Ep 778 - The Role of Women Has Become More Important Part 9
Opening, Inheriting and Fulfilling the Era of the Victory, Liberation and Completion of the True Parents - December 12, 2022
Key Points
All of our women members must first go on the path of true mothers, true wives, true daughters, and true women leaders to show the world that our character and lives have changed.
Though the archangel caused the fall, God nonetheless has han that he could not give the angel the perfect love he would have ultimately given him if he had protected and helped perfect Adam and Eve until they were blessed and had started family.
We can only bring the enemy to natural submission by “turning the other cheek,” by serving, sacrificing and living for his sake until his han is lifted.
Because there is no force in the Kingdom of Heaven, God – and we – must love our enemy until he completely and naturally surrenders. That is why the providence has been prolonged.
Our life, love, lineage and activities all belong to God.
We need to live according to God’s purpose of creation and blueprint.
If we know our identity as absolutely belonging to God and live according to the Principle, Law, Will, purpose and intention which God made us with, we can be happy.
Everything is decided by Heavenly Parent who created us.
When we know the principle with which God made us and apply it to our lives, our lives become happier.
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.♦
I am greeting you from L.A.
On Saturday, we had a YCLC/ACLC event at the L.A. Family Church. About 100 people attended the event. YCLC members gave Divine Principle Lectures and had group discussion together. I gave a keynote address, emphasizing the importance of studying the Divine Principle.
I was really moved by our YCLC lecturers. They gave really powerful lectures. And the response of the Christian ministers who received the lectures was so beautiful. I learned many things from that.
We took a group photo
Then, we had a UPF dinner meeting with Ambassadors for Peace and religious leaders at the Pasadena House. It was a beautiful event.
Our UPF leaders, Mr. Nassar and his wife, are really incredible! They loved each of the UPF members very well. I really admire their care for the ambassadors for peace. Everybody respects him so much! I was inspired by this, and I have some plans for next year.
Yesterday, we had a Christmas Family Reunion Service at Quiet Cannon in Las Angeles. More than 400 people gather together.
Even though Kevin Thompson could not attend because he is sick, (he and) Tengan and all the staff members, UPF and women leaders, united together, and we had a great breakthrough.
We watched several videos regarding honoring True Parents’ legacy, and Kengo Kawa shared his testimony. Then, Rev. Mark Tengan share about the 2022 accomplishments of the L.A. family church.
Then, I gave a message with the title of “How can we Create a Happy and Joyful Church?”
There was a good response.
We took a group photo. It is very beautiful.
Once again , I congratulate all our L.A. members and brothers and sisters, especially our sub-regional leader, Kevin Thompson, (you all) did a great job! Thank you so much!
Today I’d like to talk about “The Role of Women has Become More Important” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 2.
<This speech was given at the World Women's Peace Network General Assembly held on March 25, 2012 at the Beache Palace Resort Hotel in Muchangpo, Korea> Therefore, men and women do not need to confront or contend with each other, for they do not need to imitate the other's characteristics, dispositions or roles or to covet and take them by force. Instead, by giving what they have to the other with true love and completing the other, they can become united as a bigger whole and share one another. In the twenty-first century, women should play a major role in world history by serving as one of the wheels of the engine, pulling forward the construction of a peaceful world, together with the men. Going beyond the century of power and technology, women are the central axis in building the century of love and the peace culture, and their role will be more important than ever before.
Even though today's world is filled with confusion and chaos, the women’s peace movement of WFWP, united under God's vision of true love, should soar up to a whole new level based on our achievements of the past twenty years. We should strengthen our network with global women leaders for the expansion of the women's peace movement, and dedicate ourselves to the utmost with the conviction that we can purify this world into a beautiful world of peace wherein God's ideal of creation can be realized. If we can do so, God's absolute authority and the divine protection and great blessings of the spirit world will be with us. My dear women leaders! Let us all walk the path of the true mother, true wife, true daughter and true woman leader, who can construct a unified world overflowing with true freedom, peace and happiness. Thank you for your attention, and may the blessings of God be with your families and all the work that you do. Thank you.
Our Women’s Federation for World Peace is currently strengthening our network with global women leaders for the expansion of the women's peace movement and dedicating themselves to the utmost with the conviction that we can purify this world into a beautiful world of peace wherein God's ideal of creation can be realized.
