And so it begins!
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40 Days for Life is a community-based campaign that takes a determined, peaceful approach to showing local communities the consequences of abortion in their own neighborhoods, for their own friends and families.
It puts into action a desire to cooperate with God in the carrying out of His plan for the end of abortion.
It draws attention to the evil of abortion through the use of a three-point program:
• Prayer and fasting
• Constant vigil
• Community outreach
Want to end abortion? If you do, the first thing you must do is pray.
Prayer is at the center of 40 Days for Life.
During each campaign, we are calling on people of faith across the nation … and around the world … to fall on their knees before the Lord,
asking Him to hear our plea and heal our land. Pray outside an abortion facility. Pray at church. Pray at work. Pray in the car. Pray at home with your family.
Christ told us some demons can only be driven out by prayer and fasting (Matthew 17:21). The two go hand in hand.
Prayer keeps us rooted in the fact that it is our desire to carry out God’s will.
Fasting is a sacrifice that helps us reach beyond our own limitations with God’s help.
Each day during 40 Days for Life, individuals, churches, families and groups will be asked to join together in prayer for a specific request so the entire Body of Christ can unite around a common focus.
These specific prayer requests will seek God’s help for:
• Women who are at risk of having an abortion
• Innocent children who are at risk of perishing
• Men and women who carry the pain of a past abortion experience
• Workers at Planned Parenthood facilities and abortion centers
• Local, regional, and national leaders
• Revival and renewal in our churches
• Repentance and healing throughout our nation
The visible, public centerpiece of 40 Days for Life is a focused, 40-day, non-stop, round-the-clock prayer vigil outside a single Planned Parenthood center or other abortion facility in your community.
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It is a peaceful and educational presence. Those who are called to stand witness during this 24-hour-a-day presence send a powerful message to the community about the tragic reality of abortion.
It also serves as a call to repentance for those who work at the abortion center and those who patronize the facility.