The Way Of The Spiritual Leader - 126 Chapter 2. The Work Of A Minister Section 1. Minster And Prayer
1) The Prayer 1. Reasons for Prayer
If man did not fall then the savior is not needed, and religion and prayer are also not needed. We must understand that the need for savior, religion and prayer are the unfortunate gift of the Fall. (1974.3.9)
Why do we have to pray? We must stand in the position of horizontally 90 degree in relation to the vertical realm of the heart. We cannot make mistake. We must stand at horizontally 90 degree position and by receiving vertical stimulation, depending on the magnitude of that stimulation, based on that standard my sphere will expand.
If that happens then this kind of sphere is formed. It results in perfect circle (or the original image) in which one hundred percent give and take can occur.
Therefore, we can not afford to not devote ourselves sincerely. You cannot waver. You must pray in that situation. "How have I attended you Heavenly Father? In attending Parents, am I a representative of family, society, tribe, people, or nation? This can be known at once.
Until where have my tears been shed and flowed. This is the formula. Fallen man cannot attend the Heavenly Parents without tears, without repentance. Without cleansing, the recreation of that environment is not possible. Do you understand?
When thinking about nation, do tears fall, when thinking about the world, does wailing occur? There is the problem. When Heavenly Father is doing that, the subject is doing that, the horizontal standard must stand in the same realm and in the participatory realm. It is not possible without being one. (171-19)
One does not become a central figure with confidence. Do you understand? One does not have confidence. Even I have never thought myself as feeling confident. Because I realized before myself must come what God likes, and I realized I must like that person whom God goes after, when I look at a given situation, what mattered was how can I start off by having such a heart.
If I can be connected to that heart, there is nothing which cannot be accomplished. There is nothing that cannot be accomplished. We must have a mind which can make other people joyful, and consult the sorrowful person.
Have you loved God as much as the food when we are severely starving? We must love that much. Even when we are so famished, we must be able to search for God holding the food, and when we starve and hold rice in our hands, we must search for and care for the loving family (church) members. We must do so. If you are such a person and if you starve and fast, then that village will fall into the ruin. It will be overcome.
For that reason, where ever a person whom God loves, he never starves. Do you understand? Father has never thought about food until now. Father has never thought "I must make money to survive." Would father starve because he doesn't think that way? Where ever father goes, food is waiting for me. Isn't that right?
As such responsible leader, you must know how to follow this essential principle track (orbit). Therefore you must pray. Pray deeply about the relationship between God and myself, how much does God love me? Also, you must pray and invest for members. How much relationship have I made with members? Until the relationship becomes round. . . For that you must pray. You must pray.
How many hours do you spend on eating meals in one day? Is it over one hour and half? At least it requires about one hour and half, isn't it? [Yes] You spend on average one and half hour for eating meals. For the spiritual work, you must invest more than the amount of time you spend on eating. You must invest much more. Father has understood this fact through numerous years of own life of faith. (70-171)
As we realize more and more that the path we must walk today is a path which we must break through anyway, we feel that we cannot not do this with our own energy alone. Therefore, we must understand that a person of faith must pray. (1975.5.5)
What is the most important and necessary thing in your daily life? It is the prayer life. Through prayer we understand the enemy that is not visible and also discern the visible enemy. (19-146)
Prayer is also needed for the perfection of purpose. (9-197) |