“You are about to take upon you a series of different thoughts. Take each page upon yourself with the light of your heart and candor of your soul so that the mind may open the doors of understanding. Though the willingness to understand comes the gatekeeper of knowledge; which will manifest valid experiences.”
This is how Bro. J.R. Schaefer begins his recently published first book, “Into the Mind: Compilation of Inspiration.” With that, his slender tone takes us through thoughts that, to the careful observer, are Masonicly inspiring. This is important because we live in an age in which the Craft is largely in decline. And everywhere the Brethren look for its writers, artists and thinkers of which we had plenty in prior days.
Bro. Schaefer’s work is a sudden flash of light in what seems a very dark time indeed. While darkness may prevail, the journey and the search continue. “The prize,” he tells us, “is not in the fight of the opponent, rather the fight of the self and a willingness to win.”