Just a few random thoughts:
Have you noticed that "common decency" is really not as common as it used to be??
Disagreement does not equate with hatred… and love does not equate with agreement.
As the woman said, "When I don't want what is growing within me, its called a "thing" or "fetal material"… When I do want it, it's called a "baby" or a "child". It would seem that MY "WANTING" has the power to change a "thing" into a HUMAN BEING. WOW!!!!
FORGIVENESS is sometimes treated like "cheap goods", "bargain basement merchandise", "dime a dozen stuff'. NOT SO!!! FORGIVENESS IS EXPENSIVE. CHRIST DIED FOR IT!! Remember the woman caught in the act of adultery? Jesus told her, "I'm not condemning you but CUT IT OUT! DON'T DO IT AGAIN!!" (My own paraphrase.) Jesus came to SAVE US FROM OUR SIN: not to CONFIRM US IN OUR SIN… To be forgiven is to receive the power for change.