Mercy forever.

Despite cold and rain, more than 120 Lutherans marched among more than 250,000 pro-life advocates in the 39th annual “March for Life” in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 23.

Trying their best to avoid the mud, Lutherans from 12 states and Germany marched beneath the Lutherans For Life banner down the National Mall and Constitution Avenue, past the U.S. Capitol to the U.S. Supreme Court building in protest of the 1973 Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion.

Click here to read the complete Reporter article including insights from first-time marchers and Lutheran high school and university students.

• To view full LCMS coverage of the 2012 March for Life, including photos, videos and audio interviews, visit the online newsroom at www.lcms.org/marchforlife.
• Learn more about LCMS Life Ministries and plan now to attend the 2013 LCMS Life Conference in Washington, D.C., Jan. 25-26 — the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision — by visiting www.lcms.org/life.