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A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, September 1st
The wealth of the world isn't silver or gold,
Or diamonds and rubies its caverns may hold,
Or the trees in its woods or the power in its pools;
The wealth of the world is today in its schools,
For nothing has value which lies in our ken,
Without the high thinking of women and men.
When you've added the dollars and measured the ore,
Take stock of the children that play a…
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 31st
I took a day to search for God
And found Him not. But as I trod
By rocky ledge, through woods untamed,
Just where one scarlet lily flamed,
I saw His footprint in the sod.
Then suddenly, all unaware,
Far off in the deep shadows, where
A solitary Hermit thrush
Sang through the holy twilight hush—
I heard His voice upon the air.
And even as I marve…
Posted by Lee on August 30th, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 30th
THE TEMPLE
The Temple made of wood and stone may crumble and decay,
But there's a viewless fabric which shall never fade away,
Age after age each Mason strives to carry out his plan,
But still the work's unfinished which those ancient Three began.
None but immortal eyes may view complete in all its parts,
The Temple formed of Living Stones—the structure made of hearts.…
Posted by Lee on August 29th, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 29th
TRUE MEN NEEDED
The world is needing you and me
In places where we ought to be;
Somewhere today it's needing you
To stand for what you know is true,
And needing me somewhere today
To keep the faith, let come what may.
The world is needing me and you
To share the tasks it has to do;
It needs high-minded men to stand
Against the thoughtless of the land…
Posted by Lee on August 28th, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 28th
Though a little one, the master word looms large in meaning. It is the "open Sesame" to every portal, the great equalizer in the world, the true philosopher's stone which transmutes all the base metal of humanity into gold. The stupid man among you it will make bright, the bright man brilliant, and the brilliant student steady. With the magic word in your heart, all things are possible, and without it all study is van…
Posted by Lee on August 27th, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 27th
No other single thing in life is more responsible for individual failure, nor for international conflict, than the lack of a proper sense of values. Men give primary importance to secondary things, and secondary importance to primary things, and thus create the conditions that make for confused action and frustrated ends.
The Fellowcraft degree indicates one of the factors that will help, us keep our…
Posted by Lee on August 26th, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 26th
CHOICES
One's philosophy
is best expressed
not in words,
but in the choices
one makes
in daily living.
Posted by Lee on August 25th, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments
Brethren, I'll be on vacation for a couple of weeks, so please excuse the erratic Thought a Day Posts. Lee
Posted by Lee on August 25th, 2009 at 6:20am — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 25th
Justice is the only worship.
Love is the only priest.
Ignorance is the only slavery.
Happiness is the only good.
The time to be happy is now.
The place to be happy is here.
The way to be happy is to make others so.
Posted by Lee on August 24th, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 24th
God knows best what is best for me,
So why should I worry or anxious be,
Trying to fathom the course I take,
Grasping at bubbles that fade and break?
One step is all that I need to see,
For God knows best what is best for me.
Posted by Lee on August 23rd, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 23rd
In the noisy clamor of the world our wise Masonry does not strive and cry aloud, indulging in agitations and the making of programs. It works in quieter, gentler ways, teaching men the religion of the brotherly life, knowing that by as much as the world fills up with men of "the larger heart and the kindlier hand," by so much will our dreams of a juster, gentler, happier world come true, and the final hope of the King…
Posted by Lee on August 22nd, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 22nd
Not what you get but what you give;
Not what you say, but what you live;
Giving the world the love it needs,
Living a life of noble deeds.
Not whence you come, but whither bound;
Not what you have, but whether found
Strong for the right, the good, the true—
These are the things worth while to you.
(On this day in 1886 the Red Cros…
Posted by Lee on August 21st, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 21st
By a sure and clear insight, our wise and gentle Masonry, in searching the noisy and confused quarry of human thought and faith, found a precious stone—too often rejected by builders hitherto and made it the head of the corner; the truth of a righteous God who asks a man that he do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with the Eternal. By an insight equally clear, our fathers opened upon the Altar the Holy Bible, the m…
Posted by Lee on August 20th, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 20th
I am a confirmed optimist as to the growth of the spirit of brotherhood. Science and genius are lending their aid to the removal of the obstacles to intercourse and attending understanding among the peoples of the world. We do rise to heights, at times, when we look for the good rather than the evil in others, and give consideration to the views of all. The inherent love of fellowship is banding men together, and whe…
Posted by Lee on August 19th, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 19th
A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is saying that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.
ALEXANDER POPEPosted by Lee on August 18th, 2009 at 10:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 18th
Is Masonry a religion? The leaders and students of the Craft, as well as the rank and mass of its members, in English-speaking lands at least, do not regard Masonry as a religion—though, as has been said, it has certain features which, in the strict technical sense, might lead those to regard it as such who wish, from whatever motive, to regard it. As some of us prefer to put it, Masonry is not a Religion- not a chur…
Posted by Lee on August 17th, 2009 at 8:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 17th
You have not lived a perfect day, even though you have earned your money, unless you have done something for someone who will never be able to repay you.
