tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515795942844142992.post4317380806112219617..comments2023-10-02T06:17:13.341-04:00Comments on Postabortion journey, walk with me...: A guest writer - A Father's Postabortion Journey...InfiniteGracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04365787251323492813noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515795942844142992.post-40155322166744990902013-07-14T20:19:45.771-04:002013-07-14T20:19:45.771-04:00Certainly everybody that reads your post prays for...Certainly everybody that reads your post prays for you, and we all love you too.<br />May God bless you and your familyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515795942844142992.post-56609391863102594672012-09-28T21:45:25.626-04:002012-09-28T21:45:25.626-04:00To all: thanks so much for the responses here. I...To all: thanks so much for the responses here. I've been strengthened by your prayers and kind words. Signed, the Dad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515795942844142992.post-21390868726051403812012-09-27T00:28:24.798-04:002012-09-27T00:28:24.798-04:00This is amazing. As I read this story I saw myself...This is amazing. As I read this story I saw myself. I too, some 30 years ago participated in the death of my pre-born child. In my case it was my girl friends idea, who I later married and divorced a year later, but I asked no questions and made now suggestion as to keeping the baby or placing her for adoption. I simply gave her half the money and took her to the hospital. <br />Years later as I came to realize what we had done I too hung on to the guilt and the pain because having understand that she was a person with a soul, I wanted to keep her close to me. That suffering was all I thought I had of her. I later attended a Rachel's Vineyard Post-abortion healing retreat where I met and heard the stories of others whose children had been killed through abortion. I finally knew that I was not alone.<br />As has been said the pain, the sense of loss does not go away, but as I came to accept this pain through healing and once forgiveness was acknowledged-forgiveness of myself, of the mother, of the abortionist, of my mother who said nothing to dissuade us, and most importantly once I accepted the forgiveness of God, who always offers us his mercy I began to heal. And the healing continues.<br />God bless you my brother.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16189224099521180154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515795942844142992.post-29646239326026842352012-09-25T11:24:09.387-04:002012-09-25T11:24:09.387-04:00To the father in this email: thanks so much for sh...To the father in this email: thanks so much for sharing! That took courage. God bless you.<br /><br />As a priest, I'll also say this: if you're not sure you've already confessed a serious sin, feel completely free to go and confess it. The priest on the other side of the screen completely understands sin and forgetfulness because he's a forgetful sinner himself. And he's not there to judge you, but to welcome you. So go ahead, return to the sacrament, hear those amazing words of absolution, and be assured of God's mercy & forgiveness for you!<br /><br />Praying for you,<br /><br />Fr. DarrylFr. Darrylhttp://saskapriest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515795942844142992.post-23047715452065146032012-09-15T09:43:03.663-04:002012-09-15T09:43:03.663-04:00I will pray for this father! It was a great thing...I will pray for this father! It was a great thing for him to share his experience and the feelings he is carrying. He is far from alone!<br /><br />In reading your response to him, I couldn't help thinking how I might feel. I know he needs to come through his grief, but there must be a part of him that says, "If I reconcile my feelings, if I "come through" the grief, then I won't really care about my child anymore." It's almost like getting over the child's death - as if such a thing really is possible - would be another betrayal of the child. <br /><br />And then I thought, he does need to grieve, completely. He needs to cry and cry, and ask God's forgiveness (I would mention it in confession again, saying exactly what he did here - that he can't imagine he didn't confess it, but truly doesn't remember), and ask his child's forgiveness. He needs to pray for the mother, who may be suffering even more than he is. I think this prayer is an excellent one: "Lord, please make good come out of any evil I have done," and know that bringing good out of evil is God's specialty. It is an especially precious thing, because when God brings good out of our evil, we have nothing to boast of, and only a heart full of gratitude to give to Him. Finally, I pray that this man will be able to tell his child that he truly loves him or her, and that he is sorry, and that the father will know that his child truly forgives him. I pray that this man will be able to receive the love of his child. <br /><br />Will he be completely healed? Not this side of heaven. I have never lost a child, but everyone I know who has, looks forward to the day that they will be reunited with that child in heaven. My precious aunt died recently, many years after the death of her husband and decades after the death of their 8 year old son. In her eulogy, my cousin said that my aunt was looking forward to two things: "Hugging Brian (their son) and dancing with Dad again." Truly, heaven is the place where every tear will be washed away, where we will never again fear the loss of even a little bit of our happiness.<br /><br />In this father's suffering, I pray that he will offer up that suffering for a person who is considering abortion, that perhaps, a young man who would have remained silent when his girlfriend is considering an abortion, will instead respond to grace and say, "Let's have the baby." His suffering could be used to help another person avoid what he himself has gone through. God, bless this man for having the courage to share his experience on this blog. He is doing more good than he can know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4515795942844142992.post-11430341251978689642012-09-14T12:35:46.550-04:002012-09-14T12:35:46.550-04:00Holy Communion this morning was received for the i...Holy Communion this morning was received for the intentions of you and your guest writer. I know your stories too well....<br />With gratitude for your witness -Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com