Sun Myung Moon
June 12, 1967
Excerpt
Unofficial Translation: Hiroshi Goto from Original Source of Loyalty and Filial Piety, Volume 1
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When you face painful and agonizing situations and feel like you have reached the end of your rope, you must focus on the central point — God has never experienced real joy in His Heart. His Heart is only embracing sorrow and agony. Therefore, your question is how to comfort God’s grieving heart. It is our important responsibility as members of Unification Church.
When you gain a victory, you must thank God with tears of gratitude. The victory you gain today is not a victory won by your efforts alone. From the first victory, to the one-hundredth, to the ten-millionth victory, every victory is won because God’s decisive motive is behind it. Thus, those who understand this principle must always keep grateful hearts to Him, even when going through courses filled with tears.
Therefore, we must fight on and continue fighting on. After a victory, with gratitude to God, you must move on-ward to the world on the road of battle. This is where you stand in the process of restoration. Don’t forget that.
Note: “Original Source of Loyalty & Filial Piety” is several volumes of books compiled Father Moon’s speeches (many of them spoken in Japanese) from later 1960’s to early 1980’s)