[046] Words of Hak Ja Han Book 1 - Global Unity Through True Parents Part 2 : Global Mission Strategy for National Restoration 1) Heavenly Tribal Messiah Activities and Reviving the Church 3. Let’s return to the early times - 2
In the early years of the church Father raised the members through his words, his love and with strong bonds of heart. From now on, the church in Korea and throughout the world must become like that. Overall I will lead the Korean church in that direction.
The same goes for the rest of the world. Even without explaining it in words, we all can feel the bonds of heart we have with each other, forged with God at the center. When we unite, we can be totally interconnected.
You are blessed families who are connected to one another with a strong bond of heart, and based upon this, you need to cooperate fully with one another. To build a church based on heart, whether you have a public mission or not, gear your every action, word and attitude first for other people and the environment. You must be considerate of those around you. (2012.09.03, Cheon Jeong Gung) Most pressingly, the question is how we can return to the spirit of the early days in our church. How can we unite with the Word in spirit and truth, so we can become a vibrant living church? Our task is to share the words of the Principle unceasingly every day with new people, and inspire them to attend seven-day, 21-day and 40-day workshops and then receive the marriage Blessing. We need to find many new members and make our Unification Church vibrant and full of life and spirit.
What should we do to transform the current church so that it can become a church vibrant with life? Can we become a church that can give birth to new members without overly focusing on numbers?
I have thought deep and hard about this. The projects that True Father initiated are so vast and numerous. How can we adequately preserve and develop this and take it with us? I have contemplated deeply about this.
The sight of Rev. Eu Hyo-won in the early days of our church, lecturing all day long without eating properly despite his disabilities, and laboring so hard to find one new life, remains deeply impressed on my mind. The fruits of his efforts at that time are the 36 couples and 72 couples, right? They became the roots of the Unification Church. Among them there are those who didn't receive this grace in the end.
However, I saw how most of them remained in the position of the elder brothers and sisters of all the blessed families as the roots of this movement. There are now only a few of you remaining but you are indebted to Heaven in many ways.
I think I have to help you repay those debts before you go to the spirit world. Internally I am doing these things, and externally, I want to push all of you into a position where you can make great effort, like Rev. Eu did in his time, in offering all of your soul and might in finding even one new life.
The church should be overflowing unceasingly with God's Words. You cannot call it a church just because worship is held there on Sunday. You should create a church that can be breathing and moving with life twenty-four hours a day. (2012.09.30, Cheon Jeong Gung) |