Ep 561 - Youth And Students For Peace Part 1
Youth and Students for Peace 196-41-14-40-561 - May 9, 2022
Yesterday, I had a really beautiful time at the Clifton Church. I would like to show you some photos.
There was an inauguration service of new Pastors at the Clifton Church in New Jersey. So many people came from different churches, and Ambassadors for Peace joined us. We celebrated an inauguration ceremony.
I became a senior pastor, and President Naokimi became a pastor of the Clifton Church.
I shared about the vision of the Clifton Church as a model church to show (to) the world based upon our True Mother’s directions.
We were determined to create a model church and revive the America Movement and the world.
We had a beautiful cake-cutting ceremony.
Crescentia laid an incredible foundation over there already. She will deliver a baby very soon. She has been working very hard. I really appreciate her great effort and devotion. Thank you so much.
Finally we held Og-Mansei cheers.
I think nearly 400 people joined our Sunday Service. There weas not enough room upstairs, so many had to go to attend in the overflow room. It was really beautiful. …
We had a group photo.
Today I’d like to talk about “Youth and Students for Peace” from True Mother’s Anthology 1.
I guess you are a little bit more than 20 years old. That is a very good age. You are living in an environment that is different from the 1960s. The environment that your parents grew up in was not an easy one. However, today you live in an environment where everything is prepared. You must think about eternal world peace when you are at school or with friends and attend True Parents. You must act and develop according to True Parents' ideal. Please don't forget this reality that you are here with me in this present day. What does the kingdom of heaven on earth that you long for look like? Recently, there has been a lot of interest in robots and in the question of their intelligence surpassing human intelligence. All created beings must live and then pass away according to the principle created by God, who is the Origin.
You must acquire expert knowledge in all areas. All issues such as climate change, food supply problems and religious conflict are happening worldwide because people do not know the True Parents. They say that they are attending Heaven at the center but they are not aware of the true ideal. The problem is that they think that they are right. We are the only ones that know the Will of Heavenly Parent and of True Parents. You must convey this to your friends in the world. You must guide them to become citizens of Cheon Il Guk. That is the wish of Heavenly Parent and True Parents. We must create and bring before God a world where nobody is fallen, returning to the ideal of the kingdom of heaven on earth that Heavenly Parent had originally planned.
You are very lucky people. You must know that the fact that you are living in the same era as True Mother and that you are able to converse with her like this will become a source of pride in front of your descendants. I am thinking that I have to care for you, protect you and guide you more, based on how you can carry out your responsibility. I want to see you succeed. I hope you can become people that can guide the young people of the world to come to Heavenly Parent. (2016.03.12, CheongShim International Youth Center)
Recently I have been speaking about Mother’s words about Youth and Students for Peace and CARP and Seonghwa Students.
I found some important content from Father’s word I would like to share with you.
How to Mobilize the University District
<89-271> From now on, what do all ordinary people with thoughts pay attention to? They don't pay attention to the newspapers. They don't even pay attention to the church. How do universities work? How do college students behave? They pay attention to this. All the thinkers in America are made to focus on that. If you are concerned about the country and the future, you must focus on that. Therefore, if we want to mobilize the university district, we need to worry about it for the country and its future more than anyone else, from the same standpoint as God. Then, the people God has prepared will surely form a relationship with our movement.
These are beautiful words.
Rather than trying to witness unconditionally with the university's activities, we should witness with a genuine concern for the United States and its future.
(We should) shed many tears, worrying more than anyone about the future of America. Where will this country go? Who will be responsible for the future of this country? (That concern) is to pray, saying, “Heavenly God, help me find someone who can love this country more than anyone else and love the world.”
To approach university students in order to save them we need to have this concept. We need to really love our country, the United States. We need to pray for the purpose of the whole of the country. We need to really worry about this country: where this country will go. We have to be responsible for the sake of this country.
When you have that kind of concept of the whole and that mindset and a public mind, surely God will help you to find someone who can really be dedicated to this country. Then they can grow and have a revival experience and help the world providence.
From God's point of view, above all else we should seek out prepared people who have a sense of ownership of this country from a public position.
God hears the prayers and wishes of those who have more public thoughts and concerns.
If you have the same desires and concerns and worry about the young people of the future in the same position as God, God has to help you since you are in line with His desires and concerns.
(We should) not just (do) witnessing. Of course, we need to witness, but the most important thing is why we need to witness to university students. Because our future is there.
Father said we really need to think of the future of (the whole) of America. Who can take care of America’s future? (We need to shed) tears and tears. (That person) is the one who is truly the owner of this country. He is the one who truly becomes a patriot for this nation. That is why we (need to) really love our nation more than anything else. In order to save and love our nation and to care for the future of America, Heavenly God, we need patriots who love this nation and can save the world. If we have that kind of ownership and mindset and dedication and focus on witnessing, God will surely give us prepared (people).
