Cabletow 4th issue - GM Ebdane - Grand Lodge of the Philippines

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Craft, especially strategies to use for accomplishing our mission, which
consists in imbuing the brethren with Masonic values and principles and
motivating them to consistently exemplify them in life; enhancing the Craft’s
welfare and growth, as well as strengthening our Masonic Family; promoting
harmony among members of our Masonic Family, as well as among other
men, with the end in view to contributing our share to the achievement of
universal peace and harmony among God’s creatures, which is, according
to Bro. Jose Rizal, the purpose of humanity dictated by Him.
· My fellow Grand Lodge Officers, both elected and appointed, for
their all-out support and cooperation, their spirit of service beyond the call
of duty, and their willingness to go the second mile with me in pursuit of
our vision, which is to develop ourselves into a Fraternity that is dynamic,
strong and meaningful in today’s fast-changing world – a task which requires
of all of us renewed commitment to enhancing our Fraternity’s main tenets
and improving not only ourselves and our families, but also other men, so
that we will contribute significantly to the attainment of an enlightened and
a progressive humanity.
· The brethren of the foreign grand jurisdictions which I officially
visited for their warm welcome and heartfelt hospitality during our stay in
their midst, thereby manifesting that, indeed, as Ill. Albert Pike has put it,
“Masonry is useful to the traveller, whom it enables to find friends and
brethren in countries where else he would be isolated and solitary.”
My visitations of foreign jurisdictions have resulted in the establishment of closer
and stronger ties with other Grand Lodges and enhanced commitment of the Filipino
Masons therein to extend support to our Grand Lodge in all its programs and projects.
· My beloved wife and children for their understanding, patience and
support during my entire Masonic career, but particularly during my year in
the Grand Orient. Needless to say, they have been “the wind beneath my
wings” in all my Masonic endeavors, as well as in my other lawful
undertakings.
· All others who, in one way or another, have extended assistance
to me in the process of performing my assignment to lead our Grand
Lodge and Craft during my one-year watch.
· The Supreme Grand Master of the Universe, above all, for giving me
the opportunity to dedicate and devote my life to His service, as well as to
the welfare and happiness of our country, and to become a true and faithful
brother to you, my fellow Freemasons, and enduing me with a competency
of His Divine Wisdom since my elevation to the Oriental Chair of Dapitan
Lodge No. 21 to the present time.
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