Every Life Is Beautiful

It's true.
God knit us together. (see Psalm 139:13)
We were made in His image. (see Genesis ch.2)
He has a purpose for our lives. (see Romans 8:28)
Every life is beautiful.

I've always believed adoption to be a wonderful thing. It is such a lovely symbol of how God adopts us as His children. Plus, wouldn't it be so cool to know your parents chose you specifically?

I've always believed abortion to be a terrible thing. And that's phrasing it lightly. Who are we to choose who deserves to live? We are not God. Not even close. 

That being said, I've always believed forgiveness to be an amazing thing. I will never, ever, understand how God could look upon a wretched creature like me and say "I love you. You are forgiven." He gives us a clean slate when we trust in Him.

The movie October Baby combines all these things so excellently. (It's on Netflix and in stores. Seriously, go check it out.) In short, it's about a girl, Hannah, who discovers that she was adopted after her birth mother tried to abort her, and her journey to let go of her hate and forgive herself and her birth mom. This movie shows how adoption can save lives and give children a chance for a better life who had no hope through no fault of their own. It shows how abortion can hurt people, not just infants, and the tragic result of bad choices. It shows how awesome our God is in that He forgives people, even those who have had abortions, so that we may forgive. 

At the end of the movie, it directs you to a website called everylifeisbeautiful.com. I haven't had the chance to watch all the individual stories yet, but the name struck me. 

Because it's true.
God knit us together. 
We were made in His image.
He has a purpose for our lives.
Every life is beautiful.