Ep 787 - Let Us Raise Families Where God Can Dwell Part 2
Women as the Turning Point for Peace - December 21, 2022
PDF Printable Text and Images + Testimony Miri Friedman
Key Points
The mother is the center of the age of love.
When a mother is the center of love in a family, the whole family is at peace.
A mother's mission is to raise her children in the family as filial children, patriots, saints and divine sons and daughters.
The Bible tells us to overcome sexual immorality through living by the Holy Spirit. To do that, we must study God’s word continually and live by it. Then we need prayer and jeongseong.
Human strength alone cannot overcome fallen nature, fornication, lust, covetousness and the physical fall at all, so we must borrow strength from God and the spiritual world through sincerity, jeongseong and prayer.
Indemnity for the physical fall must be paid on earth. If we don’t complete it, we have to return to earth to complete it through our descendants because the spirit self grows through the physical body on earth.
Since Eve fell first, Adam could not come in the age of the restoration of Eve's fall.
The history of 2,000 years was the history of finding and restoring Eve.
The Lord of the Second Advent must find Eve and hold the Marriage Supper of the Lamb that Jesus could not hold.
Through Jesus, God first completed the providence of restoration to find Adam.
Jesus’ Han was that he was not able to find Eve and died on the cross.
We in the Unification Church have come to know God’s heart, met the True Parents, learned the Divine Principle and received the Blessing. We are the most blessed people in history.
We have been blessed in order to share these blessings not simply by proclaiming truth but by showing true love and our transformed lives.
The mission of Unification blessed families is to be missionaries everywhere we go by spreading not just words, but love and the Blessing, by showing how much we and our family have changed and by demonstrating a life of attendance and service.
If we just show the model, people will come to us.
Unification families can give hope to secular families living in hell.
The Internet as a source of “good words” and inspiration, is making church attendance irrelevant for many people.
Blessed families must show the fruits of love to give hope in the secular world.
We must show and boast of true people and true families. Then we don't have to worry about church growth.
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.♦
(Response to sharing) I just came to my home (in Australia). My first mission is to take care of my new born grandchild. I spent 1½ hours taking care of him. I have now realized that my front line is my home. I am so glad to take care of my grandchildren. Here they are very noisy already. At the same time I need to prepare Morning Devotion as well. My job at home is more difficult than the Continental Director position!♦
Last Saturday, we had a YCLC/ACLC seminar at the Bay Area Family Church, and 150 people attended. Our young YCLC leaders who are Second Generation played key roles as MC and DP lecturer.
I can see a promising future. Our second generation are growing up very well.
I gave a keynote address and emphasized the importance of studying the Divine Principle.
We took a group photo.
Then, I had a lunch meeting with Young Adult Ministry Leaders.
Today I’d like to talk about “Let Us Raise Families Where God Can Dwell” from True Mother’s Anthology, Book 2.
<This message was delivered to the wives of scholars attending the 10th International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences on November 12, 1981 at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul, Korea.> I also try to be a wonderful helper for my husband, Reverend Moon. But it is hard, because, as you know, his ideals and goals are very high. Sometimes I wonder how good a job I am doing to help my husband. I never get a report card. If you have a chance to ask him, please do so, and let me know what he says. Anyway, I gave him 12 lovely children, so I hope he will give me one medal at least. In Korean history we have had many wonderful women who have been greatly respected. They brought honor to their families. During times when Korea was attacked by other countries, many women gave their lives helping their husbands fight.
Today, the world situation is becoming dark. Many families are breaking up. My heart is so sad to see the collapse of traditional family values. I think women must give love and must cultivate a sacrificial spirit. When God dwells in every home, parents and children will have God's love and hope. With families as the cornerstone of society, all of our nations and our world will become very beautiful and filled with God's love. We will all be one family under one God. Today, you and your husbands came here to combine all of your spirit and strength to work for world peace, the happiness of humankind and a better world for our children. I hope I can become closer to you all. I want to share love and friendship with you, even after you return to your own countries. Our time together here in Korea will remain with me as a pleasant memory, and I hope it will be the same for you. I pray that God's great love be with you during your time in Korea, and that He will always dwell within your families. Thank you very much.
In Korean history we have had many wonderful women who have been greatly respected. They brought honor to their families. During times when Korea was attacked by other countries, many women gave their lives helping their husbands fight.
