Note to the Young: Thank you for your witness to life!

I am a mother of three young adults. 

I have long believed that the most important pro-life work I could do is to raise a family for God. I'm no saint or parenting expert, but together with their father, we have striven for years to lovingly and persistently remind these three that being their Mom and Dad was one of the greatest things that ever happened to us. And that's why we pursued their conscience formation... to teach them to choose good over evil, life over death, to trust that grace and mercy wins over sin and death. 

We ordered our lives around Love of God and Love of Neighbor, creating a context for their lives to flourish in. We were pro-life every time we reminded them of their dignity...

That there is a plan for your life that is for your good, and the good of others... 

That people always come first before things... 

That truth, beauty, and goodness should always be pursued for they lead to the One who is Truth, Beauty and Goodness... 

That with freedom comes responsibilities...  

That we should not scorn the struggles in our lives, for suffering in any form, when it is joined to Christ, can have redemptive value...

And that forgiveness is a restart button for every mistake and foible, large and small, so that we can start again. 

Finally we felt it was a mandate that God gave us as parents -- to teach that life is a sacred gift, and that one spends a lifetime giving thanks for it in a myriad of ways. 

I know other parents have done the same, often in the face of an uphill battle against the moral relativism that is ever-present in our culture. 

And now we are looking over our shoulder at the generation we've raised... and their strength that is at hand to raise the conscience of a nation...

For now they must choose for themselves, and they are choosing wisely...

Their voices and their actions affirm that life is sacred; they have a profound sense of celebrating survivorship, knowing that a large segment of their generation suffered death through abortion. Their message rings loud and clear: do not grow weary, don't stop believing, do not give in to the lies. We are alive! Alive to the truth, goodness and beauty that is Life!

These are the new witnesses to life. And many of them are going to be great parents one day...

Just look at some of the fine company they keep....