Miriam selected a white tulip for her mother. Later she wanted to treat her mother, father and younger brother to lunch at the botanic garden where many flowers were in bloom.
However, eighteen years ago her mother terminated that pregnancy and two years after that her younger brother would also be viewed as an inconvenience. None of the men in her mother’s life were good enough either.
Miriam and her brother still wait for their mother to find that narrow way even a thief on a cross could find and give her a white tulip to match her white robe.
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields offers the photo by Na’ama Yehuda below as a prompt for this week’s Friday Fictioneers.

Afraid I’m a bit lost on this one Frank. I get it’s some sort of anti-abortion story, which I disagree with. Perhaps my religious knowledge isn’t up to it, but I have no idea what the final sentence is meant to mean.
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I am opposed to abortion, so you are right this is an anti-abortion story. And you are right that we disagree.
The last sentence is my view of those aborted children whom I see as being in heaven hoping the best for their mother in spite of what happened to them.
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Thanks for the explanation, I can see how it works now. Although we disagree on the issue, it’s a powerful image.
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How sad.
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It is sad. May it turn out well for her in the end. Thank you, Chel!
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I hope the mother understands someday how horribly lost she is and howithat approach to things will never bring anything but poison to her until she sees the right way to go
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May she come to that realization. Thank you, Larry!
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We need to think of what the lives of the unborn are like. What sorrow they never had a chance.
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It is sad that they did not have a chance. I see them all in heaven, but they did not have a chance to serve the Lord here. Thank you, Michael!
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I hope the mother makes it back across
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I do also. I trust she will. Thank you, Neil!
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how sad the monastery has become a refuge for her.
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I hadn’t thought of “monastery”, but perhaps she could find refuge there. Thank you!
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Dear Frank,
Powerful story. ❤
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle!
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I pray she finds the narrow way soon. Your story is powerful and moving, Frank.
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May she find it. Thank you, Penny!
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A poignant piece indeed.
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Thank you, Keith!
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It is well written.
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Thank you!
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It is very powerful writing how you brought this story to its very sad turn.
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Thank you, Pragalbha!
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You are very welcome.
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So much pack in this short story: abortion, evil and yet also desire to see redemption of the mother!
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May there be redemption for all of them. Thank you, Jim!
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Amen Frank
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Sad. Either way it is the children who suffer when the parents act irresponsibly.
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Good point. It’s the children who suffer. Thank you, James!
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Intense and timely for today …
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Thank you, Isadora!
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I found the story a bit hard to follow (as Iain pointed out). The comments cleared up the intent. I can’t judge the woman because we don’t know her life circumstances. Regardless of the reasoning, abortion is always sad.
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Yes, abortion is always sad. Thank you, Tannille!
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A thoughtful, powerful and realistic story of a complex side of humanity.
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Thank you, Michael!
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Perhaps one day her mother will find her way.
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That is what I am hoping as well and I expect many will. Thank you!
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