This is the age of love. The mother is the center of the age of love. When a mother is the center of love in a family, the whole family is at peace.
Have you had that experience? I experienced that with my family also. My wife is very stable. She has become the center of love. My family is really happy!
A mother's mission is to raise her children in the family as filial children.
This is one of the most important missions.
Furthermore, mothers should raise their children to be patriots for the sake of the country and raise them to be saints who love humanity as their own brothers and sisters more than anyone else for the sake of the world.
They should go further and raise their children into divine sons and daughters who love God more than anyone else. In this way, we should know well that the mission of a mother is enormous and great.
We need to understand that the position of the mother is the center of true love . We have completed the era of indemnity of women. Now women have to be the center of true love not only in the family, but in society, in our community, in our nation and in the world. Then everything will become very peaceful.
LIVING DIVINE PRINCIPLE: The Human Fall 13 - The Physical Fall
• Eve then seduced Adam with the hope that by uniting with him, she could rid herself of the dread and stand before God once again. This was Eve's motivation which led to the physical fall.
• Seeing Adam as her only hope of returning to God,
• Eve turned to Adam and tempted him, playing the same role as the Archangel had played when he had tempted her.
• Adam responded and formed a common base with Eve, and they began give and take action with each other. The power of the unprincipled love generated in their relationship induced Adam to abandon his original position and brought them together in an illicit physical relationship of sexual love.
• When Adam united in oneness with Eve, he inherited all the elements Eve had received from the Archangel. These elements in turn have been passed down to all subsequent generations without interruption.
• What if Adam had reached perfection without having yielded to fallen Eve's temptation? The providence to restore Eve would have been relatively easy.
We are talking about the consequences of the physical fall. The Bible says about this:
Warnings Regarding the Physical Fall
Gal. 5:16-26
5:16 So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
5:17 For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.
5:18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.
5:19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
5:20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissension, factions
5:21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
The Bible tells us not to follow sexual immorality, impurity of the flesh, but to follow the spirit. The desires of the sinful nature always seeks fornication and debauchery. We need to understand that. Wow! Actually all problems came from Adam and Eve’s sexual sin. Sexual sin has caused so many problems! The fundamental issue is sexual immorality. Regarding the physical fall the Bible gives a warning about what punishments will occur (because of it). The Bible says we need to follow the Holy Spirit.
5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
5:23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
5:24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires.
5:25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
5:26 Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
The important task is how to live by the Holy Spirit. First, if we want to live by the spirit of God, we must first live by the word of God. We need to study God’s word all the time. We need to live by the word of God all the time.
Secondly, we must always pray and devote ourself. Jeongseong is important.
Human strength cannot overcome our own fallen nature at all. Therefore, we must borrow strength from God and the spiritual world through sincerity, jeongseong and our prayer. Without borrowing power from heaven and the spiritual world, it is impossible to overcome our own fallen nature. That is why Father said we need to study God’s word all the time. At the same time, we need to pray and do a lot of jeongseong.
Otherwise, there is no way to overcome the spirit of fornication, the physical fall. Therefore, we must completely crucify our lust and covetousness and our fallen nature. That is why we need to really live by the Holy Spirit. Without studying God’s word and doing jeongseong, it is impossible.
Let’s study Father’s word.
The Indemnity of the Physical Fall Must be Paid on Earth
<157-78> Who committed the physical fall first? It was Eve. Since this physical world must be the place where she has to indemnify the physical fall, there remains some responsibilities for the holy spirit of Eve to indemnify in this physical world. When Eve fell, Adam didn’t. That’s why Adam must come in this era of restoring what Eve committed. This is why he had to wait for 2000 years for that. Do you understand? That’s what happened before. When encountering the historical end of 6000 years today, there still remains an altar of world history to horizontally indemnify the vertical history after longing for that for 2000 years.
Indemnity for the physical fall must be made on earth.
Any indemnity must be paid on earth, not in the spiritual world . We cannot pay any indemnity in the spiritual world . Indemnity for the physical fall must be paid on earth, not in heaven. That is why those who have passed away and still need to pay indemnity need to come back to the earth.
If you go to the spirit world without completing indemnity on earth, you have to return to earth and set the standard for indemnity through your descendants. This is because the spirit self grows through the physical body on earth.
