{"id":2029,"date":"2015-07-07T20:32:59","date_gmt":"2015-07-07T20:32:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/?p=2029"},"modified":"2015-07-08T00:31:25","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T00:31:25","slug":"apron-and-the-veil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/apron-and-the-veil\/","title":{"rendered":"Apron and the Veil"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2030\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2030\" style=\"width: 197px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Robbie-Burns-as-a-Freemason.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2030\" src=\"http:\/\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Robbie-Burns-as-a-Freemason.jpg\" alt=\"It was the writings and life of Robbie Burns that inspired my interest in Freemasonry, which has got me the ire of some nuns on the net of late!  His only fault was his lust for women, which is not a sin at all, or if a sin one of the better faults for a man to have, he &quot;being a man for all that!&quot; and if its good enough for him, the hate spewed from official church channels both of my own and the Protestant Churches are something I ignore with glee.  Pope Francis problems with Freemasonry is something I dont understand, though his tolerance for the gays is to be admired, and given the choice between the two Im glad he is hostile to them and not to us.  He is a good pope, and I forgive him his hatred and his folly!\" width=\"197\" height=\"284\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2030\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It was the writings and life of Robbie Burns that inspired my interest in Freemasonry, which has got me the ire of some nuns on the net of late!<br \/>His only fault was his lust for women, which is not a sin at all, or if a sin one of the better faults for a man to have, he &#8220;being a man for all that!&#8221; and if its good enough for him, the hate spewed from official church channels both of my own and the Protestant Churches are something I ignore with glee.<br \/>Pope Francis problems with Freemasonry is something I dont understand, though his tolerance for the gays is to be admired, and given the choice between the two Im glad he is not hostile to them and is to us.<br \/>He is a good pope, and I forgive him his hatred and his folly!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some folk of faith their truth declare<br \/>\nSinner are we who on the square<br \/>\nMeet as Brethren, in Lodge or street<br \/>\nAt all times Gods eye beneath<br \/>\nWe go to Church, more do not go<br \/>\nEach his own truth to God does know<br \/>\nAs he knows God, meets fellow man<br \/>\nAs honestly as any can<br \/>\nFolk of faith who are not aware<br \/>\nForget why the apron we wear<br \/>\nThe same as their Veil, we respect<br \/>\nTells the wearer to be correct<br \/>\nIn what we do and what we say<br \/>\nTo go to our own church to pray<br \/>\nOr pray whereever we God meet<br \/>\nOn hillside wild, or on the street<br \/>\nOr forest dark, where will birds sing<br \/>\nPraise to Him for everything<br \/>\nFellow man honestly advise<br \/>\nNot to declare that we are wise<br \/>\nFor we know nothing: all we know<br \/>\nIts why to church and lodge we go<br \/>\nSeek those who we aspire to be<br \/>\nInspire others to be like me<br \/>\nWe are the stones, chipped away<br \/>\nIn life&#8217;s quarry every day<br \/>\nThrough trials, joys, challenges and woes<br \/>\nHow we respond &#8211; the path we chose<br \/>\nHelps us cope, or shows us the fool<br \/>\nTo have such folly: life is cruel<br \/>\nWhether we veil or apron wear<br \/>\nRespect the others who are there<br \/>\nThey tell the truth as it they know<br \/>\nWe don&#8217;t have to agree love to show<br \/>\nThat is the message that we yearn<br \/>\nTo teach, to know, we seek to learn<br \/>\nWe already knew it, yes: true<br \/>\nThe Truth of Light was within you<br \/>\nWhat we need to learn in our life<br \/>\nIs how to live by this though strife<br \/>\nWhether to chapel or a Hall<br \/>\nAs brethren each other we call<br \/>\nSome of the cross, more of the square<br \/>\nEach serve God in their own way there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Some folk of faith their truth declare Sinner are we who on the square Meet as Brethren, in Lodge or street At all times Gods eye beneath We go to Church, more do not go Each his own truth to God does know As he knows God, &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[47,2210,2211,2212,2213,623],"class_list":["post-2029","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-freemasonry","tag-freemason","tag-freemasonry","tag-grand-lodge-of-ireland","tag-masonic-morals","tag-pope-francis","tag-robert-burns","column","twocol"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7EI4f-wJ","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2416,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/among-friends-to-lodge\/","url_meta":{"origin":2029,"position":0},"title":"Among Friends to Lodge","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"11th February 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I have stood among plenty To my hand not have had a coin Have not gone hungry: Blessed I: among friends to be Where money is not what makes the world Level for all men, but honour Friendship: strangers greet as friends Part, each to his own road, knowing Welcome\u00c2\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Freemasonry&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Freemasonry","link":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/category\/freemasonry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Ignaz Unterberger's painting of Mozart in a masonic Lodge in Vienna","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Mozart-among-fellow-Freemasons-in-Vienna.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Mozart-among-fellow-Freemasons-in-Vienna.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.writingsinrhyme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Mozart-among-fellow-Freemasons-in-Vienna.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2737,"url":"https:\/\/writingsinrhyme.com\/index.php\/jolly-freemasons-clarifications-of-confusions\/","url_meta":{"origin":2029,"position":1},"title":"Jolly Freemasons Clarifications of Confusions","author":"Tom\u00e1s \u00d3 C\u00e1rthaigh","date":"26th June 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"A humerus explanation of masonry, of which I am a member, which in typical Carty fashion causes more confusion than clarification! 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