The CTSFW Life Team has created a devotional series written by second- and fourth-year seminarian and deaconess students, covering life from beginning to end. They hope to help people think about and pray for all people who live with and deal with life—all of us. We believe in the sanctity of life because of what Christ has done for our lives: coming to be born as a baby and eventually giving His life for us so that our lives would be made new by Him through our baptism. Our Lord has made our lives holy by giving us His life through His birth, death, and resurrection.
The series will begin tomorrow, December 28th, the day we remember the Holy Innocents; the day many young children were martyred in Herod’s search to destroy our Lord. Many young children are still being martyred today in a parent’s hope to rid themselves of an inconvenient problem. But we also struggle with destruction of life at the other end too. The elderly and sick are increasingly being told that what is best for them is to end their lives because they are an inconvenience and so we mourn for these lives lost as well.
The series will end on January 26th, the day the Fort Wayne March for Life will occur. Many in Fort Wayne, including many from the Concordia Theological Seminary, will participate in walking the streets of downtown Fort Wayne in order to call attention to the importance of protecting life at all ages and stages.
Thank you for joining us in prayer for our society and these many lost lives! The peace of our Lord be with you!
