Author's Notes Regarding Production of
Voices from Ramah
The complete text of Voices from Ramah consists
of a series of five sections which, performed together, provide a fairly
comprehensive look at the tragedy of abortion and the necessity of a
firm response from the Christian Church. However, each individual
section can be performed separately according to the needs of the
audience and/or the limitations of time, cast size, etc. The five
sections are themselves internally complete and can be extracted from
the others without consequence. For instance, one of the sections could
be performed as a part of a regular church service, pro-life meeting,
etc., even if there were not the time opportunity to perform the whole
production.
The various sketches can be performed in any order;
however, it might be helpful for you to know how Voices from Ramah
was originally designed and produced here in Omaha. The original
production, for instance, incorporated music and photographic slides
with the sketches which were an important part of its overall impact.
How these were specifically used will be described during the following
directions for each skit.
The program is divided into three sections. The first is
a "definition" of the abortion tragedy and, in our production, contains
the first sketch and a song. The second section describes specific
victims of abortion. It consists of sketches 2 and 3 along with another
song. The final section is a call to specific action and consists of
sketches 4 and 5 and a final song.
Let me now briefly describe each sketch:
I. "Fearfully and Wonderfully Made"
This sketch calls for 3 readers. Reader #1 concentrates on Scriptures
which concern the miracle of life. Reader #2 covers basic facts
regarding fetal development. Reader #3 reveals facts concerning the
techniques of various abortion procedures.
In the Vital Signs Ministries production, we used photographic slides
which illustrated the different stages of fetal development and abortion
techniques as they are described by the readers. These visuals greatly
enhance the reality behind the sometimes "detailed" descriptions. Slides
of this sort can usually be obtained by your nearest pro-life agency.
I strongly believe that these readings were needed first because it
lays the necessary foundation for what follows. People need to know the
realities of abortion. Without this clear, though obviously
disconcerting knowledge, the following selections will not have as great
an impact on the audience which, ultimately, you want to stir to
effective action in behalf of the unborn.
(In our production of Voices from Ramah, this selection was
followed by a pro-life song performed by one of the cast members. The
song we use is "Barren Woman" by Steve and Annie Chapman but there are
several others which would be relevant also. At the conclusion of these
notes, we give a brief list of other excellent pro-life songs which can
be used with the various "Ramah" skits.)
II. "Victim - The Baby"
This skit calls for 3 actors or actresses. Two of those will represent
the babies in utero and one will be the narrator. We have found it to be
very effective when performed on a completely dark stage with the
audience not seeing the actors at all but only hearing their voices. The
babies' voices should be done in a light, inflectual tone, helping
emphasize the illusion that it is babies speaking. The narrator can be
placed off to one side, lit by a single spotlight or can even speak from
a microphone off stage.
III. "Victims - The Couple"
Stage directions are listed for this sketch in the script itself. It
calls for a boy and a girl, preferably in their late teens. They will
each be telling their own story, in turn, but will not interact. They
share the stage but are unaware of each other. While one is speaking,
the other should stand relaxed but still, ready to move into action at
his or her next turn.
(These two sketches were followed by another song- preferably one
which emphasizes the victimization of abortion. This song is also sung
by a cast member. We have used a live band as back-up but usually depend
on a pre-recorded cassette tape background for most performances. We
usually use the song "Daughter of Heaven" by Jamie Owen-Collins.)
IV. "Starving the Ogre"
This is a narrative poem which we perform with a solitary speaker in a
storyteller role. It is a modern-day fairy tale emphasizing how evil can
entirely consume a nation by first numbing us even to the death of that
nation's innocent. It also underscores the necessity of a concerted,
immediate and dedicated response to that evil.
You can really do whatever you want with this. As I said, we perform
it with one speaker on an empty stage. However, more than one speaker
could be used, artistic backdrops may be effective, etc.
V. "The Call to Action"
We perform this skit with 4 readers in a choral reading with the
speakers standing in either a side by side or slightly staggered line.
The various lines are read immediately from the previous speakers in
order to achieve a "one voice" effect. Some lines are even read in
unison.
(We follow this skit with a pro-life song calling Christians to
action against the death industry and, in our production, we accompany
the song with a slide show featuring local pro-life activists involved
in the wide variety of pro-life ministries performed by the Vital Signs
Ministries. We have found this to be a very effective and inspiring
ending. This song, in our productions, is not performed live. It merely
plays while the slides are being shown. We usually use either "Children
Things They Throw Away" by Harvest or "Fight the Fight.")
