As we enter the new year, January represents a time of tremendous change and progress for our nation. Just think about the events that lay in store: the annual March for Life, MLK Day, and, of course, the presidential inauguration, in which my friend President-elect Trump will take the oath of office and return to the White House.
January will also mark the time when President Jimmy Carter was laid to rest after his death at age 100. Over the course of my life, I had the honor of getting to know President Carter, and I am grateful for the legacy he leaves behind.
When peripherals collide, convergence is imminent. The convergence of these events cannot just be a coincidence, and January’s March for Life, in particular, offers us an opportunity to reflect on the progress we have made in the movement.
By the grace of God and the strength of President Trump’s Supreme Court picks, Roe v. Wade was finally overturned in June 2022. This was a moment that I, and millions like me, prayed, marched and hoped for. However, it was also a moment that many of us were unsure would ever happen in our lifetimes.
Let us all praise the Almighty that abortion is no longer a constitutionally protected right in the United States. Yet this does not mean that our work is over as a movement. Instead, as we continue to march in support of the unborn, we will also turn our efforts to the state level to protect life through state legislatures.
While many states took quick action to restrict abortion with the fall of Roe, there is still work to be done. It is reprehensible that some states allow abortions even up to the ninth month of pregnancy.
President Trump’s first term helped deliver on these promises, bringing jobs, economic growth, school choice and a culture of life to our forgotten communities. Now, with President Trump’s leadership, we can return to that formula. This January, we return to our path of peace and prosperity for all.
I encourage all of you to join me in praying for America as we enter these promising days ahead and for our peace and prosperity throughout the new year.
Through our prayers, hope and continued hard work, we can finally rejoice that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I pray that one day, we will look back on January 2025 as the month when America once again became a nation that united around the one-blood human race and embraced the dignity of life for all of God’s children, from the womb to the tomb and beyond.
