The Sanctity of Life
You were created. In Psalm 139:13 it says: For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. Verse 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Your works are wonderful, I know that full well. But do we know that full well? We have each been created with careful precision, even with our defects and imperfections to serve a purpose in this dark world that we may shine our light with God’s help. Some, might think in their frail state…” What a cruel God you speak of? But I say: “Your attitude might change all that.” Look at me now, for a long time I was prisoner of my own failure and mental illness. My mental illness had become a crutch of self pity. My suicidal thought fed the habit. I needed Love and I was ready to do whatever it took. God is Love and I already had him, but I wanted more. All I had to do was to read my Bible and be quiet before him. “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46: