Bishop Robert J. Baker offers Prayer for the Cause of Life at national
event
By Bishop Robert J. Baker
On Jan. 22 at the Rose Dinner for the National March for Life and Rally
in Washington, D.C., Bishop Robert J. Baker gave the closing prayer. The
rose is a symbol for the pro-life movement.
Prayer for the Cause of Life
God, our loving Father, Father of the unborn, Father of all defenseless human
beings, Father of those who have to live with the painful truth that it was
they who took the life of their child in the womb and now seek your healing,
forgiveness, and peace, bless all of us who labor now for the cause of life.
We place in your divine care the innocent millions whose lives were lost
because of society’s neglect and the Supreme Court of the land’s willingness
to rationalize out of existence the moral code you have written in our hearts
and on our consciences.
Forgive us all, Lord, for not doing more, for not speaking up when we should
have, for not being courageous enough to take a stand or to make a difference,
for not helping the mother caught in the cauldron of moral confusion inflicted
on her by an uncaring society.
Forgive us for not voting for public servants who will fight for the cause
of the innocent unborn, and for our not challenging those public servants
who promote legislation that leads to the destruction of innocent human life.
Forgive us for succumbing to those weak and illogical arguments in favor
of tolerance, privacy, personal choice, individual rights over one’s own
body, freedom of conscience.
Give us the courage to recommit our collective efforts to stand up for life
and to turn the tide of society’s conscience to a new awakening of moral
responsibility.
We pray that one day all innocent, defenseless human beings will be able
to pray with us this side of eternity that beautiful prayer to you, our Father,
that we pray daily and are proud to pray together today: Our Father ...
Published Jan. 22, 2004
The Catholic Miscellany