Time seems to be back on our side! |
Things
seem to be getting out of hand a little bit at the lodge lately. Our extra
meetings are going longer, there are more entries that need to be written in
the ledger, a lot of campaigns and projects that are running or being
organized, and more brothers that are attending meetings. While it is a little
more work than in previous years, all of these things are great for the lodge.
Last
night was a perfect example of all of these things converging on a single
evening as I found myself running around the lodge for about 5 hours trying to
keep up with everything that needed to be done. It was a long degree night with
three scheduled and completed. The blood drive signup sheet got a few more
names listed. And the ledger was filled in a little more than most nights.
I
enjoy the nights when we are doing degree work as I am able to partake in the
fellowship that eludes me during the stated meetings. Last night was a mix
between the two as I was well prepared for the evening but all the other things
that we have going on carried from one conversation to another. Some nights,
some months, there is just too much that needs to be done to sit down and eat. I
remember the meals when I had not yet received my degrees and while enjoyable,
I prefer my current hectic routine. Everything has to be on the go right now
because I don’t want to be the one to hold things up even for a little bit.
As
this was happening I caught a glimpse of a new petitioner helping with the meal
and conversing with his future brethren. It is because of this quality of
candidates that we are slowly turning things around and growing the lodge not
just in the basic membership numbers but with regard to the participation of
the brethren. However, thinking about that time in my masonic life, it seems as
though that was the start of this new trend and the growth that we are currently
experiencing.
While
I am certainly not the reason for this shift (far from it in fact), I am proud
to play a small roll in welcoming new brethren to the fraternity and welcoming
back brothers to the lodge. There are many masons that I have seen come in and
I am excited by the quality of character and desire to learn that each one of
them has demonstrated. This is why we are pushing forward and working hard
because if we can keep things moving forward this could potentially be the
beginning of a Masonic Renaissance.
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