Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Why has Rev.Moon been anti-communist?
"Rev. Moon predicted the fall of Communist regimes and stirred bold anti-communist advances in the West. Moon was recognized as the most dangerous anti-communist by the Soviet Intelligence. Since Rev.Moon got in their way, several Communist regimes made attempts to assassinate him. According to high officials in the White House, Moon played major role in ending the Cold War, mainly with his paper, Washington Times. That's one of the main reasons for the vicious negative campaign against his church and the sect accusations in the past."
Rev. Moon, started active campaign against communism already in the sixties. He was one of the first to reveal the the atrocities of communist regimes and dictatorship. His organization CAUSA , according to research exposed communistic evils and gave counter proposal to Marxist ideology through Victory over Communism Theory. In the seventies Rev.Moon supported hard anti-communist policy of Nixon. This connection brought bad publicity to Unification Church after the unfortunate Watergate scandal .
Rev.Moon’s religious position was that communism rejects God, morality and leads to erosion of human values.Moon himself was imprisoned by the rising North Korean regime in 1948 for energetic religious activity, part of the communists' agenda to erase religion and churches. He spent 3 year in a hard labour camp till his release by UN forces in 1950.
Survivors of the camp claim that the Heung Nam fertilizer plant was a place where "death reigned" and an average person did not survive beyond six month of hard labour and unbearable living conditions.
But Rev.Moon explains that fighting the perverse communist ideology he never harboured resentment against his oppressors nor hated the people under the communist regimes. On the contrary his work was to expose the evils and help the communist countries restore their freedom including that of religious worship.
He met Gorbachev in 1991 and pushed for religious freedom in the Soviet Union.(Personal interview with Gorbachev).
Another of Rev.Moon’s organizations Professors World Peace Academy sponsored a conference in 1985 in Geneva. Unprecedented debate predicted the fall of Communist regimes and stirred bold anti-communist advances in the West. In the Soviet Union Rev. Moon was a recognized anti-communist and his speeches were studied by the Soviet Intelligence. Allegedly, as Rev.Moon got in their way, several Communist regimes made attempts to assassinate Moon in USA.
Rev. Moon, started active campaign against communism already in the sixties. He was one of the first to reveal the the atrocities of communist regimes and dictatorship. His organization CAUSA , according to research exposed communistic evils and gave counter proposal to Marxist ideology through Victory over Communism Theory. In the seventies Rev.Moon supported hard anti-communist policy of Nixon. This connection brought bad publicity to Unification Church after the unfortunate Watergate scandal .
Rev.Moon’s religious position was that communism rejects God, morality and leads to erosion of human values.Moon himself was imprisoned by the rising North Korean regime in 1948 for energetic religious activity, part of the communists' agenda to erase religion and churches. He spent 3 year in a hard labour camp till his release by UN forces in 1950.Survivors of the camp claim that the Heung Nam fertilizer plant was a place where "death reigned" and an average person did not survive beyond six month of hard labour and unbearable living conditions.
But Rev.Moon explains that fighting the perverse communist ideology he never harboured resentment against his oppressors nor hated the people under the communist regimes. On the contrary his work was to expose the evils and help the communist countries restore their freedom including that of religious worship.
He met Gorbachev in 1991 and pushed for religious freedom in the Soviet Union.(Personal interview with Gorbachev).
Another of Rev.Moon’s organizations Professors World Peace Academy sponsored a conference in 1985 in Geneva. Unprecedented debate predicted the fall of Communist regimes and stirred bold anti-communist advances in the West. In the Soviet Union Rev. Moon was a recognized anti-communist and his speeches were studied by the Soviet Intelligence. Allegedly, as Rev.Moon got in their way, several Communist regimes made attempts to assassinate Moon in USA.Read also:
Moon and the Washington Times: THE ROLE IN ENDING THE COLD WAR
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Rev.Moon builds PeaceTemple for all religions!
Extraordinary projects: Rev.Moon will build a Temple for all religions by 2013
Can Christians, Muslims, Jews or Buddhists worship side by side without judgment, prejudice or conflict?
Reverend Moon's Work
Can Christians, Muslims, Jews or Buddhists worship side by side without judgment, prejudice or conflict?
