We live in the age of the
Coronation Ceremony of God’s Kingship. Heavenly Father has
aspired to this since the beginning of creation. Heavenly
Father couldn’t liberate himself; only through the power of
True Parents could He be liberated. You must understand the
many conditions that had to be set to make this possible. To
explain this fully, I need to give you a sermon, but I’ll
try to explain it briefly and in simple terms.
Simple terms are best,
because God’s expectation at the beginning of creation as
very simple … the ideal family, the Three Kingships, and the
Four Great Realms of Heart. God wanted to participate in the
ideal family. He needed an ideal man and woman, ideal
parents and children, and ideal brothers and sisters in
order to express his original ideal. The first family was
lost, however, and all of human history has been a process
of restoring the mistakes of the first family. That resulted
in 6000 years of indemnity. Could God take responsibility
for this? No, only the restored, ideal Adam and Eve could
fulfill the original will of God; this can only be done by
True Parents.
As you know, the course of
the Unification Church was not originally meant to be one of
suffering, but we have gone his way because of the failure
of Christianity to receive True Parents in 1945. The
Coronation Ceremony was a substantial offering of dominion
to God over both Heaven and Earth. True Love, True Life, and
True Lineage were finally fulfilled.
All Blessed couples should
realize this, but many do not. Because of this, I held
21-day workshops to educate all members under 40 about God’s
Kingship, the Settlement Age, and the Realm of the Fourth
Adam. In the Old Testament age, the Hebrews established a
covenant based on law. The New Testament is built on a
covenant that is based on faith. The chosen people have
always been the ones who are responsible for the covenant.
This is the age when the covenant is not legal or faith
based, but is etched in blood. Finally God has dominion over
the blood lineage, and thus the Kingdom of Heaven is built
through Blessed Families. You must understand the
responsibility and blessing that Blessed couples have in
this age.
During the Inheritance and
Development Tour, the message was clear. I gave the vision
of a new era, with a core of spirituality rooted in family.
The bond is not just a superficial legal one, or one of only
internal faith, but one that includes the whole person, and
allows for the establishment of God, True Parents and True
Family. Here begins a new human history that can expand in
both space and time. The first and second generations must
work together. I don’t know how many heard this message and
took it to heart, and how many were deaf to it. The family
must now move forward as God’s ideal.
Why Inheritance and
Development? I know the way young people think! They always
want to look forward and think about the future, but they
don’t like to consider the past. That’s why I started with
inheritance, and recognizing the value of the past.
Development suggests the promise of the future. God’s work
and effort has been substantially etched in history, and it
was the past conditions that prepared for the present stage.
I’ve heard many stories about the sacrifice and suffering of
our members, but that must be placed in the correct context.
True Parents and True Family have always been the final
recipients of criticism or ridicule because of the failures
in our movement.
Father has always lived
for Cain. At this time, more than ever, he wants to rejoice
in an ideal family, and stand together with his children and
grandchildren. But True Parents’ commitment has always been
to love Cain, in the belief that Cain would then support and
love their Abel children. To be honest, however, Cain not
only stole my parents, but also misunderstood the True
Family rather than providing love and support. The hurdles
needed in order for me to take a position of leadership are
not easy. I take this position not out of rejoicing or
happiness; it requires constant death and rebirth.
The responsibility of True
Children is great. We stand on the great legacy that True
Parents have liberated God, but who will liberate True
Parents? God couldn’t liberate himself… can True Parents?
No. Only the children can liberate True Parents. Because of
the fall, God’s dream was not realized. Don’t True Parents
have a dream and expectations as well? The call I made to
members and families was to go back to the root and the
essence. Put aside all else, and go back to the root. Why
are we here? What are we meant to fulfill? What are True
Parents’ expectations? The parents can never be liberated if
the household is divided. The parent of a divided household
is bound to hell and turmoil. The Unification Church family
must unite as one to bring blessing the world. This is not
an exclusive vision, but is meant to include all people.
This is the meaning of Service for Peace.
