The focus point this next week is Mother’s Day. It is on this special day that
we celebrate the gift of motherhood and the love that we usually associate with a
mother. I will be sharing the text of talk that I used to give during my teen years
as a member of the Order of Demolay. The Order of Demolay is an organization for
young men that is sponsored by a local Masonic lodge.
The talk that I will share with you is called “The Flower Talk” and was
presented publicly when a new candidate was being inducted in the Order. Most of
the rest of the ritual of an Order was not public, but held in secret.
Besides what I am writing now, I will say some other things on Sunday as a
means of introduction. For most of us a mother is held in adoration and love.
However, that may not always be the case. For a day does not go by when we are
made aware that not all mothers are as sweet and as loving as we might want them
to be. We can read and hear of dreadful abuse, heroin addiction, and countless
other forms of mistreatment of children.
Nevertheless, let us remember the blessedness of this special day and the
mothers who shared their love and support as we grew into adulthood.
