April 19, 2017: Del Rio News-Herald * OPINION * Letter to the Editor * Begin a pro-life revolution
Letter
to the Editor,
Begin
a pro-life revolution
Whenever
it is our birthday, let us thank God and our mother and father for giving us
the most wonderful, precious gift of our existence, our life to live. The
quintessential gift among all other gifts to be given is the gift of life, no
other gift can compare. “Thank God for my life. Thank you Mom and Dad for
cooperating with God’s Eternal Plan of having me come into this world.”
Whenever
you know that it’s someone’s birthday or whenever you see it's someone's
birthday on Facebook, or when someone tells you it's their birthday, you should
make a point of telling them, "Happy birthday and I'm so glad you were
born!"
You will
be totally astonished and amazed at how moved they are, many responding with
"Wow, thanks so much!” “No one has ever said that to me before.” “That was
the best birthday gift ever!”
We
need to be saying these words to one another.
Take the time to tell others that you are so glad they were born. What a
marvelous gift to hear these words, to read these words; and ultimately to
believe these life-affirming words.
And
mothers and fathers tell your children often, “I'm so glad you were born. I’m
so glad I had you!"
This
poem written by Rebecca Kiessling who is an international pro-life speaker,
blogger, attorney; most importantly a wife and mother:
“Today I was born! I could
have been torn from my mom's womb, her body my tomb.
But I have a birth because
others saw my worth.
See, I was protected instead
of dissected.
Today, I can celebrate.
So when you say, ‘Happy
birthday’, please be aware of why I am here,
and that others are yet
neglected when they should be protected.”
The
one sentence we need to say to everyone that would completely revolutionize the
pro-life movement by making a truly personal and heartfelt statement of the
worth and value of each person’s birth and life would be: “I’m so glad you were
born.”
Marian
Casillas, Ed.D.
Del
Rio