Standing up for what is right can be hard, and sometimes, people will mistreat us for what we believe. However, it’s one thing to suffer persecution for what we believe, and for doing the right thing, but it’s quite another to face the consequences for acting like a jerk or for unwise choices that we have made. We’re all broken one way or the other, and we need Jesus. There is a difference. We must always remember that it’s Christ we represent in the arena of ideas, especially when it concerns the pro-life position, as we make the most of every opportunity to love our neighbor as ourselves, while we engage in both our heavenly and earthly calling, namely evangelism and disciple making right where the Lord placed us in this chaotic world, to show love and kindness just like Jesus, “For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Lk 19:10. Amen+