Ok, I just
have to put this out there. Lately, I
have seen an unusual amount of anti abortion post on facebook that show heart
wrenching pictures of the no-longer living fetus. People comment back and forth to one another
about how it is important to show these images to make a point, and if a person
who is pro-choice feels upset by these then maybe, they should not be pro-choice
ect.
I am coming
to you not as a pro-choicer, nor as a pro-lifer, but as a mother who has lost a
baby not by any choice at all. A mother whose
baby left the womb far too soon. A
mother who carries that loss with her daily.
A mother who over the years has not moved on, but learned to live differently
than I once did before my loss. These pictures
bring sadness to my heart that I do not need to welcome. An unnecessary sadness. I never saw my unborn child, and that is
good. I can imagine him/her as beautiful
and wonderful as this brings me peace. I do not need to see babies at the same gestational age as my
little angel depicted in these horrific bloody, sad pictures. No. I
do not. I need to imagine my dear one as
small, not ready for this world, and cradled in the arms of God.
I would not
like this post to be used as an open forum for pro-life or pro-choice
debates. Nor, will I even use it to
share my opinion with you. What I will
share is that this world is harsh. It is
full of sadness we cannot understand, and circumstances that seem unreal. I do not believe we have been put on this
earth to shame or guilt one another. I
believe we have been put on this earth to love, support, comfort, grieve, and
share in joy with one another. Whatever
your ministry may be, I guarantee the only way to truly share it, is to first
seek love, compassion and understanding.
These, will be what changes the world.
