Unity, with the Finish Line in Sight

Hak Ja Han
August 30, 2018
Special Hyojeong Assembly for Cheon Il Guk Leaders Hosted by True Parents Excerpts
Cheon Jeong Gung

Did you offer a lot of devotion and receive heavenly grace the past three days? How long has Heaven believed in and waited for you? Has the rainy weather been helping you to remember that Heaven has longed for you? I said to cease everything and start anew. The weather has been with us on our journey to wash away anything that could become an obstacle or flaw.

You are happy people. The providence of restoration has lasted six thousand years. How sorrowful and miserable was our Heavenly Parent to believe in and wait for humanity, only to experience betrayal once again? Even so, God worked whole-heartedly and loved without any reserve so that today, you could come to know the heart of God, your Heavenly Parent, through True Parents.

I have been thinking about this for a few days. In order to be the homeland of the providence blessed by God, this country had to go through much preparation. The difficulties that we have overcome and the good ancestors we have become mustn't be forgotten. Even before Heaven chose it, this nation developed a refined culture that worshiped Heaven, loved nature, and hated war. Due to this, people focused their lives on heaven and on God's will and they worked hard. However, for two thousand years, the Korean people experienced much suffering. Korea had a brilliant civilization, but this country paid indemnity until True Parents could manifest through the appearance of God's only daughter….

Moving through danger

Korea liberation came in 1945. I was born in 1943. With liberation, Korea divided into South and North. The North implemented a communist system and the South, a democratic system, but the communist North progressed faster. At that time, I was in northern Korea. Christianity had only entered the country a hundred years before. Some groups believed that the returning Messiah would return in Pyongyang, which is why my family did not think of leaving our hometown. Yet heaven knew that I needed a period of growth as God's only daughter, and since I could not grow properly there, Heaven guided me to head south. I was six years old at the time. If you calculate the direct distance between Anju [True Mother's hometown] and the 38th parallel, it is about two hundred kilometers and there weren't any direct roads then.

Therefore, for some days, my family walked southward at night and at the point where the 38th parallel came into view, I caught a cold. I wanted to drink some water. My grandmother went to fetch some from the locals, and as I was drinking the water, we were caught. A young woman ran as if she was running from death and crossed the border, but our family could not run like that because I was only six years old. Thus, we were caught. We were just women, so the officer said, "Go back to your hometown." As you know, we could not just return home. So that very night, we crossed the 38th parallel. It feels just like yesterday, but that was seventy years ago.

Revival and dream seeking

When we look at the providence today, the status of True Parents must start from a foundation on the national level. However, Christianity could not establish a foundation. Several people were prepared, but they could not act. Many of their ideas were human-oriented and unrelated to Heaven's providence. That is why, in 1960, we came to the position of True Parents but we started in an environment without any foundation laid.

The manifestation of True Parents revives and resurrects fallen humanity through True Parents to fulfill God's dream. Those who are not reborn again cannot enter into God's presence. Due to that, we call True Parents' work "blessing." In the early days, True Parents continued to bless from three couples to thirtysix couples, seventy-two couples, a hundred and twenty couples, four hundred and thirty couples, until seven hundred couples….

This year marked the fifty-eighth anniversary of the Holy Wedding. Almost sixty years have passed. Particularly during the Seonghwa Festival, when True Parents are planning to host the Blessing Ceremony, all of humanity needs to know they must be reborn with new life once again through the blessing bestowed by True Parents. These seven billion people living at the same time as True Parents do not know who True Parents are. They were not even able to hear the term "the blessing." Why does fallen humanity not know that they are living in the time when they can return as Heavenly Parent's children? Why could they not participate in the blessing?

How many human beings will go to the spirit world still harboring resentment? When you think about it, you cannot just pretend that you have fulfilled all your responsibility for today and sleep. You can't be satisfied with that. If so, what should we do? Be responsible! True Father's wish until his ascension was for everyone to fulfill his or her responsibilities as tribal messiahs. I started the fire of tribal messiahship a long time ago, but not all of you could internalize it. However, is this year, 2018, different? Or is it not different?

The homeland of faith, starting from Korea, has changed! During that time, I revealed several times the truth of the great works and the providence and you replied incoherently. You did not feel desperate. It took six years [for you to feel desperation]. Do you know now? Do you not know? If you know, you must fulfill your responsibilities.

