PAST MASTER’S MESSAGE
Dear Fratres and Sorores,
What is tolerance? Tolerance, oh how it eludes and baffles us! What seems wrong to us can be the right path for another. How can that be? Tolerance is an understanding, based in love of another's limitations at any given time yet always open to change and growth, resulting in a greater realization of our own shortcomings.
When you are viewing another as wrong, you would make much better use of your time gauging your own thoughts and actions. It is completely correct to determine for oneself and choose whom or what you allow in your life, however to hate or condemn is not the path of an individual striving for a higher perspective. Give others the freedom to pursue their path to higher awareness in any way that is of their choosing without spewing judgment. You may choose to step aside from various relationships or situations, but do so with a gentle spirit; always looking to your own reactions as a point of reference.
The focus should never be on what another did or said, but always on what you did or said. All paths lead to Truth; however some paths involve possibly a more time consuming, as well as challenging journey. Visualize everyone you come into contact with on a victorious path to a higher consciousness, for they are you and you are them. Tolerance for others is in fact tolerance for yourself.
You may leave certain behaviors behind with your personal journey in spiritual growth, and in the same way you may leave certain people behind. Path's Diverge, but just as assuredly all must circle back around! This is perfectly fine, but do it with loving kindness. This is tolerance. Tolerance, oh how our life will grow and expand!
My hope for our Pronaos is that we will be gifted with a genuine understanding and heartfelt desire for tolerance.
With Light, Life, and Love,
Kerry Lynn Grace
Servant/Master Solering Pronaos AMORC R+C Year 3368
Editor's Note: At the time this Master's Message was written in 2015 Solering was a Pronaos.