“People celebrated Saturday as a day of change, but the magnitude of the vote only revealed that seismic change has already happened in Ireland. Yet, despite those seismic changes, there are some things which remain unchanged.”

So Ireland has voted overwhelmingly to change our Constitution by repealing the 8th Amendment. This leaves the way open for unrestricted abortion. It is a sad and tragic day for our nation. I know that compassion motivated many on both sides, but I fear that compassion for those outside the womb has overshadowed compassion for those inside the womb, and that something which up until now has been a last resort will increasingly become a first resort.

People celebrated Saturday as a day of change, but the magnitude of the vote only revealed that seismic change has already happened in Ireland. Yet, despite those seismic changes, there are some things which remain unchanged.

God is still sovereign. To those who are in despair at the result, remember God is still on his throne. He is not in crisis management mode because of a referendum on a small island. Yes, our nation has once again voted to reject his ways. That is serious, but it is even more serious when God allows a nation to go its own way. It is a moment of judgment, a terrible freedom. We have thrown off what we thought were shackles, and one day we will discover it was a safety harness. But God is still sovereign.

Abortion is still wrong. Democracy does not decide morality. Elective abortion is and continues to be wrong. Only now by cloaking it in a veneer of legality we have given it an air of legitimacy. But we cannot put a veneer over our consciences. A guilty conscience cannot be legislated away. And I am deeply burdened at the prospect of the many who will now suffer as a result.

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