Ascend the peak

The finish line is right before your eyes. Reclaim victory for the day that this country can be nationally restored and the Cheon Il Guk flag can wave. Do you understand? Now, we have promised in Heaven's presence to be victorious by 2020 and not even two years remain. I will believe in you once again and hope earnestly to see that day of victory. I also will not stop to rest! The mission headquarters divided Korea, Japan and the United States into five districts. I ordered that to spur a sense of responsibility toward tribal messiahship. Now, only six months remain [before the anniversary of Foundation Day].

I heard over eight hundred families in Korea have completed their tribal responsibilities. I would like the five appointed sub-regional leaders to strengthen their sub-regional management to support people who have proclaimed victory as tribal messiahs in assuming greater responsibility. I will leave the methodology to the discretion of the sub-regional leader. Do you understand? I hope not a single member will be left behind and all will be victorious as tribal messiahs for the Family Federation for a Heavenly Korea, Japan, United States and others. I have already instructed that Heavenly Europe, Latin America and Africa divide into five subregions with a leader to renew and strengthen the organization. It is also the same for Asia. Not one person or tribe should fall behind, so everyone should make effort to become citizens of Cheon Il Guk whom Heavenly Parent can embrace...

United with me, you have participated in the completion of this immense providence and its various aspects. Through that, you can become central figures, and register as good ancestors of humankind at the Cheon Bo Won Genealogy Center. True Parents have given you this great blessing. Will you fulfill your responsibility or not? I hope you will lead lives with no regrets. Do you understand?

How Long Has Heaven Waited For You? Cease Everything and Start Anew

Hak Ja Han
August 30, 2018
Special Hyojeong Assembly for Cheon Il Guk Leaders Hosted by True Parents
Official translation
Cheon Jeong Gung

Did you offer a lot of devotion and receive heavenly grace the past three days? How long has Heaven believed in and waited for you? I said to cease everything and start anew. The weather has been with us on our journey to wash away anything that could become an obstacle or flaw. Isn't that so?

You are happy people. Until now, the providence of restoration has lasted six thousand years. How sorrowful and miserable was our Heavenly Parent to believe in and wait for humanity only to experience betrayal once again? Even so, God worked whole-heartedly and loved without any reserve so that today, you could come to know the heart of God, your Heavenly Parent, through True Parents.

I have been thinking about this for a few days. In order to be the homeland of the providence blessed by God, this country had to go through much preparation. The difficulties that we have overcome and the good ancestors we have become mustn't be forgotten. Even before Heaven chose it, this nation developed a refined culture that worshiped Heaven, loved nature, and hated war. Due to this, people focused their lives on heaven and on God's will and they worked hard.

However, for two thousand years, the Korean people experienced much suffering. Korea had a brilliant civilization, but this country paid indemnity until True Parents could manifest through the appearance of God's only begotten daughter.

Korea's liberation came in 1945. All of you know who Korea was liberated from. I was born in 1943. With liberation, Korea divided into South and North. The North implemented a communist system and the South, a democratic system, but the communist North progressed faster. At that time, I was in northern Korea. Christianity had only entered the country a hundred years before. Some groups believed that the returning Messiah would return in Pyongyang, which is why my family did not think of leaving our hometown. Yet heaven knew that I needed a period of growth as God's only daughter, and since I could not grow properly in the North, Heaven guided me to head south. I was six years old at the time. If you calculate the direct distance between Anju [Mother's hometown] and the 38th parallel, it is about 200 kilometers. Furthermore, heading south was impossible in those days. It was extremely difficult to leave during the night to avoid the sheriffs. Therefore, for some days, my family walked southward at night and at the point where the 38th parallel came into view, I caught a cold. I wanted to drink some water. My grandmother went to fetch some from the locals, and as I was drinking the water, we were caught. I still remember everything so vividly. We were not far from the 38th parallel. A young woman ran as if she was running from death and crossed the border, but our family could not run like that because I was only six years old. Thus, we were caught. We were just women, so the officer said, "Go back to your hometown." As you know, we could not just return home. So that very night, we crossed the 38th parallel. It feels just like yesterday, but that was seventy years ago.

