Ep 582 - A Place Where True Parents' Love Is Experienced Part 3
A Place Where True Parents' Love is Experienced - May 30, 2022 - Memorial Day
PDF Printable Text and Images + Testimony Judy Lejeune
Did you participate in last night’s events? The Day of All True Things and also the HSA Anniversary? It was quite late, but many of our brothers and sisters were very inspired to hear many reports.
Yesterday, we celebrated The 60th Day of All True Things and the 68th Anniversary of the Founding of FFWPU (The Family Federation for World Peace and Unification) at the Clifton Church. It was very beautiful.
(We had) an offering table. Then we prayed, had Family Pledge together and took a group photo.
And then we had a Sunday Service, and the Francisco-Naoko Chamorrinha couple who completed 1 hour and 3 hour DP reading 100 times gave a very inspiring testimony.
At the Clifton Church more than 45 people have completed reading the 1-hour EDP 100 times. Many of them are already doing the 3-hour content. It was really an exciting report. Many people have a beautiful experience of rebirth through the reading-100-times condition.
I gave a sermon with the title of “How to pray to receive answers from God - 3 great elements of prayer.” Yesterday I invested so much effort and heart (in order) to prepare and deliver this speech. I hope if you have time, please listen to yesterday’s sermon. My sermon can really affect your life of faith: how to receive answers from God. I gave a testimony of my entire life about how to pray and break through. Maybe you can have time to watch yesterday’s content.
Today I’d like to talk about the “A Place Where True Parents' Love is Experienced” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 1.
If you compare the location of CheongPyeong on a map to a human body, its position is similar to that of the womb. That is why many new lives are born here. It is also the place where these lives grow up. Isn't your spirituality growing through the diverse experiences offered here, such as the removal of evil spirits, the liberation of ancestors, and so forth? Heaven G. Burger is for you. I am not aiming at making a lot of money from it by making it a huge success; yet, since we have begun, it is essential that we do well and succeed. With a heart that you are also participating in this endeavor, I would like to ask for your great support and any advice or wisdom if you have experience. Though our restaurant is well known under the name of Elbon, we must develop healthy food that is affordable and that saves people time.
Time is essential in fulfilling the tribal messiah responsibility. Hence, we cannot spend one to two hours eating. There are some people who say they need at least two hours to have a meal. Father, however, was different. He finished everything within five to ten minutes and set off again on his way. You need to resemble True Parents, don't you? You need to lead lives that resemble those of Parents. Only in so doing can you expand your circumstances and become owners. (2015.10.30, Cheon Jeong Gung)
True Parents have had great interest in humankind’s issue of famine more than anyone else, and they have invested in the ocean providence so much. Let’s take a look at True Father’s words regarding this.
<Chambumo Gyeong, P. 1147> Since the beginning of history, humankind has faced three great enemies: famine, disease, and ignorance. The people of the world need to pool their resources to fight and overcome these enemies. These problems are showing up in serious ways in places like Africa, Central America and South America. This is exactly the reason we need to create a business that in the future will develop the marine resources in the vast oceans.
I have created business enterprises that cover a variety of ocean-related activities. They include building large fishing vessels, making fishing equipment, and fish farming. In the future, the ocean will supply food to all the people in the world. That is why exploring and developing the ocean is the best way to end hunger and starvation.
<Chambumo Gyeong, P. 1149> Famine is one of the most serious problems we face in the world today. Hence, it is urgent for us to secure food. The solution cannot even be found in the United States, only in South America. Here in South America, all you need is a hectare of land somewhere and you can plant crops. If you clear a hectare of land and plant crops on it, no one says anything.
If you travel along the borders between countries, you will find a lot of empty, idle land. If you cultivate that land, you will not starve. But after that comes an environmental issue. That is why I encourage fish farming. We just cannot get enough quality protein from the food on land. For this reason, I am strongly promoting fish farming, and eating fish rather than meat.
True Parents took great interest in human famine among the three major enemies of famine, disease, and ignorance. And as a countermeasure against it, True Parents took great interest in South America and made great efforts to secure the ocean providence and food.
Even looking at the interest of True Parents who worked hard to solve the problem of human famine, we cannot deny that True Parents are the Saviors who loved mankind more than anyone else.
