Mother Theresa, was a petite figure, a person of small stature, but many knew of her large and powerful influence, her large and powerfull love. While doing some background research for this blog entry, I was newly touched by the profundity of her words, expressing such compassion, wisdom and courage. At a National Prayer Breakfast, standing in front of a large crowd of attendees as well as President Clinton, Vice President Gore and their spouses. At this venue, Mother Theresa did a "small thing, with great love", and delivered the following. I repeat it here with the hope you will find hope and inspiration in her words. Thank you for reading this.
"America needs no words from me to see how your decision in Roe v. Wade has deformed a great nation. The so-called right to abortion has pitted mothers against their children and women against men. It has sown violence and discord at the heart of the most intimate human relationships. It has aggravated the derogation of the father's role in an increasingly fatherless society. It has portrayed the greatest of gifts -- a child -- as a competitor, an intrusion, and an inconvenience. It has nominally accorded mothers unfettered dominion over the independent lives of their physically dependent sons and daughters"
And, in granting this unconscionable power, it has exposed many women to unjust and selfish demands from their husbands or other sexual partners. Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity. The right to life does not depend, and must not be declared to be contingent, on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or a sovereign." (Mother Theresa -- "Notable and Quotable," Wall Street Journal, 2/25/94, p. A14)
I am a woman who adopted two children. I have a sister who gave two children up for adoption
I hope this causes you to think about the life of the mother and baby in a more loving way.