When we look at the providence today, the status of True Parents must start from a foundation on the national level. However, Christianity could not establish a foundation. Several people were prepared, but they could not act. Many of their ideas were human-oriented and unrelated to Heaven's providence.

The manifestation of True Parents revives and resurrects fallen humanity through True Parents to fulfill God's dream. Those who are not reborn again cannot enter into God's presence. Due to that, we call True Parents' work "blessing." In the early days, True Parents continued to bless from 3 couples to 36 couples, 72 couples, 120 couples, 430 couples, until 700 couples. The current world's population has passed over 7.5 billion people.

This year marked the 58th anniversary of the Holy Wedding. Almost sixty years have passed. Particularly during the Seonghwa Festival, when True Parents are planning to host the Blessing Ceremony, all of humanity needs to know they must be reborn with new life once again through the blessing bestowed by True Parents. These 7 billion people living at the same time as True Parents do not know who True Parents are. They were not even able to hear the term "the blessing." Why does fallen humanity not know that they are living in the time when they can return as Heavenly Parent's children? Why could they not participate in the blessing? How many human beings will go to the spirit world still harboring resentment?

When you think about it, you cannot just pretend that you have fulfilled all your responsibility for today and sleep. You can't be satisfied with that. If so, what should we do? Be responsible! True Father's wish until his ascension was for everyone to fulfill their responsibilities as tribal messiahs. I started the fire of tribal messiahship a long time ago, but not all of you could internalize it. However, is this year, 2018, different? Or is it not different? Starting from Korea, things have changed! During that time, I revealed several times the truth of the great works and the providence and you replied incoherently. You did not feel desperate. It took six years [for you to feel desperation]. Do you know now? Do you not know? If you know, you must fulfill your responsibilities. Heavenly Parent created the heavens and the earth and gave Adam and Eve the responsibility to become the good ancestors of humanity. Responsibility! They were to grow and unite with the center and the root, our Heavenly Parent. That way, God could say, "Oh, you grew up very well!" Until they were in a position to receive the blessing, they should have had absolute faith, absolute love, and absolute obedience. They were not able to do so, thus is the origin of today's fallen humanity. God cannot discard fallen humanity. God's ideal of creation must be completed without fail. Because of this, God has worked tirelessly. Due to their given responsibility, humans must triumph!

If True Parents do not appear, Heavenly Parent's dream of fulfilling the purpose of creation, cannot be achieved. It was so difficult to find and establish the position of True Parents. Did you reflect a lot about having a thankful, grateful, and appreciative heart for that? Now, things have to be different. I told all public officials to come down from their positions. However, I must acknowledge the responsibility you must fulfill as blessed families. Think of your faith from the early days and be reborn anew to invest completely for your goal. Our goal! The finish line is right before your eyes. Reclaim victory for the day that this country can be nationally restored and the Cheon Il Guk flag can wave. Do you understand? Now, we have promised in Heaven's presence to be victorious by 2020 and not even two years remain.

After this Seonghwa, I hope you can stand in the place where you can do your best in your positions. I will believe in you once again and hope earnestly to see that day of victory. I also will not stop to rest!

The mission headquarters divided Korea, Japan and the United States into five districts. I ordered that to spur a sense of responsibility toward tribal messiahship. Now, only six months remain [before the anniversary of Foundation Day] to show those results. I heard over eight hundred families in Korea have completed their tribal responsibility. I hope not a single member will be left behind and all will be victorious as tribal messiahs for the Family Federation for a Heavenly Korea, Japan, United States and others. I have already instructed that Heavenly Europe, Latin America and Africa divide into five subregions with a leader to renew and strengthen the organization. It is also the same for Asia. Not one person or tribe should fall behind so everyone should make effort to become citizens of Cheon Il Guk whom Heavenly Parent can embrace…

I am the True Parent, the only begotten daughter, the True Mother. I am the Mother of the universe. I cannot be selfish for my own personal interests. As you know, Heavenly Parent established the principles of creation to be that way. Even children must fulfill their responsibility.

So, did I proclaim the four position foundation at Jeongshim Won or not? The first son in the True Family is Hyo Jin. Hyo Jin and Heung Jin are united as one in the spirit world. You have to know the established family traditions, centered on True Parents. When Hyo Jin was alive, he always said, "I am the filial son." Until the moment he died, his filial heart towards True Parents never changed. Therefore, I am educating his children. These kids have to know the providence that True Mother is working for. They must know from childhood. So they are learning every week. I keep educating them to follow the heavenly way. Therefore, I hope you know the future of our Family Federation and Unificationist family will be strong.