The Temple to be erected in Korea with the representative statues of 4 major religions is to house beyond 21000 people. The project organizers claim the funds will come from different religious and social foundations not only Unification Church. Main goal is to reconcile divided religions and help solve conflicts.
In his resent memoirs “Peace loving global citizen” Rev.Moon says “It will not be easy to tear down the religious walls that have stood for thousands of years, but these walls must come down if we are to advance into a world of peace.”
It is common knowledge that religions could not sit and worship God together; even Christian denominations divided and fought each other. So far believers flocked each to their own church or mosque. And religious leaders have sent anathemas to dissenters.
But Unification Church claims denominationalism is not the purpose of religion nor God’s desire. We live in new age…
“Build the temple and tear down the walls”
“Peace will never come to this earth unless we first tear down the walls between religions I have called on people until my voice is hoarse to transcend their religious factions and even their religions. They have fallen into a selfish thought process that puts their religion or faction first. They are oblivious to the fact that the world has changed and a new era of selflessness has dawned” says Sun Myung Moon.
Religion is not the end
He goes on to explain that religion is not the main goal. But PEACE is. That is the goal of the Temple, too. To bring religious people together to cooperate for peace and remove age long walls created by ethnicity and religions
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Hyung Jin Moon, youngest son and heir of the now aging contradictory religious leader, has travelled and collected the soil from the revered sites of major religions. He explains: “There are no Buddhist temples where Jesus is worshipped; and there are no churches whose congregations worship Buddha. Here at the Peace Temple, we honor the four great saints and we inherit their teachings and devotion”
Rev.Moon criticizes religions for insisting each on its path of salvation and thus creating divisions which are hard to overcome.
But there is solution. If people recognize God’s original desire for love and peace, a way can be found to work hard together for peace, reconciliation, and coexistence.
3 steps for peace in the world
No peace is to be seen without transforming religious attitudes, Rev.Moon insists.
Religious people must change their attitude towards other believers! It cannot stay as now. And three steps must be followed:
-First, respect the traditions of other religions and do everything you can to prevent conflict and discord among religions.
-Second, all religious communities should cooperate with each other to serve the world.
-Third, the leaders of all religions should work together to develop a structure that will let us accomplish our mutual mission of establishing world peace.
Other voices for peace
Here is what Sohanlal Jain Gandhi from India talks about Rev.Moon’s initiatives for peace.“The Assembly of the World’s Religions has strengthened my belief that a sincere endeavor can cleanse "religion" of violence and hatred and bring together, on a common platform, a galaxy of the world's religious leaders of diverse faiths and cultures. It is bound to pave the way for ushering in a nonviolent, harmonious world order”
See also:
The Temple for World Peace and UnityReverend Moon's Work
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Sun Myung Moon:crazy for peace!
World peace: Utopia or achievable goal? Famous religious leader reveals his life story from when a small child.
Insulted and persecuted to build a world of peace
"My mission in life is to build a harmonious world full of peace and love. That is the reason for my existence in this world” says the man who devoted his entire life to liberate humanity and God from suffering.
Rev.Moon who was taught by his parents that “food is love” claims he has been persecuted all his life and himself experienced greatest suffering, “I became the person with the fullest stomach in the world not fromthe food I ate but from all the insults I received.”
"Called by God and Jesus"
Recently published autobiography of the founder of Unification Church reveals an honest account of a life dedicated to God.
“Through this book I share how I discovered God's will for humankind and the path that we, as God's children, should follow”
Dr. Richard L. Rubenstein about Rev. Sun Myung Moon
In this work that became a bestseller in Korea, Rev.Moon tells the stories from his childhood. It
reveals the calling he received from God and Jesus, unjust imprisonments and missionary work worldwide. 
Sun Myung Moon: Revolutionary man of Peace
It shares his passion to promote family and love as a foundation for world peace.
Dream of Peace: Dalai Lama, Mahatma Gandi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rev. Dr. Moon
Acknowledgments
“Dr.Moon showed himself as renowned peacemaker and unifier. He is a leading force in interreligious dialogue and understanding between people of different origin, his goal is none other than peace and security in the world”
Alexander Hague
(Former US General Secretary)
See also:
Sun Myung Moon: New Era of Peace will Shine in 2012
Monday, January 31, 2011
God's hand is in nature
“ God created man in the image of himself, in the image of God he created him, male and female he created them.
