Hand of Hope- and the National Day of Prayer

Do y'all remember seeing this picture? It has captivated millions of people around the world. This is a picture taken in 1999 of a 21 week old fetus (baby in the womb) during a risky surgery to correct his spina bifida.

THis is what the photographer had to say concerning that photo:

"Clancy, who was a freelancer for USA Today when he photographed Samuel's fully-formed hand, now works as a motivational speaker at pro-life events. Prior to the picture, Clancy said, he was pro-choice. "And that's what I'm going to do, keep telling this story," he said. "It can change people's hearts. What started off as an assignment turned into a responsibility to keep telling the story behind it." A crucial part of the story, Clancy argues, is whether Samuel reached through the 8-inch opening in his mother's uterus and grabbed Dr. Joseph Bruner's hand, or if the doctor manipulated the hand during surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Tennessee. "I could see the uterus shake violently and then this little fist came out of the surgical opening," Clancy recalls. "It came out under its own power. When Dr. Bruner lifted the little hand, I fired my camera and the tighter Samuel squeezed, the harder Dr. Bruner shook his hand."

Wow! Here is that baby 10 years later... a healthy, vibrant little boy...who says he is honored that he is that "mircale" baby whom God has been using to change the hearts of so many. This photo was one reason why the partial birth abortion ban was signed in 2000....

And why we keep fighting today...and keep fighting for FOCA to NOT be signed by Mr. Obama

Would you pray with me for our nation today? For other Christians to take a stand and make their voice heard? For the Lord to forgive us as a nation for taking so many lives of unborn children? For the leadership of this great country?

Amen.