Brighthelmstone Lodge 8042
From The Brighthelmstone Deacon Magazine no 53 Dec 2000 If you take a pack of pasteboards, fifty-two small playing cards merely cards, to shuffle and to deal, it sometimes seems to me that in Freemasonry, they are some measure of the things we feel. The King and Queen and Jack are the ones that rule the pack at least, that's how it always seems to me. The Master and his Wardens two preside over me and you and so a lodge is also ruled by three Three rule a lodge. Its sure it is held with just two more and you will see that these add up to five: If the mixture you would leaven, add two more and you have seven to make a lodge just perfect and alive. Ten's composed of "one" and "o" and the meaning you should know is that duty, you simply cannot dodge; so remember this small figure and adhere to it with rigour it's the loyalty "one owes" to the lodge. Let us take the "six" and "one" now, when all it said and done, when you hear about the failings of a Brother, perhaps you may recall his faults may be after all six of one,and half a dozen of the other! And now for number four it reminds us,to be sure, of the virtues we were all told to pursue: Be Just, as once exhorted by Fortitude supported, and let Temperance and Prudence see you through. That leaves now the eight and nine to account for and define before we bring this card game to a halt. "Eight" is visitors we fete for the courses which they "ate" when they sat down with us all above the salt! Last of all the number nine close to your heart and to mine for it represents the Hour we honour most, when,in temples through the land with glass in hand we stand and unite to give the "Absent Brethren" Toast. Now the suit is quite complete and so the time is meet to take the four suits, which one pack comprise, Spade and Diamond, Club and Heart, in the game, each plays its part, and in Masonry the very same applies. If, as the game of life is played, you call a spade a spade, and enduring as a Diamond play your part, club together with your Brothers mindful of the needs of others and practice Masonry with all your Heart! Ken Brown PPrGReg |
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