Cheon Seong Gyeong 1474
As an absolute being with an absolute ideal for His creation, God pursues beings who can relate to Him with absolute value. This is something that cannot be exchanged for anything in this world. A being that can relate to God has a value that is greater than that of God Himself. The term “the value of one’s counterpart” seems difficult to comprehend. The value of a partner, of any being as a counterpart, is so great that it cannot be exchanged for anything or anyone, even for God. God cannot exchange it with Himself, for if He did, He would be left alone as a result. He would be left all by Himself.
This is why God invests Himself and exhausts His own strength and His own energy. He is engaged in a war of attrition. The forms of existence thus created with relational value that cannot be exchanged for God Himself are human beings. The form of existence with absolute value is none other than humankind. God created people as beings of value with such an idea. (68-134, 1973.7.29)
Cheon Seong Gyeong 783
What kinds of people live with the hope of God? They are those who can cross joyfully over the valley of death that brings sorrow to humankind. Those are the people who hold on to the hope of God. Therefore, you should not become someone who, in the face of death, resents and laments over all the affairs of this world. Instead, you should become someone who can stand before Heaven with joy and be proud of the value of your death. We should know that God is looking for those sons and daughters of hope. God cannot help loving a person who feels the joy of Heaven in such a situation. He cannot help answering the cry of the group of people who cry out to Him from such a position. (6-54, 1959.3.22)
Book 7
Etiquette and Ceremonies
Chapter 3
Worship Service and Etiquette in Church Life
Section 6. God Accepts Prayers for the Public Purpose
6.2. Praying in the name of the True Parents
When you pray, you pray in the name of the True Parents. What are the parents? Do not think of this word only with regard to myself and True Mother; rather, think of the level of the True Parents in terms of the mother and father who can embrace the world at a higher level and truly love all people as one by transcending racial or national feelings. This is why I also pray in the name of the True Parents. (33-143, 1970.8.11)
Now is not the time for “I pray in the name of Jesus.” Now is not the era of name salvation. It is the era of substantial salvation. Christians pray in the name of Jesus. However, True Father does not pray in that way. We need Jesus, not his name. Even though there are some tens of thousands of words for “Father,” the substantial being is only one. Isn’t that so? Therefore, should we go to the heavenly kingdom riding on the substantial being of Jesus or riding on the name only? (13-63, 1963.10.16)
The Unification Church does not pray in the name of Jesus. Those who recently joined the Unification Church would think, “Huh? What are True Parents? Why pray in the name of the True Parents?” Do you know the meaning of the True Parents? True Parents are the ancestors who did not suffer the Fall in the Garden of Eden, and of whom we can be proud for eternity in the midst of God’s glory.
Because the first ancestors of humanity fell, there had to be new ancestors, and because God also works His providence centering on the new ancestors, we pray in the name of these new ancestors. It is very logical.
We should not pray through one person, Jesus; we should pray through Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Since Jesus is the spiritual father and the Holy Spirit is the spiritual mother, fallen humankind cannot pass to the Kingdom of Heaven without going through the relationship of parents. (20-268, 1968.7.7)
In the Unification Church, we do not pray in the name of Jesus. We go in search of parents. We call such parents the True Parents. We have to restore everything. Since people have not known that it had to be restored, you should straighten the cornerstone. If you allow this to remain slanted and live inside of it… when the hurricane comes everything will be destroyed. (48-228, 1971.9.19)
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Note: Subsequent to these readings, True Father, Rev. Moon, explained:
From January 13th of this year (2001) and from the first day of the New Year, the content of our prayers has changed. The following ending is to be used: "I pray in the name of so-and-so of a blessed central family." You must know this clearly. How did we pray before? The following ending was used earlier: "I pray in the name of the blessed family so-and-so, who has inherited True Parents’ realm of victory through the Blessing."
The blessed families who received the Blessing from True Parents are not just regular families. They are different from those in the satanic world. They are not united with the satanic world. "So-and-so, who received the Blessing from True Parents" means that the blessed families are distinguished from the satanic world. Earlier, we used "who has inherited True Parents’ realm of victory through the Blessing" during our prayers. "Blessing," as it is used there, means they are separated from the satanic world. The question is how many people have been praying with this in their minds.
The relationship with Satan’s realm has all been cleared now. You must know that. In the past, what words did we use to close our prayers? "In the name of True Parents." In those days, people did not have the privilege to pray in their own names. Thus, the words, "I pray in the name of so-and-so who has inherited True Parents’ realm of victory through the Blessing," were used. Being able to pray in your own names indicates a complete disconnection from the satanic world. Blessed families do not have any internal and external relations with the satanic world.
Now what should we be using? "Blessed central family" should be used. Such a family has no relation with the satanic world. It means the same as the original situation of Adam and Eve who were connected with God’s heart before their fall. This original state means the central family of the blessed families, which is the completion of God’s ideal of creation and it is represents Adam’s family before the fall.
With such thoughts in mind, we should report (to God) instead of praying. The perfected Adam’s family does not need to pray; reporting will do. The perfected Adam family should report (to God) daily and make effort to create the ideal world. Without having such a goal, you cannot report (to God).
In reporting, we do not need a messiah nor religions. The reason is that I taught you everything. You know everything, right? True Parents taught you everything. You have Hoon Dok Hae meetings every morning, right? You will understand everything through such a process. You will learn everything, the realm of heart of individuals, families, tribes, peoples, countries, world, universe and God. You will learn everything.
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