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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 19th
Man must be tall of soul as well as broad, if he is to see life in the large, much less "see it steadily and see it whole," as the wise ones enjoin us to do. Altitude of mind gives us new proportions and perspectives, and shows us that many times things of which men are wont to make much are insignificant; and that other things, like a cup of cold water offered to a brother are of eternal moment. It is when we add this…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 18th
Open the Bible where you will, and the first impression is that of vastness. It has in it the curve of the earth and the arch of the sky. Great and wide like the world, it is rooted in the abyss of creation and rises into the blue mysteries of heaven. There are, continents of truth, seas of mystery, rivers flowing from invisible springs, valleys rich with harvest, marshes of melancholy, depths sombre and sunless, and mo…
Posted by Lee on July 17th, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments
I thought I would bring all of you up to snuff on my trials and tribulations. I recently graduated with my B.A.S. in Administration of Criminal Justice and go right into my M.S. in Strategic Leadership on Aug.4th. I have became a retired Deputy and am looking to further my career in the ranks of college educators. Once I finish my M.S. I will start teaching at a local university. I just wanted to keep everyone posted so have a great one and I'll talk to you soon. Bro. Rock....
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 17th
THE TROWEL
Now each, man builds a Temple by his single strength alone,
And whatsoe'er its worthiness, that Temple is his own,
Of chaste and gleaming marble or of ugly mud and clay,
Each Temple must its builder's self, his secret soul, display.
The world beholds and reasons. "Lo, this builder's house is fair;
All honor to the Craftsman who has set such beauty there;…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 16th
No man is an island entire of itself.
Every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less,
as well as if a promontory were;
Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved
in mankind;
And therefore, never send to know for whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 15th
BEST WISHES
May the cause of Brotherhood
'Round the World be understood;
And peace espoused in every land,
By one and all on every hand.
May the joys of friendships be renewed,
Greed, and lust, and avarice subdued.
May the good which can be done,
Touch the lives of everyone.
May the gifts which we possess,
Be deployed for happiness.
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Well it's not all the new it's been on going,it's my collecting data and info on what the Nazi did to us any info will be fine.Thanks Brothers
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 14th
All men feel, at times, an oppressive sense of human insignificance. Millions of men lived here upon this earth before us, and have vanished. We do not know their names. Like us, they were pilgrims and had to pass on. Soon we must follow along the same beaten path into the common oblivion, and our footsteps will be trodden out by the oncoming multitudes. It is in the midst of meditations such as these that the dear old…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 13th
The one thing that man cannot escape in life is inward struggle. Whether it is the lonely man in the wilderness who wrestles with the angel through the long night until the day breaks; or the Prince of men who hears the enemy tell him that he should use his powers to satisfy his own personal needs; or the man of great power or small business, or industry, or professional life who faces the question of corrupting his po…
Posted by Lee on July 12th, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 12th
The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Interesting thoughts can only live in cultivated minds. Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental development who love good music, good books, good pictures, good plays at the theatre, good company, good conversation—what are they? They are the happiest people in the world; and they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of…
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My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Getting into a Rut," and we also have our "Letters to the Editor." …
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 11th
BROTHER
Be ready with a friendly greeting,
Reserve night when we hold meetings,
Obey the Master's pleas and wishes,
Take time to help out with the dishes,
Help widows, orphans, with quickness,
Ease, too, the lot of those with sickness
Remember to love one another—
—and you'll deserve the name of
BROTHER
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 10th
KNIFE AND FORK DEGREE
I do not attend the meetings
for I've not the time to spare.
But every time they have a feast
You'll surely find me there.
I cannot help with the degrees
for I do not know the work.
But lean applaud the speaker
and handle the knife and fork.
I am so rusty in the ritual that
It seems like Greek to me.
But practice makes me perfect
in…
Posted by Lee on July 9th, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 9th
LET GEORGE DO IT
Some members keep their Lodges strong,
While others join and just belong;
Some dig right in, some serve with pride,
Some go along, just for the ride.
Some volunteer to do their share,
While some lay back and just don't care;
On meeting nights some always show
While there are those who never go.
Some always pay their dues ahead,
Some get behind for m…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 8th
DO YOU "JUST BELONG"?
