This Morning

The fact that the sun rose on us this morning was overwhelming evidence to me of the greatness of the Lord's mercy and patience toward a nation that is becoming increasingly callous and dark.  Everyone knows that we as a nation have legally murdered over 50 million unborn babies since 1973.  But after seeing the visuals and hearing the heartless speech in the videos released recently by the Center for Medical Progress, I do not understand how a single man or woman could block the bill to defund Planned Parenthood in the U.S. Senate last night.

But this is not a political issue.  It is not a partisan issue.  Where is our conscience?  Where is our sense of duty to defend the helpless and speak for the voiceless?  For those who are guilty (and aren't we all guilty of belittling the sacredness of human life at one time or another?), where is our brokenness over this?  We have blood on our hands.

The depths of the mercy and grace of Jesus Christ are unfathomable for those who turn to Him.  Will we respond in repentance before it's too late?

I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance. 

Though your sins are like scarlet, They shall be as white as snow...