Many people do not know this principle. Other religions do not know what indemnity is, but the Divine Principle explains it so clearly and logically and internally(?).
Likewise, since Eve fell first, Adam could not come in the age of the restoration of Eve's fall. From this point of view, the 2,000 years of history after Jesus was the period of the restoration of Eve. Therefore, the history of 2,000 years was the history of finding Eve.
Therefore, the Lord of the Second Advent, who is coming to this earth, must seek out Eve, the substantial Holy Spirit, and hold the Marriage Supper of the Lamb that Jesus could not hold. Through Jesus, God first completed the providence of restoration to find Adam.
In the end, Jesus’ Han was that he was not able to find Eve and died on the cross. In that sense, True Parents’ holy wedding ceremony is a cosmic and historic event.
Incredible! Through the second coming and True Parents’ Holy Wedding, all Jesus’ han was liberated.
TODAY’S YOUTH MINISTRY: God’s Purpose for Blessing Us
1. Why is our Unification Church unable to grow? What do you think is the reason? We knew very well the wishes, circumstances, and heart of God that no one else knew. And we met True Parents, the saviors who came after 6,000 years of history. Also, even though we have encountered the principle which is the eternal truth, what is the reason why we can't progress?
Through our Blessed Families, God and True Parents have blessed our neighbors, relatives, and tribes so that they can build true, ideal families and become true fathers and true mothers of hope.
What is the purpose of True Parents blessing us? It is to give hope to our neighbors, tribe, and nation. All the relatives and tribes around us should look at the lives of our blessed families and have the wish that “I also want to be blessed in the Unification Church.” The era of witnessing by mouth is over. The days of proclaiming the principle are over. Now is the time to show true love to the world. Now is the time when no one will follow you if you don't show it.
In the past 6,000 years of history, where are the people more blessed than our Unification Church? We (have come to) know very well the wishes, circumstances, and heart of God that no one else knew so far.
And we (have) met True Parents, the saviors who came after 6,000 years of history. We also (have) met the eternal truth, the Divine Principle. And after receiving the Blessing, we (have) become the first direct lineage of God.
We have received all kinds of blessings! How fortunate and blessed we are!
What is the purpose of True Parents blessing us? It is to convey blessings to those around us, our neighbors, our tribe, and our people and give them hope.
What is the first Blessing? Individual perfection. Then when Adam and Eve grow up and are at the top of the growth stage, what is the second Blessing? According to the Bible Genesis 1:28: multiply, increase in numbers. So when we receive the Blessing from heaven, what is the next (Blessing). According to the Bible, we need to multiply. It means we need to convey the Blessing to those around us, our neighbors, our tribe, our people and give them hope, not just center on our own family. Even the Family Pledge says to convey the Blessing to those around us.
Many people forget: “Oh, my children have already received the Blessing. They are OK. I am OK. We are stable.” That is not our final goal. After receiving the first Blessing and becoming a blessed couple what is next? We need to convey the Blessing, multiply it. One of the great attributes of true love is what? Multiplication.
All the relatives and tribes around us should look at the lives of our blessed families and think, “I also want to be blessed in the Unification Church.”
“Wow! That is a wonderful couple and family. I also want to be blessed as a Unificationist.”
The era of witnessing by mouth is over. The days of proclaiming the principle are over. Now is the time to show true love to the world. Now is the time when no one will follow you if you don't show it.
The reason why our church is not growing is because although the principle is great, we can't show a model life that puts the principle into practice.
We already have everything: God, the True Parents , the Divine Principle, we have received the Blessing. What is the reason our church growth is so slow? We do not put the Principle into practice. We do not show the model. Now people in the secular world already know everything, but without (our) showing the model, without putting the Principle into practice, no one (will) follow us.
What Is the Mission of the Unification Church?
2. The mission of Unification Church members is that of missionaries wherever they go. Then what missionary work do you try to do? It is to spread love. It is to show how much you have changed since you joined the Unification Church, received the blessing, and how much your family has become a true family.
Now is the age of attendance. It is to show how we serve in our families. It is saying, “Let’s show proof of our service.” We want to show that our family is a family that serves. It is for blessed families to show that they really take good care of their parents-in-law, husband, wife, and children in the eyes of neighbors and relatives. If we show what we really serve, word spreads throughout the neighborhood even if we don't publicize it. Like Korea, newspapers and broadcasting stations come to us. The secular world rather tries to boast of us. I do not go to broadcasting stations and ask them to come, but they want to come to us and inform society about our model families.
