "I will carry this child and do what I think is best in my understanding. I will trust that God will help me make
whatever decisions I need to make regarding this child and
then stand by me when I do."
It is, then, a mother's God given right and responsibility to decide if now is the right time for this birth to take place, and no one has the right to interfere with her decision, because it is hers alone to make. God loves freedom and God is
fair and God is just.
To those who want to do God’s will, or out of compassion want to offer a potential mother as much support as possible as she makes her
decisions, you can offer
her your personal support, and/or work for the establishment of a society that supports the needs of mothers and their families. You can do this by making sure that opportunities are plentiful and that families will have the safety net they need to never want for the basic necessities that sustain life. Further, you can support through legislative and social initiatives, the means by which all families have access to the resources they need, to insure the future success of their children, such as funding for education, medical care, and other
amenities or opportunities. This would be in keeping with God’s wishes and would support His honorable covenant with women and with children.
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