I met a dear old man today who wore a Masonic PinIt was old and faded, like the man, its edges worn and thinI approached the park bench where he sat to give the Old Brother his due,I Said “I see you’ve traveled East and he said “I have, Have You?”I Said, I have, and in my day before the setting sunI played in the rubble with Jubala, Jubilo and Continue reading

God is the Master Builder His plans are perfect and true, And when he sends you sorrow, It's part of his plan for you For all things work together To complete the Master Plan And God up in his Heaven Can see what's best for man. By Helen Steiner Rice Continue reading

Sometime when you’re feeling important.  Sometime when your ego’s in bloom Sometime when you take it for granted, you’re the best qualified in the room Sometime when you feel that your going, would leave an unfillable hole Just follow these simple instructions and see how it humbles your soul Take a bucket and fill it with water. Put your hand in up to Continue reading

He shall never live long enough who serves only himself. He shall never be great who thinks only of self. Though he grow to be grey in his own narrow way He shall find that the gold he has laboured to hold Is an empty reward for his long years of strife And too late he shall learn he has wasted his life. He shall never be wise who thinks only of gain Continue reading

Make new friends, but keep the old; Those are silver, these are gold. New-made friendships, like new wine Age will mellow and refine. Friendships that have stood the test- Time and change-are surely best. Brow and wrinkle, hair grown gray; Friendship never knows decay. For amid old friends, tried and true, Once more our youth renew. But old friends, alas! Continue reading

Ready or not it will come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no more minutes hours or days, All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten Will pass to someone else. Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrive to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed. Your grudges, resentments, frustrations and Continue reading

We read the headlines daily and we listen to the news, We are anxious and bewildered with the World’s conflicting views. We are restless and dissatisfied and sadly insecure, and we voice our discontentment over things we must endure. For this violent age we live in, is filled with nameless fears, that grow as we discuss things that come daily to our ears. Continue reading

On life’s busy thoroughfares We meet with angels unawares So Father, make us kind and wise So we may always recognize The blessings that are ours to take, The friendships that are ours to make If we but open our heart’s door wide To let the sunshine of love inside Helen Steiner Rice Continue reading

"When your friend speaks his mind you fear not the "Nay" in your own mind nor do you withhold the "Ay" And when he is silent our heart ceases not to listen to his heart; For without words, in friendship, All expectations, all desires, all expectations Are born and shared, with joy that is unacclaimed When you part from your friend, you grieve not; For Continue reading