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Message regarding Abortion. St Luke's 13th June 1994.
I saw Our Lady during the Rosary. What struck me most, because it was so beautiful, and because it was unusual to see Our Lady wearing anything decorative, was a gold band around her neck. It had a distinctive shape - like points of a star meeting one another top and bottom all the way round.
Her veil was very thin - like chiffon - and of delicate pastel-like blue and pink colours. Her hands were joined in prayer, but I didn't see Rosary beads today. Somehow, the very strong, gold neck band seemed incongruous with the delicate clothes.
She said, "It is wrong to abort children; at whatever stage of development in the womb, for whatever reason, it is wrong to abort children. Consider my own situation on the Earth and some of the reasons put forward by people who would seek, or encourage others to seek, abortion; the mother is too young; the mother is not married; the life circumstances offer no security of home or material provision for the child; or the life circumstances would bring about gossip and even condemnation from others. Consider these in the light of the joy of new life - in the light of the joy of the mother as she holds her newborn baby in her arms! To anyone in a position of influence with mothers considering abortion - whether the influence is professional, or the personal influence of family or friends - I would ask you, say, and say again - "Nothing compares with the joy of holding in your arms, the child you have carried in your womb. The joy of the mother when she holds her new born child, is a unique experience of joy on the earth."
Pray for mothers who would consider abortion because they are alone, unsupported, confused and full of fear; pray for them, and where possible offer good counsel and practical help. God the Father the Creator of All, will provide. To everyone in such difficult situations, I say to you, with all the love of My Maternal Heart - "The light of dawn emerges from even the darkest of nights. Persevere; trust in God's providing for you - even when you cannot see beyond the darkness; trust - all will be well. The killing of innocent children, the shedding of innocent blood, will only plunge you into deeper darkness." And for many, this darkness engulfs them, and plunders them, throughout the remainder of their years on the Earth.
To any mother who has had an abortion and regrets the action, and who finds herself in a darkness of regret, misery, and grief - I would say, "Ask God's forgiveness, ask your child's forgiveness. Tell your child the love you feel in your heart and unite with your child in love. Then, trusting in God's Merciful Love, and confident in your child's love for you, be in Peace.
Do not ever stand in judgement of the quality of a life - the work of the Creator. It is a foolish arrogance to consider human life in terms of a 'normality' and measure the quality of an individual life accordingly. Each human life is created by God - precious beyond your understanding; loved to unfathomable depths by Almighty God. Each human being - no matter its mental or physical state - no matter how short or long its life on the Earth, according to the Will of God, contributes to the world as God so wills; sometimes the riches of contribution are seen only by those who look on each one through eyes of love, or of wisdom
Therefore, each person responsible for the well being of pregnant women - remember, always, you are responsible as far as your professional life on Earth permits, for the well being of more than one life. The mother and the child or children in the womb are all equal in God's eyes; do not test for 'abnormalities' in children in the womb*; this is offensive to God, calling into question the unique worth and dignity of His Creation. It is a grievous offence against God and Humanity, to abort a child regarded as 'abnormal.' Each person, medically responsible for women who are carrying babies, has the responsibility of care; if you must measure anything - do not measure according to 'normality,' measure according to the care your Father in Heaven has for you.
Do everything according to the skills God has given you, to promote and maintain the good health of a mother and her baby, but know that you cannot destroy a life - the giving and taking of life is in God's Hands alone.
It is offensive to God, and destructive to Humanity to destroy the life of a child in the womb because it is male or female. The notion of one gender or another - and generally female - as being of lesser worth - even to the point of being killed before or after birth, causes the Almighty God a hurt I cannot tell you in words. God creates both male and female. God delights in His Creation; neither gender is regarded as more or less important in His eyes. All human beings are equal - created in love by God - destined for the inheritance of the Eternal Joy. Do not attempt to understand the nature of God my children, beyond the understanding that God is All Love; you cannot understand the nature of God beyond this, and this is all you need know. As God loves you, so love one another, and do not blindly differentiate human beings as more or less worthy of life - every child in the womb, male or female, is a gift from God.
Children are not commodities; oh how sad I am that some of my children fail to realise the unique gift of the life of a child. God may or may not bless a marriage with the gift of children - His ways are mysterious, but His Way is Love. Be obedient, always, to His Will , and know that children are not your 'right,' they are God's gift to you. Man's attempts to 'procure' fertility for those infertile, has opened a dark and dangerous door, leading into territories which are not of God. Any experimentation made on human life, no matter how early the stage of life, is an abomination against God; it is evil; it is totally destructive of the value and dignity of human life, and inevitably leads to the opening of more doors - into even darker regions. The use of tissue from aborted babies to assist people in having children is most offensive to God. It is selfish to assume the 'right' to a child, just as it is selfish to enter into Marriage with the intention of denying children in the union.
Be compassionate in your hearts to one another; care for the vulnerable of God's children - the babies waiting to be born. And know that every child is God's gift to you. Remain faithful in love to God - the Creator of Life.
I Bless you children.
Our Lady told me that the neck piece she was wearing represented Hope in God - one of the strongest virtues. She hoped and trusted in God all of her life on Earth. Her veil represented Humility. Her hands were joined in prayer because all her life on Earth was prayer, and her life in Heaven is prayer.
*Our Lady refers to the practice of screening for "abnormalities" with a view to selective abortion. This does not refer to screening for treatable abnormalities, e.g. congenital heart disease, which may indeed be amenable to life saving surgery in utero.
Margaret Carlin 1994.
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