We live in a country where change is a way of life. The United States is based on change.
A change from a Monarchy
A change from oppression
A change from one president to the next
A change from the 19th century technology to the 20th, and then to the 21st century. All in the same century, actually all in a 30 year period.
Our forefathers agreed that we should be able to change the constitution to meet the needs and situations of the future. That is why amendments can be added.
Everything changes; transportation, homes, energy, government, environment, food, religion, and even families. We talk about dysfunctional families, common law spouse, living together, living apart, living alone, and just plain living. Some of us think that this is unsatisfactory, but it's olny change.
Even the Holy Scripture makes reference to change, for if we do not change we stagnate.
We must make changes to meet this new and ever changing world. Those who say "The old ways are the best ways" better look again, THEY ARE NOT WORKING! The saying "If it ain't broke don't fix it" only works for machines, and at the rate our membership is dropping, it's broke.
Masonry, like the United States, the constitution, religion, and our families will always keep their core values, ideas and ideals but we must change to meet the future.
Forty years ago Lipton Tea had little saying on the paper tag attached to their tea bags, on one of those tags was printed these words; "The best way to cope with change is to help make it."
We now have an opportunity to move Masonry into the future, to make the changes. We must make Freemasonry desirable for the young men looking for fellowship. The only way we can do this, is through change to meet the needs of these young men.
The word change was used 19 times in this short talk. How many times did you say it in Lodge last year, and then act on it.
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