It is not a Christian Organization
But it is based on Christian beliefs!
Life is a maze through which we
Travel and could not see

If not for our Heavenly Father
Who watches over us all,
And guide our ways
He is a Supreme Being,

Ruler of our Universe
That teaches us to do well,
Your faith in God is the key
That unlocks our doors to you!

To start we open our Chapter
With prayer we have Christian beliefs,
When you enter our portals,
Listen closely to all you hear

For this is the road of life you
Will use to build your character on,
Eastern Star is dedicated to Truth, Charity
And Loving Kindness to all mankind!

Trust in the Lord with all your heart
Acknowledge Him; He will direct your
Path as we travel along life’s road
We are to be Faithful to our Heavenly

Father, who gave His all for our sins, and to
Ourselves our sisters, brothers, and families
To our vows and our Country, the lesson and
Degrees we learned are created around the

Lives of five women from the Bible,
The first lesson we learn is to keep
Sacredly the vows taken at the Altar
It is of great Truth and Faith!

Adah comes from the book of Judges
She stands for Fidelity,
Ruth comes from the book of Ruth
She stands for Constancy,

Esther comes from the book of Esther
She stands for Loyalty,
Martha comes from the Gospel of John
She stands for Faith,

Electa comes from the book of 2: John
She stands for Love.
The building lessons are taught from
Stories of people in the Bible,

The lesson of Adah is Fidelity
The story of Ruth is the most beautiful,
So like Ruth we need to be steadfast,
True in spite of hardships and trials

If we keep the Faith, our Lord
Will see us through. From Esther, we learn
To be loyal to our God, our Country
Ourselves and our friends,

From Martha we learn that with
Faith, we can have Eternal Life,
For we walk by Faith not by Sight,
We learn that Faith, is greater than

Knowledge, from Electa we learn the
Second great Law laid down by Christ
Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself
Which made her famous for

"Let us love one another"
As our Heavenly Father
Has loved us!

The emblem of the Order is a
Five-pointed star with the white
Ray of the star pointing downwards
Toward the manger, in the Chapter room,

The downward-pointing white ray points
To the West, it takes eighteen officers for a full chapter:
The Bible must be open on the Altar during
The time the chapter is open and

Closed when we close the chapter
In closing of the chapter we are united in
Prayer by the Chaplain after which
We say the benediction in unison!

"May the Lord watch between me and
Thee while we are absent?
One from the other”

© Judy Knight
November 15, 2008
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