Opening Our Eyes and Taking Action
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“We all need to share more to help our neighbors,” my friend said as we walked thru the Flower Show.
Before responding, we stopped to take photos of one of the exhibits.
“Yes, we do,” I responded. “But too many people do not see the need for sharing with others.
We continued to stroll thru the Flower Show.
“I think Einstein said something about this, but I cannot remember the quote precisely.”
I nodded in response and spoke, “It was something about how they look and do nothing.”
We stopped briefly, searched the internet, and instantly found the quote.
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. – Albert Einstein.
I mentioned that on King’s birthday, Rev. Dr. Randall M. Lassiter, Pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Paterson, discussed the same topic.
His key point is, “Blurred vision keeps us from not only loving our neighbors but also our enemies. The time to confront the impediments that impede progress in our communities, states, and nations is now!
We continued discussing sharing and working to improve the world as we looked at beautiful flower arrangements.
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Last night, I attended the Cranford Community Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Commemoration.
The annual event, held this year at Cranford's First Baptist Church, is one that Jan and I would attend together. Being back in person was, I thought, what would make the event inspiring.
Most years, the keynote speaker does an adequate job, but last night Rev. Dr. Randall M. Lassiter, the Pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Paterson, set a new standard. Rev. Lassiter is also President of the NJ Convention of Progressive Baptists.
Like other great speakers, Rev. Lassiter's speech rose to a crescendo that challenged the audience to confront their astigmatism so they could see our crisis.