Suggested pro-life albums and songs:
"Fight the Fight" - You must order from Live Oak Records, P.O. Box 1500,
Lindale, TX. 75771
"No Alibis" by Harry Robert Browning
"Only the Overcomers" by Harvest
"Who Will Speak Up for the Little Ones?" by Phil Keaggy
"Fearfully and Wonderfully Made"
#1- Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, and the One Who formed you from
the womb. I am the maker of all things.
#2- The miracle of human life begins when the male sperm and the female
ovum unite creating a new human being. This tiny person is remarkable
and unique. Even though the new life starts as a single cell, this
cell's genetic construction already represents a human life different
from all others. The color of the person's eyes and hair; how tall he or
she will eventually grow - all the physical characteristics of this
human being are already programmed into that microscopic cell awaiting
further development. You and I were once a single cell. God incarnate,
Jesus Christ, came to Earth and became a single cell. Life so very tiny
and frail - yet so holy and complete.
#1- For thou didst form my inward parts. Thou didst weave me in my
mother's womb.
#2- Rapidly the single cell divides and multiplies. By the end of the
first week, this amazing person attaches himself to the wall of the
mother's uterus, where, if all goes well, he or she will develop and
grow. At around 18 days after conception, the heart begins to beat by
itself, pulsing the life-preserving blood through the child's tiny
veins. At approximately 40 days, brain waves have been recorded. These
early days are action packed - and truly exciting!
#1- I will give thanks to Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made!
#2- By the end of the sixth week, fingers and toes are visible. Eyes,
nose, ears, and mouth begin to take discernible shape. By as early as
eight weeks, all of the necessary organ systems are present. The baby
swims carefree in his warm, watery and weightless world. God has wrapped
him, for this time of development, in the safest and securest world that
he could ever know, or so it was meant to be.
#3- Enter the scalpel and the suction machine. The period from 8-12
weeks is the most perilous and deadly for an unborn child today. The
silent war on unborn children is being conducted on an incredible scale.
In the United States alone, nearly one of every three pregnancies ends
in abortion. Over 4,000 preborn boys and girls are destroyed every
single day in America.
In every abortion the security of the mother's womb is pried open and
a baby is torn apart. In vain the tiny victim attempts to swim away from
the knife that slices or the machine that rips his delicate body apart.
The tiny heart, so recently active, is destroyed. The newly functioning
brain, complete with unique personality is crushed. All is sucked away.
The tiny soul returns to its Maker, and the body, once perfect, is
thrown into the garbage as refuse.
#2- By the fourth month, fingernails, toenails, and hair have begun to
form. The delicate skin is very fragile to the touch. By the end of this
month, the baby's mother will finally begin to feel him or her move. If
we could examine this small wonder, we would see a tiny, perfect replica
of the child to be born five months later. Everything is in place to
enable life to carry on - all he or she needs is a safe place to grow.
#1-Thine eyes have seen my unformed substance and in Thy book were all
written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not
one of them.
#2- In the 5th and 6th months the child reaches 12 inches in length.
Often he gets the hiccups. If born during the 6th month, this child has
a good chance of surviving. Sensitivity to light, loud noises, and pain
are greatly increased at this stage.
#3- Enter again the executioner. But larger babies require different
methods and tools to insure their death. Stronger bones and larger
skulls are not so easily crushed and wiped away. Thus enters the needle
and the saline injection. One syringe full into the mother's amniotic
fluid where the baby resides, and soon the burden will be no more.
However - it can take hours for the deadly solution to fully destroy the
tissues and organs of the unborn victim, and for the tender skin to burn
away. It is very traumatic for the mother as she often feels her child
thrash around in agony. Another complication- some of the victims escape
and are born alive. So - to avoid these inconveniences there is always
the D & E - which stands for dilation and evacuation. Such an innocent
sounding name, but what actually occurs is that the womb is dilated (or
opened) and the baby is evacuated - piece by piece, leg by leg, body and
head. There are no pain killers for the tiny victims- but also no
thrashing and no one survives. Newer techniques involve the injection of
digoxin directly into the baby's heart, which causes it to explode. Such
are the wonders of modern technology.
#2- During the last three months of pregnancy the baby is simply
increasing in size and weight. Mom is beginning to feel pretty
uncomfortable. There is not a lot of room for the baby to maneuver and
many nights are spent pushing tiny feet away from mother's ribs. The
placenta, which has provided nourishment, begins to deteriorate because
it will soon no longer be needed.