For the providence, if our faith is like the mind, then all organizations are like the body. Globally, the Amazon in Latin America is an important natural region of the world which can protect the ecosystem and human life on Earth. Because this region is like the lungs of the earth, we've thought about the future and humanity, and thus, we possess a lot of the land in the Amazon HJ Magnolia Foundation was created now to be a foundation which can save the world. There will be branches in Latin America, as well as Asia. For the future, the foundation will protect the air and the water, which are the lifelines of humanity, and for the unanticipated climate change, it will prevent the loss of many lives. This will not be achieved overnight, but we cannot leave this matter alone now. We have to work hard. We must do everything we can to preserve this area. For our descendants and for our future, people need to think seriously about this.

United with me, you have participated in the completion of this immense providence and its various aspects. Through that, you can become central figures, and register as good ancestors of humankind at the Cheon Bo Won Genealogy Center. True Parents have given you this great blessing. Will you fulfill your responsibility or not?

I hope you will lead lives with no regrets. Do you understand?

We are not in the era of the realization of Heavenly Parent's dream

Hak Ja Han
August 28, 2018
Message at the Victory Celebration for the sixth Anniversary of True Father's Holy Ascension, the 2018 Hyojeong Blessing Ceremony and the Cheon Bo Won Dedication Ceremony
Chung Pyung Heaven and Earth Training Center

Do we have hope? [Yes] Do we have dreams? [Yes] Can we do it? [Yes]. Then, that's it. The issue is, however, that we are not in the era of the complete realization of Heavenly Parent's dream, humanity's wish and True Parents' dream.

We are in the era of marching toward that. We are in a new stage of the providence. True Parents began the Cheon Il Guk era and blessed families and other Unificationists throughout the world are marching toward the firm realization of Cheon Il Guk through fulfilling their responsibilities as heavenly tribal messiahs. Our goal is clearly defined.

I am sure you saw the video about Iguazu Falls yesterday. Hundreds of rivulets combine to form a giant waterfall and stream. When you look at blessed families in the Unification movement -- specifically at the number of families that have completed their heavenly tribal messiah responsibilities -- it comes to about seven hundred thousand, I think. However, each year, the population of the world increases.

I am sure you saw the video about Iguazu Falls yesterday. Hundreds of rivulets combine to form a giant waterfall and stream. When you look at blessed families in the Unification movement -- specifically at the number of families that completed the heavenly tribal messiah responsibilities -- it comes to about 700,000, I think. However, each year, the population of the world increases. Not long ago, I heard that the population of the world was 7.5 billion, but Dr. Kim Ki-hoon says that it is 7.6 billion. Indeed, since this information comes from America, the democratic nation at the center of the world, I think it is accurate.

If that is the case, how can 7.6 billion people become one stream? How many years will this take to reach them? All of you must reflect on this. We speak of "being united as one" far too easily. This phrase encompasses oneness of heart, oneness of collective desire and oneness of action. However, when you look at your substantial self, you can see that your mind and body are at odds. The mind wishes to do this but the body refuses to listen. Is that true or isn't it? How can mind and body unite within oneself? For this to happen, one must let go of everything. [Someone might say] In the past, I did this and that. I am doing such and such right now. My level of intellectual thought is here, or there.

You must let go of all such considerations. You must strive to achieve unity of mind and body from a state of nothingness and march forward in a state of unity.

A change of direction

After today's program, you were to go to the Leaders' Assembly. However, beginning now and regardless of whether they are high or low, all leaders must let go of everything and spend the next three days in a special workshop. [Applause] Your goal must be to learn how conflicting minds and bodies can unite with God's only daughter, True Mother. You must make greater effort.

True Parents' thoughts are for the greater whole. When True Parents decide to do something, the leaders' thoughts must be in pursuit of understanding True Parents' expectation. There can be no room for personal thoughts. When I give a directive, all leaders must align with the heart of investing everything.

Do you understand what this means? You must let go of all self-centered elements, become one again with True Mother and properly invest yourselves in the workshop, thinking of how you should act and what you should do to realize national restoration victoriously by 2020 and then world restoration.

