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Getting perspective

February 22, 2019
22 Feb 2019

I value what little time I am able to get at the convent in Mendham (the home of the Community of St. John Baptist, an Episcopal order of women religious). The sisters are extraordinarily generous with their beautiful grounds and even have been known to let me use my aerial camera there. So much of what I experience on the grounds of the convent is a lesson about the importance of getting a different perspective.

If your life is at all like mine, it’s easy to get caught up in the minutiae of things—the sometimes-ugly daily details (grocery shopping, laundry, bill paying or desk-cleaning, diocesan requirements and figuring out the answer to the perpetual ‘where-will-the-money-come-from?’ question) that often require far too much of our attention and sap way too much of our energy. It’s nice to have a place so close by to get a different perspective—literally!

I know that the Community has as many property worries as we do—for roughly a dozen nuns they have a lot of buildings and real estate and staff to maintain. But I also know that God provides, and has for that order exactly as long as she has for Redeemer—since 1852 (just as Redeemer was incorporated in Morristown in 1852, the Community of St. John Baptist was founded in England in 1852).

When I wander into the cemetery at the convent and see what appear to be some walls in less-than-perfect repair, I know what that burden is like. But I can also get some perspective when I’m there by flying above all of the cracks in the walls with my aerial camera (some call it a drone, but that has too many military implications for me…) and seeing the big picture. From the perspective of someone driving by or even walking in the cemetery, it may not be obvious how it is laid out. But as soon as you see it from the air it becomes obvious—a reminder that a change in perspective is always a good thing!

in E-pistle Blog /by Cynthia L. Black

Looking for an antidote to pain and suffering

February 15, 2019
15 Feb 2019

It’s hard to miss a lot of the pain and suffering in our world today. If it’s not ‘big-picture’ issues swirling around our nation—race, immigration, the income gap, climate change—it’s things within the broader church—clergy sexual abuse and misconduct, the split of denominations over issues of sexuality or declining membership.

Some days it’s overwhelming.

Read more →

in E-pistle Blog /by Cynthia L. Black

Proud of my Redeemer family…

July 19, 2018
19 Jul 2018

Cynthia Black taking photos of Redeemer marchers at Families Belong Together march in Newark.     PHOTO CREDIT: Diana Wilcox

On one of the hottest days of the year, Redeemer showed its compassion once again, this time at the Families Belong Together rally and march in Newark on June 30.

It had been a long week. One that started with the Hasker’s funeral, included another horrific shooting (in a newsroom), news that a budget request has been made to build housing on military bases for 12,000 people who cross into the US seeking asylum, and a variety of Supreme Court rulings. The hardest part of that week was the revelation that a Supreme Court justice will soon be appointed.

Read more →

in E-pistle Blog /by Cynthia L. Black

Our Juneteenth Celebration – June 9th…

June 6, 2018
06 Jun 2018

Our Juneteenth Celebration (Anniversary of the end of U.S. Slavery), will be on Saturday, June 9th, from 5-9p.

We will have many activities and wonderful things to do, watch, listen and enjoy. Join us

in E-pistle Blog /by Admin too

It had been on our calendar for months…

February 24, 2018
24 Feb 2018

“Active Shooter Training.” The Morris Area Clergy Council was being trained in how to deal with an “active shooter” in one of our houses of worship by a NJ Department of Homeland Security official on Tuesday of this week. The timing, less than a week after the Parkland, FL shooting, was eerie. But let’s face it, given our nation’s inability to pass effective common sense gun legislation, the odds were high that this training would happen in close proximity to a mass casualty shooting event. And it did. Read more →

in E-pistle Blog /by Cynthia L. Black

The Break-neck Pace of This Year

December 21, 2017
21 Dec 2017

A moment ago I had an email from an organization asking if I would sign on to a legislative initiative they were organizing– they needed religious leaders, they said. It was the second request I got today asking for my leadership. We knew, I think, that the opportunities for justice work would abound with the Trump administration– what I don’t think we fully understood, back in January, was j u s t h o w d i z z y i n g the year would be. And now, with the tax bill passed, it will likely get worse for the “least,” the “last,” and the “lost” before it gets better. Read more →

in E-pistle Blog /by Admin

A Glorious Reminder of What I Love About Redeemer

June 8, 2017
08 Jun 2017

I regularly get reminders of what I love about Redeemer, but yesterday seemed full of them. When I woke and saw the beautiful blue sky I hopped out of bed and high tailed it to work. I’ve been wanting a chance to get my drone up in the air to take photos of the workers on the roof, and since there has been a lot of rain recently, this hasn’t been possible. I also wanted to do it before there were too many people around, as drone flying is inadvisable under those conditions. So the early start meant I got to practice my Spanish with the roofers and chat with some of the earliest soup kitchen guests, who were all quite curious about what I was doing. After getting the foreman’s permission, I was up in the air, checking out the views! Read more →

in E-pistle Blog /by Cynthia L. Black

Signs for sale!– We’re glad you’re our neighbor!

March 1, 2017
01 Mar 2017

Signs are available by calling or emailing the church office. They can be picked up on Sunday mornings or during office hours: M-Th, 9-1, W, 9-4. They are $10 each. Language options include: Spanish, French, Swahili, Armenian and Hebrew. All signs have English and Arabic, too.

in E-pistle Blog /by Cynthia L. Black
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