My son-in-law reminded me of a beautiful Jewish saying about prayer:
Even if a sharp sword rests upon a person’s neck, he should not refrain from praying for mercy.
One can still hope for mercy from the Almighty even at death’s door.
This is truly beautiful and uplifting–we can approach G-d anytime, and as long as we are alive, there is always hope.
The saving from G-d is like “the blink of an eye.” 😉
(Credit Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
I took this photo going to the doctor last week.
This guy is standing outside the office building and he goes, “Did you know that there is an abortion clinic in there?”
Sort of stating the obvious as a guy, I said, “Well I’m not going there!”
It was fascinating though watching this guy picketing with his sign, “Pray To End Abortion.”
And he’s standing in front of some spiffy signs advertising Fendi and Gucci.
Perhaps, he’s not understanding where some people come from and what they go through getting pregnant either not by choice (rape, incest, etc.) or they are not ready to properly care for a child or there is a clear and present danger to the health of the mother.
While late term abortions are completely anathema and in my mind really are murder, perhaps early term abortions, even if not a desired outcome by any means are at times a type of life-saving necessity for the reasons mentioned.
Unfortunately, I really don’t think it’s a simple either/or.
Yes, we must be pro life and protect the unborn children.
AND
Yes, we must have some element of pro choice and protect the mother and the child when it’s birth would bring more harm than good.
The decision needs to be made case-by-case and are excruciating to decide and do the right thing for all.
(Source Photo: Andy Blumenthal)
Very cool solution to flash flooding called Topmix Permeable by Tarmac (a U.K. sustainable building materials company).
The concrete literally drinks up hundreds of gallons of water.
Where the heck does all the water go?
If you’re walking, no more soggy shoes and pant’s bottoms.
If your driving, even more important is the potential life-saving element for about 75 people that die in vehicles every year when they try get caught in the vehicles in flash flood conditions.
Also, many potential accidents, injuries, and deaths could be averted by people whose car’s go hydroplaning on wet road surfaces.
Finally, think how transportation would be faster and more efficient (with less traffic) from better road conditions with innovations like this.
With this new material on our roads and some added heat elements to prevent snow and ice, we got some darn good road-safety going on. 😉
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