Encouraging Words

"When we consider that women are treated as property, it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property, to be disposed of as we see fit."
– Elizabeth Cady Stanton

"After tens of millions of [abortion] procedures, has America lost anything? Another Edison, perhaps? A Gershwin? A Babe Ruth? A Duke Ellington? ... As it is, we will never know what abortion has cost us all."
– Joseph Sobran, editorial columnist

"We must remember that life begins at home and we must also remember that the future of humanity passes through the family."
– Mother Teresa

"How can some say there are too many children? That's like saying there are too many flowers."
– Mother Teresa

"To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right."
– Confucius

"As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live."
– Pope John Paul II

"Babies! What a wonderful way to start people!"

"Life is a beautiful choice!"

"Children are love made visible."

"A child conceived is always an invitation to live and to hope."
– Pope John Paul II

"Every baby born is God's way of saying the world should go on."
– Thornton Wilder

"It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish."
– Mother Teresa

"Each child is sent into the world with a unique message to deliver, a new song to sing, a personal act of love to bestow."
– John Powell, S.J.

"A person's a person, no matter how small."
– Dr. Seuss

"... no doctor, no man, no accident, either can give life or take it away; it rests with God alone."
– Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

"Let the little children come to me…for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these."
– Mark 10:14

"The Lord has trained children and babies to offer Him perfect praise."
– Matthew 21:16

"You created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb; I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made."
– Psalm 139:13-15

"I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse; therefore choose life, that you and your descendants may live."
– Deuteronomy 30:18

"What on God's good earth is more glorious than this: to be a mother?"
– Josef Cardinal Mindszenty

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I set you apart."
– Jeremiah 1:5

"Human life is a gift of God ... and the meaning of life is found in the giving and receiving of love."
– Pope John Paul II

"I thank God every day for this love in my life, my precious little daughter. Life is a gift!"
– Patti

"I prayed for forgiveness and I found mercy. I prayed for mercy, and I found peace. I prayed for peace and found love."
– Crystal, a Rachel's Vineyard retreatant

"At the retreat, God gave me a peaceful mind and cleansed heart. I saw, touched, and held my child."
– Martina, a Rachel's Vineyard retreatant

"I can't believe people I didn't even know would ever care about me and give me such beautiful things. What can I say but thank you?"
– Shameka, a Project Gabriel mom

"I felt empty, rejected by God and separated from my church. Now I feel alive and happy to have my life back."
– Lori, a Rachel's Vineyard retreatant

"I felt abortion was the only answer, but I still prayed for a sign. When I saw them praying outside the clinic, I knew it was an answer to my prayer."
– Lupita

"I found out I was pregnant and I lost my job the same day. My Angel gave me a reason to hope and helped me plan for my future and my baby's."
– Rhonda, a Project Gabriel mom

"Americans are known for generosity to your children. And what is the best gift you can give your children? I say to you: Give them brothers and sisters."
– Pope John Paul II

"I know the plans I have in mind for you, plans to give you a future full of hope. When you look for me, you will find me."
– Jeremiah 29:11-13

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