But the thing that is more important than anything else is showing the world that our character and lives have changed along with these external activities.
Therefore, all of our women members must first go on the path of true mothers, the path of true wives, the path of true daughters, and the path of true women leaders.
Even though we are doing many external activities – we are involved in so many things! – if, however, internally we do not change our character, if we do not go on the path of True Mother, true wives, true daughters and true women, this does not make any sense.
If we (both) show a beautiful model and have such external activities, this really becomes ideal.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Human Fall 11 - The Spiritual Fall 1
• God created the angelic world and assigned Lucifer (Isa. 14:12, King James Version) to the position of archangel.
• Lucifer was the channel of God's love to the angelic world, and in this position he virtually monopolized the love of God.
• However, after God created human beings as His children, He loved them many times more than He had ever loved lucifer, whom He had created as His servant.
• In truth, God's love toward Lucifer did not change; it was the same before and after the creation of human beings. Yet when Lucifer saw that God loved Adam and Eve more than him, he felt as if there had been a decrease in the love he received from God.
Based on this, let’s study Father’s word.
Has the Archangel Received the Perfect Love of God?
<35-95> Why did the archangel make them fall? Because he felt that he received less love from God. Do you understand? Then, when we wonder whether the archangel had received the perfect love of God, it was not like that. God still has “han” because he could not love the archangel internally, exposing his heart and saying, ‘Although you were the chief instigator of the fall, I want to claim today’s joy as yours and today’s glory as yours in the realm of perfection that can embrace this whole world and where the joy of love is overflowing.’ It is a paradox that God wants to receive love from us before He resolves this “han.”
This is important. If we do not understand this content, we will not understand why we need to love our enemies.
Why did the archangel make Adam and Eve fall? Because he felt that he received less love from God.
Then did the archangel receive the perfect love of God? Because he was unable to receive the perfect love from God, he accused God. Of course, it was his wrongdoing to wish for something when it wasn’t the right time.
Even though the archangel was the chief instigator of the fall from God’s perspective, God has han, his bitter sorrow, over the fact that He could not give the archangel His perfect love.
In fact, God had a wish to bestow great blessings to and love the archangel more if he had protected Adam and Eve and helped perfect them.
If Adam and Eve (had) received the Blessing and started family life, God wanted to say to the archangel “I want to claim today’s joy as yours and today’s glory as yours and today’s pride as yours. Archangel! Thank you.” He wanted to give the archangel such encouragement and love. That would be the perfect love of God for the archangel.
Until God’s han, his better heart, about the archangel is relieved, even God cannot be completely liberated from the archangel.
The subjugation of Cain is until there is no accusation from Cain. In order for the archangel to receive the perfect love of God, it must be after Adam and Eve are perfected. But the archangel could not wait.
He needed to wait. If he had really helped in Adam and Eve’s perfection, God would have wanted to recognize him more, but the archangel could not wait.
God also had his own portion of responsibility. He had a plan to recognize the archangel. He wanted to give greater love than before, but the archangel could not wait. Even though God was like that, God has a responsible heart and mind. “Wow! I could not love him enough. I could not recognize him enough.” That was God.
I think Father’s explanation is really incredible. You seldom hear this kind of guidance, right?
It is reasonable to think that God, the center of heaven and earth, must call everyone to account after they fulfill their portion of responsibility. But God can not help but love even His enemies. That’s why it is said that if someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn your left cheek toward him also. Do you understand? How can it be possible then? Can you survive with such a law in this world which is full of thievery and violence? However, if you can not love according to the Heavenly Law, God is not able to accomplish the ideal of love either. Therefore, God can not claim that he has loved his enemies unless he can actually love His enemy. Do you understand?
The reason why God could not judge Satan is because God did not totally fulfill His responsibility to love the archangel even though Satan has been cutting off the heads of God’s loving sons and daughters hundreds of thousands of times for 6,000 years. Thus, the tragic history came about because people said in their hearts, ‘God! I am going to do something to him or her if they do something wrong.’ This truth could be revealed only through the Unification Church teaching. Nobody has ever known this until now.
God has han (bitter heart) about not being able to give the archangel His perfect love, which He wanted to give after the perfection of Adam and Eve.
