Cold temperatures, wind
and rain didn't keep hundreds of people – including Richard Majorek – from
participating in yesterday’s annual Life Chain in Omaha.
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Richard Majorek, a member
of St. Thomas More Parish in
Omaha, prays during the Life Chain Oct. 6 in
Omaha.
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“The devil is going to
try to keep me from being here any way he can … he’s going to send this rain
storm, but he doesn't know how persistent I am,” said Majorek, a member of St.
Thomas More Parish in Omaha who has been coming to the Life Chain for nearly 10
years.
He stood by himself
near 73rd and Dodge streets, without an umbrella, holding a sign that read “Adoption:
The Loving Option.”
“I’m pro-life and my
faith calls me to be here,” he said.
The Oct. 6 Life Chain,
which took place from 2 to 3 p.m., extended along Dodge Street between 60th and
90th streets. Many, like Majorek, held signs with such phrases as “Abortion
Kills Children,” and “Lord, Forgive Us and Our Nation,” and praying for mothers
considering abortion, unborn babies and conversion of hearts.
Megan Kangiser, a
junior at Creighton University in Omaha, stood with other members of
Creighton’s Students for Life group on the corner of 72nd and Dodge,
praying the rosary and singing.
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Several members of
Creighton University’s Students for Life
group participate in the Life Chain in
Omaha.
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“Today’s about
conversion,” she said. “I realize standing out here isn’t going to actually fix
too much, but hopefully someone’s heart will be converted.”
In cities across the
state – and North America – pro-life advocates lined streets Oct. 6 for an hour
to pray for an end to abortion.
In Hastings, Neb., where
it also was cold and windy, Michelle Sorensen stood with her children – Jack,
7, Paxton, 6, and Ava, 3 – along Burlington Street, hoping to get people
driving by to think about abortion.
“The Life Chain is a
great way to teach children about life and love,” said Sorensen, a member of
Sacred Heart Parish in Roseland.
The Life Chain is about
being a witness in the public square for the cause of those killed or injured
by abortion, said Ann Marie Bowen, president of Nebraskans United for Life.
“We come together in
faith and from all faiths to prayerfully demonstrate our peaceful presence for
the end of abortion,” she said.
Blogged by Lisa Maxson, Senior Writer/Reporter.
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