RUTH SMELTZERPosted by Lee on August 16th, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 16th
A true Freemason will not waste his time, nor demean himself, by tearing down another's wall. He respects every man's temple, though it be erected to other gods than his own and carries in his heart a reverence for every attempt made by anybody whatsoever to raise toward heaven the palaces of our human dreams.
H. L. HAYWOODPosted by Lee on August 15th, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 15th
LOVE OF COUNTRY
Breathes there the man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said:
"This is my own, my native land"?
Whose heart hath ne'er within him burned
As home his footsteps he hath turned,
From wandering on a foreign strand,
If such there breathe, go mark him well;
For him no minstrel raptures swell;
High though his titles, proud his name,
Boundless…
Posted by Lee on August 14th, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 14th
In the future we must write a new kind of history, telling the story of man understanding and serving his fellows; and Masonry must write one chapter of it. This new history is now in the making, as the world draws closer together and man learns to know mankind. The greatest discovery of our age is not radium or radio, but the discovery of the oneness of humanity—a truth forced upon us by the facts of the modern world…
Posted by Lee on August 13th, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 13th
It is a wonderful thing to be a builder; and if you stop to recall, the Order was begun by builders. One had to be a builder, and the great Order has been building in fraternity for centuries, and building always to a higher and better citizenship among those who subscribe to the oaths of the Order.
WARREN G. HARDING(Brother Harding, who became President of the United States on March 4,…
Posted by Lee on August 12th, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 12th
Everybody is ignorant only on different subjects.
WILL ROGERSPosted by Lee on August 11th, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 11th
I call no man charitable who forgets that his barber, cook, and hostler are made of the same human clay as himself.
HENRY DAVID THOREAUPosted by Lee on August 10th, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 10th
You want to be happy? Here's what to do:
First, you must forget about You.
Think about others and some way to aid,
With lasting happiness you will be repaid.
Better than wealth, or such earthly treasure;
Better than any mere passing pleasure.
Just try it yourself and you will agree
That selfish and happy, both you can't be.
Posted by Lee on August 9th, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 9th
The pillars of it go up like the brawny trunks of heroes; the sweet human flesh of men and women is molded about its bulwarks, strong, impregnable: the faces of little children laugh out from every cornerstone: the terrible spans and arches of it are the joined hands of comrades; and up in the heights and spaces there are inscribed the numberless musings of all the dreamers of the world. It is yet building— building an…
Posted by Lee on August 8th, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 8th
I took a piece of plastic clay,
And idly fashioned it one day,
And as my fingers pressed it still
It moved and yielded to my will.
I came again when days were passed,
The bit of clay was hard at last.
The form I gave it still it bore,
But I could change it nevermore.
I took a piece of living clay
And gently formed it day by day,
And molded it wi…
Posted by Lee on August 7th, 2009 at 8:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 7th
HE WHO SERVES
He has not served who gathers gold,
Nor has he served, whose life is told
In selfish battles he has won,
Or deeds of skill that he has done;
But he has served who now and then
Has helped along his fellow men.
The world needs many men today;
Red-blooded men along life's way,
With cheerful smiles and helping hands,
And with the faith that…
Posted by Lee on August 6th, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 6th
God broke our years to hours and days,
That hour by hour
And day by day,
Just going on a little way,
We might be able all along
To keep quite strong.
If all the weight of years were laid across our shoulders
And the future, rife with woe and struggle,
Met us face to face
At just one place,
Our feet would stop, we could not go,
And so,
God lays a little on us e…
Posted by Lee on August 5th, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 5th
"Pilate said to him, 'What is truth?'"
JOHN 18:38; R.S.V.
Knowledge is the mind's awareness of a fact, while truth is the mind's understanding of the meaning of that fact. Facts may heap themselves up like grains in a pile of sand; they may have little or no apparent relations with each other; and the man who is said to have knowledge of them may know little more…
Posted by Lee on August 4th, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 4th
So far as I am acquainted with the principles and Doctrines of Free Masonry, I conceive it to be founded in benevolence and to be exercised only for the good of mankind.
GEORGE WASHINGTON(Brother George Washington received the third degree on this day in 1753.)A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year compiled by Alphonse Cerza
Posted by Lee on August 3rd, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 3rd
THE INDISPENSABLE MAN
Some time when you're feeling important,
Some time when your ego's in bloom,
Some time when you take it for granted
You're the best qualified man in the room.
Some time when you feel that your going
Would leave an unfillable hole,
Just follow these simple instructions
And see how they humble your soul.
Take a bucket and fill it with water,
P…
Posted by Lee on August 2nd, 2009 at 9:00pm — No Comments
A Masonic Thought for Each Day of the Year, August 2nd
The effect Masonry has on a man's heart is aided by the mechanics of Masonry; temple, lodge room, dignity of the order, its public appearances, the respect it shows to its dead, its educational work appeal to the general public, its secrecy, its reputation of being above party and politics, its alliance with religion and its participation in none. These make Masonry objective, but they are the outward semblance of the…
Posted by Lee on August 1st, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments
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