Therefore, if you all properly reset your mind and body and are in a state of unity, I shall provide you the determination and the answer regarding the direction to take to advance and to realize victory. Until then, with whom should you unite? [True Mother!] Exactly. You must spend the next three days emptying yourselves of everything and uniting with Mother. Do you understand? [Aju!] [Applause]

I am sure you felt many similar things in yesterday's musical. I am the Mother. This is the Last Days. It is written in the Bible that going against the Messiah is forgivable but going against the Holy Spirit is unforgivable. This is the last chance. With regard to your lives, with regard to history, you must unite with me. Anyone who has thoughts that impede unity with me has no hope. Do you understand? [Aju!] [Yes!] [Applause] During this period, I hope you become spotless and pure gold. Do you understand? [Yes!] [Applause]

Chung Pyung Great Works: True Mother's benediction prayer for Cheon Bo Won

Gi Seong Lee
August 28, 2018

On the third day (Aug. 28, 9:30 am) of the Hyojeong Chung Pyung Great Works Commemorating the 6th Anniversary of the Holy Ascension of Sun Myung Moon, the True Parent of Heaven, Earth and Humankind, the Dedication Ceremony for Cheon Bo Won (heavenly genealogy center) was held in attendance to True Parents. The Cheon Bo Won is what Heavenly Parent has truly desired and on which humankind's result, represented by the blessed families, will be kept and which their descendants will see. The dedication ceremony was held at the entrance of the Cheon Bo Won and International President Sunjin Moon, Chairperson of the Hyojeong World Peace Foundation Yeon-ah Moon, General Director of the Universal Ballet Julia Moon, Chief of Staff and True Mother's Secretariat Wonju Chong McDevitt, and President of FFWPU for a Heavenly Korea and Chung Pyung Heaven and Earth Training Center, Giseong Lee, participated in this ceremony.

Vice President Myong-kwan Lee was the Master of Ceremonies for the Dedication Ceremony for Cheon Bo Won, which started from opening remarks and gyeongbae. When True Parents entered the Tree of Love Plaza, all the members who gathered there welcomed her with warm welcoming cheers. After that there was the offering of flowers (Chairperson of the Foundation for the Support of HSA-UWC, Seokbyeong Kim, CEO of the Sunwon Construction, Ho-bok Seong), then True Parents' benediction prayer and ribbon cutting. True Parents entered the first floor of the Cheon Bo Won and sanctified it; then all in attendance offered a bow (gyeongbae). True Parents departed, and there were closing announcements. True Parents gave a benediction prayer for the Cheon Bo Won, which will be recorded in human history as follows:

"Today, on the 18th day of the 7th month of the 6th year of Cheon Il Guk (August 28), we humbly appreciate and are much indebted by the grace you have bestowed on us. Awaiting fallen human beings, who were drifting about without names or without a light, Heavenly Parent took a path of bitter conflict for the manifestation of True Parents. There are many righteous people, especially among these chosen people, that Heaven can remember. The ancestors of this people may have been unworthy troops; yet for your sake, until their bones turned to dust, regardless of whether their souls were intact, they had one single mind toward you with unchanging fervent loyalty. Dear Heavenly Parent, the True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind, how can you bestow such amazing grace on us today?

We are so unworthy of your great grace with which you are striving to embrace us, remembering our small devotion, and hoping to proudly say to our future descendants, "That was my son; that was my daughter." As we dedicate the Cheon Bo Won in front of Heaven today, for the proud victors of Cheon Il Guk who can be recorded here, we must look at it with the past, the present, and the future as well as Heaven and all humankind in mind.