What kind of mission do Unification Church members have as blessed families? It is to carry out the mission of a missionary wherever you go. Then what missionary work do you try to do? It is to spread love.
We have to become love missionaries, blessing missionaries. Next we need to show all the time ... prayer life, not just talk, not just declaration, not just (our pride in?) the Divine Principle.
It is to show how much you have changed since you joined the Unification Church, received the blessing, and how much your family has become a true family. Now, missionary work through just words is over. Now is the time to do mission work by showing how your life has changed.
The era of Cheon Il Guk is the era of attendance. It is to show how we attend God in our families, how we attend our parents, how spouses attend each other, and how we attend our children.
Now is the time to show and testify how you are living a life of attendance. It is to go further and show that our entire family is a family that serves.
If we show what we really serve, word spreads throughout the neighborhood even if we don't publicize it. Rather, the secular world comes to visit us and boast about us. Now, if we just show the model, people will come to us.
Really it is true. We need to understand what our final task is. We have everything. The only problem is that we don’t show our exemplary life.
The Reason Why the Unification Church Is Not Growing
3. In today's world, everyone wants a model family like this. The reason why our church is not growing is that even though we know the Principle, we are not able to show this model family. Everyone, what does the world want most? If you look at secular families, most of them are living in hell. Where is a family that is not broken down? Secular families have no more hope. There are many secular families who live in hell. Then, what about blessed families in the Unification Church? Do they live in heaven? Or do they live in hell? Where does unhappiness begin?
Unhappiness Begins in the Family
4. Unhappiness begins in the family. If you fail in the family, there is no way to find love or happiness anywhere. We are now living in the era of Cheon Il Guk, the fruiting season. There is no need for words in the fruiting season. Gone are the days of coming to church to hear the truth. Now is the era where you can hear as many good words as you want anytime, anywhere through the Internet. So now secular people have no reason to go to church.
If even our blessed families do not show hope to the world, who will? Blessed families must show the fruits of love. We blessed families must truly become true people and true families. We must show God truly living and working. Then everyone will flock to you. Now we must show and boast of true people and true families. Then you don't have to worry about church growth.
If you look at secular families, most of them are living in hell. Where is a family that is not broken down? Secular families have no more hope. There are many secular families who live in hell. Who can give hope to such a world? No matter how much you look around, only our blessed families can.
Where does all unhappiness begin? Unhappiness begins in the family. If you fail in the family, there is no way to find love or happiness anywhere. That’s because the family is the source of love, peace and happiness.
There is no need for words in the fruiting (harvest?) season. Gone are the days of coming to church to hear the truth. Now is the era where we can hear as many good words as you want anytime, anywhere through the Internet, YouTube, wherever. So now secular people have no reason to go to church.
If even our blessed families do not show hope to the world, who will? Blessed families must show the fruits of love. If we blessed families do not show how to truly become true people and form true families, we will not be able to find hope anywhere.
We must show that God is truly living and working. We need to show that God is a living God, that he is alive within ourself, within our family, in our community, in our church. We need to show (this).
Then everyone will flock to us. Now we must show and boast of true people and true families. Then you don't have to worry about church growth.
Everyone knows that Father Moon and Mother Moon are great, but those who follow them are not great. In the end then, what happened? “Just Rev. and Mrs. Moon are great. Their followers are not so great. What does that mean? Now the time has come. We needd to really show that we have become a true individual and a true self, a true blessed couple, true parents, true brothers and sisters and filial sons and daughters. It is time to show this now.
Today I talked about “God’s Purpose for Blessing Us.”
(Testimony Miri Freedman, Arkansas State Leader, Christmas Party)♦
(Response to sharing) Let’s inherit Jesus’ spirit. Whenever I think about Jesus’ spirit and dedication, how much he loved human beings and how much he forgave his enemies, (I realize that) his quality of love was amazing. Just one guy showed that kind of great example. Even Satan completely surrendered. Wow! Jesus’ quality of love is really true love. So, let’s upgrade our true love and learn from our Jesus. Now is the Christmas season.♦
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