Twelve-year-old Lia Mills: Standing up for the Truth
Lia Mill’s speech to the national pro-life conference in Ottawa
http://www.lifesitenews.com/resources/lia-mills-speech-to-the-national-pro-life-conference-in-ottawa
“What I realize now, is that when I made the decision to speak on abortion, it wasn’t just a decision to do a speech. It was a decision to step into a spiritual battle, a battle that I wasn’t aware of in the least and a battle that was growing in intensity…”
“I think that, as Canadians, we tend to be the peacemakers and people pleasers. We try to avoid conflict, regarding it as a negative thing, rather than something that will help us grow and mature. So we spend our lives trying to make people happy, not ruffle any feathers, and live our lives in peace. At school, what is taught should be accepted as truth, no arguing, and no conflict what-so-ever. Even as children, although conflict does happen, we learn to almost be afraid of it. We learn to do what we’re told and when we don’t, we are labelled as being ‘rebellious’…”
“But the truth is that, as pro-lifers, even if we’re Canadians, we have to learn not to avoid conflict, but to embrace it and approach it in the right way. Instead of arguing and only trying to prove a point, we have to respond, not in a superior way, but by speaking the truth…”
“I still don’t know why God chose me to do what I did, but I’m learning, ever so slowly, to try and embrace conflict, to try to realize that some things will only change as I become willing to stand in opposition to the status quo, as I become willing to see beyond my need for pace and safety and learn to step out of the boat and make some waves…”
Tiny pro-life activist making big waves
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/tiny-pro-life-activist-making-big-waves
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