We must be individuals and blessed families that have not a single flaw, who have fulfilled our responsibilities, and are unwavering and united with the spiritual and physical worlds on one point. When we reflect on these standards we feel so undeserving. However, because we have True Mother, the only begotten daughter of God, and the True Parent of Heaven, Earth and Humankind, until the day we die we will unite with Mother and will devote ourselves and strive even harder to reach those standards as Heaven desires. Father! Heavenly Parent! The True Parents of Heaven, Earth and Humankind! We pledge this here where heaven and earth are one. Please accept our pledge. In all the days to come, may this become a hall in which a legacy may remain telling the proud story of unblemished forefathers and ancestors that cast no shadow. We earnestly and fervently hope that you may sanctify everything and accept our offering joyfully. I pray this in the name of True Parents, Aju"

True Mother Speaks at the Victory Celebration

True Mother delivered the following words at the Victory Celebration for the three successful events, Sixth Anniversary Celebration to Commemorate True Father’s Holy Ascension and 2018 Hyojeong Cosmic Blessing and the Dedication Ceremony for the Cheon Bo Won Genealogy Center, on August 28, 2018 at Cheongpyeong Heaven and Earth Training Center

Do we have hope? [Yes] Do we have dreams? [Yes] Can we do it? [Yes] Then that’s it.

The issue is, however, that we are not in the era of the complete realization of Heavenly Parent’s dream, humanity’s wish and True Parents’ dream. We are in the era of marching toward that. We are in a new history of the providence. True Parents began the Cheon Il Guk era and blessed families and Unificationists throughout the world are marching toward the firm realization of Cheon Il Guk through fulfilling their responsibilities as Heavenly Tribal Messiahs. Our goal is clearly defined.

I am sure you saw the video about Iguazu Falls yesterday. Hundreds of rivulets combine to form a giant waterfall and stream. When you look at blessed families in the Unification movement—specifically at the number of families that completed the Heavenly Tribal Messiah responsibilities it comes to about 700,000, I think. However, each year, the population of the world increases. Not long ago, I heard that the population of the world was 7.5 billion, but Dr. Ki Hoon Kim says that it is 7.6 billion. Indeed, since this information comes from America, the democratic nation at the center of the world, I think it is accurate.

If that is the case, how can 7.6 billion people become one stream? How many years will this take? All of you must reflect on this. We speak of “being united as one” far too easily. This phrase encompasses oneness of heart, oneness of will and oneness of action. However, when you look at your substantial self, you can see that your mind and body are at odds. The mind wishes to do this but the body refuses to listen. Is that so or isn’t that so?

How can mind and body unite within oneself? For this to happen, you must let go of everything. In the past, I did this and that. I am doing such and such right now. My level of intellectual thought is such and such. You must let go of all considerations like these. You must strive to achieve unity of mind and body from a state of nothingness and march forward in a state of unity.

After today’s program, the Leaders’ Assembly was scheduled to take place. However, beginning now and regardless of whether they are high or low, all leaders must let go of everything and spend the next three days in a special workshop. [Applause]

Your goal must be to learn how conflicting minds and bodies can unite with the Only Begotten Daughter, True Mother. You must make greater effort.

True Parents’ thoughts are for the greater whole. When True Parents decide to do something, the leaders’ thoughts must be in pursuit of understanding True Parents’ will. There can be no room for personal thoughts. When I give a directive, all leaders must align with the heart of investing everything.

Do you understand what this means? You must let go of all self-centered elements, become one again with True Mother and properly invest yourselves in the workshop, thinking of how you should act and what you should do to realize national restoration victoriously by 2020 and the restoration of the world.

Therefore, if you all properly reset your mind and body and are in a state of unity, I shall give you the determination and the answer regarding the direction to take to advance and to realize victory. Until then, with whom should you unite? [True Mother!] Exactly. You must spend the next three days emptying yourselves of everything and uniting with Mother. Do you understand? [Aju!] [Applause]

I am sure you felt many similar things in yesterday’s musical as well. I am the Mother. This is the Last Days. It is written in the Bible that going against the Messiah is forgivable but going against the Holy Spirit is unforgivable. This is the last chance. With regard to your lives, with regard to human history, you must unite with me. Anyone who has thoughts that impede unity with me has no hope. Do you understand? [Aju!] [Yes!] [Applause] During this period, I hope you become spotless and pure gold. Do you understand? [Yes!] [Applause]

We are not in the era of the complete realization of Heavenly Parent's dream

Hak Ja Han
August 28, 2018
Dedication Ceremony for the Cheon Bo Won Genealogy Center Victory Celebration
Chung Pyung Heaven and Earth Training Center

Do we have hope? [Yes] Do we have dreams? [Yes] Can we do it? [Yes] Then that's it.