“God blessed them, saying to them, 'Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth and subdue it. Be masters of the fish of the sea, the birds of heaven and all the living creatures that move on earth.”
"All creation shares in God's nature. For example, there is the sweet honey of love in the flower. As man is born from his parents' sweet love , so the fruit comes into being through the sweet honey of the flower
"Responsible and creative God created His children as second creators, resembling Himself. That is, He wanted to create His children who would responsible and creative, and who would dominate all things with true love."
"The love in the natural world is certain and unchanging, but due to the fall man's love is changeable. If man's love centers on God's vertical love it becomes eternal and unchanging."
See also:
Variety' is God's love
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Prayer is our antenna to spirit world
Prayer can open our mind, it can open our future... There is so much prayer can do!
If you receive in your prayer that you will meet a person at such and such a time, when you go there then that person will come. If you are dead serious then these things will happen. Hypnosis can transfer a person into another state of consciousness, but how much more can prayer change lives. There is no distance or limit to its influence because the power of thought travels everywhere. You can mobilize the entire spirit world by the power of prayer. You have experienced that I will work through your prayers and tell you certain things. There is no limit to the power of prayer.
When you have the right attitude in prayer then miracle after miracle will happen. The most important part of a launching pad is the foundation. At take-off it must not break under the heat and pressure. Your prayer is like a missile firing and you need a solid foundation. You must notpray from greed for yourself.That prayer would be harmful to you. Public prayer as a public person will cleanse you and elevate you higher and higher. If you live with this high sensitivity to spirit world, you will sense what is forthcoming. Your perceptionwill be keen and you can prepare for the future. You should know that you are like two people in one. Your inner man is like a mirror, clean and bright. When the inner and external men are not synchronized you feelanguish, but when they are perfectly aligned you feel joy and power.
This is happening every day within you. When you see a person your inner man can tell you what kind of
person he is, and if you hear a person's report, a sixth sense will tell you how truthful it is. When
someone walks into a room, I cansee whether he is bringing good news or bad.
Don't neglect this inner man butconsult him all the time. When you are higher spiritually you are alwaysthere, always speaking with this inner man. You have a spirit man and he wants to talk to your physical man. You may not have any intention of saying anything yet suddenly you find your mouth moving. That is not you but your inner partner speaking. Even the rats of a ship can sense when a ship is in trouble and run away, but how much more should man, the supreme creation of God, know when life or death is coming? Shouldn't you be alerted when a certain destiny is forthcoming? For your inner and outer man to become one you need the power of prayer.
See also:
Personal testimony: Jesus guided me to Rev. Moon
If you receive in your prayer that you will meet a person at such and such a time, when you go there then that person will come. If you are dead serious then these things will happen. Hypnosis can transfer a person into another state of consciousness, but how much more can prayer change lives. There is no distance or limit to its influence because the power of thought travels everywhere. You can mobilize the entire spirit world by the power of prayer. You have experienced that I will work through your prayers and tell you certain things. There is no limit to the power of prayer.
When you have the right attitude in prayer then miracle after miracle will happen. The most important part of a launching pad is the foundation. At take-off it must not break under the heat and pressure. Your prayer is like a missile firing and you need a solid foundation. You must notpray from greed for yourself.That prayer would be harmful to you. Public prayer as a public person will cleanse you and elevate you higher and higher. If you live with this high sensitivity to spirit world, you will sense what is forthcoming. Your perceptionwill be keen and you can prepare for the future. You should know that you are like two people in one. Your inner man is like a mirror, clean and bright. When the inner and external men are not synchronized you feelanguish, but when they are perfectly aligned you feel joy and power.
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Don't neglect this inner man butconsult him all the time. When you are higher spiritually you are alwaysthere, always speaking with this inner man. You have a spirit man and he wants to talk to your physical man. You may not have any intention of saying anything yet suddenly you find your mouth moving. That is not you but your inner partner speaking. Even the rats of a ship can sense when a ship is in trouble and run away, but how much more should man, the supreme creation of God, know when life or death is coming? Shouldn't you be alerted when a certain destiny is forthcoming? For your inner and outer man to become one you need the power of prayer.
