Ep 941 - The Cornerstone of The Culture for an Ideal World of Peace Part 3
The Cornerstone of the Culture for an Ideal World of Peace - May 24 2023
Key Points
· Today is Dr. Yong’s last day on Morning Devotion. It concludes with episode 941.
· In Korean, 941 means a narrow escape from death.
· Dr. Yong believes that because we have put all our jeongseong together and are emerging from the dark tunnel of Covid, we are well prepared to go forward from now on, centering on a new leadership.
· Dr. Yong sincerely thanks God and True Parents for guiding him through 941 days of Morning Devotion.
· He also thanks all those who attended Morning Devotion in the United States and from all around the world.
· A beautiful Living Testimony was given by Carol Pobanz from New Jersey relating her work with the International City of Peace Foundation, Pocheon Declaration and the “Nutely Peace Rocks” Unity movement.
· Very moving Testimonies from all 5 Sub regional directors were also given about many things, including the impact Dr. Yong has had on their faith, family, and ministries.
· A touching, timely, and lyrical musical offering was performed by James Edgerly, Peter Lewis and Kenny Wolfenberger, called ‘Last Letter Home’.
· Heartfelt remembrances and gratitudes were given by the Morning Devotion team and a graduation cake was presented to Dr. Yong, who declared that he will give all the brothers and sisters Doctorate Degrees of True Love.
Transcripts from November 3, 2021 to the present, personal notes from November 11, 2020 until November 2, 2021 and slides from August 29, 2021 to the present are available at MD.Hoondok.com as PDF files. ♦
God morning, Good morning, My dear brothers and sisters, clergy and AFP! Maybe from now on you won’t be hearing this kind of shouting greeting, right?
Today is my last Morning Devotion. Today’s Morning Devotion concludes with episode 941. 941 in Korean means a narrow escape from death. Because of the Covid 19 situation I think we really put our jeongseong together and finally got out from that dark tunnel. I think the American movement from now on will have a great future centered on new leadership. I sincerely thank Heavenly Parent and True Parents for protecting and guiding me for 941 days. Also, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the interpreters who helped me a lot, to those who translated the sermons, and to all the staff at headquarters. Special thanks to my beloved person, Dr. Michael Kiely. I really love him. He is in the hospital now, please pray for him. Above all, I would like to thank the Morning Devotion attendees for their support and encouragement from all over the world, centered on the United States.
Today I’d like to briefly talk about “The Cornerstone of the Culture for an Ideal World of Peace, from True Mother’s Anthology, Vol. 2. Let us study Mother’s word.
<This speech was given by Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon at the Inaugural Convention of the Youth Federation for World Peace, held on July 26, 1994 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C.>
The Cornerstone of the Culture for an Ideal World of Peace
Originally, God wanted to see the fulfillment of the ideal of creation in the parenthood of Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve as loving children, and eventually as loving parents to their own children, would have been the model of a loving family centered on God. Such a family would have been the building block for an ideal world of love and peace. But the Bible tells us that God's ideal of the family was lost due to the Fall of Adam and Eve. Tragically, with the loss of this first family, the potential for the realization of an ideal nation and world was also lost.
So then, how can we work to reclaim the ideal of the family? My husband and I believe that women must take the leading role. We founded the Women's Federation for World Peace in 1992 to inspire women all around the world to take responsibility for their families, communities and nations. Working in concert with the Federation for World Peace, the Women's Federation for World Peace has been working to educate men and women in the areas of politics, religion, arts and science to become role models as loving husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, and community leaders.
Thank you Heavenly Honey. What a tremendous investment to Morning Devotion, for 941 episodes. I think you are the one who really contributed so much. Everybody will remember your beautiful voice. I don’t know how I can express my gratitude for Heavenly Honey and also to her husband for his support.
Today we will listen to the testimonies of the 5 Sub-regional leaders. I asked Resfred to be the MC. Thank you very much. First we will hear the Living Testimony from Rev. Carol Pobanz.
(Sub-Region Leaders testimonies: Kevin & Masako Thompson SR5, John & Fusae Jackson, SR4, Kazuo Takami couple, SR3, Dr. Achille Acolatse SR2, Naokimi Ushiro SR1.)
(A graduation ceremony of sorts was held by MC Resfred Arthur, who presented Dr. Yong with a cake.)
Dr. Yong blesses all of us with Doctorate Degrees in True Love.
Thank you so much all my brothers and sisters, I Love You!
NOTE: This text and the PowerPoint slides from this speech are available as a link at the top of this text. Transcripts from November 3, 2021 to the present, personal notes from November 11, 2020 until November 2, 2021 and slides from August 29, 2021 to the present are available at MD.Hoondok.com as PDF files. Books of the transcripts and notes are available as PDFs at MDBooks.Hoondok.com.
This lightly edited transcript may contain errors and omissions. Indecipherable, inaudible or uncertain words and guesses are tagged with a “(?)” and indecipherable phrases, with an ellipsis “...”. First, second and third person pronouns have been left as spoken if the meaning is clear, and other apparently Korean English expressions have been preserved if understandable. Some repeated phrases have been eliminated.
Audio only is available at anchor.morndev.com, spotify.morndev.com & audio.morndev.com. Notes or transcripts of Dr. Yong’s Morning Devotion speeches from November 11, 2020 through March 29, 2022 are available as six paperback books at cost at Lulu.com/Shop -- search for Dr. Chung Sik Yong -- and as PDF downloads free of charge at MDBooks.Hoondok.com.♦