The issue is, however, that we are not in the era of the complete realization of Heavenly Parent's dream, humanity's wish and True Parents' dream. We are in the era of marching toward that. We are in a new history of the providence. True Parents began the Cheon Il Guk era and blessed families and Unificationists throughout the world are marching toward the firm realization of Cheon Il Guk through fulfilling their responsibilities as Heavenly Tribal Messiahs. Our goal is clearly defined.

I am sure you saw the video about Iguazu Falls yesterday. Hundreds of rivulets combine to form a giant waterfall and stream. When you look at blessed families in the Unification movement -- specifically at the number of families that completed the Heavenly Tribal Messiah responsibilities -- it comes to about 700,000, I think. However, each year, the population of the world increases. Not long ago, I heard that the population of the world was 7.5 billion, but Dr. Ki Hoon Kim says that it is 7.6 billion. Indeed, since this information comes from America, the democratic nation at the center of the world, I think it is accurate.

If that is the case, how can 7.6 billion people become one stream? How many years will this take? All of you must reflect on this. We speak of "being united as one" far too easily. This phrase encompasses oneness of heart, oneness of will and oneness of action. However, when you look at your substantial self, you can see that your mind and body are at odds. The mind wishes to do this but the body refuses to listen. Is that so or isn't that so?

How can mind and body unite within oneself? For this to happen, you must let go of everything. In the past, I did this and that. I am doing such and such right now. My level of intellectual thought is such and such. You must let go of all considerations like these. You must strive to achieve unity of mind and body from a state of nothingness and march forward in a state of unity.

After today's program, the Leaders' Assembly was scheduled to take place. However, beginning now and regardless of whether they are high or low, all leaders must let go of everything and spend the next three days in a special workshop. [Applause]

Your goal must be to learn how conflicting minds and bodies can unite with the Only Begotten Daughter, True Mother. You must make greater effort.

True Parents' thoughts are for the greater whole. When True Parents decide to do something, the leaders' thoughts must be in pursuit of understanding True Parents' will. There can be no room for personal thoughts. When I give a directive, all leaders must align with the heart of investing everything.

Do you understand what this means? You must let go of all self-centered elements, become one again with True Mother and properly invest yourselves in the workshop, thinking of how you should act and what you should do to realize national restoration victoriously by 2020 and the restoration of the world.

Therefore, if you all properly reset your mind and body and are in a state of unity, I shall give you the determination and the answer regarding the direction to take to advance and to realize victory. Until then, with whom should you unite? [True Mother!] Exactly. You must spend the next three days emptying yourselves of everything and uniting with Mother. Do you understand? [Aju!] [Applause]

I am sure you felt many similar things in yesterday's musical as well. I am the Mother. This is the Last Days. It is written in the Bible that going against the Messiah is forgivable but going against the Holy Spirit is unforgivable. This is the last chance. With regard to your lives, with regard to human history, you must unite with me. Anyone who has thoughts that impede unity with me has no hope. Do you understand? [Aju!] [Yes!] [Applause] During this period, I hope you become spotless and pure gold. Do you understand? [Yes!] [Applause]

Blessing Prayer: Heavenly Parent! How deeply you have longed for this day!

Hak Ja Han
August 27, 2018
True Parent's Invocation of the Blessing for the 2018 Hyojeong Cosmic Blessing Ceremony
Cheongshim Peace World Center

Our awesome Creator, God, our Heavenly Parent, the owner of true love! How you have steadfastly longed for this day to come! To fulfill your dream, you created all things and the first ancestors of humankind, Adam and Eve, whom you hoped would become the True Parents. However, due to the Fall, our Heavenly Parent had no choice but to carry out the begrudged providence of restoration through indemnity.

Your sorrow and toil filled the providence of restoration through indemnity. You struggled to establish a people and through them, you finally sent Jesus Christ, your only son, for the first time. Yet, human beings, ignorant of Heaven's providence, anguished you once again. Central figures who had given birth to Jesus did not fulfill their responsibilities and Christ had no choice but to die on the cross. He left behind a promise that he would come again and hold the marriage supper of the Lamb.

The Christian Church began based on earnest hearts, revival by the Holy Spirit and the desire to await the Messiah, who had said he would return; yet, Christianity was not attuned to his essence and to Heavenly Parent's miserable providence. This is the reality of Christianity today. Heavenly Parent, you have worked so hard! In front of you, regret and remorse fill my heart.

