A Reflection on the Roe Decision
It’s been a heavy news week.
Yet no matter how you may have felt personally when you heard the Roe decision from the Supreme Court this past week, let’s not forget, in the same exact moment that women were exuberantly celebrating, others all over the country felt desperation, hopelessness, and fear. Feelings that have been and will be channeled into hostility, even hatred, toward believers, the wider Church, and even God Himself.
And I understand why. Some of the messages I’ve seen from Christ-followers on social media this week have been distinctly un-Christ like.
No grace. No mercy. No love.
Yet in the midst of the cultural turmoil and political fallout, it’s clear we, as the Church, have a job to do. To bring Christ to the forefront of our Christianity—and love like He does.
Yet in the midst of the cultural turmoil and political fallout, it’s clear we, as the Church, have a job to do. To bring Christ to the forefront of our Christianity—and love like He does.
Vicki bentley
These women don’t need Christians callously crowing over them, they need compassion and care. They need gentleness, not judgement; grace not gloating.
Quite simply, they need to meet the Jesus that walked with the hurting, ate with the sinners, and loved them all—all the way to the cross. And it’s our job to show them Him
So as our country forges this new path, let’s be the practical, tangible hands and feet of Jesus to women in dire need— emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
Let’s fight fiercely for equitable healthcare, mental health services, standards of living, affordable childcare, and safer gun laws to create families and environments in which children (and moms) can safely thrive.
And as they grow, let’s love them as Jesus does— sacrificially, abundantly, outrageously—no matter the color of their skin, their immigration status, or their life choices.
Church, there is so much work to be done, but it boils down to this: In everything we say or do, let’s be people who are led by grace and known by our love.
Let’s be Jesus.