The Convention Theme of “Chosen for a Purpose” asks us to listen to the Lord God speaking through his prophet Isaiah to give His people 1. A Vision that “They are a Light to the Nations” and also 2. A chiding word that what they were concerned about, “preserving what they had and taking care of their own” was “Too Small a Thing.” I see this message speaking clearly and directly to us in our time as we carry on our ministry together in the congregations of New Jersey District and the LCMS.