Reclaiming Our Children: A Blog About Healing After Abortion

Suppose someone told you
that it is a matter of life or death that you must walk through a tunnel of
darkness in order to come to the light of life on the other side. The only
other option would be to live in pain and destruction with no escape.

 No one you could see or
feel could walk through it with you, but you are promised this person would be
at your disposal. You would be able to speak to them and they would help you
combat any obstacles you may face. It would take a lot of trust in that persons
love and care for your welfare to begin the journey. Maybe you do not know that
person well, perhaps, you’ve heard of them in a superficial way and know that
they have aided others, but you have no personal relationship with them.

 So, how do you trust? One
step at a time. As you slowly move through and learn, through each step, that
the person can be trusted, you begin to trust more to take the next step and
the next. Soon, even though walking through danger, you come to believe you will,
with the help of that person come out of the other side safely.

 Walking in a tunnel of
darkness is a difficult thing for anyone. Our senses are off balance and we
have no control over our fate. Every step is full of fear. We are afraid of
imminent danger. We don’t know what is before us. We imagine all the
possibilities we are most afraid of creeping up on us and destroying us. There
may be something ahead that causes us to fall, or more frightening there may be
ghosts of our past lurking in the distance waiting to do us harm.

 This walk is especially
difficult for those post abortive that have oftentimes experienced complete
isolation and abandonment. It takes a courage found out of desperation, a
belief that it is worth the risk to come to the end of the pain. A trust in the
merciful love of Jesus Christ our Savior and guide through the journey.

 It is frightening, but
what is the choice? Do we proceed, or do we choose to live out our lives in
pain and the agony we have been experiencing? To do so would be to live our
lives without love. Take a risk, one step at a time…He will not abandon you!