Therefore, in order to love mankind, we must pay attention to the problems of famine, disease, and ignorance, and work hard like True Parents with much prayer and devotion as well as with practical measures. How many people are dying of famine today? How many people are dying today complaining of suffering from disease? How many people today do not know about God and are suffering and moaning without knowing the purpose of their lives?
We cannot even dare to guess how much effort True Parents have (invested) in tears every day over these three major problems of mankind.
We truly need to understand Father‘s concern for humankind. He really loves all humankind. He really thinks about the future of all humankind, how to solve the major issues.
Day and night (True Parents) invested their heart in the ocean providence and how to solve the problem of famine and disease, all kinds (of problems). How can we deny True Parents’ great effort. No one else invested such effort and love for the sake of all humankind. Let’s appreciate their great effort and jeonseong for the sake of all humankind.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Principle of Creation 50 - The Indirect Dominion and the Human Portion of Responsibility
The Reason for Human Responsibility
• God endowed human beings with a portion of responsibility for the following reason:
• By fulfilling their given portion of responsibility, with which even God does not interfere, human beings are meant to inherit the creative nature of God and participate in God’s great work of creation.
• God intends human beings to earn ownership and become worthy to rule over the creation as creators in their own right, just as God governs over them as their Creator.
• This is the principal difference between human beings and the rest of creation.
The Portion of Responsibility and Separation of Satan
What is the way of restoration through indemnity? It is the way to separate from Satan. Why do we need to separate from Satan? It is to find the realm of the portion of responsibility. From the beginning, the realm of the portion of responsibility does not include Satan. We have to complete our portion of responsibility and graft onto God’s love. We have to separate from all things that are connected to Satan. It is not easy to separate from Satan. You have to do the most difficult thing in Satan’s world, to do what the people of Satan’s world hate the most. Satan hates to sacrifice. So you have to go down to the bottom. Satan tries to rise so we have to go down to the bottom. We have to go to the bottom and separate from Satan. It is only when we have separated from Satan that we can fulfill our portion of responsibility. (1986.10.9 Korea)
God only gave the portion of responsibility to human beings. God did not give the portion of responsibility to Satan who is the archangel.
If God had given a portion of responsibility to Satan as well, then the archangel, human beings and Satan would stand in the position of the same level. However, God created the archangel as the servant and human beings as His children.
Human beings were in the position to fulfill their portion of responsibility and dominate the archangel. However, due to the archangels’ temptations, Adam and Eve fell, but since God did not give responsibility to the archangel, He could not interrogate Satan about his responsibility.
Ultimately, Adam and Eve were primarily responsible for the Fall. In a way, Satan could actually accuse Adam and Eve. He would accuse them, (saying,) “Although I tempted you from the servant position, as the master of me and all creation, aren’t you, Adam and Eve, supposed to dominate me?”
You must clearly understand that when human beings do not fulfill their portion of responsibility and dominate Satan, they become Satan.
Keep in mind that when I cannot dominate my body, I become Satan. Satan is not a being that is somewhere else. If I dominate, I become the master; if I cannot dominate, I become Satan. Do not think that Satan is in the spirit world or somewhere else.
No. Who can create Satan? I am the one who can create Satan. We cannot blame Satan, the archangel. It is my portion of responsibility. I need to fulfill this portion of responsibility under God’s indirect dominion. Don’t blame the environment, Satan, your enemies or your opponents. It is my portion of responsibility to manage all of them. If I don’t take control, I will go against God’s will and become Satan. Faith is about overcoming any situation. That is why Father says that faith is overcoming. If you cannot overcome, you cannot fulfill your portion of responsibility and you easily become Satan.
We must clearly understand that if we do not overcome and take responsibility, we become Satan. God never gives a portion of responsibility to the archangel. That is why God cannot blame the archangel. He does not have a portion of responsibility. Father clearly said it here. The archangel does not have a portion of responsibility. We human beings have our portion of responsibility. Whatever trial, serious or terrible situation comes to me, I am the one who (must) overcome and dominate (it). Then I can become the owner of all things, of true love. Why do you blame the environment, Satan, your enemies, or your opponent? We need to understand our portion of responsibility. No matter what the situation, I am the one who overcomes. (This is) incredible guidance!
