Overheard conversation

This is a poem I wrote as a conversation between an abortion-minded woman and God.

There is no life within me
Despite what you may say.
Though two lines means "positive,"
There simply is no way.

I can't see any fingers
Upon that big black screen.
Certainly a living thing
Could easily be seen.

What will all of my friends say
Once they hear the big news?
There's no room for motherhood
While shopping for prom shoes.

My parents will be angry,
They're sure to turn away.
They won't believe their daughter
Has now turned out this way.

Just one night, that's all it was,
A temporary fling.
Now is not the time for this
Supposed "living thing."

You say that God has answers
and promises He's made.
Well, Jesus, where are You now?
I'm lonely and afraid.

MY CHILD, I'M RIGHT BESIDE YOU
AS I ALWAYS HAVE BEEN.
I FELT THE PAIN YOU FEEL NOW
AS THE NAILS PIERCED MY SKIN.

YOUR FACE WAS EVER PRESENT
IN MY MIND, ON THAT TREE.
THE SIN WHICH YOU'VE COMMITTED
WAS TRANSFERRED ONTO ME.

BEFORE YOUR MOTHER KNEW YOU
YOUR LIFE WAS IN MY PLAN.
I KNEW WHAT YOU WOULD LOOK LIKE,
I WAS YOUR BIGGEST FAN.

NOW IN YOUR CURRENT DARKNESS,
I'VE GIVEN YOU A LIGHT.
TO SHINE THROUGHOUT YOUR SORROW,
AND GIVE YOUR BLINDNESS SIGHT.

THOUGH IT MAY SEEM SMALL TO YOU,
THIS BABY'S LIFE IS GRAND.
I'VE FASHIONED EVERY DETAIL
IN THE PALM OF MY HAND.

I VALUE EVERY HEARTBEAT.
I VALUE EVERY THOUGHT.
LIFE IS A GIFT, BIG OR SMALL,
DESPITE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TAUGHT.

SO LET ME BE YOUR COMFORT
AND TAKE ME BY THE HAND.
WHEN YOU FALL DOWN, DON'T WORRY.
I'LL GIVE YOU STRENGTH TO STAND.

FOR THOUGH YOU WILL ALWAYS LOVE
YOUR SON OR YOUR DAUGHTER,
THERE IS NO GREATER LOVE THAN
THE LOVE OF THE FATHER.

A Baby's Prayer

One thing that God has shown me in the past 2 months (rather, reinforced in me) is the sanctity of life. I think that alot of times we assume as Christians that we are all pro-life. We never really take the time to figure out what that means. What is life? As I counsel with women, as I see their ultrasounds, I am overwhelmed by how brilliant God is in His creation of life. At 3 weeks, a baby's heart is beating. By 7 weeks, it already has everything it needs in its body. The rest of the time, it is simply developing. I heard this song by Kathy Troccoli a long time ago. It is from the perspective of a baby in the womb that is about to be aborted. I just thought I would share it since we all sometimes need to look at things from a different perspective.

"I can hear her talking with a friend, I think it's all about me
Oh how she can't have a baby now my mommy doesn't see
That I feel her breathe, I know her voice
Her blood, it flows through my heart
God you know my greatest wish is that
We'd never be apart
But if I should die before I wake, I pray her soul you'll keep
Forgive her Lord, she doesn't know, that you gave life to me
Do I really have to say goodbye, don't want this time to be through
Oh please tell her that I love her Lord, and that you love her too
Cause if I should die before I wake, I pray her soul you'll keep
Forgive her Lord, she doesn't know that you gave life to me
On the days when she may think of me, please comfort her with the truth
That the angels hold me safe and sound, cause I'm in Heaven with you
I'm in Heaven with you"
-Kathy Troccoli