ll week long
my mind has been filled
with thoughts of abortion –
the millions of wee babies each year
for whom, tragically,
the plan is death
rather than birth.

At Sunday morning Mass
Fr Thomas reads,
“Pray for those
who persecute you”
and I find myself thinking,
“Pray for those
who persecute the unborn.”

And so I pray …

Lord,
please bless each of these little ones
denied the chance
to be born
and welcome them
into paradise.

Bless their mothers.
Help them to realise
that each mother
is precious in the eyes of Our God
and is deeply loved
and cherished by Him –
just like their own wee unborn baby.

Bless the medical practitioners.
Help them
to have a change of heart
so that they may wonder
at the miracle of life
and use their skills
to save life
instead of destroying it.

Lord,
forgive those involved in any way
in taking the life
of the unborn.
To echo your own words –
forgive them
for they know not what they do.

© Claire Murray

(Matthew 5:38-48)