#1- And God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created
him, male and female He created them...and God saw all that He had made,
and behold it was very good.
#2- At around 36-38 weeks, the baby should descend head first into the
pelvis. This will prepare him or her for the journey down the birth
canal. What an exciting time this is - preparing for the entrance of a
new child into the world. These last nine months of development have
truly been a miracle.
#3- With the holocaust of abortion, birth now takes on a whole new
meaning. Instead of being a departure from the safety of the womb into
the harshness of life, the trip down the birth canal can now be seen as
an escape from a death sentence, for it is legal in this country to kill
an unborn child until the moment of delivery.
In these last months the executioner has two main death tactics at
his disposal. The first are drugs called prostoglandins which were
designed to cause the uterine muscles to strongly contract, violently
expelling the baby - often decapitated, usually dead.
Or there is the hysterotomy. This is basically the same as a
caesarian section, except that the baby is not placed into the loving
arms of his mother, but rather, into a cold bedpan, or bucket, to die.
What makes the difference - whether or not the child's mother wants her
baby to be born alive or dead. Incredible as this may seem, there are
thousands of third term abortions performed in this country every year.
#1- Thus says the Lord,
"A voice was heard in Ramah,
Lamentation and bitter weeping;
Rachel is weeping for her children.
She refuses to be comforted
Because they are no more..........
VICTIM - THE BABY
(Stage is dark. Only voices are heard.)
Narrator- Twins- they are seen as both a double blessing and as double
trouble. But they are definitely a double miracle. We're about to make
an imaginary trip into the womb to see what a day in the life of unborn
twins might be like. Quiet now - they seem to be waking up.
#1- Oh boy, did I sleep good! It's so warm and cozy in here. And thank
goodness Mom finally laid off the pizza and nacho cheese chips for once.
At last no midnight trip for Pepto Bismal! Yuck! Hey you, wake up. Do
you want to sleep you life away?
#2- Oh hi! How are you feeling this morning?
#1- I feel great. In fact, I was just getting ready for my morning swim.
Care to join me? Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot.
#2- Hey, that's okay. I've just resigned myself to the fact that my arms
and legs don't work like yours do. At first I thought they might need
more time but now I 'm not sure they'll ever grow.
#1- Hey, don't give up! You never know what might happen! Why, I
remember the day when these legs were no more than stubs, and my arms
couldn't move at all. You probably just need some more time to grow.
#2- But what if they don't? Do you think it will matter - out there?
#1- I don't know - but I've got a great idea! I'll take care of you and
do all the swimming and walking and reaching for both of us. And you can
do all the thinking for me. You're much smarter than I am.
#2- I'm not sure if I'm smarter. I just can't move, so all I do is sit
here and think. But, thanks that makes me feel much better. I would
enjoy just watching you run around and play.
#1- Speaking of thinking - do you suppose that needle thing will come
back again? It scared me half to death!
#2- I know what you mean! I can't imagine what it was for. It must have
been awfully painful for Mom.
#1- Hold on! Mom's going somewhere again. I hope she's not going
jogging. That makes me seasick!
#2- (after a pause) What do you think it will be like when we're born?
Do you think it will be scary?
#1- Well, I'm not sure. But I hope it will be more action packed than
this place. It gets a little boring just sleeping and swimming around
all the time. But at least I have you to keep me company.
#2- Yes, I hope we can always be together. Even though I can't run and
play, I do feel that life outside will exciting. So many things to see
and think about. New people to meet and know. And we'll finally get to
see our mother. I wonder what she'll look like!
#1- Good - she's sitting down. I don't think I'll ever make a good
sailor. Well - I think I'll go for that swim now. See you later.
#2- Have fun! I think I'll just take a little nap.
Narrator- It is now possible through use of amniocentesis and ultrasound
to diagnosis deformities in unborn children. These children can then be
aborted if they don't meet the required standards. In the case of twins,
it has been proven that the abnormal twin can be killed by piercing the
tiny heart, without affecting the normal twin's development. A few
months later two children will be born--one healthy and alive, the other
shriveled up and dead.
#1- Hey, get away from my sister! Leave her alone, you big bully! Get
away, I said!
Hey- are you all right? I said, are you all right? Please wake up.
Please don't die!
