While
I usually am at the lodge on the Tuesday before a stated meeting, this month it
was impossible to maintain that routine as I was in Atlanta for the first half
of the week. However, unlike those nights of preparation in the past, it is a
great feeling knowing that there really isn’t much that I have to concern myself
with for Thursday night. The notice is out, the notes are typed, and all the
documents, communications, petitions, etc. are neatly organized in my folder. The
only thing that is lacking is the usual stack of bills that need to be read…
this is an ongoing issue with the post office to which we are working on a
solution.
This
year, for the first time in a while, I have been consistently looking forward
to being at the lodge. Of course, there are minor things here and there that
still have to be worked out and the work load seems to be growing exponentially
as of late but it is a different feeling at the meetings and there is a
different overall demeanor to those in attendance. With many things smoothed
out and petitions once again coming in, there is an optimism present that was
hard to find at times in the past.
With
next month being our official visitation, I am looking forward to welcoming the
brethren from around the district to our lodge. We have made progress since the
last substantial gathering and I am proud of the work that we have done to
improve the lodge and the building. It really is a testament to those men that
I am fortunate enough to call brother as there have been countless hours
devoted to improving our small part of the fraternity. This is all due to the
brothers who have taken on additional responsibilities and made the effort to
thrive in their new roles.
Of
course, this would not have been possible without those masons who have at time
held the lodge together and in other periods, such as we are experiencing now,
encouraged the growth of the lodge and the initiatives of motivated brothers. All
of these brothers have made this a worry free business trip for me and I am
thankful for this sense of freedom between meetings. I just hope that we can
continue this growth and involvement not only this year but for years to come
and but the looks of things that will be a reality, our new reality.
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