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Valuing one life, saves another

Saturday, February 14th, 2009

The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came upon me; I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.  Then I called upon the name of the Lord: “O Lord, save me!” ………Psalm 116:3-4

Recently, I had the wonderful privilege of working with a woman the same age as myself who found herself in a crisis pregnancy.  I remember the call that came in as if it were just yesterday.  The voice on the other end was one stricken with sorrow, fear, anguish and confusion about what the future held.  As we talked, I was glad to hear that she was calling me from a local pregnancy resource center and had already started the process of choosing life for her baby. 

I remember being in a constant state of prayer throughout our time of speaking with one another; her phone kept going dead as she was on her cell phone, but God was so good to keep us connected throughout the day and soon allowed us to meet. As I began working with her on a plan for this child, I soon came to the understanding that this was a divine appointment and God had something big planned for her life.

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