GRAND MASTER’S MESSAGE

Most Worshipful Brother

Annas Fadludeen Kamara Grand Master

My Brothers, I greet you well.

At my installation, I promised our jurisdiction that I would endeavor to restore our Craft to a state of harmony, one in which we labored for the betterment of our glorious institution, and where we would be guided by the Protocols, Etiquette, and Tradition, which has been handed down to us since time immemorial. As custodians of our beloved Craft, we each have a role to play in this joint restoration. This is not something which can be done by the Grand Master alone, for it requires that each of us hold our Craft at a level of utmost importance.

Freemasonry existed long before any of us here today, and God Willing, it will live on long after we are gone. But for us to ensure its continued health and longevity, we must be willing to make tough decisions, decisions which are for the benefit of future generations.

I am pleased to report that much progress has been made so far this year in delivering upon the promises of the 5-year plan which began under my predecessor last year. Moreover, I am also happy that, beyond our pillars, the more junior of our elected Grand Line too have assured me of their support of this endeavor.

As we have said time, and time again, for harmony to prevail, we must be willing to make tough choices that go beyond any of us as individuals. As Most Worshipful Brother Daniel A. Huertas, PGM, was fond of saying – “What is good for friendship, is not necessarily what is good for Freemasonry.” Loyalty should always be valued and championed, but blind loyalty, unquestioning servitude, is not the mark of a free man, and flies in the face of our values as Freemasons.

As we continue this process of elevating our Grand Lodge, and righting the ship, let us remember our obligations which we took before God to our Sacred Order. Our obligations, my brothers, are to the institution of our Craft, and so we must devote ourselves to living our obligations, towards actualizing them, not only within our Lodges, but within our daily lives.

I am heartened by how many brothers of our Grand Lodge support these endeavors, and I am confident that we will soon be in a place where harmony and Freemasonry prevails. Yet, even with the massive amount of support, we unfortunately still have detractors from the origin plan of Freemasonry who seek to confuse and misguide honest and true brothers. A loud, but small, minority continues to perjure themselves before the Great Architect in violating their obligations. But let us pay them no heed, my dear brothers, for I will deliver upon my promises, and our good work shall continue. Our Craft will be restored, and we will restore it together.

I thank the Grand Jurisdiction for your continued support and dedication to the seriousness of purpose which is emblematic of what it means to be a Brother of the Craft, and I implore each of us to stand up and do what is right for our the future of Freemasonry in our Nation’s Capital.

Sincerely & Fraternally,

Annas Fadludeen Kamara Grand Master 

My Dear Brethren, I begin with a reading from Psalms: A psalm of David.

1 Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent? Who may live on your holy mountain?

2 The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart;

3 whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others;

4 who despises a vile person but honors those who fear the Lord; who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and does not change their mind;

5 who lends money to the poor without interest; who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.

Whoever does these things will never be shaken. Psalm 15.

My brothers, I wish to impart a message on the topics of leadership and the state of our beloved Craft. Nearly 2,500 years ago, Confucius wrote that “He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the