You killed my sister? Why did you do that? I needed her. It didn't
matter that she couldn't walk; she was so smart. She was going to help
me learn. And I was going to be her legs. You didn't even give her a
chance!
Goodbye, sister. I love you.
Victims - The Couple
(Boy and girl on stage - side by side, yet oblivious to the other's
presence. One speaks at a time stepping forward slightly, the other
stands still, not stiff, perhaps with head slightly down.)
Girl- Where are all the dreams of my childhood? It seems like only
yesterday that life was nothing more than fairy tales and fantasies.
Life for me was supposed to be filled with handsome princes on white
horses, and happy ever after endings. But that's not how life is - is
it?
Boy- Man, I tell you, this is not how I had things planned. I mean, we
were just doing what everybody else does. Life is supposed to be one big
party, with lots of good times and fun. We just did what felt good. And
not just us- everybody! And no one ever got caught - not in the movies,
or on T.V., not even my friends. No one but me - and that stinks!
Girl- I'll never forget the day I found out he liked me. I'd always
dreamed of having a boyfriend, but I never really thought I would. But
he asked me to the dance, and afterwards he kissed me. Before long, we
saw each other every day. I'd always been taught to wait for marriage,
but everyone else was doing it, and I was afraid he'd leave me if I
didn't. And besides, I loved him. What would I do without him- sit home
and rot?
Boy- My dad sat me down a few years ago and gave me this lecture on how
I needed to be careful and not mess around because it's not nice and it
makes babies and all that junk. Well, he just doesn't understand! In his
day I guess they did that- but not today. I'd get laughed out of school.
And, I mean, if you stick with one girl and you care about her, what can
it hurt? Well, I guess I found out. But I still say, what was I supposed
to do?
Girl- That day I found out I was pregnant was the worst day of my life.
I got sick to my stomach and I couldn't even think. It was like a
nightmare that wouldn't go away. Thinking about telling my parents was
terrifying. I could see my Mother crying and my Dad ranting and raving.
And not only them- but my Grandma and my aunts and uncles, and the
people in our church. I couldn't face it!
Boy- The day she called and told me she was pregnant- I couldn't believe
it! That just doesn't happen. And I started thinking, hey, it's not my
problem anyway. I could just get a new girlfriend. But everyone would
know it was mine. And, I do care about her. But, why did this have to
happen and mess everything up?
Girl- Well, I told my best friend about it, and she told me about a
clinic that could just stop my pregnancy. They just take about fifteen
minutes and then you can go home and forget all about it. I asked her, "
But what about the baby?" She told me not to be stupid- it wasn't a real
baby yet, just a little blob. She said that having an abortion was like
getting a wart removed. I was kind of mixed up because I remembered back
to when my Mom had my little sister, we read a book about how babies
grow and it had seemed so neat then. But I was too scared to think
straight, and so I went with her to the clinic just to check things out.
Boy- I'd always thought abortion was wrong- until I found out that she
was pregnant. Then it started to make sense- that it was the only way to
make things right again. We could go back to the fun times, and not have
to worry anymore. She would stop crying all the time. I couldn't
completely shake the idea that killing the baby is wrong, but I talked
myself into thinking that our lives were more important right now. I
mean, this baby was too small to know any better anyway- right?
Girl- So, I saw this counselor and she asked me what I felt about this
pregnancy. I told her that I was scared to tell my parents, and that I
wasn't old enough to have a baby. She agreed that sixteen was too young
to be a mother, and that having a baby at my age could ruin the rest of
my life. She said that they could terminate my pregnancy in just a few
minutes time and that I could go on with life as before. I didn't even
need to ask my parents. She asked me if I could come up with this money.
I told her I'd try and she made an appointment for me for that next
week.
Boy- Could I come up with 350 bucks for an abortion? Wow, that's a lot
of cash for someone like me, in school with no job. I told her I'd give
her my savings, about $150, but she'd have to come up with the rest. I
mean, now I'd have to wait years to buy a car. What does she want from
me? I just wish she'd do whatever and leave me out of it. I don't want
to think about it anymore.
Girl- I went in for my appointment that next week. He wouldn't even go
with me; he said he was afraid he'd get sick. I asked him if he thought
I liked it any better than he did- but what was I supposed to do? I laid
awake a lot the night before and I told the baby that I was sorry, but I
just didn't know what else to do. I told it that this was a rotten world
anyway and that you can't believe what they tell you because it's all
lies. I cried until I couldn't cry anymore.