See also:
Personal testimony: Jesus guided me to Rev. MoonWhat prayers excite God?
We pray for our job, family and our pet. But is God satisfied with such prayers?
In the Christian world today many people pray every day, but do you think they pray to destroy the Christian churches? No, they pray for prosperity, but the churches are crumbling nevertheless. Do you pray for the sake of the Unification Church? You don't have to pray for the Unification Church; pray for the big things: the nation, the world, the liberation of God. What you are really doing then is praying for a cross even bigger than the Unification Church.
If you pray for yourself or for things smaller than the Church then God will not answer because He is not interested in listening to such boring prayer. When you talk about the nation and world, He gets excited and starts looking for ways to help. This is training for how to love greater things. If you really live like that then even if you don't have time to pray God will still back you up.
In churches today people pray for their denominations, their Social Security check or their family problems and their pet. God's ears hurt when He hears those prayers and He will plug His ears. If those people prayed for God to use their church to help save the world and liberate God, He would perk up and be amazed because God is just like you. When you only talk about yourself in your prayer, God is thoroughly bored and nothing will happen. But if you pray for His righteousness and His kingdom, He will be caught up in your passion.
In order to fulfill bigger things you need an adventurous mind and be willing to take risks. Then God will tell you not to worry, that He is right behind you. If you throw yourself into overcoming the stone walls and persecution before you, God will take up your battle for He knows who is just and who is unjust. But first God will watch, giving you a chance to knock your opponent down with your own capability. This is the same thing a father and mother would do. If you come running to God to ask for help before you even confront your enemy, He, like any parent, will be ashamed to hear you and will send you back out again. Create a good problem: be a heavenly troublemaker instead.
See also:
Does God listen to our prayers?
Friday, January 28, 2011
Does God listen to our prayers?
"God is foolish if He gives His help freely but then at the end of several years the person is all in pieces".
Commitment critical for prayer
The most important thing in prayer is the attitude of the person who is praying. The most essential thing is your commitment to go forward without reservation. If anything wants to block you, you have to be decided that it will never stop you. Unless you have that commitment first, God will not waste His time trying to help you. He has always been deceived in history, so what God needs to see is proof of what you are and how strong your commitment is. You may tell God you are totally committed, but He will shake His head and think, "I have to wait three more years and see." If God sees that something isn't quite right in you, He will wait before sending down His help. God needs to be sure.
God cannot help freely
God is foolish if He gives His help freely but then at the end of several years the person is all in pieces. If I were God I would also wait and see. Suppose you were God; what would you do? You may tell God, "You see I am living as a church member and I will die as one." Then God will notice and look more closely, but no matter how firmly you pray, without this basic commitment nothing will happen and you will be wasting your time. A decisive attitude is the key.
Do you think I made a commitment to God that I would never change, not for fifty years or the rest of my life? I prayed first for the absolute faith which could say, "Even if not a single person in this world can believe, I will believe and follow in whatever incredible course You give me." Second, I asked for absolute knowledge and wisdom. Third, I asked for absolute love. I prayed for these three things throughout my life, and now in looking back I see that they have been fulfilled, even when I didn't know it was happening. There is no other power that could go beyond the boundary of race and nation. Since God could give me this absolute wisdom, I could search and find the Divine Principle and the truth about the world.
An attitude of absoluteness is the basis for everything. Nowadays most of you think in terms of when you will get married, thinking that you are getting older and older. If this worries you then your absolute commitment is starting to shake. Instead of shrinking, you can make your commitment much thicker by thinking, "Marriage? That doesn't bother me or change my commitment." When you face great problems and agony, after you finally overcome them your faith will be like iron. When you can see the kind of obstacle that might confront you, you can clear the field.
Our faith made strong through testing
Suppose you have been married for some time and are deeply in love, but then suddenly your husband or wife dies. Would all of heaven and earth crumble for you? That might be the very moment you could curse God for taking your loved one away, but instead you can thank Him for His grace in giving you a situation that will strengthen your faith. Then your belief can become stronger instead of weaker. God is a parent, and if He takes a loved one away it is not because He hates you but for some greater reason. If you can accept it and have faith in that purpose then you are ready for another challenge.
