“a few choice words”
“It was not you who chose Me, it was I Who chose you.” —John 15:16. “Make known to us which of these two You choose.” —Acts 1:24
Some of you have saved from abortion hundreds of babies in the womb. Thank God for your love, work, and prayers! Are you pro-choice?
This seems like a crazy question to ask strong pro-lifers. However, many pro-lifers mistakenly advocate “choice” in situations other than abortion. For example, the whole Christian life is more a matter of being chosen rather than choosing (see Jn 15:16). Jesus said: “I solemnly assure you, the Son cannot do anything by Himself — He can do only what He sees the Father doing” (Jn 5:19). God the Father has chosen our actions before we do them (see Eph 2:10). Our job is not primarily to choose but to obey. Jesus said: “I have not spoken on My own; no, the Father Who sent Me has commanded Me what to say and how to speak” (Jn 12:49). When we speak a “few chosen words,” we should not be doing the choosing; rather, we allow the Holy Spirit to choose what to say through us (see Lk 12:12).
Obviously, we have some choices to make. Our main choice is to choose not to be pro-choice but pro-obedience, pro-God, and pro-life. The Lord says: “I call heaven and earth today to witness against you: I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life” (Dt 30:19).
Prayer: Father, by this Pentecost Novena, help me do my part in preparing the Church for a new Pentecost.
Promise: “The command I give you is this, that you love one another.” —Jn 15:17
Praise: St. Matthias “never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news of Jesus the Messiah” (Acts 5:42).
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