Are you an active member
the kind that would be missed
or are you just contented
that your name is on the list?
Do you attend the meetings
and mingle with the flock
or do you stay at home
and criticize and knock?
Do you take an active part
to help the work along
are you satisfied to be
the kind that "JUST BEL…
How is your Lodge planning to cope with thing's like heatting oil,older Lodge that need work,theas are just 2 thing at the top of my list.Just fishing for info I now we are danceing,our Lodge is some 15,000sq ft and built in 1897 needs some work and has a 2.000gal tank for oil.At present trying to fiend new way to heat,and use a building we only use about 5% of and only 12% of the year that is 17% out of 100% use.Do other sit in the same boat???love to hear what others are doing.We are one of si…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 7th
Take Time TO PLAY ...
It is the secret of perpetual youth.
Take Time TO READ ...
It is the fountain of wisdom.
Take Time TO PRAY ...
It is the greatest power on earth.
Take Time TO LOVE AND BE LOVED ...
It is a God-given privilege.
Take Time TO LAUGH ...
It is the music of the soul.
Take Time TO GIVE ...
It is too short a day to be selfish.
Take Time TO WORK ...…
Posted by Lee on July 6th, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 6th
BLESS THIS HOUSE
Bless this house, O Lord we pray.
Make it safe by night and day;
Bless these walls so firm and stout,
Keeping want and trouble out;
Bless the roof and chimney tall,
Let Thy peace lie over all;
Bless this door, that it may prove
Ever open to joy and love.
Bless these windows shining bright,
Letting in God's Heavn'ly light;
Bless the hearth a-bl…
Posted by Lee on July 5th, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 5th
Because the way was steep and long,
And through a strange and lonely land,
God placed upon my lips a song,
And put a lantern in my hand.
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 4th
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
FROM THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (1776)Whenever there…
Posted by Lee on July 3rd, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments
The morning email from my friend 3M was my first clue.
Yet again high praise for my CT blog brethren. Scottish Rite Journal!
Congrats guys for getting etched in the annals of history.
Not being a subscriber to the SRJ - in fact, not even being a member of the SR, I Googled my way through several links to find that one of their book reviewers must not ha…
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My "Pet Peeve of the Week" is "Wearing Ties," and we also have our "Letters to the Editor."
"Ma…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 3rd
SIOUX INDIAN PRAYER
Great Spirit, help me never to judge another until I have walked in his moccasins.
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year compiled by Alphonse CerzaPosted by Lee on July 2nd, 2008 at 8:32pm — No Comments
Hi to everyone,Where does one begin I thing it all started way back around 1965 when on T.V. I was wathching the 20th century.And thay talked about something called world war 2,I asked my Dad about it and he told me what I needed to know.Or all a kid of a combat vet need to know in his own way leaving out all the blood and guts.The next thing a item he picked up,and now some 40 years later 10,000 item's and more.With displays,talks,and now hopefully a museum to put all of it in this has been my…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 2nd
A PRAYER
Teach me, Father, how to go
Softly as the grasses grow;
Hush my soul to meet the shock
Of the wild world as a rock;
But my spirit, propt with power,
Make as simple as a flower.
Let the dry heart fill its cup.
Like a poppy looking up;
Let life lightly wear her crown,
Like a poppy looking down,
When its heart is filled with dew,
And its life begins…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, July 1st
All roads that lead to God are good;
What matters it, your faith or mine;
Both center at the goal divine
Of Love's eternal brotherhood.
A thousand creeds have come and gone;
But what is that to you and me?
Creeds are but branches of a tree,
The root of love lives on and on.
Though branch by branch proves withered wood,
The root is warm with precious, w…
Posted by Lee on June 30th, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 30th
To live well we must have a faith fit to live by, a self fit to live with, and a work fit to live for—something to which we can give ourselves and thus get ourselves off our hands. We cannot tell what may. happen to us in the strange medley of life. But we can decide what happens to us—how we can take it, what we do with it—and that is what really counts in the end. How to take the raw stuff of life and make it a thing…
Posted by Lee on June 29th, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 29th
TO A PAST MASTER
Who's the stranger, Mother dear?
Look, he knows us—aint he queer?
Hush, my son, don' talk so wild;
He's your father, dearest child.
He's my father? It's not so.
Father died eight years ago.