See also:
GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive
Commitment critical for prayer
The most important thing in prayer is the attitude of the person who is praying. The most essential thing is your commitment to go forward without reservation. If anything wants to block you, you have to be decided that it will never stop you. Unless you have that commitment first, God will not waste His time trying to help you. He has always been deceived in history, so what God needs to see is proof of what you are and how strong your commitment is. You may tell God you are totally committed, but He will shake His head and think, "I have to wait three more years and see." If God sees that something isn't quite right in you, He will wait before sending down His help. God needs to be sure.
God cannot help freely
God is foolish if He gives His help freely but then at the end of several years the person is all in pieces. If I were God I would also wait and see. Suppose you were God; what would you do? You may tell God, "You see I am living as a church member and I will die as one." Then God will notice and look more closely, but no matter how firmly you pray, without this basic commitment nothing will happen and you will be wasting your time. A decisive attitude is the key.
Do you think I made a commitment to God that I would never change, not for fifty years or the rest of my life? I prayed first for the absolute faith which could say, "Even if not a single person in this world can believe, I will believe and follow in whatever incredible course You give me." Second, I asked for absolute knowledge and wisdom. Third, I asked for absolute love. I prayed for these three things throughout my life, and now in looking back I see that they have been fulfilled, even when I didn't know it was happening. There is no other power that could go beyond the boundary of race and nation. Since God could give me this absolute wisdom, I could search and find the Divine Principle and the truth about the world.
An attitude of absoluteness is the basis for everything. Nowadays most of you think in terms of when you will get married, thinking that you are getting older and older. If this worries you then your absolute commitment is starting to shake. Instead of shrinking, you can make your commitment much thicker by thinking, "Marriage? That doesn't bother me or change my commitment." When you face great problems and agony, after you finally overcome them your faith will be like iron. When you can see the kind of obstacle that might confront you, you can clear the field.
Our faith made strong through testing
Suppose you have been married for some time and are deeply in love, but then suddenly your husband or wife dies. Would all of heaven and earth crumble for you? That might be the very moment you could curse God for taking your loved one away, but instead you can thank Him for His grace in giving you a situation that will strengthen your faith. Then your belief can become stronger instead of weaker. God is a parent, and if He takes a loved one away it is not because He hates you but for some greater reason. If you can accept it and have faith in that purpose then you are ready for another challenge.
See also:
GRATITUDE can turn a negative into a positive
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Personal Testimony: God works through Rev.Moon
I was raised in a Catholic family were we prayed daily and my mother was an especially devout believer who always looked for help to God and Jesus. I felt in my life so many times protected by God, owing this in part to her spiritual investment. Also I attended church regularly and was inspired by teachers who taught to lead a Christian life.
With time however growing up I realized so many contradictions. Even the life of a believer who wants to live a life according to conscience is broken frequently. Even the church cannot solve the problem of immorality of young people, broken families and temptation of illicit love. Like the story of Lev Tolstoy describes a monk who struggled all his life with the temptation of love only to give in to it eventually. And he was just one of many. Such contradiction even destroys the life of many clergy! Not just before but still now and there seems no end. Where is a power that can solve such problems!?
I struggled with this question and other ones but could not find answers in the church nor elsewhere.
The answer did not come as I expected it. I came across a student in the street who invited me to a discussion seminar. I saw there a group of young people who had strong conviction about goodness and love and though I did not understand it at the beginning I was very intrigued. I decided to give it a try and based upon the conviction of those people participate in a seven day seminar on Unification Principle.
When the contents touched on the spirit world and the explanation of fallen love as the reason our ancestors fell it felt like a revelation came to me. It was so perfectly clear and true! My own experience told me the misuse of love is the root of all problems in us and in our society and it must surely be the root cause of evil and the confusion we continue to dwell in.
Rev.Moon discovered the root of sin and found this amazing Principle, showing a pure and strong ideal of a God-centerd family.What is more I was very happy to hear that Jesus was not sent to be crucified but to create an ideal family and world, that being no contradiction to my Catholic faith; God showed me much more that I could not understand before.
