Hello Group,
I am Robert and I live in the Netherlands. I have just begun my first steps in joining the lodge in my hometown, Gouda.
My first contact, at least that I know of, with a freemason was a friend of fy foster parents. His wife told me that he was a freemason and I should talk to him because she thought that it would be right for me. This was 15 or so years ago and I had some eye-opening talks with him about the brotherhood. I decided not to apply then, since I felt I had some maturing to do first.
I was raised by atheist foster parents and so, I am not a Christian. I must however say that my foster parents would have made better Christians than many I have since come to know. As a young child, I have realized that there is a God, in whatever form and have 'felt' His presence in my life. I have always said that I am an Agnost in the sense that I do not know God nor can I prove or disprove His existance, but I am a Gnost in the sense that I have seen His work in my my life and I am positive He/She/It exists. It is my whish to know how He is present in the life of others and to investigate the extend in which we can know Him or of Him and how this can be reflected in our lifes. (I hope this all still makes sense). This is the reason I have petitioned the Lodge here in my home town. I will post any progress.
I am Robert and I live in the Netherlands. I have just begun my first steps in joining the lodge in my hometown, Gouda.
My first contact, at least that I know of, with a freemason was a friend of fy foster parents. His wife told me that he was a freemason and I should talk to him because she thought that it would be right for me. This was 15 or so years ago and I had some eye-opening talks with him about the brotherhood. I decided not to apply then, since I felt I had some maturing to do first.
I was raised by atheist foster parents and so, I am not a Christian. I must however say that my foster parents would have made better Christians than many I have since come to know. As a young child, I have realized that there is a God, in whatever form and have 'felt' His presence in my life. I have always said that I am an Agnost in the sense that I do not know God nor can I prove or disprove His existance, but I am a Gnost in the sense that I have seen His work in my my life and I am positive He/She/It exists. It is my whish to know how He is present in the life of others and to investigate the extend in which we can know Him or of Him and how this can be reflected in our lifes. (I hope this all still makes sense). This is the reason I have petitioned the Lodge here in my home town. I will post any progress.
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