Scripture Reading
Colossians 3:13
Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.
Reflection
The logic of forgiveness in Scripture is always rooted in the forgiveness we ourselves have received. We do not forgive because the other person deserves it or has changed — we forgive because we have been forgiven an unpayable debt. This does not make forgiveness easy, but it makes it possible. Is there someone today who needs what you have already been given?
Prayer for Today
Loving Lord, we lift before You the fathers of aborted babies and the emotional trauma that can often affect them, knowing that they are often excluded from the decision to terminate a pregnancy.
We pray that You would be close to those who have been left emotionally distraught and grieving for the little life that they were denied.
We pray Your comfort upon all men who have been affected by abortion in this way, and ask that You would give solace and succour to all who are grieving for the son or daughter that they will never see. This we ask in Jesus' name,
Amen.
We pray that You would be close to those who have been left emotionally distraught and grieving for the little life that they were denied.
We pray Your comfort upon all men who have been affected by abortion in this way, and ask that You would give solace and succour to all who are grieving for the son or daughter that they will never see. This we ask in Jesus' name,
Amen.
Amen.