Living in light of eternity

  This week I spent the day in prayer.  I prayed with others in ministry locally and around the nation on zoom.  In many ways it was a rich and rewarding experience.  We prayed for our families, our ministries, one another, the nation, and the world.  We prayed for repentance and revival, for evangelism and discipleship, and for issues of deep concern to all of us.  We "cast our cares upon Him" for He cares for us (1 Pet 5:7).  We also prayed for social justice, the unrest and division in America, and other issues.    But as the day went on, I was troubled by a recurring thought, "What about the plight of the unborn?"  In all the groups with which I prayed, no one mentioned the most marginalized and vulnerable people in America.  Now I am not bringing this up as a political statement, but as a moral and ethical one.  Unfortunately, it has been made political, like almost every other ethical issue in America, but I refuse to...