Faith is overcoming. It means I need to dominate. I need to control. If I cannot control sexual desires, I become the slave to Satan. It is not a simple matter to become the owner of true love. It is not a simple matter to become God’s sons and daughters, right? Our portion of responsibility is to control me. How do I control me before controlling the cosmos? Do not blame anyone. If Satan really tries to kill you, or your opponent really does not like you or someone doesn’t like you, do not blame him. My job is what? Overcoming. That is my portion of responsibility.
Before True Father discovered the human portion of responsibility, we always blamed somebody. “Because of you, because of my father, because of my wife, my husband, my children, a terrible environment, because, because, because. ...” Adam said, “Because of Eve ...” Eve said, “Because of the archangel...” The archangel said, “Because of Adam and Eve and God...”
Wow! We tried to excuse (ourselves). This is fallen nature.
The Portion of Responsibility and What We Must Possess
God gave the portion of responsibility within the realm of dominion through results according to the Principle and within the realm of direct dominion. Has any of you fulfilled your portion of responsibility? I am a person who eternally possesses the vertical God! God and I are completely one in love. So you, too, centering on true love, must:
First, conquer God
Second, man must conquer woman and woman must conquer man.
Third, you must conquer all things. (1986.12.21 Belvedere, USA)
God gave human beings indirect dominion and a growth period for them to fulfill their portion of responsibility. For human beings in the indirect dominion to fulfill their portion of responsibility, in the true love point of view, meant, first, conquer God. In order to possess God, you must experience God’s heart and inherit it.
Second, man must conquer woman, and woman must conquer man. In order for man to conquer woman and woman to conquer man with love, you must deny yourself completely and serve and attend them like God.
Third, you must conquer all things with love. Due to the human fall, we fell into a position lower than all things. Therefore, human beings must go out and regard all things as my Abel. You must go out, loving and serving and attending all things
Father said we must conquer God. Second, man must conquer woman, and woman must conquer man. Third, you must conquer all things.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: A man's Subject is Love; A Woman's Subject is Love
1. As we know, love is the subject. If the subject of a man is love, the subject of a woman is also love. The husband can find love only when he establishes a common base with his wife. The subject of both the husband and wife is love. Therefore, the husband must regard his wife as higher than himself, so that he can find love through her. It is the same for the wife. The position of the subject is determined by how strong one’s consciousness is to exalt and value the other person, centered on love. In other words, if a wife's standard of love is higher and stronger than that of her husband, then she becomes the subject of love. If the wife is close to God and her relationship is good, then she is the subject of love. A husband can regard his wife as the subject if she has a closer relationship with God than he does. The wife does not always try to be the subject in order to achieve love's purpose, but when she keeps pushing her husband up to make him higher than her, she automatically becomes the subject of love.
Man’s subject is not woman, and woman’s subject is not man, but love must become their subject. To say that love is the subject refers to the love in which man and woman become one.
Love where man and woman become one is God’s love. Therefore, before a man loves a woman, he must go through God’s heart and love, then love her.
Do not directly deal with a woman or man but go through God’s heart and love and then love them. In other words, a man must deal with a woman with the love and heart-touching experience of meeting God, and a woman must also deal with a man with the love and heart-touching experience of meeting God.
The position of the subject is determined by how strong one’s consciousness is to exalt and value the other person, centered on love.
In other words, if a wife's standard of love is higher and stronger than that of her husband, then she becomes the subject of love.
Who can become the subject of love in America? One who loves America and the American people more than anyone else. Even though I am Korean, if I love America and American people and American ancestors more than anyone else, then everybody can say, “You are the subject of love for America.” Love is the key.
Your nationality does not matter. If you have citizenship or permanent residency, it does not matter. Your color does not matter. Who can become the subject (of love) of this nation? Who can love this nation more? Who can become the subject (of love) of all humankind? Who loves all humankind and the world more (than anyone else)?
A husband can regard his wife as the subject if she has a closer relationship with God than he does.
The wife does not always try to be the subject in order to achieve love's purpose, but when she keeps pushing her husband up to make him higher than her, she automatically becomes the subject of love.
