This entire week I have been sent to the Brooklyn office,
and I have to say it was the hardest week of all my time here. All this week I
saw clients that were challenging. Most of them had had an abortion before;
they were older women who had a stable job- some were about to finish school
and even had support from their partner and family to raise a child. However,
they decided that they did not feel ready to become a mother, so they wanted to
have an abortion. Case after case broke my heart. It got to the point were I
told one of the woman who had all the support and resources to have her child
that she was being very selfish her respond was “ I know I am being selfish”.
This woman was 22 years old and had an abortion when she was 19, when I asked
her if she regreted it she said “no”. I continued the conversation by asking
her why she had the first abortion she replied “ my mother forced me to. I had
no choice. I wanted to keep it.” I told her she had a choice now, she said “
yea and I choose to have an abortion”.
Deep down I could she the great pain that this woman was carrying. I was
able to see that she was trying her best to not show her pain- to pretend that
she was completely fine. This case was repeated multiple times this week. My
request for you is to please focus on praying for these women, women that have
had abortions and are broken. Women that are afraid to show their pain and to
tell people they are not okay. Most of them left the office still wanting an
abortion, however, I know that the seed was planted. I did my part and I know
that God and Mother Mary will do her part. Let us always remember to pray for
the post-abortive women in our world, let us remember that they too, just like
St. Mary Magdalene, are broken and in search for love.
May the Lord bless you and keep you, may he grant you the
desires of your heart.
May Mother Mary teach us how to love.
Your Sister In Christ,
Michelle
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