The Rev. Christopher Esget, LCMS sixth vice-president and pastor of Immanuel Evangelical-Lutheran Church, Alexandria, Va., prays during worship on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Arlington, Va. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford

The Rev. Christopher Esget, LCMS sixth vice-president and pastor of Immanuel Evangelical-Lutheran Church, Alexandria, Va., prays during worship on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Arlington, Va. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford

The Rev. Christopher Esget, LCMS sixth vice-president and pastor of Immanuel Evangelical-Lutheran Church, Alexandria, Va., prays during worship on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, in Arlington, Va. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford