Should anyone press you into service for one mile, go with him for two miles. ~ Mt 5:41 . Reflection: Jesus instructs us, "And whoever compels you to go one mile, go with him two." Christ's instruction deals with the Roman practice of commandeering civilians to carry...
Though I thought I had toiled in vain, yet my reward is with the LORD who formed me as his servant from the womb. ~ Is 49:4-5 . Reflection: While praying in front of abortion facilities, we compassionately ("to suffer with") meet the confusion going in and...
They do not belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. ~ Jn 17:16 . Reflection: We are aliens in a foreign land. Our life is not our own. We were bought at a price; the blood of the cross. We love because Christ first loved...
The just ones sacrifice is most pleasing nor will it ever be forgotten. ~ Sirach 35:9 . Reflection: As baptized sons and daughters of God, we are called to boldly profess our faith and Pro-Life truth. Take heart in knowing that every step you wear the "REMEMBER The...
He takes away every branch in me that does not bear fruit, and everyone that does he prunes so that it bears more fruit. ~ Jn 15:2 . Reflection: The unholy parts of our life must be cut away so that the fruits of our good works may be...
Remember not against us the iniquities of the past; may your compassion quickly come to us, for we are brought very low. ~ Ps 79:8 . Reflection: Recently we observed the annual National Day of Prayer for the United States. There has been a call to prayer and fasting...
Jesus said to his disciples: 'When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me. And you also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.' ~...
Shout joyfully to God, all the earth, sing praise to the glory of his name; proclaim his glorious praise. ~ Ps 66:2 . Reflection: Happy Easter season! Shout joyfully to God, all the earth, sing praise to the glory of His name; proclaim His glorious praise. Say to God,...
This day shall be a memorial feast for you, which all your generations shall celebrate with pilgrimage to the LORD, as a perpetual institution. ~ Ex 12:14 . Reflection: Every act of love proceeds from the Pascal mystery and brings the Kingdom more present in our world. ...
But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them; you may even find yourselves fighting against God. ~ Acts 5:39 . Reflection: The Sanhedrin were deciding how to punish the Apostles after they had repeatedly shared the word of God through public teaching. ...
"It was in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazorean whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead; in His name this man stands before you healed. There is no salvation through anyone else." ~ Acts 4:10-12 . Reflection: The healing power of Christ is in all...
He and his whole household thereupon became believers. This was the second sign that Jesus performed. ~ Jn 4:53-54 . Reflection: Faith precedes miracles. In John's Gospel, seven signs (miracles) are recorded "to help [us] believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, so that through...
But Yours, O Lord, our God, are compassion and forgiveness! ~ Dan 9:9 . Reflection: Is it possible to be absolutely convicted about the call to protect the unborn and yet to be compassionate towards those who uphold a right to aborting children? Yes! We can show compassion for...
Amen, amen, I say to you, the Son cannot do anything on his own, but only what he sees the Father doing; for what he does, the Son will do also. ~ Jn 5:19 . Reflection: Christ powerfully reminds us that God is a Father and Jesus Christ...
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack. ~ Ps 23:1 . Reflection: The Lenten season. 40 days. A time of healing. A time of spiritual growth. Purification. Cleansing. Forgiveness. Jesus offers His guiding hand. His light shines through our valley of tears. He beckons. He invites each...
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted. ~ Ps 34:19 . Reflection: Many of us in the Pro-Life movement are wounded. Many of us have had abortions. Many of us have walked our friends into abortion facilities. Many have suffered miscarriages. We are wounded… but we are...
Let your life be free from love of money, but be content with what you have, for he has said, I will never forsake you or abandon you. ~ Heb 13:5 . Reflection: I can get so frustrated with different injustices I witness or simply difficulties in daily life that I feel...
The unclean spirits came out and entered the swine. The herd of about two thousand rushed down a steep bank into the sea, where they were drowned. ~ Mk 5:13 . Reflection: Jesus sent the unclean spirits from a possessed man into a herd of swine, and the two thousand...
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. ~ Mt 7:7 . Reflection: Esther's story is one of courage and faith. Orphaned, and later raised in the Jewish faith by her uncle, Mordecai, Esther grew...
"Remember the days past when, after you had been enlightened, you endured a great contest of suffering. At times you were publicly exposed to abuse and affliction; at other times you associated yourselves with those so treated." ~ Heb 10:32-33 Reflection: Doing the will of God requires us...
For You created my innermost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise You because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful. ~ Psalm 139:13-14 . Reflection: 46 years ago today, our Supreme Court justified the killing of unborn babies. Since that day...
For the battle belongs to the LORD...
Those who keep His commandments remain in Him, and He in them, and the way we know that He remains in us is from the Spirit whom He gave us. ~ 1 Jn 3:24 . Reflection: Christ commanded us to love one another. We cannot show love to another living person, no...
"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End," says the Lord God, who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty. ~ Rev 1:8 . Reflection: Happy New Year! The hope of humanity is depressed and the fear of the...
She wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. ~ Lk 2:7 . Reflection: If we were present in that stable, we likely would have swept the straw into nice piles or perhaps even constructed...
