For the past few months I have been studying, a little bit each day on Priests for Life’s website, The Gospel Of Life. Today I read and reflected on the following text, in section 95:

"What is urgently called for is a general mobilization of consciences and a united ethical effort to activate a great campaign in support of life. All together, we must build a new culture of life: new, because it will be able to confront and solve today's unprecedented problems affecting human life; new, because it will be adopted with deeper and more dynamic conviction by all Christians; new, because it will be capable of bringing about a serious and courageous cultural dialogue among all parties...... We need to begin with the renewal of a culture of life within Christian communities themselves."

These powerful words of Pope John Paul II remind me of a dream I had months ago. In the dream there was a committee of people who had the responsibility to decide whether or not abortion would be legal or not. I felt sad, because I knew that there were more people on this committee who supported legalized abortion than people who opposed it. But then Someone spoke to my heart and told me that, if those who are pro-life would care more, God could change the hearts of those responsible for deciding if abortion would be legal or not. In the dream, I went around asking all of the pro-life people to care more so that God would change the hearts of those who are responsible for deciding the legal status of abortion. But the pro-life people looked very discouraged and like they felt powerless. When I woke up from this dream, I was crying.

I am a 53 year-old wife and mother of 7 children. I deeply regret that I chose to abort my first four children. I am thankful that I have 2 beautiful daughters with me in this world. I had a miscarriage in the second month of my last pregnancy. Through the mercy of God, I have received forgiveness for and healing from those 4 abortions, and now I not only love all 7 of my children; I love all of the children of the world and grieve for the unborn babies that are murdered daily and for their parents, who are so grievously wounded: spiritually, emotionally, and, sometimes, physically.

I thank God for the deep caring and commitment you have shown for the unborn babies and their families. Please get this message out to others who support life, so that they may receive more hope in God’s plan to end abortion and may be inspired to care more about this urgent issue.

Blessed be God forever and may the Mother of God always be honored.