My Masonic Membership Card
- I hold in my hand a little scrap of paper 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches in size. It is of
no intrinsic worth, not a bond, not a check or receipt for valuables, yet it is
my most priceless possession. It is my membership card in a Masonic Lodge.
- It tells me that I have entered into a spiritual kinship with my fellow Masons
to practice charity in word and deed; to forgive and forget the faults of my
brethren; to hush the tongues of scandal and innuendo; to care for the crippled,
the hungry and the sick, and to be fair and just to all mankind.
- It tells me that no matter where I may travel in the world, I am welcome to
visit a place where good fellowship prevails among brothers and friends.
- It tells me that my loved ones, my home, and my household are under the
protection of every member of this great Fraternity, who have sworn to defend
and protect mine as I have sworn to defend and protect theirs.
- It tells me that should I ever be overtaken by adversity or misfortune through
no fault of my own, the hands of every Mason on the face of the earth will be
stretched forth to assist me in my necessities.
- And finally, it tells me that when my final exit from the stage of life has been
made, there will be gathered around my lifeless body, friends and brothers who
will recall to mind my virtues, though they be but few, and will forget my
faults, though they may be many.
- It tells me that, and a great deal more, this little card, and makes me proud
yet humble, that I can possess this passport into a society of friends and
brothers that are numbered in the millions.
SO MOTE IT BE !!
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