Scripture:
Thenthe word of the Lord came to me, saying: “Before I formed you in thewomb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained youa prophet to the nations.”
- Jeremiah 1:4-5

Reflection:
To be or not to be? There is no question!

Thequestion of “being” is something philosophers have long pondered. Whatis the meaning of being and what is the source? In the passage beforeus, we have our answer. We have being because we are known by God.

ForGod to declare that he knows and sets apart the prophet Jeremiah evenbefore he is conceived indicates that our being rests in God’s ownbeing. Because He is and because He wills we, therefore, are and do.The Apostle Paul says as much when he declares before the philosophersof his day, “In Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28).

Oneof the tragedies of the abortion culture is that life in the womb hasbeen so heartbreakingly devalued. To embrace the arguments of the”pro-choice” crowd one must conclude that the child in the womb doesn’texist, isn’t there, has no being. But nothing could be further from thetruth. That child is known by God and, as such, has being.

Prayer:
LordGod, we confess that in You we live and move and have our being.Because You are, we are. May we find grace from You to affirm the beingof every human and may we labor to make this truth known to the worldaround us. Amen.

Rev. J. Kirk van der Swaagh
Pastor, Conservative Congregational Christian Conference