A person’s right to choose I honor;

but questions revolve around timing

The right time to find the bucket is

beforefore we begin the priming.

We can’t wait until caught on radar

to decide we’ll put on the brakes.

We can’t alter answers on a test

after they’ve been marked as mistakes.

The right to choose against parent-hood

must occur before conception.

Reverse the order and we will find

the questions turn to perception.

“If it’s not born yet, it’s not murder.”

“What’s the big deal, it’s just tissue.”

“It’s my body, and I will decide.”

“I don’t want it; that’s the issue.”

When such views tag immoral choices

human life soon loses its worth.

Martyrs by the millions fill God’s throne

attesting life’s end before birth.

The questions now ask for amendment.

How to avoid life’s tragic waste?

This answer does not easily come

when selfish values have been embraced.

Parallel concerns come to my mind.

Jesus, our Savior, came as a Child

gave up His life, though it seemed to some

by a force-driven world gone wild.

God has a plan for each life He forms.

Christ willingly followed God’s choice,

offered His life to redeem others.

Dare we do less while we have voice?

We can’t wait until Christ comes again

or ‘til death moves in to sever.

The time is now to walk in Christ’s steps

Choose life – both now and forever.

Remembering the decision made 35 years ago in Roe v. Wade, I extol the forgiveness and example our Savior, Jesus Christ gave in making choices.

written by Reason A. Poteet