I am NOT God

For decades now I have been in this battle between life and death for babies waiting to be born. I watched as women’s lives were destroyed by a decision they made that they felt was “best” at the time; only to learn that the memories of that fateful day would haunt them for years and even decades.

Each side of the abortion issue believes they are right. All I know for sure is that when I see that tiny baby on the screen in a sonogram room, I know none of that matters to the baby.

So, I’m left wondering why, as a country, we consider it acceptable to kill our children as long as they happen to be living in the womb. What about that makes us a civilized nation? We are appalled at the recent stories coming out of China where women have been forced, against their will, to abort a baby. Yes, that angers us. But why? Because the baby died, or is it because a baby wanted by its mother died?

Oh, I know all the arguments. Heard them all. Debated them all. Sick of them all. Describe abortion to a nine year old and watch their reaction. That tells me all I need to know.

As I continue to grow older, and the generations before me do the same, I now find myself on the other end of the dignity of life issue. Exposure to nursing homes has left me profoundly stupefied. Families taking a parent or grandparent to nursing homes and abandoning them there. Workers numb to the person in the bed. Just another number. Maybe that is a self-protective measure. Maybe to get too close risks personal hurt. I don’t know. And for whatever reason, I don’t care.

Whether an aging person is in the last days of their lives, or a pre-born baby in the first days of life, they are persons. They deserve every right I have. They are not property, or a problem, or “situation”. They are human beings. Civil societies would do everything in their power to protect them and ensure they are cared for well and respectfully. They would honor them, not discard them.

Is an unplanned pregnancy bad news? YES, almost always. Solution? Kill the baby. NOT ON MY WATCH!

Elderly person needs more care than someone can give. Overwhelming and scary? Yes, almost always. Solution? Euthanize and/or abandon. NOT ON MY WATCH!

I want to live in a country that protects, honors, and respects its most vulnerable. The problem is I’m not sure that exists.

Now before you go off thinking I’m some self-righteous Christian conservative nut, let me say that my comments do not come from someone or some group telling me what I think. My comments come from personal firsthand experience. Someone didn’t tell me what abortion is like, I lived through it. Someone didn’t tell me about the elderly being abandoned, abused or neglected; I’ve seen it. My opinions are not based on conservative talk shows or liberal media reports.

However, I AM Christian. And let me just say that, I for one am glad I’m not God. If I were, I would’ve given up on the human race a very long time ago. And there would be no more “discussion” about abortion being right or wrong, while babies continue to be slaughtered. There would be no more “discussion” about the role the government should or should not take on this issue. There would be no more overcrowding of nursing homes and minimum wage for workers in those facilities. No, we wouldn’t have to worry about any of it because I would have done away with all of it.

But perhaps if I was God, I would understand PERFECT love, patience, long suffering and other God-like traits that often escape me. Perhaps I would see a bigger picture that somehow made all of this illogic make sense. But since I can’t, then it is a good thing that I am NOT God.