제1장 상경. 제1강령 성. 제5체 지감. 제38용 도천.-----54.

제1장.上經(상경) 21訓(훈) 157事(사) 제1 강령 誠(성).....정성.....第1事(제1事) 제5체 至感(지감)......감응함에 이름......第37事 제38용 禱天(도천)......하나님께 기도함.......第44事   The 38th Method :     Praying to Heaven(Docheon)... Offering Prayers to God... Matter 44.      "Praying to Heaven"      (Docheon) means offering one′s earnest prayers and supplications to God.      Those who do not know how to pray, or those whho acknowledge how diffcult it is,       approach prayer with a sense of gravity and difficulty.       Conversely, those who claim it is easy offer their prayers lightly and easily.       those who truly understand the way of prayer know better,        they realize that because those who call it easy pray so lightly,       their sincerity fals to manifest or shine through.       On the other hand, those who undeerstand the true weight and difficulty        of prayer offer their supplications with deep reverence,        and therefore know that their prayers can truly reach and connect with God.        [Origlnal Text]                  ■ 禱天者는 禱于天神也라 (도천자는 도우천신야라)             Those who pray to Heaven offer their prayers to the Divine Spirit of Hwaven.           ■ 不知禱者는 謂難者難禱하고 (부지도자는 위난자 난도하고)              Those who do not comprehend true prayer― meaning those who fibd it difficult              ― pray with a sense of arduous difficulty.           ■ 易者易禱나 知禱者는 不然하야 (이자이도나 지도자는 불연하야)              while those who view it as easy with careless ease.              However, those who truly understand prayer know this is not the case.           ■ 易者는 知易禱故로 誠不徹己하고 (이자는 지이도고로 성불철기하고)             Because those who view it as easy treat prayer lightly,             their sincerity fails to deeply penetrate even themselves.             (Note : '徹(철)' here ccarries the context of 'penetrating' or               'manifesting' thoroughly).           ■ 難者는 知難禱故로 誠能徹天이니라. (난자는 지난도고로 성능철천이니라.)              Because those who view it as difficult recognize the profound weight of prayer,               their genuine sincerity is fully capable of penetrating and reeaching Heaven.        [Commentary/ Explanation]          For a human to offer a prayer is a sacred act of seeking direct communion with God,         the  Ruler of all creation in the universe.         Just as there is no act more profoundly valuable in a human life,         there is also nothing more difficult to truly achieve.         How, them, could anyone ever claim that this is an easy matter?