09 Aug Losing One’s Life (Mt 16:25)
For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. ~ Mt 16:25
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Reflection: We are all called to lay down our entire lives for the salvation of souls and the Glory of God. We who pray in the Pro-Life movement are so privileged that we are called to lay down our lives for the protection of the unborn. But we are also called to lose our lives for each other – and for those who are so blindly convinced that their opposition to our cause is right and just. We have survived the abortion holocaust, and now we thank God for the gift of life by giving our lives back to Him. We continue running this race for the salvation of our own eternal souls, and for the souls of each person we encounter. Losing one’s life for the sake of another is not an easy task. But if we are called to follow in the footsteps of Christ, then we too are called to great sacrifice, many trials and extraordinary challenges. Let us rejoice when the road looks bleak – for Christ surely did not skip through a flowery meadow toward the cross. Is it not most rewarding when a once seemingly immovable heart is converted toward the truth about the sanctity of life? The more difficulties we endure, the more we can be sure that we are winning this race! The Lord is calling you to the great dignity of losing your life for the sake of His kingdom. And after the trials of this life, oh how sweet it will be to enter that Kingdom! May God give you life in abundance. I will see you in Heaven.
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Challenge: Make a small sacrifice of time this weekend in prayer for someone for whom you have never before prayed.
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Pray LIFE Runners Creed to end abortion. Add Prayers.
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Inspiration: “Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials, for you know the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” ~ James 1:2-3
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All In Christ for Pro-Life!