GRAND YORK RITE OF FLORIDA

26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid....

28 And Thomas answered and said to Him, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to him, “Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:28-29
The scripture lesson of “doubting Thomas” may not seem like a usual Easter passage but it came to me as I was considering what Easter is all about. Jesus came to save us, suffer for us and rise for us. As the rising sun lightens the eastern sky so should...

1 The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, 2 “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the LORD that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts. Leviticus 23:1-2
We as Masons understand teaching by types, it is mentioned at our first introduction to the fraternity. The “appointed feasts of the LORD” are not only to celebrate an historical event in Israel’s past but are also a “type” to teach us of the greater...

But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. 2 Timothy 4:17
Companions,
Sometimes as we read the bible, we notice major points that we had just never thought about before, or a small phrase might just grab our attention. The latter is what happened to me this week. From the Psalms we learn that our help comes from the LORD...