Live Joyfully as Salt and Light 31st Biennial Convention Review Convention Opens with Worship & Celebration With the pounding of the gavel on the podium, President Linda Reiser officially opened the 31st biennial convention of the LWML, and the celebration began, centered around the theme Live Joyfully as Salt and Light. "You are what you are," said Rev. Barry Keurulainen, proclaimer for Thursday evening's communion service, explaining that Jesus doesn't call us to become salt and light but rather declares we already are salt and light by God's grace. One of the ways we demonstrate salt and light, Keurulainen said, is by our joy-joy in Christ that doesn't depend upon circumstances but rests solely on God's faithfulness, His truth and His Word. "In His holy flirtation with the world, God occasionally drops handkerchiefs," said Keurulainen, quoting author Frederick Buechner. These "handkerchiefs" are saints-you and me. As we live as salt and light, people are attracted not to us but to Jesus. Make a Difference! Mary & Martha: A Fresh Look Start Some Fires A Kiss From Terry Servant Leaders Serve the LWML To Love and to Help Mission Speakers On Our Way Rejoicing Convention Servant Events YWR Turns Thirty Heart to Heart Mission Grants Gifts from the Heart Joyful Jaunt Joyful Noise! Primary Targets for 2005 - 2007 Future Conventions Special music by the convention choir, skillfully directed by Nancy Schild, enhanced the celebration.

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