As I've pondered names and faces
Of ladies counseled through the years—
Their babies' lives lost to abortion—
They have watered their beds with tears.
"Go ahead', they have been advised,
"Soon it will all be over";
But a heavy heart and years of pain
Will be theirs yet to discover.
They have bought the lie, sin to decry—
Taking a life is a woman's choice;
But many of those are shocked to learn
They have not stilled the baby's voice.
Though the life was snuffed out,
The lips have not been sealed;
Even with the passing of many years,
Emotional scars are yet to be healed.
When will women learn, truth to discern,
They have been pawns in the hands of men?
A life conceived, a lie believed,
As they attempt to cover their sin.
The men can go their merry way,
Leaving a woman to deal with her pain;
Unless she finds God's healing balm,
Her quest for relief is in vain.
The killing of babies is not recent;
There is nothing new on the Earth. (Ec. 1:9)
Formerly they died of exposure;
Now, they are killed before birth.
God's judgment is fair and certain
Despite humanistic attempts at denial.
His word is unchanged through the ages;
It's man, not God, that's on trial.
God's judgment is tempered with mercy
As he dealt with sin at the cross;
Only as abortion is faced as murder
Will the believer not suffer loss.
The blood of Christ the conscience purges (Heb. 9:14)
From dead works our God to serve;
It can only be applied to our hearts
As we refuse from the cross to swerve.
The peace that passes understanding (Phil. 4:6,7)
Awaits the one who self denies; (Luke 9:23)
The very righteousness of God (2 Cor. 5:21)
To the repentant heart He applies.
Come to the Cross and find relief
From Satan's taunts and midnight cries;
With mind renewed and emotions healed, (Rom. 12:2)
You'll be free from Satan's lies.
C. R. Solomon
