“The League Pledge” has been used in LWML meetings, rallies, gatherings, get-togethers, and conventions. The pledge was introduced and adopted in 1955, an amazing 68 years ago. This Pledge “reminds us of the essence of our reasons for being in mission and our pledge of commitment to our Lord. Every time we recite the League Pledge we are recommitting ourselves to God’s Mission Work. This is a commitment we make intentionally and with honor.” Introduction to the Responsive Reading.

But did you know that in 2020 a responsive reading based on the pledge was made available? This responsive reading breaks down the pledge and answers that age old Lutheran question, “What does this mean?” 

The pledge and responsive reading can be found on the LWML website (lwml.org). Look under the word ABOUT on the home page and click on Who We Are. Open “League Pledge and Songs.”

Mix things up a bit at your next meeting or gathering. Try the Responsive Reading in place of reciting the traditional League Pledge. It will help answer “What does this mean?”

Carol Reis
LWML Oregon District President

I’ve been to LWML Conventions before and have always enjoyed them. But being at the convention in Milwaukee as the President of the LWML Missouri District was a new and wonderful experience. Lutheran Women in Mission celebrated 80 years of mission work, 50 years of YWRs, and 20 years of Heart to Heart Sisters. To celebrate these milestones, districts were given the option of carrying a new or vintage banner in the banner processional. Missouri District chose to carry a banner from 1965, almost 60 years old! As I walked in the processional with our four (4) Young Women Representatives, I wondered if the president who carried this banner before me felt as humbled and blessed as I did to be among women of all ages who have the same desire for mission work. Did the 1,626 attendees at the 11th Biennial Convention in San Diego, California, joyfully proclaim Christ, support missions, and equip women to honor God by serving others? Of course they did! As we look back, let’s also look to the future so we can celebrate the next 80 years of God’s grace.

Marian Hoehner
LWML Missouri District President

A well-known song says that Jesus loves the little children — all the children of the world. It does not matter what color they are — red, yellow, black, or white. In the Gospel of Mark, you find four times where Jesus is healing a child, casting out demons that were living in children, and inviting children to come to him. In Mark 7:26-30, Jesus cast out the demon from the daughter of the Syrophoenician woman, a Gentile.

In Mark 10:14, Jesus rebuked the disciples for preventing the children to be near him. Jesus said, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.” Truly, what great love Jesus has for the little children!

Several weeks ago, we “Celebrated the Lord of the Nations” and voted on the mission grants for the 2023–2025 biennium. Check out the list of grants on the lwml.org website. Lutheran Women in Mission saw the needs of children and provided 10 grants that directly affect children. Others will help children and adults. As you fill your Mite Box, pray for the children of the world as they receive these gifts of love and hear about our Lord Jesus Christ.

Patricia Peters
LWML South Dakota District President
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Every Day Counts

Tuesdays do not seem to receive as much publicity as Mondays. Several holidays, such as Memorial Day and Labor Day, are observed on Monday. However, today is a specially recognized Tuesday in that it is Election Day. Another important Tuesday in my part of the country is Fat Tuesday, better known as Mardi Gras. Fat Tuesday leads to Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and then Easter Sunday — the celebration of Christ Jesus’ resurrection. In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus (Romans 6:11 NIV).

Today, click on this link: Mite Challenge Calendar — Lutheran Women's Missionary League (lwml.org) to see how you can make every day count. By prayerfully placing the suggested daily coin amount in your Mite Box, the recipients of these blessed offerings may learn of the love, grace, and salvation freely given by our risen Savior. Alleluia!

Michelle Zollinger, President
LWML Louisiana-Mississippi District

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They said to him, “Lord, let our eyes be opened” (Matthew 20:33).

Just like the blind men in Matthew’s Gospel who asked Jesus to open their eyes, we, too, sometimes need visuals to help us “see.” 

Patterned after the Mission Grants Resource page on the LWML website, our LWML Northern Illinois District makes our district grants come alive by adding visuals such as mission grant posters. This helps to “open the eyes” of readers to “see” the people who are receiving our mite offerings. 

These monthly mission grant posters, along with a mite thermometer, mission grant news, and words of encouragement, are emailed to our zone presidents and other leaders who in turn share them with other women in the district.

I would encourage you to take time to “see” how God is using your mite offerings to impact lives around your district and the world. Please join me in keeping all LWML grant recipients lifted up in prayer!

Janice Gerzevske, President
LWML Northern Illinois District

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The innocence of children creates the most precious moments. My two-year-old granddaughter’s version of the common table prayer goes something like this: “Come Lord sheep, be our chest, let gifts, us be best. Aaaaamen.” Amusing to hear, yet, if one is not familiar with the prayer, the true intent is lost in her translation. 

When called upon to share who we are and what we do as Lutheran Women in Mission, it is important that our words are not lost in translation. Do we converse with peculiar words, phrases, or acronyms vague in meaning to the listener? Can our words truly be heard and understood?

The “Who We Are” tab at lwml.org contains the LWML Mission Statement, Vision Statement, goals, and the much-loved League Pledge. Visit the page often; re-familiarize yourself with these valuable assets. Put the words to good use when the next person asks, “What is LWML anyway?” Give them plenty to think about!

Abounding in Hope,
Frances Molitor, President
LWML Texas District
2020–2024

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and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them” (Luke 21:2–3).

When Jesus watched the widow give her two small coins, He saw in her heart that she had made the biggest gift of all those who had contributed; she gave all she had. Our LWML mites are based on this biblical story.

We are in the 40-day Lenten season, a time when many practice the tradition of “giving up something for Lent.” Have you ever given up chocolate, Starbucks coffee, or a special treat? It may remind us how Jesus willingly gave up “all He had” — His life — for the forgiveness of our sins.

This Lenten season, let’s drop those coins we would have spent for treats into our Mite Box, to continue spreading the Gospel to the lost and giving them hope in Jesus.

Deb Vinkemeier, President
LWML Minnesota South District
2018-2022

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