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CHAPTER TEN: LIFE BEGINS AT CONCEPTION
Jesus was at my side as we walked together. He was taking me to a place that I could
sense was of great importance to Him. His tender love, compassion, and forgiveness
enveloped my spirit completely. He was speaking words of wisdom to my spirit as we
walked together on this journey through the firmament. The totally encompassing
unconditional love I felt at Jesus' side can only compare slightly to what we feel when we
spend quality time with our father, our husband, and our best friend, multiplied a
thousand times! I didn't know where we were going, but I knew that the place where He
was leading me to was very, very important to His Sacred Heart of love.
Suddenly we stopped and I could see the incredible beauty of the place we had just
arrived at. It was like a picture postcard. The scenery was extremely beautiful and perfect
to behold. The grass was greener than any grass on earth, and the flowers were of
incredible hues and shades which I had never seen on earth. There were swings, benches,
and many children playing everywhere. Then I also noticed that there were only children
in this beautiful garden. These children were always in the presence of Jesus, which was
reflected in the joy emanating from their little faces. I understood that this was the place
where aborted and miscarried babies go to.
"For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
the days that were formed for me,
when as yet there was none of them."( Psalm 139: 13-16)
"Life begins at conception. Once life is conceived, it is given an eternal soul. This eternal soul is just that... eternal. Under normal circumstances living out one's life on earth will determine the eternal destiny of our souls. It must either live forever in heaven with God in His kingdom or forever in hell with Satan in his kingdom. The children I wasnow observing before me were never given that chance. They left this world before they could ever make a choice.
"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations."( Jeremiah 1: 5)
These little children were now living in an eternal paradise, filled with gardens and bubbling brooks. Here they would be totally immersed in the joy and the presence of the Lord, forever!
To be in His presence... far surpasses anything we can attain on this earth! There was only one small detail lacking in this incredible place of joy and wonder. They were like little angels, who had come here, but not out of their own free will. They had never lived long enough, to exercise their God-given gift of free-will. They were as the angels, who also do not have free will. The angels do the will of the Father at all times. We, as human beings, are given free wills to exercise as we like. We make choices as to how we will live out our lives while here on earth. We are allowed to make choices each moment of our lives on earth." (Ariela Solsol)
"The sum of all life's choices will ultimately lead us to the realm of the Father or to the
realm of darkness forever. By the trials and tribulations that we endure here on earth, we
win eternal crowns for ourselves that will only become evident to us once we are there to
receive them. Yet these precious little children had never been given that chance. They
were never allowed to come to earth and win crowns for themselves the way that we are.
These children were snatched from their mother's wombs before they were ever given
this chance. This beautiful paradise contained all the souls of the aborted, still-born, or
children who died without ever knowing the difference between good and evil.
In this part of the Lord's revelation to me, there was a deep message of forgiveness.
Jesus allowed me to see my own little children who were in this marvelous place. They
were so happy to see me and I was crying tears of joy to be reunited with them again! I
knew that there would be a huge empty space in my life because of their absence. They
would have enriched and blessed my life if they had lived. I was the great loser. Abortion
is a sin against the child, but every bit as much a sin against the mother, also. We have no
way of knowing how this unborn child could have influenced our life, had it been
allowed to live." (Ariela Solsol Pereira)
How society treats abortion is pivotal to what God is up to in that nation.
"The image of the future that they gave me then, and it was their image, not one that I created, surprised me. My image had previously been sort of like Star Wars, where everything was space age, plastics, and technology.
The future that they showed me was almost no technology at all. What everybody, absolutely everybody, in this euphoric future spent most of their time doing was raising children. The chief concern of people was children, and everybody considered children to be the most precious commodity in the world.
And when a person became an adult, there was no sense of anxiety, nor hatred, nor competition.
There was this enormous sense of trust and mutual respect. If a person, in this view of the future, became disturbed, then the community of people all cared about the disturbed person falling away from the harmony of the group. Spiritually, through prayer and love, the others would elevate the afflicted person.
What people did with the rest of their time was that they gardened, with almost no physical effort. They showed me that plants, with prayer, would produce huge fruits and vegetables." (Howard Storm, near-death.com)
How society treats abortion is pivotal to what God is up to in that nation.
"The abortion, that I would have would be due to a doctor's orders, but it was an
abortion nonetheless. The miscarriage was no fault of my own, but the spirit of that child
must live forever. I know because I saw their sweet faces in paradise! Jesus, my babies
and myself were all joyous at this reunion. His forgiveness was TOTAL! His
understanding was TOTAL! His empathy was TOTAL! Not for one second did I feel
accused or judged by Him as this incredible scene was unfolding before my spiritual
eyes.
This part of my experience, I believe, has a message for women who have aborted or
miscarried babies. Society and the culture they live in told them they were aborting a blob
or a fetus. Society neglected to inform them that they were indeed murdering their own
child! Now, after many years, perhaps, they find themselves laden with tremendous guilt,
and hopelessness in their souls. The guilt may come many years later when they finally
realize the sad truth and consequence of their actions. Sooner or later they must come
face to face with the honest realization that they did not allow their child to be given life.
There is no sin, no matter how vile, that the Lord is not able to forgive. I must repeat
and stress this truth, over and over again, because this was the underlying message of the
entire experience! This is why He came to earth, to become an expiation for our sins! Let
us never forget that He not only died, but also suffered horrendous humiliation, for us,
sinners. Therefore, if the Lord is able and willing to forgive us, to the utmost, should we
not also be willing to forgive ourselves? This is sometimes the most difficult thing for us
to do. Yet the Word tells us, that God is a God of mercy and compassion.
