Today is Thursday, June 23rd, 2011; Karen's Korner #2094

Taken from "In God We Still Trust", a 365-day devotional by Dr. Richard G. Lee:
 
Defending the Unborn
 
"Let the little children come to Me,
and do not forbid them,
for of such is the kingdom of heaven."
- MATTHEW 19:14
 
"During his thirty-two years of service in the House of Representatives, Henry Hyde came to be known as a passionate and eloquent defender of the unborn. On July 16, 1993, he made this statement:
 
"'That all men are created equal and endowed by their Creator' --
human beings upon creation, not upon birth.
That is where our human dignity comes from.
It comes from the Creator.
It is an endowment, not an achievement.
 
"By membership in the human family, we are endowed by our Creator
with 'inalienable rights.'
They can't be voted away by a jury or a court.
 
"'Among which are life--the first inalienable rights,
the first endowment from the Creator.
That is mainstream America,
the predicate for our Constitution,
our country's birth certificate.
To respect the right to life as an endowment from the Creator.
 
"It is the unborn who are the least of God's creatures.
We have been told that whatsoever we do for the least of these
we do unto Jesus."
 
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Patriot's Prayer:
 
"My heart is broken for those who do not understand when human life begins
or recognized from whom it comes.
Show me, Lord, what You would have me do to be a defender of the unborn,
an ally of those who do not have their own voice."
 
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Patriot's Promise:
 
"Notice the love promised and inherent to this truth:
'You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb...
I am fearfully and wonderfully made.'"
(Psalm 139:13-14 NIV)
 
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