I AM FREEMASONRY
I was born in antiquity in the ancient days when men
first dreamed of God. I have been tried through the
ages and found true. The crossroads of the world bear
the imprint of my feet and the cathedrals of all
nations mark the skill of my hands; i strive for
beauty and for symmetry. In my heart is the wisdom,
and strength, and courage for those who ask. Upon my
altars is the book of Holy Writ and my prayers are to
the one omnipotent God. My sons work and pray together
without rank or discord in the public mart and in the
inner chamber. By signs and symbols I teach the
lessons of life and of death and relationship between
Man with God, and of Man with Man. My arms are
widespread to receive those of lawful age and good
report who seek me of their own freewill. I accept
them and teach them to use my tools in the building of
men and thereby find direction in their own quest for
perfection so much desired yet so difficult to attain.
I lift up the fallen and shelter the sick. I hark to
the orphan's cry the widow's tears the pain of the old
and destitute. I am not church nor party nor school
yet my sons bear a full share of responsibility to
God, to country, to neighbor and themselves. They are
free men tenacious of their liberties and alert to
lurking dangers. In the end I commit them, as each one
begins the journey beyond the veil into the glory of
everlasting life; I ponder the sand within the glass
and think how small is a single life in the eternal
Universe always have I taught immortality. And even as
I raise men from darkness into light I am a way of
life, I am Freemasonry.
Stafford King
P.G.M. of Missouri
submitted by: Robert Porter,
Solomon's No. 1 |
