"Sperio Meloria" is old Scottish for "We hope for Better things". It is the Motto of the Moffat Clan.
Yes our clan is official and even has it's own tartan. Tyson and Warren last Christmas got Tartan Kilts made from the Moffat Tartan. They look good or make our pretty plain tartan look good.
I have done some research on our clan and found like most Scottish clans obvious have spiritual roots. Our motto of "We hope for Better Things" has spiritual connotations of expecting God to bring us out of oppresive and hopeless situations. Our clans history is full of much persecution, both spiritual and actual.
As our American society seems to be in a freefall away from our country's spiritual roots it is time for us to " look up for our redemption draweth nigh." He is our only hope.
3 comments:
Grandpa, I am a bit confused. I thought that the Moffat Tartan was the grey and black with red stripe? Was it changed?
No, chalk it up to my bad eyes. I am going to get my cataract surgery on the 27th. Lame excuse.
Your young eyes spotted it.
Grandpa, I've found this online and seems to be the case across the board for Spero Meliora:
The Clan Motto is often poorly translated “I hope for better things”, however a more literal and contextually appropriate translation would be “I aspire to greater things.”
(we'll blame the typo on the bad eyes too) :)
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