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aedifico42| On the Holiday…

Posted at: 1:07 pm

I just walked in the door from having a wonderful walk with my three year old daughter.  The thick trees and leaves are a stark contrast to the wide-open spaces of our native Phoenix…but it was nice.

Masons are men.  Our American Culture has often onerous expectations of us that we can feel great pressure in meeting.  At this time of year, there are many of us who only enjoy the moment for a moment…worrying about bills and jobs and so much more.  We must be the king of the castle and the good-man to our wives.  Our roles as father, friend, neighbor and brother can sometimes seem like too much.

In short, the holiday sometimes highlights pressures that we try not to think about too much during the rest of the year.

The Mason, however, has his 24 inch gauge.  He is equipped to deal with these things.  Our Craft gives us that safety-valve that we sometimes do not take advantage of.  Brothers help one another…but only when we know that help is needed.

The holiday is a time to make certain we ask each other, and ourselves, if we are doing well.  If we need help…but more than just asking…we must listen and respond.

Let this little holiday wish to you and yours be a word, not of advice, but of empathy.  I feel the pressures you do my brother.  I have the young family and the job and the family concerns and all that stuff…not the same as you…but close enough to understand.  You and I are not alone.

If you need me, I am here.  If you just want to hear a familiar voice, call me.

But more than all this…try to make that enjoyable moment last for more than just a moment today.

Merry Christmas my brothers…Merry Christmas.

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