When we look at this, even if the archangel were the one who did wrong, it is reasonable to think that God must call everyone to account after they fulfill their portion of responsibility. This is where the logic that God can not help but love even His enemies is realized.
The reason enemies accuse us is because they (feel they have) been unable to receive love properly. Therefore, we need to love and sacrifice until we bring the enemy to natural submission. That is why the Bible says that if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.
We cannot bring the enemy to natural submission unless we serve, sacrifice and live for their sake until the enemy’s han is lifted.
Wow! That is not a simple job, right?
We need to know that as long as there remains the archangel’s accusations against God, that world is not the Kingdom of Heaven of perfect love. God has to live for his sake and love him until the archangel completely (and) naturally surrenders (to) God’s true love.
Let’s say God has liberated all humankind. Finally he needs to liberate the archangel, Satan. As long as (the archangel) has accusation, God’s way is complete natural surrender. (Satan will say,) “I already (have) enough, God. I now really understand. I have confirmation that you really love me. I completely naturally surrender (because of) your true love.” He will have no more accusation. Then God (will have) liberated all humankind, and even Satan.
God wants that kind of world. That is why in the Kingdom of Heaven there is no accusation, no hatred, no evil. If we retain that character and nature of evil, jealousy, hatred, dislike (or the like), we will immediately be kicked out of the Kingdom of Heaven because the Kingdom of Heaven is a perfect world. It does not allow even 0.1% evil. The system of the Kingdom of Heaven is that.
That is why while we are on the earth, we need to completely remove our fallen nature. If we cannot love our enemy, we have a lot of fallen nature, we need raise the quality of our love. If we reach the top of the growth stage, this is really a different level. When we reach the level of true love beyond the top of the growth stage, automatically we can even embrace our enemy. Then our enemy will say, “You truly love me,” and he (will not be able to) find any accusation (against us) and (will) completely, naturally surrender.
Because of this way of natural surrender, God’s providence has been prolonged again and again. We cannot subjugate our husband, our wife, our children, our enemy, our neighbor by force. Only (by) serving, loving, investing, living for their sake. There is no other way. Even though Satan does all kinds of evil things ... God is really a miserable, sorrowful God because his nature of true love is like that.
Of course, God could use his force and power to control everything. However, the Kingdom of Heaven is not like that. It has to be natural. There is no force (there).
God is captured by his own principle. He created the Principle like that. So, he has other choice. He needs to wait, be patient and to love. If anyone causes a problem, God needs to feel, “I have to be responsible (because) I created the universe, the archangel and Adam and Eve like that.” God’s thinking is like that.
How many of you really know God’s character is like that? How come our True Father discovered God’s character? It is really amazing! Without knowing that, many people misunderstand God.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: What is My Responsibility?
1. What is your responsibility? The first thing I must know is to clearly realize who I am. Am I really me? I do not belong to myself. I must know that I am absolutely God’s. Even though fallen man has nothing to be proud of, I belong to God. Not even 1% of myself belongs to me. My life, my love, and my lineage are not mine. And all activities I move and take action in are not for me. Know that my being is a being within the Principle. If I am unprincipled, I will surely get sick. Who made me in a way that I am joyful when I eat good food and happy when I help others? God made me that way. Whatever I do, there is nothing that was created with the motivation from me.
What is my responsibility? The first thing I must know is to clearly realize my own identity – in other words, to clearly realize who I am. Once again, it is clearly realizing where I belong.
I need to realize who I am.
Am I really me? Do I really belong to God? In conclusion, I do not belong to myself. I need to know that I absolutely belong to God. Not even 1% of myself belongs to me.
My life, my love, and my lineage are not mine. And all activities I move and take (part) in are not for me. I am not a being (whom) I myself created.
If I had created myself, I would be able to control myself and do as I please, but I am a being who was created according to someone (else). So, if there is a being who created me, I need to live according to his purpose of creation. I must live according to his blueprint. Therefore, I must clearly know that my being must exist within the Principle of the one who made me.
If I am unprincipled, I will surely get sick. When I eat good food, I am joyful, and when I help others, I am happy. My heart is so excited! Who made this kind of Principle? Did I make it? Who made me that way?
