10/04/2026
United By Light
by Ron C. Nischwitz Sr.
10-4-26
Brothers young and old...
newly initiated and long‑seasoned...
Once again we stand at the threshold of change...
New officers will soon take the lead of our Lodges...
But rest assured...
we stand shoulder to shoulder upon the same eternal foundation...
Not a foundation of stone or mortar...
but one built of strength...
honor...
and enduring Light passed from hand to hand...
heart to heart...
generation to generation...
We are heirs to a Work older than any of us...
yet renewed every time a Brother chooses to rise...
to learn...
to labor...
to lead...
Together...
we build what time cannot erode...
Together...
we rise above every challenge...
every doubt...
every shadow...
Together...
we carry forward the eternal Work...
each generation shaping the next...
each Brother lifting another toward deeper understanding...
each step taken in unity...
strengthening the path for those who follow...
The world around us may shift and tremble...
but the principles that bind us remain unshaken...
They are the pillars of our unity...
the fire that tempers our courage...
the wisdom that guides our steps toward enlightenment...
Let us move forward as one...
not divided by age...
rank...
or experience...
but united by purpose...
by duty...
by the sacred promise to build...
to serve...
to illuminate...
For when Brothers stand together...
no obstacle endures...
no darkness prevails...
and no labor is ever in vain...
Raise your hearts...
Lift your tools...
Strengthen the foundation...
The Work continues...
and we are its builders...
Its guardians...
Its living flame...
Together...
we are timeless...
Together...
we are Light...
Together...
we are Brotherhood.