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Master's Message
Brethren,
The Master Mason degree teaches us that one of the most important symbolic tools which define masonry is the trowel. It’s used by masons to this day to spread the mortar which ties the individual blocks and bricks of a building together. Without the trowel, the mortar can’t be spread. Without the mortar the wall will ultimately fail and the building will collapse.
A lodge too, can’t exist without the cement and mortar which binds us together. We, the brothers, are the bricks, and brotherly love and friendship are the mortar and cement. Just as every brick is surrounded by mortar, every brother is surrounded by friendship and brotherly love. If the mortar gets loose around any one brick, that brick will become loose. The building probably won’t collapse, but it will be weaker and won’t be as solid or as whole as it should be. It won’t look or act quite right either. The brick might even ultimately fall away.
The trowel needs to be used to spread more mortar and more cement to ensure that each and every brick is fixed in its proper place, so that the building will continue to stand and function for years and years to come.
Are there any bricks where the mortar is loose? Do we need more cement? Pick up your trowel!
May the blessing of heaven rest upon us and all regular masons. May brotherly love prevail, and every moral and social virtue cement us. |
Fraternally,
Worshipful Master
Matawan Lodge 192
192 Main Street
Matawan, New Jersey 07747
Telephone - 732.583.7875
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