When I got there they took me in and had me undress and get into this
gown. Then they examined me. They gave me a shot to numb me a little
bit. They also gave me something that made me feel woozy.
When the doctor came in he explained that they were going to put a tiny
vacuum cleaner inside of me and "just sweep me clean." I could go home
that day and would be just fine. But as they put my feet up in the
stirrups I began to panic. And when they turned on that awful, awful
machine I began to scream. I knew they were killing my baby; they were
ripping him out of my body! I begged them to stop- but the nurse told me
not to be silly- that it was too late and I should be quiet or I would
scare the other patients.
After what seemed an eternity they were finished and they left me to
recover. I felt so empty, and so filthy, and so very alone. My child, my
own baby was dead because of me. Life would never be the same. I
wondered if I could go on living.
Boy- We don't go together anymore. She's not the same since it happened.
It's worse than when she was pregnant. At least then she would cry- now
she just sits there and stares. My life is not the same either. I guess
I'm responsible for all this. I really thought we could go back to the
good times when this was all over- that no one would know and we would
forget. But we'll always know. There are some things that can't be so
easily wiped away.
Girl- What more can I say? I killed my baby. I'll always have to live
with that fact. Recently I've met some girls who have gone through it
too and we're trying to help each other. And I've started to go to
church again. So- my life isn't over but it will never be the same.
There are no easy answers to this problem. I know that better than most.
But to kill a child is no answer at all. And if a woman tells you she
has done it with no problem- don't you believe it. No mother can destroy
her own child without having it destroy a part of her as well. It can't
be done.
Starving the Ogre
Once in a make-believe kingdom
In a faraway never land
Everything was beauty and peace
And the King was in firm command.
Abundant was the harvest
The children ran, strong and free.
And the people felt it would never end,
This life of tranquility.
But as so often happens,
When life is so free and grand,
No one was keeping their guard up
And evil crept into the land.
One fine spring morning in April
A stranger rode through the gate.
His appearance was that of beauty and light;
His bearing of someone great.
"I have some news for the King," said he,
With a voice that could hypnotize,
"An ogre has come to this valley,
One of enormous size.
But before you start to panic
Let me reassure you all
He has not come to rape or maim,
His requests are very small.
Just a few of your cattle,
And some of your sheep and lambs,
And a hen or two should see him through,
Along with a couple of rams.
A very small price to pay, I'd say
For all that you'll receive.
For he'll stand at your gate and protect you,
You can live your life of ease!"
Now this sounded good to the people
And the stranger shook hands with the King;
"To feed the ogre is a royal decree-
We won't deny him a thing."
But a lonely voice in the crowd spoke out,
And his voice was fearful indeed,
"Let us beware before it's too late
For evil is never appeased.
A cow today is all he'll ask
And tomorrow perhaps the same,
But a bloodthirsty beast is seldom quenched,
And what's the next victim he'll claim?"
Well, at first the people were troubled
And looked at each other in fear,
But the stranger's words broke through the din
In a voice that was soothing and clear;
"My friends, you must believe me,
I know this ogre well,
Just pay what he requires
And in harmony you'll dwell.
But if you choose to fight him,
My friends, what fools you'd be,
He's here for your protection,
With him you'll be set free."
And so the people rounded up
The livestock he'd required
And the stranger led them off,
And in peace they all retired
And for awhile their lives remained
As tranquil as before,
But then the stranger came again
And this time wanted more.
"Your peace demands a bigger price
For enemies abound!"
So he took and took and took again
Til no more could be found.
"So now at last he'll leave us!"
Cried the people in relief.
But then the stranger came again,
His new request beyond belief!
"Kind people, you've been generous,
But your livestock now is gone,
Yet the ogre must be fed
And through fresh blood made strong.
So I've made a bargain with the King
And I'm sure you'll all agree-
Just one or two infirm I'll take,
The strong will all stay free."
Then the King's own soldiers gathered up
Two cripples from the ground,
And, with the stranger, led them out,
And on one made a sound.
The children were the next to go,
The very young at first,
For the ogre had a taste for blood
And young blood quenched his thirst.
Now, some discontent grew in the land,
And a few petitioned the King;
And some wrote him cards and letters;
But most didn't say a thing.
"What can we do, it's the law of the land,
And of course, it's a terrible price,
But it we don't pay for protection
We all may lose our lives."
