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We are incarcerated by our past. Our low road choices, our high minded pride. We have been found guilty. Our executioner’s footsteps echo against stone walls. We sit on the floor of the dusty cell, awaiting our final moment. We don’t look up as he opens the door; we know what he’s going to say. “Time to pay for your sins!”

But we hear something else. “You’re free to go. They took Jesus instead of you.” The door swings open and the guard barks, “Get out!” And we find ourselves shackles gone, crimes pardoned, wondering, what just happened?

Well, grace just happened. Christ took away your sins. Romans chapter 3 explains that God in his gracious kindness declares us not guilty. For God sent Jesus to take the punishment for our sins. We are made right with God when we believe that Jesus shed his blood, sacrificing his life for us. What happened? Grace happened!

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84-year-old Miriam Lancaster went to the emergency room due to back pain. To her shock she was promptly offered the opportunity to die via so-called Medical Assistance in Dying, Canada’s euthanasia program! 

She had no interest in dying, she had gone to the emergency rooming hoping to receive treatment. It would later be revealed that she had a fractured pelvis, and there was no conceivable reason for her to be euthanized. 

Not only did she recover, but she was able to resume the activities she loves and traveled to Cuba, Guatemala, and Mexico.  

Unfortunately, this case is not an isolated example in Canada. Many people have been ushered to their death by an overzealous healthcare system. As assisted suicide and euthanasia legislation expands around the world, we must stand for the sanctity of human life in all cases.  

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