The annual March for Life is Friday, January 18. We encourage all
Lutherans to meet and march together. More ELCA pro-life people could increase
pressure on that denomination to live up to its social statement on the topic
(imperfect, but better than most realize).

NALC
LIFE Conference

All Lutherans are very welcome at the NALC LIFE Conference the day before
the March, Thursday, January 17, starting at noon with lunch at Trinity
Lutheran Church, 276 Cleveland St., Warrenton VA. And you can’t beat the
registration cost: Free! It would be nice to call them and let them know
you will be there so they can prepare for lunch. The event concludes by 5:00.
It is a great place to connect and have your questions answered before heading
into the city the next day.

Where
to Begin?

The best way to begin the day of the March is by attending the National
Memorial for the Preborn and Their Mothers and Fathers. Christian believers and
clergy from numerous denominations, including Fr. Frank Pavone of Priests for
Life, will gather for this event at historic Constitution Hall in Washington,
DC, 1776 D St., NW (18th and D St) on the morning of Friday, January 18, 2019.
The interdenominational service will take place from 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Fr.
Pavone will deliver the sermon. Admission is free, no tickets are
required, and large groups are welcome. Fr. Mitch Pacwa and Sandra Merritt will
be our special guest speakers and we will welcome Joyce Im Bartholomew as our
musical guest. See NationalPrayerService.com.
Clergy are invited to vest and sit on the stage (arrive by 8 if you want to
participate).

Text Me

The city will be crowded. You are welcome to text me at 570-916-7780. But be patient; I often can’t hear calls or don’t respond to text messages immediately. Lutherans tend to gather at 12th St. and Constitution Ave to set up their banners and prepare to march the 1.3 miles to the Supreme Court building.

“It shall be established forever like the moon, and the witness in the sky is faithful.” But You have cast off and rejected, You have been full of wrath against Your anointed.” (Psalm 89:37-38)

The promises of the Lord are everlasting. Though many fall away and go their own way, the Lord remains faithful. You who have been called by the Lord, why do you not heed what you have heard? Come then and know the goodness of the Lord and walk in His ways. Do not waver or fall into the way of the wicked. Do not tarry, thinking yourself exempt. Come back to the Lord and know life as it is to be lived.

Lord, I do waver and think that I can walk as others walk. I am polluted by the wickedness of this world that calls evil good. Clear my mind and thoughts to walk in Your ways always knowing that only in You can I find what my heart longs for. Guide me to walk with and in You always that I may now and forever remain in Your presence and live out Your purpose.

Thank You, Lord, for providing the way of salvation. Guide me, Savior, in the way I should walk. Help me to remain humble and faithful to the calling You have given me that I may now and always walk in Your ways and live according to the purpose for which I have been created. Now and always lead me in the calling of salvation You have put before me that I would learn faithfulness. Amen.

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