Dad didn't die, O child of mine;
He's been going through "The Line."
But, he's been Master now, so he
Has no place to go, you see—
No place left for him t…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 28th
I wish somehow we could have fraternity among nations, as it is taught in America among men. I do not mean to employ sign, grip and password, which affords an appealing mystery to our relationship, but the insistent demands for just dealings, the respect for rights of others and the ideals of brotherhood recited in the Golden Rule, and the righteous fellow-relationship which every man knows his God approves. Under such a…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 27th
I have walked with people whose eyes are full of light but who see nothing in sea or sky, nothing in city streets, nothing in books. It were far better to sail forever in the night of blindness with sense, and feeling, and mind, than to be content with the mere act of seeing. The only lightless dark is the night of darkness in ignorance and insensibility.
HELLEN KELLER(On this da
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 26th
THE VOICE OF FREEMASONRY
The voice of Freemasonry is needed in the world to-day, and I believe we will all agree that it should be a far stronger .voice and a' more incisive and effective one. Freemasonry has something to say to that great mass of struggling humanity whose voices rise to the heavens from every corner of this troubled sphere. Fundamentally, all are seeking a better way of life, even those tha…
Posted by Lee on June 25th, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments
Rick: Excuse me Doug E Fresh...
Doug: Yes?
R: Have you ever seen a show with fellas on the mic
with one minute rhymes that don't come out right?
They bite.
D: They never write.
R: That's not polite!
Am I lyin'?
D: No, you're quite right.
R: Well, tonight on this very mic you're about to hear
Both: We swear, the best darn rappers of the year.
R: So!
D: So!
R: Cheerio!
D: Yell -
R: Scream -
D: Bravo!…
Posted by Tom Accuosti on June 25th, 2008 at 9:59am — No Comments
When I was a new Mason, I remember being disappointed to find that most of the lodges closed for the summer. "Close? What? C'mon, man, I'm just getting fired up!"
By the time I was the Worshipful Master of Friendship Lodge, though, I was thrilled to have that summer break. I guess it's a matter of perspective, huh?
In the last few months, I have seen or participated in almost a dozen degrees, gone to another dozen meetings of various groups, have attended several dinners, awar…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 25th
We have a glorious body of tradition handed down to us from the past, which we owe it to transmit unimpaired to the future. But let us understand what in it is fundamental and eternal, and what is mere interpretation to make it of service to the past. Let us while we have it use it well to make it of service to the present. Let us fasten upon it nothing hard and fast that serves well enough to make it useful to-day, but…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 24th
A Mason is oblig'd by his Tenure, to obey the moral law; and if he rightly understands the Art, he will never be a stupid Atheist, nor an irreligious, Libertine. But though in ancient times Masons were charg'd in every Country to be of the Religion of that Country or Nation whatever it was, 'tis now thought more expedient only to oblige them to that Religion in which all Men agree, leaving their particular opinions to…
Posted by Lee on June 23rd, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 23rd
Permit me to reciprocate your prayers for my temporal happiness, and to supplicate that we may all meet thereafter in that eternal temple, whose builder is the great architect of the Universe.
GEORGE WASHINGTON(Brother George Washington was proposed as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, on this day in the year 1777.
Brother Eddie Cantor, actor, became
…
Posted by Lee on June 22nd, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 22nd
FAMILIAR RING
I met a man the other day,
A fellow-traveler on life's way;
Our paths had never crossed before,
And maybe we shall meet no more
At least not this side heaven's gates
Where the great Architect awaits—
He bore no mark of wealth or fame,
Perhaps he'd won no great acclaim,
Upon his hand he wore a ring—
'Twas not a costly jewelled thing—
But there wa…
Posted by Lee on June 21st, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 21st
THE LODGE WHERE I BELONG
Though my Lodge may lack the splendor
Of a temple or a shrine,
Or possess the gaudy fixtures
That are classed as superfine—
Yet the fellowship it offers
Is in price beyond compare
And I wouldn't trade it ever
For life's treasures—rich or rare!
The hand-clasp firm, the word of cheer,
Oh, such meanings they impart:
The myst…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 20th
Give yourself to something great, enroll under the banner of a high cause, choose as your own some standard of self-sacrifice attach yourself to a movement that makes not for your own gain but for the welfare of men, and you will have come upon a richly satisfying as well as engrossing adventure.