I was eager to share this message with others, how happy must they be to know! But how wrong I was! I instead encountered a wall, hearing negative accusations against Rev.Moon. But I knew from personal experience: person who speaks the truth is not liked. He who is to change the world faces strong opposition and goes the way of suffering. That was the path Jesus went as well.
But I know now God works through Rev.Moon and my life has been changed completely. I know God wants to end the corruption and decadence of love and Unification Church founder has been chosen by God to do this amazing work! We must be grateful for God’s work even if it is not easy to understand or accept.
With time however growing up I realized so many contradictions. Even the life of a believer who wants to live a life according to conscience is broken frequently. Even the church cannot solve the problem of immorality of young people, broken families and temptation of illicit love. Like the story of Lev Tolstoy describes a monk who struggled all his life with the temptation of love only to give in to it eventually. And he was just one of many. Such contradiction even destroys the life of many clergy! Not just before but still now and there seems no end. Where is a power that can solve such problems!?
I struggled with this question and other ones but could not find answers in the church nor elsewhere.
The answer did not come as I expected it. I came across a student in the street who invited me to a discussion seminar. I saw there a group of young people who had strong conviction about goodness and love and though I did not understand it at the beginning I was very intrigued. I decided to give it a try and based upon the conviction of those people participate in a seven day seminar on Unification Principle.
When the contents touched on the spirit world and the explanation of fallen love as the reason our ancestors fell it felt like a revelation came to me. It was so perfectly clear and true! My own experience told me the misuse of love is the root of all problems in us and in our society and it must surely be the root cause of evil and the confusion we continue to dwell in.
Rev.Moon discovered the root of sin and found this amazing Principle, showing a pure and strong ideal of a God-centerd family.What is more I was very happy to hear that Jesus was not sent to be crucified but to create an ideal family and world, that being no contradiction to my Catholic faith; God showed me much more that I could not understand before.
I was eager to share this message with others, how happy must they be to know! But how wrong I was! I instead encountered a wall, hearing negative accusations against Rev.Moon. But I knew from personal experience: person who speaks the truth is not liked. He who is to change the world faces strong opposition and goes the way of suffering. That was the path Jesus went as well.
But I know now God works through Rev.Moon and my life has been changed completely. I know God wants to end the corruption and decadence of love and Unification Church founder has been chosen by God to do this amazing work! We must be grateful for God’s work even if it is not easy to understand or accept.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Does God pray?
Read this article to find out how the founder of Unification Church prays. Why praying for yourself last helps you best?
"You need the basic attitude of sincerity as a foundation of prayer, Otherwise, no prayer will work. More important for creating that atmosphere is to go out and serve one more person, knock on one more door, receive more persecution. That is more valuable than sitting for hours in a dark room praying. Prayer is only needed after you have exerted all your energy and it was not enough. Then you can ask God to come help. When you can do it then you don't have to ask God, but can tell Him to relax. The prayer for all seasons is the prayer for God's kingdom and His righteousness.
Do you think God prays sometimes? Sometimes without thinking a parent murmurs to himself or herself, "Oh, I wish my son would do this, or be that way." That is God's prayer also. God is murmuring about you, about me and about the Unification Church because this is an emergency and He is engrossed in His concern. That is God's prayer. You don't even have to sit down to pray; you can just talk to yourself as you go, whispering and murmuring your concern. That's prayer. In our case praying and doing is our life. Praying and waiting is not our life.
If you pray unconsciously in everyday life then undoubtedly you are becoming sons and daughters of prayer. If you give your last ounce of energy but it is not enough, then ask God for assistance and your prayer will be answered. If that were not the case, how could we ever subjugate Satan? Satan has given unending anguish and heartbreak to God for 6,000 years and if there were no way we could finally subjugate him then there would be no end to it. There must be a way.
The power of prayer works wonders, but prayer must be serious and done with one united heart, not a divided heart. When the moment of engagement comes, it is a most serious moment for both men and women, but in the Unification Church it is different because you leave it to me, Do you realize what a formidable job it is to pick your own spouse? In that moment you become dead serious, but prayer is even more serious than that. If you pray with that attitude then it will be answered. If your parents are on their deathbed it is a serious moment, and the words you speak then are urgent. There is no way you could doze at that time. Your prayer to God is more serious than that.