God made me that way. That is why if we live knowing the Principle, Law, and Will which God made us with, we can be happy. (On the other hand,) if we live centered on ourself and as we please without regard to God’s will and Principle, we will surely become miserable.
That is why we need to know who I am. I am not a casual being; I am a resultant being. That is why I need to follow God’s principle.
Why True Father Called Himself “Teacher”
2. In this world, there are two kinds of people: men and women. And all those human beings are descendants of Adam and Eve whom God created. Then what kind of person do I have to become? The first thing I must know is that I am God’s child.
As True Father pioneered God’s Will, when referring to himself, he called himself “seonsaengnim (teacher)” Even as the number of members gradually increased, True Father called himself “teacher.” That is why people who came to church for the first time asked “so who is his teacher?” True Father called himself “teacher.” In Korean tradition, whenever someone refers to themselves, they do not attach the honorific “-nim.”
However, True Father thought of himself as a body attending God, so he attached the word “–nim” when called his own name. This means that he was undoubtedly the son of God. That is, it meant that he was a being like God.
I Come from God and True Parents
3. We today are all God’s sons and daughters. I am God’s child, yet when I am pessimistic about myself or scold myself, what would God think when He looks upon this? God will feel extremely upset. If I treat myself as my own, am pessimistic about myself, or scold myself, God will feel mortified. He will feel even more mortified and say, “You belong to Me, so how can you treat yourself as your own and think so carelessly?” From this viewpoint, we need to think from God’s standpoint. “Am I someone with no relationship with God? Or am I someone with a relationship with God?” To those who are blessed, you received the Blessing and came all the way to America to meet your husbands. Who came to decide that? When you were all matched with your husbands, who decided it? Who decided for you to have children? Did you have a son because you wanted to have a son? You did not decide on your own. My partner is my partner who was chosen by God through True Parents, and my children were also not decided by me. The thing that our Blessed families must never forget for even a moment is the fact that we came from God and True Parents and that we received the Blessing from True Parents.
We cannot even forget for a moment that we are sons and daughters created by God. What we all need to know is that we need to live according to the purpose and intention and plan (by) which God made us.
We are not beings (who) can assert our lives as our own as we please. When we were born, were we born because we wanted to be born? When we decide to die, can we choose our death? If we decide to die after one thousand years, can we decide (the time of) our death like that? Just because we want to live on earth for eternity, can we live on earth forever? Who can decide that?
In that sense, it is the same with our given life. It means that even if it is our life, it is not meant to be lived as we please. If our life is not lived by the intentions and Principle (with) which God made us, some accident will surely happen.
We are all God’s sons and daughters. We are God’s child, yet when we are pessimistic about ourself or scold ourself, what would God think when He looks upon this? God will feel extremely upset.
If we treat ourself as our own, are pessimistic about ourself, or scold ourself, God will feel mortified. He will feel even more mortified and say, “You belong to Me, so how can you treat yourself as your own and think so carelessly?”
“Am I someone with no relationship with God? Or am I someone with a relationship with God?” When we all received the Blessing from True Parents, who chose our partners? And if we received the Blessing and came all the way to America, who decided (that)? When we have children, some of them are born as sons and some are born as daughters. Who decides that?
We did not decide those (things) on our own. Our partner is our partner chosen by God through True Parents, and our children were also not decided by us.
Therefore, know that everything is decided by Heavenly Parent who created us and that we must (live) according to God’s blueprint. To make good use of a computer, we can achieve better efficiency when we use it knowing what kind of principles the creator made it with.
In conclusion, when we know the principle (with) which God made us and apply it to our lives, our lives become happier.
That is why we need to know his purpose of creation, his ... Principle and his law. We need to apply his principle because God created us.
Why insist on one’s own opinion? Why is this guy so self-centered? He really does not know this principle. Who created him?
We can understand more why we need to deny ourself – self-denial. (It is) because we don’t belong to (ourself); we belong to God and need to absolutely follow his Principle.
Today I talked about “What is My Responsibility?”
Every morning (recently) I am unable to join you (live) for Morning Devotion because of Eastern Time. I am joining Morning Devotion according to Western time. I am so happy to see some of our Western brothers and sisters joining together in (the West Coast) Morning Devotion.
(Testimony Diane and Ilya Hack, Bringing Back Distant Second Generation)♦
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