This prayer ministry, Light Into Darkness, continues to grow as it receives more exposure.  We are currently working with the Archdiocese of Detroit to make prayer pamphlets available to all of its parishes.
            Most of us can relate to some form of evil that is active around us.  As Christians we hear God’s call to break the bondage of sin and to pray for the perpetrators and victims of such action.  We ask God to disable the evil and replace it with the light of Christ.  We know we can accomplish this through prayer to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”  (Phil. 4:13)
            It’s interesting how blindness can envelop the sin and evil for some people simply because they have grown used to it and accept it as “normal”.  For example, many see abortion as a process one goes through to keep life simple and unambiguous.  After all, they say, it is a woman’s personal choice to which she has a right.  They do not see the millions of babies killed in the past generation and the many millions to be killed in the next.
            God calls us to pray for the people involved and to do all in our power to stem the flow of baby killing that goes on each day.  We are not called to “live with” or tolerate abortion, but as Christians we are called to take action through prayer to

stop this form of evil and to ask the Lord to help those who do not see the fruits of their actions.
             As we pray to stop evil, we also evangelize those who are perpetrators, so that they will turn from darkness and enter into the light of Christ. (Cf. Acts 26:18)  “Lord, open their eyes so they can see, open their ears so they can hear, open their minds so they can understand, and their hearts so they can see the glory of the Lord Jesus.” 
            Please join me in praying this intercessory prayer that also appears on the prayer pamphlet mentioned above:
            “Let us pray:  We lift up before you, Lord Jesus, those who are enslaved by any kind of evil.  May your Divine Mercy triumph even in the midst of great darkness and sin.  By the power of your death, Jesus, you conquered evil and opened the gates of righteous-ness and holiness.  May your victory over evil and death bring healing and wholeness to hearts throughout the world.  (In particular, I lift up these persons/situa-tions…..)  We pray this in the Name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  Amen.”