John,

As you go out to pray at your local 40 Days for Life vigil, you might be wondering how to pray for an entire hour--or longer.

Pleading with God to save the lives of abortion-bound babies as well as the souls of their parents and the abortion workers is a great start...

...but prayer is a two-way conversation, so we also need to listen closely to what God is saying to us.

On this week's episode of The 40 Days for Life Podcast, we share 10 sayings of Jesus from the Gospel of Luke that speak to pro-lifers praying for an end to abortion on the sidewalk:

Watch or listen by clicking the image or visiting:

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Jesus spoke thousands of years ago and thousands of miles away to a culture much different from ours.

Yet His divine words speak intimately to each of us here and now. Tune in, and then sign up to go pray at the vigil nearest you:

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Wichita, Kansas

While most Americans probably think of Kansas as a pro-life state, it voted against protecting life in its constitution shortly after the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Abortion advocates warned that legal protections for unborn babies would lead women to seek out dangerous, illegal, back-alley abortions.

"But the entrance to the legal abortion facility is LITERALLY in the back alley," reported 40 Days for Life director of 40DFL365 and campaign development Heather Gardner.

That means sidewalk counselors are allowed to stand right next to Planned Parenthood's entrance...and they have great access to offer abortion-bound moms pro-life alternatives to abortion.

Unsurprisingly, the Wichita Planned Parenthood is in the heart of a predominantly black neighborhood--but Sue, the campaign leader, said she rarely witnesses black women entering the abortion facility.

Instead, the neighbors tend to give vigil participants the thumbs-up sign. "It’s like they are aware of the racist roots of Planned Parenthood!" Sue said.

"I am truly impressed with the efforts in Wichita," Heather added. "Sue is a FANTASTIC leader, and she's got some great people on her team."  

Kalamazoo, Michigan

The Kalamazoo team opened this fall's 40 Days for Life campaign with a candlelight vigil in front of Planned Parenthood.

"We had a good turnout," wrote Joe, the local leader. "Many were youth, which is great to see since they are our future."

But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John. … He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb, and he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God."

--Luke 1:13, 15-16

Our Father in heaven, we pray in a special way for all those who struggle with infertility. We ask you to give them peace in their suffering, strength in their perseverance, and healing in body and soul.

For life,

Shawn Carney

President & CEO, 40 Days for Life