2. From the wife's point of view, since the husband is the substance of God's masculine nature, she must make her husband closer to God to become one with her. With such a wife's efforts, the husband becomes the subject of love. On the course of restoration, it is the woman's responsibility to elevate the man who is in the position of the archangel to the position of the subject. In the course of restoration, the woman must act as the subject, since love must be restored. In other words, a woman's position is that of a mediator. On the day that a man is brought into a relationship with God through a woman, the woman must be 100% absolute with the man. Also, a man in a father’s position is loved more when he 100% values his wife more than himself.
From the wife's point of view, since the husband is the substance of God's masculine nature, she must make her husband closer to God to become one with her. The wife should not try to receive love from her husband first, but always think of how she can make her husband closer and raise him. It is the same for the husband.
Depending on how much the wife draws her husband closer towards God, the husband can come into the position of the subject of love. In the course of restoration, pulling the man in the archangel position up to the subject position is the woman’s responsibility.
In the course of restoration, the woman must act as the subject, since love must be restored. In other words, a woman's position is that of a mediator. In order for a relationship between the man and God to be formed through a woman, the woman must be 100% absolute with the man and serve him as God.
Also, a man in a father’s position is loved more when he 100% values his wife more than himself.
How amazing True Parents’ teaching and guidance for our life of faith is! Of course, the Bible teaches us many things, but the Divine Principle and True Parents’ guidance teaches us in detail. Who can guide more than this? We can understand what the world of true love is and what the position between man and wife is.
3. A couple's relationship is a love that combines parental love and conjugal love. To love from the point of view of parental love in a couple relationship means to think of the other person as a father or mother and serve each other. And horizontally, it means that we value each other more than ourselves so that we can draw each other closer to God. Then we become husbands and wives who respect each other. Therefore, the relationship between husband and wife can be the same as the relationship between parents and children vertically. This is because you must treat each other as a father or mother. A couple is rooted in love, such as the relationship between a father and a child. That way, the couple seems to be in love forever. It is wrong for the husband to think, “I am the subject.” Nor should the wife say, “I am the subject.” The man is not the subject, and the wife is not the subject. Love is the subject.
Conjugal love represents parents’ love, conjugal love, siblings’ love and children’s love. Among those, the important thing is for conjugal love to love representing parents’ love.
To love from the point of view of parental love in a couple’s relationship means to think of the other person as a father or mother and serve each other.
Horizontally, it means that we value each other more than ourselves so that we can draw each other closer to God. Then we become husbands and wives who respect each other. Therefore, the relationship between husband and wife can be the same as the relationship between parents and children vertically.
“Because I treat my husband vertically, he is my father, grandfather figure.” The husband treats his wife vertically: “She is my mother, grandmother figure.” That is why conjugal love even represents parental love.
It is wrong for the husband to think, “I am the subject.” Nor should the wife say, “I am the subject.” The man is not the subject, and the wife is not the subject. Love is the subject.
If the husband or wife insists on being the subject, this mindset of continuously insisting on your own opinion and your own thinking (will lead) you always (to) quarrel and fight with each other. (Then) there is no solution.
Why do people separate very easily after marriage? Because of this kind of thinking: “I am the subject. You need to love me and serve me first.” This concept is really a problem. We need to understand that love is the subject.
4. We are using the word “subject” because of love. Therefore, it must be seen that the position of the subject is determined according to how close a husband and wife are to God. The subject has no consciousness of being a subject. It is the same as a true father not having a sense of subjectivity in front of his children, saying, “I am your father.”
Who is the subject of love. The position of the subject is determined depending on who loves God more.
That position of the subject is determined depending on who tries to bring the other closer towards God. Therefore, the subject of love has no consciousness of being a subject.
We learned that the husband or wife is not the subject. Who is the subject? The subject is love.
How powerful this content is! How much it can improve the relationship between husband and wife ... between siblings, and between parents and children. This can improve our relationships very much.
Father teaches us (about) the subject of love. Then we can be humble and serve each other. In the end your opponent partner will say, “You are the subject of my love!” We can have that kind of testimony from our object partner. That is the attitude of a true man or woman.
LIVING TESTIMONY: I’m a Living Testimony for Whom Anything is Possible
(Testimony of Judy Lejeune, Capital Family Church, DC.)
What a beautiful, powerful testimony!♦
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