Reflection
It is within our very nature to nurture life, to protect it and to respect it. None of us can cause our lives to begin, nor can we choose that our lives be prolonged. We are awed by life’s beginning and tender with life’s ending. Life is a gift we all receive and journey we travel for a span of years. Life is precious. Let us be respectful of each life and protective of each person.
Prayer
May we be grateful and reverent of the gift of life. May we protect it not only in the human but also in all living creatures and with respect for the earth without which no life can exist.
Action
Reflect on the meaning of respect for all life. Choose to support means which safeguard the unborn and the born with equal compassion and reverence.
Suggested Reading
And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?
Matthew 6:27
You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence.
Psalm 16:11
Al life has inestimable value even the weakest and most vulnerable, the sick, the old, the unborn and the poor, are masterpieces of God’s creation, made in his own image, destined to live forever, and deserving of the utmost reverence and respect.
Pope Francis
Life is a gift, not to possess, but to share.
Henri Nouwen
Every day, God grants us the precious gift of life. Yet every day, we squander it with our selfish, petty concerns, rather than helping someone as God helps us.
Kirn Hans
To live, to truly live, one must consider each and every thing a blessing.
Kamand Kojouri
Life is a gift, and i try to respond with grace and courtesy.
Maya Angelou
Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
Tony Robbins
Always thank God for the gift of life.
Author Unknown