We join you in this heavy and sorrowful burden for the unborn, for the abandoned, and for families who have been broken and scattered, and we lift all of this together before the throne of grace in Jesus name.
We hear your cry for neighbors whose unborn babies have died, for children despised or hated by their own mother or father, for wives and husbands and sons and daughters and brothers and sisters who have been forsaken or betrayed, and for those who have no house, no family, and no refuge. The Lord sees this suffering and abandonment, and His heart is moved with compassion, for He is a God who defends the helpless and gathers the forsaken.
We affirm what Scripture teaches so clearly, that every unborn child is known and formed by God and precious in His sight. For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother's womb. Psalm 139:13 Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Jeremiah 1:5 Children are a heritage of Yahweh. The fruit of the womb is his reward. Psalm 127:3 To take that innocent life through abortion is to shed innocent blood, which God hates. Proverbs 6:17 says He hates hands that shed innocent blood, and His command is clear, You shall not murder. Exodus 20:13 We must rebuke the abortive spirit and the culture of death that has led to the extermination of generations, where families die out and do not see the next generation, for this is not God's will but the work of sin and the enemy who comes to steal, kill, and destroy.
Yet we also cling to the mercy and sovereignty of God for these little ones. Jesus said, Allow the little children to come to me, and don't forbid them, for the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to ones like these. Matthew 19:14 We trust that these innocent, aborted and miscarried children are received into His care, for He is merciful and just, and nothing is hidden from Him.
For those who feel utterly alone and abandoned, we remember the promises you have quoted, and they are true. When my father and my mother forsake me, then Yahweh will take me up. Psalm 27:10 Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you. Isaiah 49:15 God is also revealed as A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. Psalm 68:5 He has promised, I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you. Hebrews 13:5 Though people may abandon and betray, the Lord never will.
We thank you for praying in the name of Jesus Christ, for it is only through Him that we have access to the Father and that mercy and forgiveness are found. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6 There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12 For those who have participated in or approved of abortion, we pray for deep repentance and for the cleansing that comes only through the blood of Jesus, for He is faithful to forgive all who turn to Him in truth.
We pray together now.
Heavenly Father, we come before You in the mighty name of Jesus Christ, and we ask for Your mercy to fall upon every unborn child who has been despised, rejected, and murdered, and upon every mother and father who has turned against their own offspring. Lord, receive these innocent lives into Your heavenly presence and let them rest in peace with You. We ask You to forgive this land and these families for the shedding of innocent blood, and to bring conviction and repentance where there has been hardness of heart. Father, we lift up every person who is suffering abandonment and loneliness, every wife forsaken by her husband, every husband forsaken by his wife, every son and daughter and brother and sister who has been betrayed or left alone, and every child who wanders without shelter or refuge. Be their refuge and shelter, be the family they do not have, and let them know they are not forgotten by You. Heal the neighborhood disorder and the broken environment, and raise up among us those who will be Your hands to provide shelter, comfort, and godly family to the lonely. For those whose family lines have been cut off and exterminated, Lord, have mercy and bring restoration and hope for a new generation that will walk in Your ways. Comfort all who mourn these losses and give them Your peace that surpasses understanding. We ask all this in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior, amen.
We encourage you to continue to stand as an intercessor for the fatherless and the unborn, to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves, and to show the love of Christ by being a refuge where you can, remembering that pure religion is to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction. James 1:27 May the Lord strengthen you and keep you close to Him as you pray.