#masoniclight

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.”— Heraclitus There is something quietly unsettling about this truth. At first glance, it feels poetic. But sit with it long enough, and it begins to challenge the very way we understand ourselves. We want stability. We want certainty. We want to believe that who we were yesterday is still who we…

“All the people like us are we, and everyone else is they.” – Rudyard Kipling Those words seem simple, yet they reveal one of the deepest struggles of the human heart. From the beginning, people have drawn invisible lines around who belongs and who does not. We draw a circle and call it us. Everyone outside that circle becomes they. Once someone becomes they, it becomes easier to ignore them,…

“Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function.” That quote, often attributed to Garrison Keillor, made me pause and think. Is that really true? As a Master Mason and a 32° Scottish Rite Mason of the Northern Jurisdiction, I’ve been taught to seek Light, to question, reflect, and pursue understanding. When I hold this quote up to the Light, I don’t see truth. I see…

“There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.” — Josh Billings (1818–1885) Forgiveness is not weakness. It’s not surrender. It is, in fact, the ultimate triumph of the soul—the most complete victory one can ever achieve. Both Scripture and Freemasonry elevate forgiveness as an act of divine strength, a cornerstone of spiritual growth, and a light that overcomes darkness. We’ve All Been…