A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. ~ Rev 12:1 . Reflection: Our Lady of Guadalupe has the distinction among Marian apparitions of providing us with an image of herself that...
For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, 'do not fear, I will help you.' ~ Is 41:13 . Reflection: Through a post-abortion Bible study, my relationship with God was restored. It was the hardest thing I had ever...
Though young men faint and grow weary, and youths stagger and fall, they that hope in the LORD will renew their strength, they will soar as with eagles’ wings; they will run and not grow weary, walk and not grow faint. ~ Is 40:30-31 . Reflection: We see the Salvation Army kettles being...
The leaders of the people, meanwhile, were seeking to put Him to death, but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were hanging on His words. ~ Lk 19:47-48 . Reflection: Jesus is with us when we pray at abortion facilities because we...
Let all your works give you thanks, O Lord. ~ Ps 145:10 . Reflection: Happy Thanksgiving! Most all of us can easily think of many things for which we are thankful; family, friends, a warm home, plenty of food… life itself. But it is more difficult to give thanks...
Praise the LORD in His sanctuary, praise Him in the firmament of His strength. ~ Ps 150:1 . Reflection: We need to be strong and courageous as LIFE Runners to protect the unborn. The importance of meditating on God’s Word and walking it out on a daily basis is paramount to...
For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost. ~ Lk 19:10 . Reflection: Zacchaeus was a wealthy tax collector, a person rejected by the people due to the nature of his business. Jesus seeks out Zacchaeus as well as all sinners and...
Join with others in being imitators of me, brothers and sisters. ~ Phil 3:17 . Reflection: By being Pro-Life, we strive to imitate Christ. There are people who seek to discredit our efforts. We need to be vigilant about our behavior. Others notice our LIFE Runners jersey, "REMEMBER The...
You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but are fellow citizens with the holy ones and members of the household of God. ~ Eph 2:19 . Reflection: Before abortion was legalized, it was nowhere on the radar for most Americans. We simply didn't or couldn't conceive the thought of...
Live in a manner worthy of the call you have received. ~ Eph 4:1 . Reflection: A bystander is a person who is present at an event without participating in it. Our culture is filled with bystanders who don't intervene while abortion is on pace to end 900,000 American lives this year. Pro-choice bystanders often think lack...
Love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your being, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself. ~ Lk 10:27 . Reflection: Who is our "neighbor"? As the discussion between the scholar and Jesus took place, that really became...
Truly you have formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother’s womb. ~ Ps 139:13 . Reflection: God has knit us in our mother’s womb. He knows us and He loves us. Verse five of this psalm proclaims as well: "Behind and before you encircle me and...
Perish the day on which I was born. ~ Job 3:3 . Reflection: Job feels abandoned by God as he has lost his family and all that he owns. He questions why he was even born. Let us remember those who are struggling with their faith, the elderly who...
Be doers of the Word. ~ James 1:22 . Reflection: We are called to help end abortion. Wear your LIFE Runners jersey as a public witness. Join your church's Respect Life committee. Donate time and money to your local pregnancy help center. Put a "REMEMBER The Unborn" magnet on...
Time is short. For this world in its present form is passing away. ~ 1 Cor 7:29-31 . Reflection: Paul warns us that time is short. He urges the Corinthians to live their lives in light of this fact, being diligent and decisive about keeping centered on the Gospel and...
We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may understand the things freely given us by God. ~ 1 Cor 2:12 . Reflection: Jesus is the way and the truth and the life. He sent us the Holy Spirit,...
Preach the gospel so that the cross of Christ might not be emptied of its meaning. ~ 1 Cor 1:17 . Reflection: Look at Christ on the cross and imagine how He suffered for us. His actions spoke louder than His Words. Imagine the pain suffered throughout the Body of...
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior for He has looked with favor on His lowly servant. From this day all generations will call me blessed: the Almighty has done great things for me and holy is His...
I will place my law within them, and write it upon their hearts; I will be their God, and they shall be my people. ~ Jer 31:33 . Reflection: We must be vigilant about doing the right thing, even when it's exceptionally difficult. God is ready to forgive us when we...
Lord, if it is really You, tell me to come to You across the water. ~ Mt 14:28 . Reflection: Peter got out of the boat and started to walk towards Jesus on the water. Peter became afraid and began to sink. After pulling Peter out of the water, Jesus...
The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve. ~ Mt 20:28 . Reflection: Faith in Christ, Service to Others; a school motto intended to build a sense of service in students. I am not accountable to anyone to do service work – or am I? ...
Take care you remain faithful and do not fear; let not your courage fail. ~ Is 7:4 . Reflection: When we listen to fear, it can easily become a barrier to God’s mission and work in the world. Ahaz allowed fear to lead him into an alliance with Pul, even...
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but underneath are ravenous wolves...
At that Jesus said to them, ‘Then repay what belongs to Caesar to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.' ~ Mt 22:21 . Reflection: This day commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, 1776 which announced that the thirteen American colonies regarded...
Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. ~ Phil 3:13-14 . Reflection: As Christians, we’re to leave the past behind and to be fully alive and present....
