Are you really pro-life?

Sounds like a silly question, right? But seriously, think about it. Melanie Hollis, who I have blogged about before, asked this question in a recent post. Melanie is the mother of 5 beautiful children, 2 of them have DS (1 bio, 1 adopted) and another internationally adopted daughter has FAS. Melanie challenges her readers by asking them, are you "pro-life" or "pro-birth" ?

Think about your answer...carefully.

We wave our christian pro-life banners, telling young mothers that regardless of their circumstances their baby is a miracle from God and deserves a chance at life.

Now, I am going to challenge you. What have you done to save that life? I don't just mean, what have you done to make sure that baby is born and not aborted. I don't mean, how much money have you given to "sav-a-life" etc. Please understand that making sure these babies are not murdered IS the first step, and organizations like sav-a-life are awesome! But once they are born, what have you done to ensure they have a life and an eternity in heaven? Not a string of days being bounced from place to place, not a future behind bars, not a list of the many schools they have attended and the countless houses they have "visited", not a beginning in an orphanage or an ending wondering if anyone ever really loved them.

This is not a post for someone else. It is a post for you. For me. There are countless children who have been born under our Pro-life banner who are rotting away emotionally, physically, and eternally. They are crowding our prisons, our detention centers, flooding our "system". If you read this, you live comfortably. Is it really fair for you to rally to ensure that these babies are born and then sit back while they suffer in the life that you begged for them? God knows you know.

So, are you pro-life or pro-birth?

There are so many ways to get involved: adopt, foster, mentor, tutor, be a role model and find a way to share God's love and the gift of Jesus.