(We need to) not just focus on our individual goal of 3 or 4 spiritual children -- (although) that is important -- but you need to think first of the purpose of the whole.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: Principle of Creation 46. Section Five: The Process of the Creation of the Universe - Was it Created? Or Did it Evolve?
• According to the account of the creation of the universe in Genesis, Chapter One, amidst the primordial state of chaos, void and darkness, God created light. God next separated the waters below the firmament from the waters above it.
• He then divided the land from the ocean, created plants, fish, birds, mammals, etc., and finally made humankind. All this took a period of six “days.”
• From this account, we can surmise that the process of creating the universe took a period of time represented by six days.
• Considering that the account of the creation of the universe recorded in the Bible nearly coincides with the findings of modern scientific research, we are reassured that this biblical record must be a revelation from God.
• The universe did not suddenly spring forth complete without regard to the flow of time. In fact, its origin and development took an enormous length of time.
• Hence, the biblical period of 6 days for the completion of the universe is not to be reckoned by the number of literal sunrises and sunsets. It symbolizes 6 ordered periods of time in the creation process.
Based on that, let’s study Father’s word.
The Intervention of the Third Power and its Direction
<136-16> Even the direction is like this. Who suggested the direction that lower life forms can develop into higher life forms? Next, think of the structural form. How did it become a man and a woman. This is the problem. How does the object itself have the energy of intervention and direction of the third power, and a structural differentiation.
Evolution could not explain the structure of love. It could not explain why males and females exist as a pair system.
The principle very clearly states why all beings are structured in a pair system.
Evolution and Development from a Harmonious Position
<136-16> Living forms that came into existence without any help from a third power is not plausible scientifically and logically in this world. From this point of view, everything did not occur through evolution. It is an ideal being that evolved, developed, and created from a harmonious position. These are very difficult words. When looking within God’s harmony, in order to develop it went through a stage of evolution, but it is not evolution itself. Do you understand? That is how it is.
Can a Man Evolve into a Woman?
<189-261> Evolution is not a problem. Sexual problem is a bigger problem than evolution. Can a man evolve into a woman? Can a woman evolve into a man? Do not infer by looking at the evolution of bones. Are all four-legged animals in the same species? All animals walk, but does that mean they are all the same species? (No) Is a lion and a tiger the same? They look the same. When a lion and a tiger mates what comes out? Is an offspring born? Have you ever heard that in the animal kingdom, if they look the same they would mate?
The organ to give birth, problems about sex, problems centered on love, do you not know the fact that you breed centered on this? Do they also have revolutions there? When they give birth, can they give birth through their mouth? Can they give birth through the anus?
Very interesting guidance. If the seeds are different, no matter how much they mate, no offspring can be born. Is some third being born when monkeys and humans mate? If the seeds are completely different, even if they mate hundreds of times, no offspring can be born.
Therefore, human beings are not born by evolution from any being. In the beginning, God created Adam and Eve as one man and one woman. If everything evolves, then can a male evolve into a female? Can a man evolve into a woman?
This is really nonsense. Father guides us clearly about the first steps of God’s creation.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: Why our Hearts are Empty and Sad
1. Let's look at God's sorrow historically. The first is the sorrow of losing Adam, the second is the sorrow of losing Jesus, and the third is the sorrow of True Parents suffering when they came to this earth. How grievous must God be when He lost Adam's family, lost Jesus, and saw True Parents also suffer when they came to this world? God’s great sorrows can be seen providentially through these three ages, but these sorrows representing the three ages of Adam are revealed in Abraham’s age through Abraham’s three generations. What kind of sadness do you live with? We are not aware of it, but God's sorrow is well expressed through our journey.
Many brothers and sisters tell me, “Dr. Yong, you are always talking about God’s suffering, God’s sorrowful heart, hardship and pain. We want to be liberated from that. God is a God of joy.”
Yes, I know that. But I am telling you there is a process to understand God. Of course, I am going to talk about God as the greatest God. But I want to introduce God’s substantial reality.
If someone has a painful heart and we tell him (that we need to be) joyful and happy, can we console and comfort him (in this way)? If someone is in much pain and has a painful heart, then we need to solve that issue first. “Why are you in so much pain? We need to understand (him) in order to help. If someone is hungry, how can we save him? First of all, we need to give him food. If someone is crying, we need to know why he is crying. We need to know the reason. If someone really needs money, then we need to help him with money. We need to know (his situation).
(We cannot simply say) God is a glorious God, he is a joyful God. That is fine, but in the beginning we need to know God’s reality and situation. When we solve God’s reality and situation, that is the way to create joy and happiness.