Now that the first and
second generations are reconnected, the Unification Church
family must stand united as Abel to the Cain world to bring
about restoration. We must send our young people out to
serve. This will start with CARP. We go out to restore the
elder sonship, and bring Cain back to God’s bosom under God
and True Parents. So much has to be done. This is the most
desperate age in history, even more so than the time of the
Cold War threat. Why do I say this? Is it just because I’m
and idealistic youth? I say this because everything sacred
is being dismantled by youth today. Every country has a
youth problem today. Why? It’s because their focus is on
self-centered individualism and materialism. How can you
make God-centered families in that environment? How can you
make a true husband and wife, or true family? Even our own
second generation has to have this clarified. There’s
rampant family breakdown because of the free sex disease.
The responsibility of young people is great in this age. You
older people here must take interest in the youth. To change
the world or change a culture or paradigm, you need young
people. There needs to be cooperation between three
generations. This represents the past, present, and future,
and the continuum of humanity.
The works of the first
generation, second generation, and third generation are all
crucial; especially the second generation, as they prepare
the way for the third generation. The transition time is
always the most critical. Now more than ever we need to
stand as one, and live for the whole purpose. We need to
have a public mind that symbolizes the expectation that God
has.
Tomorrow will be the first
rally in the Service for Peace tour. Japan has carried much
burden in the providence, but still her role is crucial for
the future. The spirit world is not some distant place, but
is right here with us. How should we live in preparation for
spirit world? What conditions should we set? We must set
conditions not only in preparation for our own passing to
spirit world, but for the sake of our legacy. Young people
need o understand about the spirit world, not just the
material reality.
Maybe you expect this kind
of talk form me because I’m True Parents son, but my
training is from the material realm of Harvard Business
School. I’m very aware of the temptations and lure of the
material world, but can you take that with you to the spirit
world? The Hyundais and Dae Woos of Korea are now in
bankruptcy. They thought they had a lot of value, but was it
eternal? No, it can easily be lost. What is it that is
absolute and eternal? What can you take to spirit world as
well as pass on to your children? True Love, True life, and
True Lineage. Ideal Family.
How many blessed couples
really know this? As parents, many blessed couples don’t
want their children to suffer. I have always sent the young
people out to witness and fundraise. You can always go to
school later, the colleges will eagerly accept you later in
life. But your own faith and conviction can only be earned
through your own activities and sacrifice. Youth is the time
to accomplish this. As they grow, young people must realize
that they are historical agents to further God’s providence.
The tragedy is that they often have to face the hurdle of
heir on parents holding them back. Ironically, this is the
same situation as the first generation faced. They received
opposition from their parents to following God’s will. What
would happen if True Parents had guided me in that way?
Should I have just gone the individual way? Do you think I’d
be here today if that was the case? Clearly not.
Lineage means a covenant
in blood. You don’t choose most of the most important things
in life. You merely have the choice to make the best of the
opportunities that you’ve been given. Heaven’s expectation
is only one: create an ideal family. This way you learn how
True Love, True Life, and True Lineage really exist. This is
the kingdom where God can dwell. A continuum of service to
God is necessary. You must have the conviction of faith to
substantiate God’s kingdom. That’s why I’m here.
I will initiate service
projects in Japan, Philippines, China, and finally Korea.
Service for Peace is a worldwide concept. Our Abel youth can
go into Cain’s world to serve and restore Cain. Cain can
recognize Abel as the rightful elder. I will establish a
foundation that will support these international service
projects. Local and national CARP can initiate service
projects and get support. All the projects don’t have to
come out of World CARP HQ. We will send Japanese college
students to African villages to live or the sake of others,
and to experience and own that understanding. We can send
Koreans to the CIS. After 5 years of this interaction, those
people who have learned the lesson of true service will be
the peacemakers. First, we need to overcome nationalism.
When you really see the needs of others, you want to serve.
What better way to establish one world of peace?
Please take this
seriously. I’m a youth leader, but I always end up talking
to older people. That’s not fair! Maybe you’re not so old
that you don’t remember your youth? This is a new age. You
have no choice but to enter that new age. Therefore, shed
your skin, and become a new person. They say that older
means wiser, but wiser in what? In fallen ways? Cynicism?
Doubt? Loss of hope and vision for God’s ideal? I’ve faced
those trials. I found that hope is all we have. This dream
I’ve spoken of will be alive. Hope will always be alive as
we enter the settlement age.
Amen
