By Judie Brown
Living in a world where Planned Parenthood poisons minds, dirties souls, and annihilates babies is awful. In fact, it does a great deal to sober us, as the strife of this battle can be exhausting. But faith tells us that the forces of evil will not win. As Father Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange once wrote, “Jesus has consented to take for himself the loathsome chalice of Gethsemane, so that he might give us the chalice of his precious blood which is raised up every morning on the altar. These two chalices represent the whole history of the world of souls. They are as it were the two pans of the scales of good and evil, and it is good that prevails.”
Into that chalice—the cup of Christ’s love—we find the strength and the love to continue on our road to a better, more loving world where preborn babies are safe and all are embraced, regardless of their situation. If you think this is a pie-in-the-sky ideal, think again.
Americans are changing their minds about Planned Parenthood. You see, when the truth is shared and proven, people listen. One report explains that a recent poll suggested that Planned Parenthood supporters changed their minds when they learned about the “substandard care” being doled out in these pits of craven indifference toward the preborn.
This knowledge has led to increased calls to defund Planned Parenthood, including a nationwide call by Live Action, who recently pointed out that it is time to drain the coffers of that organization by cutting off our tax dollars. Pro-life leader Lila Rose underscored the reason for draining Planned Parenthood’s cup of hate, saying, “It is about stopping the greatest human rights abuse of our time. We will not stop until every child is protected and Planned Parenthood is defunded for good.”
The state of genuine marriage between a man and a woman continues to be under siege as well. One insightful individual wrote:
Let’s face it: the Supreme Court took a sledgehammer to the bedrock of society. Worst of all, by eviscerating the definition of marriage and the understanding of the Gospel, evangelization has been hindered.
Marriage can’t be “redefined” because it is one thing and one thing only: the union of a man and a woman as a great foreshadowing of Christ and His Bride, the Church.
The institution of marriage is not and never has been a matter of state or federal lawmaking, it is the divine plan of God Himself. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches, “Sacred Scripture begins with the creation of man and woman in the image and likeness of God and concludes with a vision of ‘the wedding-feast of the Lamb.’ Scripture speaks throughout of marriage and its ‘mystery,’ its institution and the meaning God has given it, its origin and its end, its various realizations throughout the history of salvation, the difficulties arising from sin and its renewal ‘in the Lord’ in the New Covenant of Christ and the Church.”
This is not a political statement, it is a profound truth. No cup of hate toward God’s plan can be spilled upon it because His truth is unchangeable.
A recent news release from the governor of California and his “first partner” highlights the matter at hand. Man can reframe his identity, surgically alter his identity, or otherwise mock nature, but as is always the case, the truth cannot be modified by word or deed.
Today, a cup of love is required as we strive to enlighten those mesmerized by a world drowning in the cup of hate.