This statement comes from Linda one great counsellor who is training all who come to her. But what does it mean? Well in the pro-life movement we all have argued. We struggles with ourselves, with our friends, with colleagues at work, we read books and listen to talks and in all this we became convinced. Convinced that abortion is hurting women and ignoring the life of the child.
We all travelled on this road of becoming more and more convinced until we started to speak out what was in our heart all the way. Now there is the way to get into discussions and to transparently explain ones thoughts, logically and spiritually.But there is another way.
Being there, being present in a difficult situation and rather then to explain the cruelty and the logic one can start listening to the needs of the particular woman involved. The immediate needs might be the need for a job, for someone to help to stand up against a harsh "boyfriend", for someone to help to solving difficult housing situations etc. Only when this help can be actually given a girl can see that words are not words but the the beginning of an action. Just as in the bible: "In the beginning was the word ..." so must our first action be listening to pain and speaking words of kindness. But that isn't it. We need to keep our word and be actually of help and offer these places to live, the support and the job. The good news is that we can do it. And this is what Linda is saying and doing, "help the girl and you help the baby."
We all travelled on this road of becoming more and more convinced until we started to speak out what was in our heart all the way. Now there is the way to get into discussions and to transparently explain ones thoughts, logically and spiritually.But there is another way.
Being there, being present in a difficult situation and rather then to explain the cruelty and the logic one can start listening to the needs of the particular woman involved. The immediate needs might be the need for a job, for someone to help to stand up against a harsh "boyfriend", for someone to help to solving difficult housing situations etc. Only when this help can be actually given a girl can see that words are not words but the the beginning of an action. Just as in the bible: "In the beginning was the word ..." so must our first action be listening to pain and speaking words of kindness. But that isn't it. We need to keep our word and be actually of help and offer these places to live, the support and the job. The good news is that we can do it. And this is what Linda is saying and doing, "help the girl and you help the baby."
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