Prayer is like a covenant between you and God, a promise. Once you make a contract, you follow through and then it will undoubtedly be fulfilled. That is the attitude I am talking about. You must not be disappointed when prayer is not answered immediately. Some answers come late. At other times you should not be overjoyed when prayer is answered quickly. That is not necessarily the best thing.
Because you are surrounded by the world there are many stages to go through horizontally and vertically. The answer to prayer does not come from you but down from heaven and it takes time to reach you. There have been many foolish people who received answers to their prayers up to a point but who didn't go the final inch, and when they weren't satisfied they betrayed God. When you pray for the world you may not see things changing immediately around you, but far away the communist world starts to crumble. The impact of prayer can be felt in a far-away place. If you are in the Abel position, the answer comes from Cain and takes time to reach you.
You must think that your prayer today may not be fulfilled until thousands of years from now. I pray such prayers. I am not praying just for this world today; I am praying for 1,000 and 2,000 years from now. If that prayer makes a bridge between that time and now then the Unification Church will continue to flourish even a long time after I am gone from the earth. That kind of prayer is needed.
If many of you pray that kind of eternal prayer, the world will start to shake and the impact will be far-reaching. The root of that prayer is your tears, sweat and blood, and out of it beautiful flowers will blossom. When Jesus prayed on Gethsemane he was deadly serious, shedding tears, sweat and blood. All day long you must be in a prayer mood, not just one hour, but 24 hours. What prayer position do you prefer? The best is to kneel and lower your head. You have to restrict your body's freedom, as though it were bound. You will feel pain, but overcome it because you must be serious. Then God will know your attitude. That is a necessity for prayer. Without prayer Jesus and the saints could not have done the great things that had an impact on the world. When you resort to the power of prayer you can have hope because you never know when the fulfillment will come.
My prayer is centered on the culmination of the third seven-year course. You may think I relax when I am alone, but there is no moment of relaxation because my mind is always concentrated on the completion of the third seven-year course. You must understand the importance of prayer and have conviction that prayer will be answered. Through prayer you can receive power.
Through prayer you can receive visions into the future and guide yourself accordingly. You will know what kind of difficulty is coming and how to divert it and overcome. If you know how to steer yourself then you can do big things, and prayer alone can pioneer such a path. It is more important than eating. I go out to nature because it gives me a better environment for prayer, and I love nature for that reason. I love the quiet of midnight. I don't say much about the visions I receive, but if you receive them then don't you think I do too? That kind of new world can only be reached through prayer. In that position you can taste love. This world is desert-like, but the world created through prayer has a climate where love can thrive.
You must learn how to generate your own power. You cannot expect that I will always pull you and push you out. You must make yourself self-propelling. In order to do that, prayer must be the diet of your life. Whether people recognize your efforts or not, you must do your duty enthusiastically because you have a covenant with God. Day and night you move on; there is no pause. That is a living testimony.
Every several years my topic of prayer changes, which shows progress to a new era. In a prayerful mind I know precisely what time it is in God's timetable. That kind of preparation is necessary for self-perfection, and you must learn it through the power of prayer. Do you pray in the way I taught you today, for His kingdom and righteousness? Pray that this country can become a center of God's righteousness. Your country has seen many fervent patriots, but you must pray with more fervor than any of them. If your concern for this country is greater than God's then this country will survive, but otherwise it will crumble."
"You need the basic attitude of sincerity as a foundation of prayer, Otherwise, no prayer will work. More important for creating that atmosphere is to go out and serve one more person, knock on one more door, receive more persecution. That is more valuable than sitting for hours in a dark room praying. Prayer is only needed after you have exerted all your energy and it was not enough. Then you can ask God to come help. When you can do it then you don't have to ask God, but can tell Him to relax. The prayer for all seasons is the prayer for God's kingdom and His righteousness.
Do you think God prays sometimes? Sometimes without thinking a parent murmurs to himself or herself, "Oh, I wish my son would do this, or be that way." That is God's prayer also. God is murmuring about you, about me and about the Unification Church because this is an emergency and He is engrossed in His concern. That is God's prayer. You don't even have to sit down to pray; you can just talk to yourself as you go, whispering and murmuring your concern. That's prayer. In our case praying and doing is our life. Praying and waiting is not our life.
