Whoa, that ROE? Yes, that Roe.

I remember reading somewhere about Norma McCorvey (better known as the "Roe" in Roe v. Wade). That she in fact did not have the abortion that started the lawsuit. That she eventually became pro-life. After posting about stem-cell research, I decided to google her. I came upon her website and read her testimony.

First of all, it's pretty powerful. Click here to read it, I highly encourage you to.

Second of all, it reminded me of something I thought about this morning. First, here is an excerpt:

"When I reached Pastor Sheats, I saw Jesus in his eyes. It made me feel so incredibly sorry for all my sins, especially for my role in legalizing abortion. I just kept repeating over and over, "I just want to undo all the evil I've done in this world. I'm so sorry, God. I'm so, so sorry. As far as abortion is concerned, I just want to undo it. I want it all to just go away." Finally, I stopped crying and broke into the biggest smile of my life. I no longer felt the pressure of my sin pushing down on my shoulders. The release was so quick that I felt like I could almost float outside."

I was thinking this morning about swimming. Please hang in there with me, this is relevant! I started to think of what we can learn about God from swimming. About how it could be a glimpse of Heaven. (please, just stick with me here). Being in/under water is the closest we can naturally get to weightlessness. Now I don't think we will be up in Heaven, literally weightless, like you see astronauts in space (although we might be, who knows?). But I quickly thought of it as a weightlessness from sin. That the feeling of sin would be lifted off our shoulders. How it will feel like the weight of 10 Empire State Buildings LITERALLY being lifted off our shoulders! (basically, it's indescribable). How even the most convicted of sinners will be surprised and delighted at the sensation. It's beyond comprehension!

Praise God for the day when all believers will be freed from sin! :)

Thirdly, I was just about to read a post on Desiring God, but hadn't read it yet. I had it open, but decided to look up Roe first. Here is a quote from McCorvey:

"When my conversion became public knowledge, I spoke openly to reporters about still supporting legalized abortion in the first trimester. The media was quick to use this to downplay the seriousness of my conversion, saying I typified the "general ambivalence" of our culture over abortion. But a few weeks after my conversion, I was sitting in O.R.'s offices when I noticed a fetal development poster. The progression was so obvious, the eyes were so sweet. It hurt my heart, just looking at them.

I ran outside and finally, it dawned on me. "Norma," I said to myself, "They're right." I had worked with pregnant women for years. I had been through three pregnancies and deliveries myself. I should have known. Yet something in that poster made me lose my breath. I kept seeing the picture of that tiny, 10-week-old embryo, and I said to myself, that's a baby! It's as if blinders just fell off my eyes and I suddenly understood the truth--that's a baby!"

Here is the post I had ready to read on my monitor, Pray for Blessed Eyes. Here is a quote:

"Do you have “blessed eyes”? The new birth is the gift of “blessed eyes.” This is what Paul was sent to do in the power of Christ: “I am sending you to open their eyes” (Acts 26:18).

And once we have “blessed eyes,” we pray for the fullest use of them every day.

Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law. (Psalms 119:18)"

Praise God for the apparent conversion of this women; the power of her testimony, those she can reach out to, and most importantly - that God is ultimately glorified!