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Durand Lodge #179 F. & A.M.

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Master's Message - March 2024

Brethren,

Rebirth: Oxford defines it as the process of being reincarnated or born again or the action of reappearing or starting to flourish or increase after a decline or revival. During this season we are called upon to think about rebirth, both Spring and for Christians the resurrection of Jesus Christ. But what significance does this word have with us? Our Lodge has gone through a period of decline, and we are experiencing a rebirth of the Lodge, a revival of old ways and inviting new ideas to move us forward. When masons think of the Lodge they should not think of the brick-and-mortar building, that edifice is not the Lodge, the Lodge is the brethren, its identity is a collective force moving in a like direction with a common goal. Durand Lodge’s goal is to improve in Masonic knowledge, provide charity where it is needed, and to adhere to the tenants laid out in our several Masonic lectures. Durand Lodge’s rebirth is dependent on the members for it to flourish in the light. Rebirth can happen at any time and doesn’t require a sharp decline to be meaningful. We have before us, every day, the opportunity of doing the work of a Mason and if we fail, tomorrow is a new day, a chance at rebirth to walk in the steps of those celebrated figures who chiseled away the rough stones and shaped the perfect ashlar. Thereby fitting that stone to be laid up in the spiritual temple not made with hands.

Farewell,
John Schiess