The Way Of The Spiritual Leader - 132 Chapter 2. The Work Of A Minister Section 1. Minster And Prayer
2) Prayer In The Unification Church 1. Pray in the Name of True Parents
The Unification Church does not pray in the name of Jesus. The person who recently joined would think, "What is True Parents? Why pray in the name of True Parents?" Do you know the meaning of True Parents? True Parents are our ancestors who did not fall in the Garden of Eden and whom we can be proud for eternity in the midst of God's glory.
However, because the first ancestor of humanity fell, there had to be a new ancestor, and because God also works his providence centering on the new ancestor, we pray in the name of this new ancestor. It is very logical. In other words, since Jesus is the god of father and the Holy Spirit is the god of mother, the fallen humankind cannot go to the Kingdom of Heaven without going through the relationship of such parents. (20-269)
What was the greatest desire of Jesus? What should he have before having a nation? What should he have before having a child? He had to welcome his wife first. However, because Jesus was not able to do so, he could not witness. He could not make people his own sons and daughters.
If he came with the qualification of parents, then he should have become father and mother. Therefore, in the Unification Church, when we pray we say, "We pray in the name of True Parents." We are different from the mainline churches. We do not like to pray in the name of single Jesus without a bride.
Therefore, don't you think that we have wonderful prayer in the Unification Church? We pray in the name of True Parents. That means we are praying in the name of True Emperor and Empress. When you say teacher, do you like the teacher couple or a single? What do you like? [We like the couple]
Therefore, if there is a man then there should be a woman, and if there is an woman then there should be a man. Was man born worrying about whether there would be a woman or not? Think about it. When he was born, was he concerned greatly? No. It was already so. You haven't even dreamt abut these things and came to know these things. I have solved that. It is an amazing thing. You should know this. (41-230)
When you pray, you pray in the name of True Parents. What is True Love or True Parents? Do not think of that word just with Father and Mother. Think about standard of True Parents from the standpoint of father and mother who can love all humanity and embrace the world transcending the national feelings from even higher level. Therefore, even Father prays in the name of True Parents. (33-143)
Wouldn't you like if you can go to heaven as you wish? Wouldn't you like to enter and come out freely? Why do you pray? When you pray, why do you pray in the name of True Parents? You do not have the right to pray! However, you pray in such a manner, don't you? That is because a victory was won. From the world of all evil, from the satanic world. (150-54)
In the Unification Church we do not pray in the name of Jesus. We do not pray in such a manner. We go in search of parents. Therefore we say parents are True Parents. We have to fix up everything. Even though all has to be fixed because everyone does not know, you should put straight the cornerstone.
If the hurricane blows from this direction you may survive, but if it blows from that direction then everything will be destroyed. Do you understand? Those who believe in Jesus, that old man with white hair, do you understand? You should understand. (48, 228)
The time now is not the time for "I pray in the name of Jesus." That time has passed. Now is not the era of name salvation. It is the era of substantial salvation. Now the Christians pray in the name of Jesus. However, Father does not pray in that way.
We need Jesus not his name. There are thousand, ten thousand words called father. However, the substantial body is only one. Isn't it so? Therefore, should we go to the Heavenly land riding on the substantial body of Jesus or riding on the name only? (13-63) |