Indianola Lodge #450
As Masons, we talk a lot about “light”. To us, “light” takes on many meanings. We know that in Nature, light permits us to see and appreciate the works of the Great Architect, and light catalyzes photosynthesis, necessary for plants to adorn the world with their beauty, and to produce foods for our sustenance. We can harness light and focus it to illuminate our pathways when traveling through darkness. Light emanates as a byproduct of chemical reactions, whether it be from the biochemical processes employed by the firefly, or from violent but awe inspiring nuclear processes found in humankind’s most fearsome weapons. In addition to this physical illumination, ‘light” can mean that philosophical illumination discovered when a man is brought to light in Masonry. We are given the tools and understanding to first make ourselves better men through the instruction found in our Great Light; then are instructed to share that light to those we encounter, through works of Brotherly Love, Relief, Truth, and Charity.
As we look to the Summer Solstice, the time when the sun is at its annual meridian height, consider that we are then receiving the peak of daily light and energy from it. In a troubled time as we find ourselves, may we be reflections of philosophic and philanthropic light. Reach out to all mankind, as we are taught, and extend a hand of Relief, show Brotherly Love, and spread Truth as freely and abundantly as the Sun shines its light upon us.
Jim Whitfield, Worshipful Master
Indianola Lodge #450
