Yeah, sure: it's nice to have the pounding beat of an old Meatloaf song or a quick game of Plants versus Zombies on that iPhone but sometimes, we Masons find ourselves in a contemplative mood - and finding something to help is often out of reach. Not any longer! Quite by accident, I stumbled on a $4 program for the iPhone called "Level Steps - 100 Daily Meditations for Freemasons". Pretty overpriced, I thought, but it might save my Brethren from wasting their cash.

I was quite pleasantly surprised. Although created by IndiaNIC, a company which seems to just pour out iPhone apps with out-of-copyright material by the zillions, this is a gem I hadn't seen before in my Masonic literary travels. Written by Jonti Marks, apparently a UK Mason, it contains thoughtful essays on the essence and being of a Mason. Great for reading singly, these several paragraph thoughts are well formed and will leave you with something to mull both immediately and for some time thereafter. Reflecting on the great moral principles of our order, it is an app that has been well worth the price for me. I'd love to refer you to a website so you could see more but the creator just churns these things out and does not maintain separate pages for any of their many offerings. Get thee into the iTunes App Store, though, and do a search on "Freemasons". You'll see it there. It's a good selection and will certainly enhance your Masonic iPhone and enrich your day!

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