If you pray unconsciously in everyday life then undoubtedly you are becoming sons and daughters of prayer. If you give your last ounce of energy but it is not enough, then ask God for assistance and your prayer will be answered. If that were not the case, how could we ever subjugate Satan? Satan has given unending anguish and heartbreak to God for 6,000 years and if there were no way we could finally subjugate him then there would be no end to it. There must be a way.
The power of prayer works wonders, but prayer must be serious and done with one united heart, not a divided heart. When the moment of engagement comes, it is a most serious moment for both men and women, but in the Unification Church it is different because you leave it to me, Do you realize what a formidable job it is to pick your own spouse? In that moment you become dead serious, but prayer is even more serious than that. If you pray with that attitude then it will be answered. If your parents are on their deathbed it is a serious moment, and the words you speak then are urgent. There is no way you could doze at that time. Your prayer to God is more serious than that.
Prayer is like a covenant between you and God, a promise. Once you make a contract, you follow through and then it will undoubtedly be fulfilled. That is the attitude I am talking about. You must not be disappointed when prayer is not answered immediately. Some answers come late. At other times you should not be overjoyed when prayer is answered quickly. That is not necessarily the best thing.
Because you are surrounded by the world there are many stages to go through horizontally and vertically. The answer to prayer does not come from you but down from heaven and it takes time to reach you. There have been many foolish people who received answers to their prayers up to a point but who didn't go the final inch, and when they weren't satisfied they betrayed God. When you pray for the world you may not see things changing immediately around you, but far away the communist world starts to crumble. The impact of prayer can be felt in a far-away place. If you are in the Abel position, the answer comes from Cain and takes time to reach you.
You must think that your prayer today may not be fulfilled until thousands of years from now. I pray such prayers. I am not praying just for this world today; I am praying for 1,000 and 2,000 years from now. If that prayer makes a bridge between that time and now then the Unification Church will continue to flourish even a long time after I am gone from the earth. That kind of prayer is needed.
If many of you pray that kind of eternal prayer, the world will start to shake and the impact will be far-reaching. The root of that prayer is your tears, sweat and blood, and out of it beautiful flowers will blossom. When Jesus prayed on Gethsemane he was deadly serious, shedding tears, sweat and blood. All day long you must be in a prayer mood, not just one hour, but 24 hours. What prayer position do you prefer? The best is to kneel and lower your head. You have to restrict your body's freedom, as though it were bound. You will feel pain, but overcome it because you must be serious. Then God will know your attitude. That is a necessity for prayer. Without prayer Jesus and the saints could not have done the great things that had an impact on the world. When you resort to the power of prayer you can have hope because you never know when the fulfillment will come.
My prayer is centered on the culmination of the third seven-year course. You may think I relax when I am alone, but there is no moment of relaxation because my mind is always concentrated on the completion of the third seven-year course. You must understand the importance of prayer and have conviction that prayer will be answered. Through prayer you can receive power.
Through prayer you can receive visions into the future and guide yourself accordingly. You will know what kind of difficulty is coming and how to divert it and overcome. If you know how to steer yourself then you can do big things, and prayer alone can pioneer such a path. It is more important than eating. I go out to nature because it gives me a better environment for prayer, and I love nature for that reason. I love the quiet of midnight. I don't say much about the visions I receive, but if you receive them then don't you think I do too? That kind of new world can only be reached through prayer. In that position you can taste love. This world is desert-like, but the world created through prayer has a climate where love can thrive.
You must learn how to generate your own power. You cannot expect that I will always pull you and push you out. You must make yourself self-propelling. In order to do that, prayer must be the diet of your life. Whether people recognize your efforts or not, you must do your duty enthusiastically because you have a covenant with God. Day and night you move on; there is no pause. That is a living testimony.
Every several years my topic of prayer changes, which shows progress to a new era. In a prayerful mind I know precisely what time it is in God's timetable. That kind of preparation is necessary for self-perfection, and you must learn it through the power of prayer. Do you pray in the way I taught you today, for His kingdom and righteousness? Pray that this country can become a center of God's righteousness. Your country has seen many fervent patriots, but you must pray with more fervor than any of them. If your concern for this country is greater than God's then this country will survive, but otherwise it will crumble."
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