Parents Should First Practice Accordingly

The parents should be a model of loyalty to God’s will.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1894

    There is a gorgeous fish called the striped bass. This fish is more delicious than tuna. It is very sweet when served as raw fish. The meat has resilience and a sweet taste. Japanese people say that toro the part of a tuna’s stomach where most of the fat is found) is the best. However, once they taste the striped bass, they will all rush to it. Even so, True Mother does not like sushi. At first, it feels as if you are chewing snake meat. It also slides out of your mouth when you are chewing. It is the same as snake meat. However, after having tasted the striped bass, True Mother has been saying, “Sashimi! Sashimi! Striped bass sashimi…” When I tell True Mother to get ready for fishing, she says, “Oh, really?” and she follows me, knowing that we are going to fish for striped bass. This is why it is so interesting. This is the reason why fishing is exciting and sensational. (192-152, 1989.7.3)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1410   

    The 120 followers of Jesus represent the number twelve. The 124 Couples were blessed in order to organize and establish a model of tribal and national leadership worldwide. In actuality, 124 couples were blessed, four being extra. These four were already married couples. Why were they included in the Blessing? Had they not, there would have been no way to save other already married couples from that time on This number four represents gates facing the four cardinal directions of north, south, east, and west. Based on the four couples, therefore, the way must be opened through which all already married couples can be resurrected. Hence, I blessed 124 couples. (158-170, 1967.12.27)

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 4
Tradition and Daily Etiquette of Blessed Families

Summary

To pass down the heavenly tradition, parents must lead by example and live a dedicated public life, as children naturally discover their values and copy their parents rather than relying on school education. Blessed families need to create their own strict rules and educational standards so they can guide their household properly, but parents must first practice what they preach before they can expect their children to follow. If children see their parents ignoring church responsibilities or failing to follow headquarters’ directions, they will notice the hypocrisy and reject their parents’ guidance. Ultimately, everything parents do must model absolute loyalty to God’s will and the ways of the Unification Church, mirroring how True Father only teaches what he has already practiced and successfully established. Continue reading “Parents Should First Practice Accordingly”

God Intervened to Create Your Meeting

Because of such a connection, if you should feel misery, then God feels the same misery.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 2317

    You should be able to think: “We are the ones who have come forth in search of the people of hope. We are the ones who are needed to revive the nation of hope. The day we set to work will be the day when the citizens who can become constituents for reviving the nation will be revived. We are the ones who have inherited the traditional ideology of this nation and stepped forward to rebuild the nation of our desire. Therefore, we should unite with them through this traditional ideology and find the right nation. We are the ones in charge of recruiting such a group.”

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1088

    The Shimjung Candle was created on January 5, 1961, and was given to Blessed Families. The Shimjung Candle symbolizes True Parents and is therefore used when one prays in order to comfort God’s heart and to commit oneself to the fulfillment of God’s will.
    After Adam fell, he lost the source of his true life and love, shimjung (heart). Humankind has continued to fail You in heart. Because of this failure, You have had to engage in restoring fallen people. Keeping in mind Your hard work, each of us has lived with the hope of rising to the position of the restored Adam. Please bind us further in our determination to restore all things.
    Whenever these Shimjung Candles are lit, may the flame they produce comfort Your heart and remind You of our commitment to accomplish Your will. Whenever we burn them and pray, may we further strengthen our determination in this time of restoration.

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 4
Tradition and Daily Etiquette of Blessed Families

Summary:

To build a harmonious marriage, a woman should maintain her hygiene and appearance by changing her clothes, washing her hair, and using makeup or hairstyles to bring joy to her husband while also engaging his mind through arts, music, and literature so he feels completely comforted by her. Once married, a couple must remain united through every trial, moving together as embodiments of God’s dual characteristics to capture His divine love. Parents must remember that their children and their marriage were created for a public, heavenly purpose designed by God, meaning that any misery they feel is shared by Him. Ultimately, we are in an age of family salvation where blessing comes from spouses tuning their minds to one another, and wives are called to follow heavenly law through absolute obedience and devotion to their husbands, which guarantees their ultimate liberation and eternal life together in the spirit world. Continue reading “God Intervened to Create Your Meeting”

If One Side of a Couple Wavers, the Other Should Supplement with Heart and Devotion

A husband and wife together are to report the day’s schedule to God before going out to work.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1677

    Considering the origin of species from the viewpoint of present-day evolutionary theory, we can definitely say that a species cannot come about just like that. There must be a male and female. This is true for the mineral world as well. For a substance to be formed, the positive ion must fuse with the negative ion. There must be positive and negative, male and female. (213-63, 1991.1.14)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1145