When Jesus walked the earth He healed many people by telling them that their sins
had been forgiven. When the people realized that their sins had been forgiven, it caused
their bodies to be healed. Knowing that God had forgiven their sins, allowed their bodies
to heal immediately! Many women, who are living lives steeped in pain and guilt,
because of the sin of abortion, need to understand this very important spiritual concept.
On the other hand, by not accepting God's forgiveness, they are openly rejecting God's
love. This rejection injures God's heart." (Ms. Ariela Solsol Pereira)
"This, rejection of God's forgiveness, can be compared to a beautiful gift which is rejected by the person we give it to. Perhaps it was required that we exercise much effort, and love, on our part, in order to give the gift. We were so excited and anxious to present this gift to our beloved, yet we feel the deep pain of rejection when our beautiful gift is not appreciated. The person, whom we are giving the gift to, does not realize the pain they have just caused us. They cause us intense pain by the mere act of their rejection or indifference. They rejected, or were indifferent to, something that we put great love into giving them. By rejecting our gift, they unknowingly were also rejecting us. This is how God feels when we reject His love and forgiveness. Although, when we repent of our sins, He is ready and willing, to forgive us. Both the Old and New Testaments are full of scripture giving evidence of God's total forgiveness to sinners.
Therefore if God, Himself, forgives and forgets our sins, what then must we do? Is it right to live our lives on earth, wallowing in our own guilt, after we have been forgiven? If we chose not to release this guilt, it will always stand as a barrier between us, and our relationship with the Father. If we do not accept His complete forgiveness, by forgiving ourselves ,we are rejecting His love, and denying the power of His forgiveness towards us. The sin of abortion is a particularly horrendous sin. By having an abortion, a mother kills her own child. There is no way to say this differently in order to ease the shock. It iswhat it is... period. Once a woman realizes exactly what was done to her child, and her body, the emotional pain is beyond words. Since as women, our highest of all callings is to be mothers. By becoming a mother, a woman becomes a co-creator with the Awesome God of all Creation. We are partners with Him in bringing a child to life, and raising this child to be pleasing to Him. There is no career of greater importance, on earth, than that of giving life to a child and raising this child as best we can!
Since an aborted child was never born, we would never enjoy the unique blessing they would have been to us. Our lives will forever be lacking in the special influence this child was to have upon our lives. Yes, it is a horrible travesty against God, His creation and ultimately ourselves. The sacred bond between a mother and her child has been broken. What can compare to the love of a mother to her child? If this sacred bond loses its sanctity, what then in life can offer us any sanctity? No tie or ties in this world, can compare to the special bond between a mother and her child. Abortion destroys and cheapens this priceless and precious bond! As condemning as this may all sound, there is still hope for those of us who have been victims of abortion." (Mrs. Ariela Solsol Pereira)
How society treats abortion is pivotal to what God is up to in that nation.
Dear Mr. Prime Minister:
I made a suggestion to our local Conservative Party candidate Mr. Fred DeLorey that in my opinion could perhaps win you two to ten seats across Canada even though this is the last minute.
I suggested that he promise, if elected, to table a bill:
"Ban Intra-cardiac Potassium Chloride Injections on Singletons."
Central - Nova is such a strong Catholic riding that I believe that if Mr. Fred DeLorey were to do this there could well be an all time record turn out of voters on October 19.
Although I am a member of Canada's Liberal Party I am of course a Christian first and a Canadian first and that bill, if it was supported by pro-life M. P.'s in the other parties, could well save the lives of several dozen Canadians each year from now on.
Thank you for considering this.
Prime Minister Harper, what you did at the G-8 back in 2011 was one of the wisest and most courageous acts that I have ever seen taken by any political leader over these past forty years that I have been watching world events.
Kind regards and a big thank you for serving us so well.
Dennis Tate
How society treats abortion is pivotal to what God is up to in that nation.
How society treats abortion is pivotal to what God is up to in that nation.
The message of forgiveness is critical to understand but.......
That was not what we read in Jesus' comment on Judas' suicide by hanging. I don't think it is fanciful to interpret his word concerning the place allotted to him very negatively. We do wish that stated repentance would be enough, but Jesus must have seen all self-interest in Judas' motivation and no love. Unsurprising, since he was an Apostle who must have spent a fair bit of time in his company during his ministry, unlike Paul. Still, Francis is probably right to stess that God's mercy and forgiveness to the penitent person is infinite - but something about extreme spiritual malice prevents the damned from wanting to avail themselves of his mercy and forgiveness. Solzhenitsin believed that above/below(depending on figurative perspective) a certain level of malice and cruelty, such as that of torturers I should imagine, the practical reality is that there will be no forgiveness - they would reject it.
It's why a brief invocation towards the end of the Rosary strikes me as being very definitely 'a keeper' : 'May the divine assistance remain always with us...'
How society treats abortion is pivotal to what God is up to in that nation.
This made me cryMrs. Ariela Solsol Pereira's near death experience from 1967 has the power to transform the way that many of us look at the question of abortion.
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So true... and I was just sent a message that indicates a time of restoration of good government to America and Canada........and then another falling away occurs later.........
http://www.cryoftheabortedchildren.com
When the leading churches of the United States, uniting upon such points of doctrine as are held by them in common, shall influence the state to enforce their decrees and to sustain their institutions, then Protestant America will have formed an image of the Roman hierarchy, and the infliction of civil penalties upon dissenters will inevitably result....
When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near.— 5 Testimonies for the Church 451 (1885).
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