Lord, Have Mercy Upon Us

Below is a link to one of the most disturbing articles I have ever read.  It is from the LA Times (registration may be required).  Warning: This article is not for the faint of heart and contains graphic descriptions of the willful destruction of human life sacrificed on the altar of the idol gods of selfishness, convenience, irresponsibility, self-gratification and sexual immorality.  

Offering Abortion, Rebirth (LA Times Nov. 29, 2005)

This article is so disturbing that I don’t even know where to begin to comment so I won’t – but I will just add these:
Can the Lord’s Judgment upon our nation be far off?
“The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, "Say to the people of Israel, Any one of the people of Israel or of the strangers who sojourn in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones. I myself will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people, because he has given one of his children to Molech, to make my sanctuary unclean and to profane my holy name.  And if the people of the land do at all close their eyes to that man when he gives one of his children to Molech, and do not put him to death,  then I will set my face against that man and against his clan and will cut them off from among their people, him and all who follow him in whoring after Molech.” Leviticus 20:1-5 (ESV)

Cherish the wondrous works of the Lord:  
“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.  I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.  Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there were none of them.  How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!” Psalm 139:13-17  (ESV)

A Prayer:  Have mercy on us, Oh Lord.  For we have sinned against you, we have shed innocent blood and we have been silent while others have done the same.  We pray O God that you would humble our nation and bring us to repentance for this plague of wickedness.  Without your grace and mercy Oh God, we know your judgment will be severe against such evil.  Have Mercy on us, we pray.  And Father, we pray for this Dr. Harrison and others like him, we pray for the nurses in such clinics and we pray for the women who patronize them – We pray Oh Lord that you will turn their hearts toward you and by your masterful grace have mercy upon their souls.  We also pray Father, that you would do the same for our elected officials and the judges of our land – that they would be converted to the truth of the Gospel and that they would rule and judge according to truth and righteousness.  Revive us Oh Lord to the truth of Your Ways and Have mercy upon us.  In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we pray – for His glory and honor, Amen.

Note: If you are unable to read the article due to publication lapse or its being removed from the site you can contact me for a MS Word copy that I saved.  I don’t want to publish the article on the site as I am not sure about publication rights on a public forum. But please don’t make a request if you can view it and cut and paste for yourself.  Much thanks.