As (God’s) children what should we do first? We need to know his situation, his wishes, his problems and his reality. This is important. So far, since Adam and Eve fell, no one knows God’s reality and situation. True Father for the first time discovered his reality and problems.
We need to solve his problems first. That is the way to console and comfort God and (bring him) joy and happiness. Everyone tries to avoid worry or pain or han or bitter heart or sorrow, but you need to know God’s reality. This is important.
Since the fall of Adam and Eve, God has been looking for Adam and Eve to break their throats(?).
God lost Adam and Eve and Eden, the mountain of Eden, the Garden of Eden. Can you understand that? How much Heavenly Father (invested) his heart and mind. It took a long time to create the universe. I don’t know how many millions of years -- we do not know (how long). Finally in the end God created Adam and Eve.
But he lost Adam and Eve and his entire property, the universe. Can you imagine how much God’s heart is broken? Since Adamand Eve fell, God has been searching for them.
“Adam! Eve! Where are you now, Eve and Adam??? Where are you now?”
He is continuously searching for them in tears.
He is calling me through my original mind and conscience. If I do something wrong, God immediately tells me, “Hey my son, my daughter, Adam, Eve, Dr. Yong, where are you now? Hey Adam, where are you now? The United States of America, where are you going now?”
God continues to seek each and every one of us through our conscience and true heart without stopping for a moment.
2. Today, we Unification Church members generally think of ourselves as lacking and awful, and often repent. “Everything went wrong because I am foolish” “It is natural for me to bear this kind of cross.” Looking at these things, most of the members are in a position where they set the standard for the “foundation of faith” in their relationship with God and True Parents. But how many of us have gone one step further to the level of the cross that we bear for our ancestors and others? If we take up the cross for others and our neighbors, we can pay off our ancestors’ sins and remove our fallen nature. If we do not do this, we will not be able to lay the foundation of substance.
The foundation of faith is laid when you become one with Abel. You can settle your individual cross while serving Abel.
However, for the foundation of substance, when the person in Abel’s position takes up Cain's cross, his fallen nature is removed, and even the sins of his ancestors can be cleared.
3. Most of our members believe in the will and try to obey. But how many people have gone to the stage of carrying Cain's cross as Abel? If you join our church, attend worship services, and obey well, then in the case of your wrong habits and temperament, your sins will be cleared, and you will build a foundation of faith with God because you live by the Word. However, when you ascend to Abel's position and serve Cain, your fallen natures will be cleared and even the ancestral sins caused by your ancestors will be cleared. As Abel takes Cain's cross, he must gradually come to know God's circumstances and become resurrected. When you first enter the church, your ancestors and the spirit world will guide you for a certain period of time. However, after a certain period of time, your heart does not know it, but it becomes very empty and sad.
4. Why do our hearts become sad and empty without realizing it while we are living our life of faith? It is because my ancestors and the spirit world want me to know God's circumstances and to grow up by spiritual resurrection, but I just stay in one place. When you first join the church, the spirit world and your ancestors nurture you for a certain period of time, but if you do not practice living for others, the spirit world and your ancestors will begin to accuse you. You feel that your heart is gradually getting sadder and feels frustrated somehow. Even after a certain period of time has passed since we entered the church, if our inner person is not resurrected centered on God's circumstances, spirits will come and accuse us. How do we solve this? We must go out to witness in order to save Cain. If you do not engage in witnessing activities, your heart will feel emptier and sadder without knowing why. That is the spirit world accusing you of not doing such activities.
That is correct. I had this experience when I was young.
The desire of God and the spirit world is that the people chosen by God will grow spiritually and multiply His Will. There is a reason why God chose me and I became a chosen guy.
God and True Parents chose me to save the nation and mankind through me. But when I do not meet the expectations of the spirit world and my ancestors, they begin to accuse me. And inside, my heart becomes really empty and frustrated without knowing it.
Something (is) empty. Something feels sad. Sometimes (I feel) very frustrated. Why is it like that?
When your mind is empty and hollow, you should immediately focus on saving souls. The life of witnessing (to) save Cain is God's greatest desire for me. Therefore, you should not stay at home. Get out!
The spiritual world, God and your ancestors push you to get out. Your main mission is to focus on total salvation. You need to find someone and bring him to God’s bosom.
Whatever (you do), you must make time for witnessing. If you do not focus on God's greatest concern, saving souls, you will always feel empty and there (will be) no way to avoid accusations from your ancestors. So kick the door and go out.
Your ancestors and Heavenly God and the spiritual world really want to kick you out from your home. “Why don’t you save the people?” Day and night God has some kind of expectation of you. If you do not do that mission, which is salvation, which is witnessing, and you do something else, even if you are doing hoondokhae, but you do not take action, your heart will always feel empty. Somehow without knowing (why) something (feels) empty. Sometimes you are very sad. We need to know the reason. Just now I already explained (this).
