It’s a sad truth that there are many, many women sitting in our pews today that have been through the trauma of abortion and still carry the emotional and spiritual scars around with them. It has troubled me that the reason they don’t talk about it and receive ministry for it, is that: No. 1 they are ashamed, and No. 2 they are afraid they will be judged by other church people.
This shouldn’t be, but it is.
When I told my story about my past abortions for the first time at Phoenix First Assembly of God, I was afraid too. I thought that perhaps others would judge me and not want anything to do with me because of my past. But, I couldn’t have been more wrong. I didn’t find judgment that day when I gave my testimony, I found forgiveness and acceptance.
On a show recently, Jim said that we ought to bear one another’s burdens. This comes from Galations 6:2 “Share each other’s burdens, and in this way obey the law of Christ.” NLT
Nowhere have I heard this scripture explained better than in the commentary by Barnes:
“The law of Christ would not allow us to reproach the offender, or to taunt him, or to rejoice in his fall. We should help him to take up his load of infirmities, and sustain him by our counsels, our exhortations, and our prayers. Christians, conscious of their infirmities, have a right to the sympathy and the prayers of their brethren. They should not be cast off to a cold and heartless world; a world rejoicing over their fall, and ready to brand them as hypocrites. They should be pressed to the warm bosom of brotherly kindness; and prayer should be made to ascend without ceasing around an erring and a fallen brother. Is this the case in regard to all who bear the Christian name?”
If you need ministry because of past abortions, it’s time to get your healing. You then, can help others who need healing and restoration.
Church, it’s time to rally around those who have been wounded and scarred by abortion. It’s time to recognize that this is a widespread problem and those inside the Church are just as likely to have had an abortion as those outside.
It’s time to fulfill the law of Christ by helping our sisters (and brothers) bear this huge burden.
When Lori’s House is finished, we will minister to post-abortive women (and men). Please keep us in your prayers.
Love,
Lori
