Proclaiming and upholding the sanctity and miracle of life is a sacred
calling, one that lies at the heart of who we are as Orthodox
Christians. Indeed, it is our ability to feed, clothe, visit, and
minister to all of human life which will provide our defense at the
dreadful and awesome second coming of our Lord. It is a calling that
involves obligations and responsibilities for the common good of all
mankind, beginning with the lowest, least and weakest amongst us. And,
at the very heart of this calling is the challenge to share, in “truth
and love,” the reality that human beings—in the womb, beyond the tomb,
and at every point in between—reflect the glory of God. Hence, we
strive not only to work to change laws that are contrary to the teaching
of our Lord, or that treat life as just another “expendable commodity,”
but to purify hearts and minds to embrace the God Who is Love, Life and
Existence Itself and Who invites us to become partakers of His divine
nature."
-Excerpted from Metropolitan Tikhon's 2014 Sanctity of Life Sunday Letter
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