So they closed their eyes and hid their heads
And plugged their ears up tight,
So they wouldn't see babies dragged away
Or hear their screams at night.
And then one day it happened.
One man said, "No more!"
And he quietly strode to the city's gate
And bodily blocked the door.
"No more children die today
Unless they kill me first,
I'll not stand by and watch them die,
And let evil slake his thirst."
soon he was joined by another,
And soon ten stood at the gate.
Linking arms they held their ground
To quietly watch and wait.
Quickly, all the King's brave soldiers
Were there to stop the rout.
And the stranger came with two babes in arms
But they would not let him out.
A crowd gathered 'round to see the sight
And their hearts were stirred that day,
And a miracle happened right there and then
As they came to take them away.
For as each brave man was pulled away
There were ten to take his stand,
Til all of the village blocked the door,
Each obeying an inner command.
And the soldiers shouted orders
And the King called forth commands
But the people, they held firm their ground
And issued their own demands:
"No more shall we for appeasement
Or to keep our lives in peace
Allow the death of the innocent,
Today shall the bloodshed cease."
And there wasn't a thing the stranger could do,
For the soldiers now joined with the band.
And the ogre died from his hunger,
And order returned to the land.
Now in our present day kingdom,
In our right now ever-land
Ogres abide in abundance
And the blood drips from their hands.
Infant sacrifice continues,
And the people still close their eyes,
And they shut their ears to the silent screams
And believe all the pretty lies.
Some will write their cards and letters
And hope for a better day,
But most just stand in silence
And wish it would go away.
"What can we do, it's the law of the land,
And, of course, it's a terrible shame,
But to break the law wouldn't do at all,
It would ruin our wonderful name."
Where is the crowd who will say, "No more!"
And when will they block the gate?
And when will they starve the ogre?
And will it be too late?
A CALL TO ACTION
#1- Deliver those who are being taken away to death.
#2- And those who are staggering to slaughter, O hold them back.
#3- If you say, "See, we did not know this," does He not consider it Who
weighs the heart?
#4- And does not He know it Who keeps your soul? And will He not render
to each man according to his work?
#1- We are in the midst of a battle- the battle for life!
#2- A holocaust of staggering proportions is happening right in our
midst.
#3- Over a million and a half unborn children are brutally murdered in
this country every year.
#4- Therefore-"let us take up the full armor of God, that we may be able
to resist in the evil day, and having done everything- to stand firm".
#3- It is written- "Thou shalt not kill", and Jesus said, "to the extent
that you do it to one of these brothers, even the least of them, you do
it unto Me".
#2- In God's eyes we are all "fearfully and wonderfully made, from the
moment that He "didst weave us in our mother's womb", until the day we
go back home to Him.
#1- My brothers and sisters, we have been silent for too long!
#4- This is not just a political issue we are speaking of, or a matter
of public opinion- it is the taking of human life which is sacred in
God's eyes.
#3- The words of Moses should ring in our ears as a call to action: "I
call heaven and earth to witness against you today- that I have set
before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life,
in order that you may live, you and your seed."
#2- The disregard for human life will truly come back upon us as a
curse. Even now, in our day and age, the cancer has spread beyond the
taking of unborn life to the destruction of the unwanted newborn and the
elderly. Who will be next?
All- Will you take your stand before it's late?
#1- What shall we say to God when we see Him face to face? What will we
answer when He calls us to account for the deaths of millions of His
little ones?
#2- Will we say we were outnumbered, or that the fight was hopeless-
that there were too many obstacles to be overcome?
#3-Perhaps we could tell Him that when we tried to take a stand we
became the target of the world's scorn, or that our words were twisted
around and that we became the object of ridicule.
#4- But- "Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you, and say
all kinds of evil against you falsely on account of me. Rejoice and be
glad, for your reward in heaven is great."
All- Therefore my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always
abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain
in the Lord.
#1- The church of Jesus Christ can and should be an unbeatable army,
immovable and mighty - taking a stand against evil in all its forms.
#2- However on this slaughter of the innocents, the church has been
strangely silent, and the holocaust rolls on relatively undisturbed.
#3- We must each now remove our blinders of indifference and prepare to
put on our battle gear. The army of God can no longer afford to be
silent.
All- It's already too late for millions. Please, do not let their deaths
be in vain.
#4- Please join with us in taking your stand and letting the Lord work
through you to bring the killing to an end.
All- Before it's too late.
Copyright 1986 by Barb Malek
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