How To Become a 'Grace'
Healer
You don’t have to talk to people
about their abortions to spread post-abortion healing. You
don’t even have to know if someone has had an
abortion.
In every case, the goal of a 'grace' healer is merely to
plant a seed of grace that can lead to future healing for
others. In a simple, conversational way, 'grace' healers
cover the following three points.
- They
announce that they have come to a new understanding of
the abortion issue, including why people choose abortion
and how it affects them.
- They
express compassion for post-aborted women and men,
realizing that they must constantly face the fear that
others may be judging and condemning them.
- They give hope as they describe how they have heard of new programs that help women and men find freedom from the burdens of secrecy and shame associated with past abortions.
In the briefest of examples, you could say:
“I heard an abortion witness that gave me a whole new understanding of why women have abortions. I never really understood before how much pressure they were under to abort. And I didn’t realize before how often they feel judged and condemned by others, which can really make it hard for them to complete the grieving process. Did you know that on average it takes around 10 years for women to recover emotionally from a past abortion? The good news is that there are a lot of new programs now to help women and men who are dealing with post-abortion problems.”
Portions of this article were adapted from The Jericho Plan: Breaking Down the Walls Which Prevent Post-Abortion Healing, by David Reardon (Springfield, IL:; Acorn Books, 1996)