I'm sorry to tell you I'm a bit disappointed -- and I'm sure the fault is at least partially my own.
The fact is -- we've seen two days -- Sunday and Monday -- where our vigil schedule has seen an hour that is completely and totally BLANK.
It's hard to believe there isn't SOMEONE who could have filled those two hours, and perhaps it could have been me. But the fact is, those hours weren't filled, and what is more, there are another 40 hours coming up fast with the same situation -- completely and totally blank!
I know you are with me in our goal of securing a continuous and solid presence during our 40 Days of prayer and fasting for the unborn.
I know you understand the value of having a real, loving person out there on the sidewalk, particularly when the ladies are arriving for their abortion procedures (visit www.40daysforlife.com for so many stories of God's grace).
I know you understand that we can do this together, if we all do our part.
And that's why I'm asking you to pray and consider signing up right now for an extra few hours during the remainder of this fall 2011 40 Days for Life campaign.
(For signup instructions visit our website, or email Mary Ellen McElfresh at maryellen.40days@verizon.net.)
I know some of you have been praying and fasting for an end to abortion already during this campaign.
Some of you have already sacrificed many hours out on the sidewalk.
Some of you have been holding signs, going door-to-door, and talking with neighbors in our community.
But the fact is, our campaign isn't over until we hit Day 40 -- and there are still 40 or so hours on the calendar that remain unfilled! I know we can do better than that -- myself included!
So please prayerfully consider signing up, and put your name on the schedule for at least ONE of the open hours during the second half of our campaign, to help ensure a solid and continuous vigil presence.
Maybe we are tired and worn out from the past 20 days of prayer and witness. Maybe we are thinking that someone ELSE will step forward -- that we have already done ENOUGH.
As we can see in Sacred Scripture, the Lord understands what it means to feel tired and to reach the limits of one's strength. He spent 40 Days in the wilderness, fasting and praying, and after these, he was HUNGRY.
Is the Lord calling us to rest and take things easy at this time? Is the Lord calling us to give up and sit on the sidelines halfway through our own 40 Days?
We can't sit back and wait for things to happen on their own. We can't expect others to fill in the blanks for us. We must get involved to help change things for the better. As they say, God helps those who help themselves, and maybe Our Lord is asking us for a little more SACRIFICE during this second half of the campaign.
As we pray and advocate for the sanctity of all human life, let us remember that even ONE life can make a difference -- and that life may be your own! I invite you to pray and consider, is the Lord asking you to step forward onto that sidewalk in faith?
Let's fill that calendar through Day 40, and end strong both in spirit and in fact!
PS. Tuesday, October 18, is Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity, a day of memory for so many who have been killed or wounded through abortion. This 2011 Day of Silent Solidarity is dedicated to pro-life hero Kortney Blythe Gordon and her preborn daughter Sophy, who were killed in a tragic car accident on October 8. Please pray for Kortney's husband and family. For more information visit www.silentday.org.
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