In
1990 The Sister of Life and I were asked by The United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops, to put our ministry into manual form to be distributed to the
diocese in the United States. Up to this point, we did not even have a name for
what we were doing, and so we decided we would all pray for God to reveal to us
what He desired it to be called.
On
e day while I was before the Blessed Sacrament, not thinking at all o f what to
name the ministry, I got the sense o f God telling me “Entering Canaan” should
be the name.
Of
course, I remembered the story of the Israelites entering the Promised Land,
“Canaan”, but I had no idea what this had to do with our post abortion
ministry. I promised I would go home and read the story in the bible to see if
it made any sense.
As
I read through their journey, I saw how similar it was to the battles of post
abortion healing. The call to trust in God no matter how things appear. To
trust in His promise of Mercy and forgiveness and that He was leading us too
into the land of “milk and honey”.
“I will
always be with you. I will never abandon you…be determined and confident…do not
be afraid or discouraged, for r I the Lord your God, am with you wherever you
go.” Joshua
1:5,6, 9b
What
a call to the post abortive woman and man!
But,
the most amazing thing was the book of the bible where they reached Canaan. It
was in the book of Joshua, the name I had given to my aborted son long before
my personal healing! How God and Merciful is our God!
So,
we invite you to journey with us to the “Promised Land”. You will not reach it
without going through battles. You will be tried and tempted to quit, but we
can promise you, if you persevere, God will do mighty things for you, and peace
and joy will reign in your hearts !
