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In
the fall of 2010, during our local election season, one of our local
citizens, Frank Scavo, was running for a Senate seat. He was a member of
our local Tea Party and rather new to the political scene, but he cared
about our local government and wanted to make a difference. Our
Catholic newspaper ran a section in it on social issues and how the
candidates felt about abortion, civil unions, etc. Being catholic and a
pro-life activist, I was very interested in how the candidates responded
because it would determine whom I would vote for. I was especially
interested in Frank’s responses, because I knew he was also catholic and
from my hometown of Old Forge, PA.
As
I read his response about abortion, it troubled me because he said he
was pro-life except in the case of rape, incest, and the life of the
mother. I believe the correct response should be: “I am pro-life in all
instances.” I felt a need to talk to him about his position and so I
prayed to God that I might see him somewhere in my town. A
few days later, (God works fast,) I went to the Ace Hardware store in
my town and I saw a white pickup truck with bumper stickers all over the
rear of the truck. I chuckled to myself because one of the bumper
stickers said NOBAMA.I can’t remember what the others said but they all
had the same conservative theme. I remember seeing that truck at a tea
party rally that I attended and I knew it was Frank’s because he spoke
at that rally. I got very excited and nervous at the same time because I wasn’t sure about how to approach him on the subject of abortion. I said a quick prayer to the Holy Spirit to give me the words to change his heart. At the exact moment I was walking into the store- he came walking out.
I said hello and he remembered me from the tea party rally. I asked him if he had a few minutes to talk to me and he said sure. I
told him I read about his position on abortion in the Catholic Light
and that as a catholic he should really reconsider changing his position
to being pro-life in all instances. He was very polite and listened to
everything I had to say. I told him that for almost 10
years, our prayer groups had received messages from Our Lady of All
Graces on the evil of abortion and how our nation was under God’s
condemnation for allowing the killing of His innocent ones. I
told him that even in the case of rape or incest, the unborn child was
not at fault and if God ordained that a child was conceived, He was
bringing something good-LIFE, out of something evil, and we must always
TRUST God and err on the side of life. He said that he had never thought about it that way. I told him to pray about it and the Holy Spirit will guide him in making the right decision. I told him I would pray for him and if he changed his position I would definitely vote for him and I wished him well.
A few weeks later, I was watching a televised debate between Frank and his opposing candidate. The
question on abortion was asked and to my amazement, Frank replied that,
“I was originally pro-life except in the case of rape, incest and the
life of the mother. But after really thinking about it, I have changed my mind and now I am pro-life in all instances.” I felt this tremendous feeling of JOY come over me. Could
it be that I had actually changed a candidates’ mind on such a
controversial issue as abortion? I certainly can’t take full credit for
this, after all, God set everything up for me and I was just the
messenger, delivering a message, which came from the Holy Spirit as He
gave me the right words. I wanted to tell Frank how happy
and proud I was of him and I guess God wasn’t done yet, because on
Election Day he came to the same polling place that I go to and I was
able to talk to him. He thanked me for our talk and said when he thought about it, and talked it over with his wife, they both knew I was right. I
told him I voted for him but if he didn’t win the election, he was
still a winner in God’s eyes, and his reward in heaven will be great. Frank
did not win the election that day, but a few hearts were changed for
the better. Change one heart, and you can change the world. Now, whenever he sees me, he says: “you changed me.” As I said earlier, it wasn’t me; it was the Holy Spirit who inspired me.
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