5. Unification Church members listened to the Words of the Principle a lot and attended Hoondokhae a lot, so our ears grew like that of a donkey, but the problem is that we don't act. In other words, we do not go out and witness. We try to establish certain conditions through the Words of the Principle and Hoondokhae, but we do not witness to save Cain, so our spirit bodies are just the same. Why do we study the Words and attend Morning Devotion? It is to save Cain. However, if you listen to the Words and do not go out and put it into practice, there is no way for your spirit body to grow. Attending Morning Devotion should not end with just jeongseong or a condition. You must open the door and go out. If you listen to the Words without witnessing, only your head and ears will grow. Your spirit body can never grow and resurrect, and you cannot experience the heart of God.
Witnessing saves your spirit. It is the greatest contribution to the construction of Cheon Il Guk. From witnessing, God's sorrow, God’s han begins to be liberated. As I train to serve others through witnessing, my fallen nature naturally disappears. Through witnessing, we come to understand God's sorrowful heart, circumstances, and desires. Witnessing is a shortcut to inherit heavenly fortune.
Therefore you must open the door and get out of your home. If you listen to the Words without witnessing, only your head and ears will grow -- like a donkey’s ears! Your spirit body can never grow and resurrect, and you cannot experience the heart of God.
Our internal, inner mission is what? To save people, whatever you do. Even if you are a student or work outside, that is your external mission. Your eternal mission is what? To save people. Through saving people we can liberate God’s heart, and our spirit body will grow day by day. What is our mission? Salvation.
If you do not focus on salvation, I am telling you, your heart will always feel empty. If you (participate in) Morning Devotion but do not witness, maybe you can enjoy it and it can comfort your heart, but without taking action, something is lacking in your heart, something is empty, something is sorrowful. Who gives this kind of feeling to you? God and your ancestors give you this kind of feeling. How great an expectation Heavenly Father has for you to focus on witnessing!
6. When you go out to witness and see pitiful people, you must have a heart to cry and help them. We must discover God's suffering and pain by looking at those who are suffering. How many Christians look only at the salvation of the cross and go? If we see such Christians and pastors, shouldn't we be holding on to them and weep together to convey Jesus’ true heart? As long as we are alive, we have a mission. It is to find and establish God's people. Among those who struggle to find and establish a single soul, the spirit world is with them and the work of the Holy Spirit of God comes upon them.
As long as we are alive, we have a mission to save even one soul. Yesterday, how much time did you spend witnessing? During the whole year how much time did you witness? I am not joking. It does not matter (whether) you are a senior or a young guy. What are God's expectations and wishes?
Some (members) never go out to witness. Do you think that witnessing is only for GPA members? Young members? Only those who are interested in that? If you have that mindset, spiritual world and your ancestors will definitely accuse you. And your heart will feel some emptiness, some loneliness, some lack. How do you solve that problem? Just get out!
With your tears, sweat and blood becoming crazy to save people, I am telling you, your emptiness, your lonely heart will immediately disappear. Let’s all become blessed families responding to True Mother’s great commission by participating in the New Life campaign to restore 3 spiritual children. Aju?
LIVING TESTIMONY: I’m a Living Testimony that Anything is Possible
Today let's take the time to hear a testimony by Desire Cuevas-Contreras from Maryland. Let’s hear her beautiful testimony.
(Testimony of Desire Cuevas-Contreras)
Desire, you make me cry! Thank you so much.
You see, my brothers and sisters, she joined our movement less than a year ago. How inspired she is! She has found God and the purpose of life. She has moved to the CARP house and is focused on salvation.
Most of our brothers and sisters have had the same experience in their early church (life). The problem is how we can maintain that kind of spirit. In order to maintain our spirit, (we need to) continuously focus on salvation, to love people, to save people. This is the way our spirit body can become healthy and … can grow well.
Thank you, Desiree, for that beautiful testimony.♦
(Response to sharing) For me if there is an object partner I can love, this is my happiness. If I can love someone, if there is an object partner I can love, i can have a longing heart to love, if there is an object partner (with whom) I can have give and take, if I can have a jjak sarang list and object partner, wow! This is one of the beautiful things and my happiness. I can love someone. I can find someone. Even though they do not know about True Parents, if I can introduce them (to them), this is a great moment for our life, (namely,) to find … the object partner to witness (to).
When you console the suffering and sorrowful God, actually incredible happiness comes to you. Your heart automatically becomes happy and joyful because you try to help God’s reality. I cannot imagine that. This looks miserable, but actually internally you are very happy because you are trying to help your Heavenly Father.♦
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