STEPHEN S. WISE(On this day in 1816, a meeting was held in New York which led to the formation…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 19th
THE HOUSE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
"He was a friend to man, and he lived
In a house by the side of the road."
There are hermit souls that live withdrawn
In the place of their self-content;
There are souls like stars, that dwell apart,
In a fellowless firmament;
There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths
Where highways never…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 18th
When an American says he loves his country, he means not only that he loves the New England hills, the prairies glistening in the sun, or the wide rising plains, the mountains, and the seas. He means that he loves an inner air, an inner light in which freedom lives and in which a man can draw the breath of self respect.
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 17th
FOR FRIENDS OF THE AGED
Blessed are they who understand
my faltering step and palsied hand.
Blessed are they Who know that my ears today
must strain to catch the things they say.
Blessed are they who seem to know
that my eyes are dim and my wits are slow.
Blessed are they who looked away
when coffee spilled at table today.
Blessed are they with a cheery smile
who…
Posted by Lee on June 17th, 2008 at 8:40pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 16th
Fine men have walked this way before,
Whatever Lodge your Lodge may be;
Whoever stands before the door,
The sacred arch of Masonry,
Stands where the wise, the great, the good,
In their own time and place have stood.
You are not Brother just with these,
Your friends and neighbors; you are kin
With Masons down the centuries;
This room that now you enter in
Has…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 15th
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
"Freemasonry is a charitable, benevolent, educational and religious society. Its principles are proclaimed as widely as men will hear. Its only secrets are in its methods of recognition and of symbolic instruction. It is charitable in that it is not organized for profit and none of its income inures to the benefit of any individual, but all is devoted to the promotion of the welfare…
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Masonic Central is a new blog/podcast series by a couple of seasoned internet brothers, Dean Kennedy and Greg Stewart. Many of my 37 regular readers might already be familiar with them from their frequent and
well thought out postings on some of the various Masonic internet
forums, and Masonic Central now offers Bros. Greg and Dean an
opportunity to extend their quick wits and good natures to those who can't read prefer the interview and panel discussion formats.
Last…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 14th
THE FLAG GOES BY
Hats off!
Along the street there comes
A blare of bugles,a ruffle of drums,
A flash of color beneath the sky:
Hats off!
The flag is passing by!
Blue and crimson and white it shines,
Overthe steel-tipped, ordered lines.
Hats off!
The colors before us fly;
But more than the flag is passing by.
Sea-fights and land…
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 13th
THE SILENT WORD
Saint Francis of Assisi said to a younger friar, "Brother, let us go down into town to preach." They went out and down the streets and through the marketplace, and when they had walked for several miles, Saint Francis turned back, retraced his steps, and once again they entered the' monastery. "But, Father," asked the young monk, "when shall we begin to preach?"
"We have been…
Posted by Lee on June 12th, 2008 at 11:30pm — No Comments
What we think we know
Please help me add to this my brothers
to know is to under stand
to believe is to trust
to love is to hope
to hate is to waist
to listen is to learn
to learn is to help
to help is to understand
to understand is to believe
to believe is to have faith
to have faith is never to be alone
Posted by Timmy Thompson on June 12th, 2008 at 9:01am — No Comments
Watching an old movie the other day reminded me of a discussion I had a while back with someone who intimated that I did not take my duties – or Masonry, for that matter – seriously. Predictably, he went on to mention some of the things that he, himself would do if he were me; including, not unsurprisingly, making sure that people who didn't abide by the rules would be “dealt with.”
It became apparent that my well-meaning brother was under the a mistaken assumption in which he was conf…
Posted by Tom Accuosti on June 11th, 2008 at 3:11pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 12th
Many persons have a wrong idea about what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose.
HELEN KELLER(The Grand Lodge of Louisiana was founded on this day in 1812.)A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year compiled by Alphonse Cerza
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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, June 11th
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE
You have to believe in happiness,
Or happiness never comes;
I know that a bird chirps none the less
When all he finds is crumbs.
You have to believe that the bud will blow,
Believe in the grass in the days of snow;
Ah, that's the reason a bird can sing—
On his darkest day he believes in Spring.
(The G…
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