Putting Out the Fire!

J.M.J +
Dear Friends of the Unborn,
I just wanted to thank all of you who came out this Saturday to pray for the unborn at 345 Whitney Avenue Planned Parenthood. We will be covering PP again in prayer this Saturday December 1st and need to fill the hours of 8am-12pm noon when the killing of the unborn takes place. Please respond to confirm or take your hour.
As we move forward in this fight for LIFE we are reminded we are not fighting alone as we put on the armor of God and we are not fighting against merely a human cause as “For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities, with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with the evil spirits in the heavens.” Ephesians 6:12
Planned Parenthood remains the largest abortion and contraception provider and advocate nationwide. The evil which takes place in the PP facilities is nothing short of the killing and murder of innocent and helpless pre-born babies who have had their rights and lives taken away from them. Planned Parenthood stands by their support of woman’s reproductive “rights” because they claim that every child should be wanted and loved and that if a child was unplanned and a burden he or she will go on to feel that rejection. They not only facilitate one of the greatest evils of our times, that of abortion, but go on to exalt themselves for providing this option of murder to woman as a loving and merciful act to spare those children who might have been unwanted or unpla nned. They also go on to injure the woman who they lie to psychologically and physically as well as pour salt into the wounds of infertile couples who are unable to have children of their own and desperately want to love the very babies that PP kills. Below is an article illustrating the hypocrisy and evil we face in our world and especially so through the evil of PP.
Planned Parenthood Praises Passage of Children’s Health Care Bill
Fri, 09/28/2007 - 11:26am
By Kendall McKenzie
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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Planned Parenthood Federation of America praised the U.S. Congress for passing legislation that would provide health insurance for more uninsured children and increase health care access for low-income children and families. “Planned Parenthood urges President Bush to sign this important and bi-partisan legislation that will ensure more children and pregnant women get access to quality, affordable health insurance, and not deny millions of children access to health care. President Bush has a simple choice: he can either be for children’s health care, or he can be against it,” said PPFA President Cecile Richards. Planned Parenthood mobilized tens of thousands of supporters to contact their members of Congress on the State Child ren’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill. Planned Parenthood also worked with governors and members of Congress on this legislation. As the leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider, Planned Parenthood is dedicated to prevention and education. “The best way to build healthy families is to put prevention first — and that means making sure our children have health insurance, women have access to reproductive health care and affordable birth control, and teens have access to medically accurate information,” said Cecile Richards. “While this legislation represents a huge step forward for the health and safety of children and families across the nation, more work remains to be done,” said Richards. “Thousands of legal immigrant children, some of the most vulnerable among us, won’t be covered by SCHIP. We look forward to working with Congress in the future to make sure legal immigrant children and pregnant women have access to health ins urance.” Every year, Planned Parenthood provides millions of women, men and teens with health care information and services.

My friends in Christ,
I am posting because as Catholics and Christians it is unacceptable for us to allow Planned Parenthood or any organization to take away the right to life which God has created in these precious babies in the womb. Just because the world cannot see behind the walls of PP that does not change that tiny heartbeats are being silenced and silent screams are left unheard. It does not change that we have an obligation as Catholics and Christians to protect the least of God’s people. It is true there are those who are too sick or have circumstances which prevent this direct physical prayer of coming out to the abortion mill, but for many of us there are a million and one excuses why we might not co me out to pray at PP where the abortions take place. It is too upsetting. It causes pain to see the women. I am ashamed. I am too busy. It is too cold. Others will go and I am not needed. My prayer will not make a difference. I am afraid or uncomfortable to be in the presence of such evil. I will pray from home. The list could go on and on. There is no doubt that praying for the unborn is a sacrifice and a risk. There are so many things in our lives which demand our attention. However it is nothing short of what Jesus asks us to do in the Gospel. We know if we want to love Him and to follow Him we need to become like Him and take up our crosses as well as the crosses of our brothers and sisters who are the least of His people. Father Frank Pavone National Director of Priests for Life (forgive me for not being able to find the direct quote here) talks about the importance of going to the abortion mills to pray and stand witness for the unborn. Many people feel that it is enough for us to pray from home. However he compares abortion to a raging fire. Indicating that if there was a fire we would not try to put it out from a distance, but send the fire fighters directly out to extinguish it. Especially if it was our home we would want the firefighters right there! The unborn want and need us right there. They need us to put out that fire for them and God wants us right there serving Him and the least of His people.
The unborn need you. Their lives depend on it. The woman need you their souls and hearts depend on it. There is power in numbers and especially in prayer. Planned Parenthood and their Action Fund http://www.ppaction.org/ppvotes/main.html is standing up for who they represent. I think we all know of their leader who is the father of all lies, a liar and murderer from the beginning. It is time God’s people stand up for who we represent, Jesus Christ who is Truth. Pro-abortion advocates are not going away and PP is not going away without our constant prayer and presence at 345 Whitney Ave. Each and every one of you is just as important. If each one of you took an hour of prayer we could line the sidewalks in prayer! Could you imagine the power in that never mind the witness we could give on Whitney avenue! Over the past month we have seen God is doing His part we must remain faithful and do ours! Please respond to take an hour of prayer for this coming Saturday December 1st from 8am-12pm noon.
May the most Pure and Immaculate Heart of Mary soften our hearts to always say our “Yes” to God’s Will.
God bless you!
Mike and Kerry