This is taken from a testimony from someone who had a spiritual experience where she was in the crowd at the time of Jesus’ crucifixion.
Then I asked him how he felt at that very moment, when he was being nailed to the cross. The answer came back, an answer that I would never ever think about. He said, ‘I was worried for Heavenly Father’.We don't need to be Messiah or Christ to worry for Heavenly Father. Link
From the speech "Perfection and Gratitude" given by True Father on October 3, 1976 in Belvedere, New York, in the first paragraph of the section titled "A leader can only be approved by heaven if he pushes himself the hardest".
Would you prefer to listen to the word of God, even before my word? My hope is that you will reach out to God. My desire is for you to sincerely want to fulfill some direct instruction from God that even I cannot do.I believe True Father doesn't want us to be limited. Not only about our own limitations, but also not be limited by his. We are being encouraged to do things that even he cannot do. Link
In a sermon by Rev. Hyung Jin Moon, "... a gift is not something that is ours, it is something that we are given. ... It is not because of who we are, it is because of whose we are, right? We may not deserve it, but may be we have a very special gift, and that gift can bring joy, it can bring happiness, may be it can bring encouragement, may be it can bring a sense of fullness to somebody’s life."
John F. Kennedy once said, "Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
In the same light, "Ask not what the world can do for you - ask what you can do for the world." Seek within us what gifts and assets that we are given, and use it for the benefits of others.
Kook Jin Nim spoke on 25 Feb 2007:
"The kingdom of heaven is a world without the Cain and Abel concept.
The problem is not the outside world (satanic world). We are the problem as we don't grasp God and True Parents' concept. Outside people respect our church but do not join our movement. Why? Because our movement is immature. We miss the essence of Divine Principle - just like the Jewish people missed the essence of their teaching."
---------------------During a recent HDH time, an elder Mrs. Park gave a testimony. In it, she mentioned "I left him [her church minister] realizing that I had nothing more to learn from this minister."
As a minister, teacher, leader or parent, and etc. we need to keep up to the mark so as to accomplish tasks that these roles are expected to fulfill. This is very basic in the commercial world. Although it might not be so ruthless in ministry and family contexts than in the commercial world, the expectation, especially self-expectation should rightfully be there. Otherwise, the congregation, students, subordinates, or children might be stuck in a stagnant state, because not many people are as lucky as Mrs. Park to have found another better path.
According to CIG Family Pledge number 6 (see below), we are to convey Heaven's blessing to our community. Thus, does that mean we need to actively grab/win/snatch as much blessing as possible so that we can convey them to others? I don't think so. When we actively do good and position ourselves to convey blessings, Heaven's blessing will be conveyed through us to others around us.
"6. As the owner of Cheon Il Gook, our family pledges to embody God and True Parents; we will perfect a family which moves heavenly fortune and conveys Heaven's blessing to our community, by centering on true love."
Who will be the Next US President?
The next President will play a big role in god's providence, as the term will lead all the way to 2012-2013. It's interesting that the Democratic Party's candidates include a woman (Mrs Clinton, wife of the infamous former US President), and a Black (Mr Obama).
I see a classic fight between "Good and Evil" here, Obama is more the "Abel" type relatively speaking. Clinton is more politically connected, more $$$, more experience but alas her moral character / motivation is questionable.
Obama started as an underdog, but has surprised everyone with his showing so far.
US is voting today (Super Tuesday) to select the respective candidate from each party. As with any Good vs Evil type of fight, it has been a very very close match between Clinton and Obama.
Results will be out tonight.. and my bet is on Obama.
CARP Core Values
1. Living for the Greater Good
I. Aligns oneself with the vision, values and goals.
II. Invests in people who increase our value.
III. Multiplies value: Taking creative action to increase the value.
IV. Shares best practices across the organization.
2. Ownership
I. Responsibility: Trusted to make a personal commitment to stated and expected goals.
II. Accountability: Answerable for the execution and outcomes of stated and expected goals.
III. Initiative: Exhibits leadership by being proactive and solving problems.
IV. Strive: Passion and conviction to execute one’s stated and expected goals.
V. Execute
3. Teamwork
I. Mentors: Personally guiding the growth and development of others.
II. Open-mindedness: Gives and receives feedback and new ideas constructively.
III. Respect: Recognize the merit that others bring.
IV. Energize: Inspiring passion and commitment in others.
4. