HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "What shall I say? he hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the bitterness of my soul." Isaiah 38:15 Thus said King Hezekiah — and I would say it too. There are humbling memories which rise within my heart. I … Continue reading WALKING HUMBLY

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div " And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of God ascending and descending on it." Genesis 28:12 "In the days of Jacob," William Hazlitt writes wistfully and poignantly, "there was a ladder between Heaven … Continue reading BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!" Psalm 32:1 The hour of forgiveness — is the hour of blessedness. To have my transgression, my personal rebellion against the living God, pardoned, and its heavy burden lifted away; to have my sin, my miserable failure to glorify Him, covered, and … Continue reading THE HOUR OF FORGIVENESS

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place … Continue reading THE PROVIDER

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep." John 10:11 "What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find … Continue reading THE GOOD SHEPHERD

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.DIv "For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7 Instead of fearfulness and shame — POWER. And the power is heaven-born and heaven-sustained, bequeathed and nourished by the Spirit of God. What opposition should I … Continue reading BE NOT FEARFUL

Consider a Brother's Welfare and Happiness Equal with That of Your Own Jealousy is one of the greatest enemies of happiness. That is one reason Masons are taught to always consider 1hat is one reason Masons are taught to always consider our own. When we absolutely love another person, we desire nothing but the best … Continue reading THE FORM OF JEALOUSY

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, but of the ship." Acts 27:22 The prisoner becomes the preacher; the captive is the captain of the labouring ship. It is a picture of how the child … Continue reading PROTECTION IN HIS HANDS

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men." 2 Corinthians 8:21 We are taking pains to do what is right — it is the best and noblest rule. It is the way of JESUS CHRIST. He was so poor … Continue reading BEING HONEST

HH, Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me." Luke 9:23 This is one of the Master's hard sayings! There is my proud religious self — it has to be denied at the very … Continue reading THE MASTER IS IN CONTROL