On the Eve of the National Day of Prayer, the zeal for Life is fanned further into a blazing flame

There are days in life when one cannot do anything but sit back and marvel at how the Almighty has orchestrated Life itself and different paths that cross.

Tonight I spent three hours with ardent pro-life Members of Congress and staffers as we were confronted with the horrific reality that is abortion in the United States. Representative Trent Franks (AZ) organized a special dinner briefing around the premise of combating abortion in our nation. To just illustrate how incredible God can often be, one of the speakers, an OBGYN nurse, has a seven year old grandson who has Cerebral Palsy and we got to talking and comparing notes on life and she asked some great questions in relation to what he’ll face in the future, from others, from a school system that does not understand him, and what aging could possibly do to his muscle and joint health. It’s a real honor to be considered an encouragement to someone such as her, as she has been on the front lines of this fight in ways I never will. What’s more, scenes from a documentary on fetal development, as aired by National Geographic, were playing throughout the evening and I commented to a Member of Congress about how the image shown at six months must be what I looked like when I was born a preemie kid. The reaction to that was one of amazement, especially since I now work on pro-life policy in Congress.

First up, Phil Kline, former Attorney General of Kansas and nationally known for going after Dr. George Tiller, the abortion doctor known to have broken the law by conducting abortions in circumstances deemed illegal by state law in Kansas. General Kline spent much time discussing how America rationalizes cruelty (from the slave, to the holocaust, to the unborn). Moreover, he cut to the heart of the issue by discussing the effects of relativism in society as resulting from the absence of any abject moral standard of absolute Truth.

Second was Jill Stanek, the aforementioned OBGYN. This dear lady has seen more horror in the halls of hospitals as a result of abortion than I or anyone else care to admit or expirence. So many children aborted, some still alive, and left to die because they were not wanted. In the end she was fired for what she saw and stood up against. Since then she has testified before the Judiciary Committee in the House of Representatives and various state legislatures across the nation about abortive practices.

Finally, Dr. Fletcher Armstrong. If there is anything to learn from this amazing man it’s this – follow the same path that William Wilberforce did to abolish slavery in England, that Martin Luther King did during the Civil Rights movement, and victory will come easier; change the hearts and minds of the citizenry first and the codifying of morals into law to protect the unborn will come much easier. For if we take away the self-evident Truth that all Men were created equal and Endowed by their Creator with the inalienable right to LIFE, then what does America, our bastion of Liberty really have to offer anyone? There must be LIFE in order to enjoy Liberty and pursue happiness.

Not as deep as my thoughts on Strange Encounters, but I think a good example of what the Father can do to use a broken but willing vessel to astound even those in positions of power and authority. If that is what door number two brings, I'm all about it.