There are two major dimensions of post-abortion healing. One is spiritual, the other is communal. One woman who thought she was fully healed after confessing her sin to Jesus later discovered that sharing her experience with other post-aborted women offered another kind of healing: “While it takes the blood of Jesus to deliver us from guilt, it takes the acceptance of others to deliver us from shame.”
This spiritual and communal aspect of reconciliation is evident in the earthly ministry of Christ. “During his public life, Jesus not only forgave sins, but also made plain the effect of this forgiveness: he reintegrated forgiven sinners into the community of the People of God from which sin had alienated or even excluded them. A remarkable sign of this is the fact that Jesus receives sinners at his table, a gesture that expresses in an astonishing way both God’s forgiveness and the return to the bosom of the People of God” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1443).
Help is available to you!
There are therapists, counselors, and clergy with experience in Post Abortion Syndrome counseling. There are self-help groups for women who have had abortions and feel as you do. These women know what you’ve been through, share your pain, and provide the emotional support that encourages healing.
Monthly Support Group Meetings:
every 3rd Tuesday of the month
St. Andrew, Gibbsboro –
27 KRESSON-GIBBSBORO ROAD GIBBSBORO, NJ 08026
Room 1