After the long period of two thousand years, you succeeded in sending your only daughter through the [Korean] people. Then in 1960, your only daughter met your only son and they rose to the position of the True Parents. However, Christianity failed to provide an environment, leaving the True Parents to start from the very bottom with the blessing of three couples.

Fallen human beings cannot enter into your presence without going through the True Parents. True Parents know Heavenly Parent's circumstances and they know humankind's wish. Therefore, from that time on, for fifty-eight years, True Parents have given birth to many blessed couples and through those couples, children in their second and third generations are here today to receive the blessing as good brides and good grooms.

Heavenly Parent! How deeply you have longed patiently for this day! Although we are unworthy, we know that through True Parents, the path to enter into your presence, Heavenly Parent, has opened as well as the way to Cheon Il Guk, which is the beginning of a new era and a new history. Today, in this moment, we not only have those who are receiving the blessing here, but we are together with blessed families who are participating all over the world.

We pledge centering on Heavenly Parent, together with all 7.6 billion people of the world, to fulfill our responsibilities by achieving your dream, True Parents' hope, and humankind's hope, which is to build heaven on earth as one human family with absolute faith, absolute love, and absolute obedience as filial sons and daughters, loyal subjects of Heaven.

Heavenly Parent! Please receive this prayer with joy. We are undeserving, yet we promise that until the day we leave earth, we will advance without ceasing to achieve your dream. I pray and proclaim this in the name of the True Parents. Aju!

2018 Hyojeong Cosmic Blessing Ceremony Blessing Benediction

Hak Ja Han
August 27, 2018
Cheongshim Peace World Center
2018 Hyojeong Cosmic Blessing Ceremony Officiated by the True Parents of Heaven, Earth, and Humankind

Our awesome Creator, God, our Heavenly Parent, the owner of true love!

How you have enduringly longed for this day to come!

You created all things for Your dream and through the first ancestors of humankind, Adam and Eve, whom You hoped would become the True Parents. However, due to the Fall, our Heavenly Parent had no choice but to carry out the resented providence of restoration through indemnity.

The providence of restoration through indemnity was filled with Your sorrow and toil. You struggled to establish a people and through them You finally sent Jesus, Your only begotten Son, for the first time, after 2,000 years.

Yet, human beings, ignorant of Heaven's providence, anguished You once again. Central figures who had given birth to Jesus did not fulfill their responsibilities and Jesus had no choice but to die on the cross! He left a promise that he would come again and hold the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.

The Christian Church began based on earnest hearts and the revival by the Holy Spirit and in the desire to await the return of the Messiah, who had said he would return; yet, Christianity was unaware of his essence and of Heavenly Parent's miserable providence. This is the reality of Christianity today.

Heavenly Parent, You have worked so hard! In front of You, I am filled with regret and remorse. After the long period of two thousand years, You succeeded in sending Your only begotten Daughter through the [Korean] people. Then in 1960, Your only begotten Daughter met Your only begotten Son and they rose to the position of the True Parents.

However, Christianity failed to provide an environment, leaving the True Parents to start from the very bottom with the Blessing of three couples. Fallen humankind cannot go in front of You without going through the True Parents.

True Parents know Heavenly Parent's circumstances and they know humankind's wish. Therefore, from that time on, for 58 years, True Parents have given birth to many Blessed couples and through them, children in their second and third generations are here today to receive the Blessing as good brides and good grooms.

Heavenly Parent! How much You have longed patiently for this day! Although we are unworthy, we know that through True Parents the path to go in front of Heavenly Parent has opened, as well as the way to Cheon Il Guk, which is the beginning of a new era and a new history.

Today, in this moment, we not only have those who are receiving the Blessing, but we are together with Blessed families, participating all over the world. We pledge centering on Heavenly Parent, together with all 7.6 billion people of the world, to fulfill our responsibilities by achieving Your dream, True Parents' hope, and humankind's hope, which is to build heaven on earth as one human family with absolute faith, absolute love, and absolute obedience as filial sons or daughters, loyal subjects to Heaven (Cheon Il Guk).

Heavenly Parent! Please receive this prayer with joy. We are undeserving, yet we promise until the day we leave earth, we will advance without ceasing to achieve Your dream. I pray and proclaim this in the name of the True Parents. Aju!