Concerning: The March For Life

 Every January, A nation will rise. A common cause will unite us. We will descend upon the capital of the United States to fight for the Right to Life for every child, born - and unborn. 650,000 or more people from around the world will peacefully protest the slaughter of the already-outdated number of 56,662,169 children since the passing of Roe Vs. Wade, the law that declared that abortion was legal in the United States- 41 long and painful years ago. 

Why. Why go trekking across the country to join a crowd to protest something that has been around for more than 40 years?

Listen to the words of this unlikely source. This is why we will march: 

"They had their entire lives ahead of them - birthdays, graduations, weddings, kids of their own. This is our first task: caring for our children. If we don't get that right, we don't get anything right. That's how, as a society, we will be judged. And by that measure can we honestly say that we are doing enough to keep our children - all of them - safe from harm? I've been reflecting on this the last few days, and if we're honest with ourselves, the answer is no. These tragedies must end. We will be told that the causes of such violence are complex, and that is true. But that can't be an excuse for inaction. If there is even one step we can take to save another child, then surely we have an obligation to try. Are we really prepared to say that we're powerless in the face of carnage? That the politics are too hard? Are we prepared to say that such violence visited on our children year after year after year is somehow the price of our freedom?"  ~ President Barack Obama

Because babies. 

We will march. 

We will march because we believe that every child has the same chance at life that we have. Each baby is blessed with a soul, an independent biological life of their own, and their own destiny from God from the very moment of their conception. It is not not for a law to declare who gets to live, and who is convenient, and who needs to be removed. Enough is enough. There is no "choice" when it comes to murder.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." ~The Declaration of Independence

We will march in the cold, wind, and snow, because it is the least we can do. When you think of what the poor innocent children have to go through - being ripped apart with sharp instruments inside of their mother, being burnt alive, etc. - jumping around in snowy, 15-degree weather does not seem so bad. We can offer up our numbness and unite it with the sufferings of the aborted babies, in prayer for the conversion of all those who are pro-abortion, and the repeal of Roe V Wade.

We will march because it is a universal prayer. There are no riots, there are no demonstrations of vandalism; more often than not, you see those gathered under a specific banner praying a prayer of their respective religion. The March for Life is not a Catholic event. It is not even a strictly religious event. Granted: there are innumerable religious organizations represented throughout the entire event, (for example: Lutherans for Life, Byzantines for Life, Atheists for Life) and it may have been founded by a Roman Catholic convert, but Life is not strictly a religious concern. It is a human one. All of humanity should be concerned about each other, and if their children are being murdered, that we all have a responsibility to do something about it, as our President so aptly put it. Jesus prayed that "They all might be one...", and for this brief day in January, all of humanity is one. United under a common cause, we all address our respective gods, or whatever else we do or do not believe in, asking for an end to the war on Life.

We will march to support the parents who have lost a child through abortion, and may feel alone. "Abortion is a traumatic event, something no one ever wants and so many deeply regret. There’s an ache in the hearts of men and women who have been through it, because they know that they have become parents – without having their babies." Rachel Allen, Lifeteen Blogger

We will march in thanksgiving for our own lives. 

We will march to remind our leaders that the voiceless have a voice. 

We will march full of love. Full of hope. Full of vigor. Full of spirit. Full of peace. Full of enthusiasm. Full of Adrenaline. Full of caffeine. Full of life.

We will march. 

<3 (From Catholic Memes)