Mary and Malaria
Posted on 23. Dec, 2008 by Lutheran World Relief in Uncategorized
Pregnant and poor, this vulnerable virgin would be a prime candidate for death by malaria in many of the places where Lutheran World Relief works. 75 percent of those million killed each year by this disease are pregnant mothers and children under the age of five.
During this sacred season we reflect on Mary—the bearer of the God—and Jesus, whose birth brings light and life. My prayer for 2009 is that Christ’s light will lead the ELCA and LCMS to bear life to the poorest and most vulnerable through our Lutheran Malaria Initiative.
photo: St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Baltimore, MD
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