    What comes first: love or self-awareness? Love comes first. If that had actually happened, we would have been successful in everything. If that occurred, there would have been no walls or ravines on the path of life. Our life would have meshed with the gears of the heavenly principle and rotated smoothly. The great heavenly principle would have made this possible. However the woman abandoned this principle and started out from self-awareness. According to the Bible what did she want to eat? When she looked at the fruit it was good for food and it was said to make her eyes open; at that moment Eve realized her ego. This became the problem. Please understand that once you become aware of your own “self” and begin to assert yourself, you are already in the realm apt to be invaded by the cunning Satan, by your fallen nature! You must understand this clearly. (171-109, 1987.12.13) Continue reading “If One Side of a Couple Wavers, the Other Should Supplement with Heart and Devotion”

A Wife can Stand as an Equal in Position to Her Husband

If her husband is absent, the wife should be able to take his place.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1954

    Now you must not think about any success or goal that centers on your own self. The reason I demand Japan’s success is to obtain success for the entire world. If you, of all people, can stand together and carry out the heavenly mission of restoring Japan, we would not need even twenty more years. Sacrificial offerings will be needed continuously in order to fulfill that mission. Sacrificial offerings should not be made from their own subjective viewpoint. In dealing with the whole, they should be determined existentially centering on God. That is the mission of a sacrificial offering. To become a sacrificial offering you must absolutely refrain from putting forth your own subjective perspective. (15-84, 1965.9.29)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1020

    I am at a loss for words before a devoted person. As leader of the Unification Church, when I am considering which of two people is better, I do not take into account who is handsome, but rather I look at the direction of their mind. In other words, I see whether their mind is public or personal. (31-260, 1970.6.4)

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 4
Tradition and Daily Etiquette of Blessed Families

Summary:

A wife has the important responsibility to support her husband’s success and act as his equal partner, stepping in to take his place whenever he is away. Marriage naturally includes both good and bad times, but a wife should not be discouraged by poverty or simple clothes, as her husband’s deep love and gratitude for her are more valuable than diamonds. Couples should avoid petty arguments and focus on God’s will, while husbands should show visible love by celebrating their wives’ birthdays and using prayer to deeply understand their wives’ moods and feelings. Ultimately, genuine love transforms how a couple interacts; when true love is present, even harsh words or correction can strengthen a marriage, whereas actions without love only cause pain and destruction. Continue reading “A Wife can Stand as an Equal in Position to Her Husband”

You Should Be Each Other’s Walking Stick

And comrade, advising each other.

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1746

    After marriage, nothing is horizontal anymore because when a higher being is connected to a lower being, the concept of perpendicularity emerges. A horizontal foundation can control the universe but not the cosmos. Only when vertical meets horizontal perpendicularly, can all sides fit together, be it heaven as earth, earth as heaven, front as back, back as front, right as left, high as low and before as after. The perfected standard on earth leads to the total perfection of the spirit world. (230-259, 1992.5.8)

Cheon Seong Gyeong 1758

     Where does this straight perpendicular line lead? To the sexual organ. That is the point the vertical line passes through, and for this reason, God desires this place. The body needs to form ninety degrees and unite right here, in this place. Until now, the minds and bodies of human beings have not been righteous. The mind is the vertical “you,” and the body is the horizontal “you.” Starting from where? The vertical Parent and the horizontal parents came together to create you. You inherited true love, true life, and true lineage from them. That is how you came into being. They united in true love and brought you into this world. Therefore, you are the center of the universe, and the representative of love. You are the central being of true love, formed by the union of horizontal and vertical love. That is who you are. (217-152, 1991.5.19)

Cheon Seong Gyeong
Selections from the Speeches of Rev. Sun Myung Moon

Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 4
Tradition and Daily Etiquette of Blessed Families

Summary:

Once you marry, you are no longer two separate individuals, and you must mutually take responsibility for your family’s destined path, even at the cost of your life. Husbands and wives are the most necessary people in the world to one another, acting as supportive comrades and walking sticks who protect their marriage from being destroyed. A wife’s responsibility goes beyond just preparing meals; she must actively deepen their bond by sharing intimate, comforting words of love to wash away her husband’s fatigue after work. A wonderful spouse supports their partner’s daily missions with their whole heart and through deep prayer, while a truly unified family shares in each other’s burdens and stays spiritually connected even when apart. Ultimately, creating this kind of deeply loving and devoted family is essential, as failing to do so would make all of God’s historical sacrifices and suffering completely in vain. Continue reading “You Should Be Each Other’s Walking Stick”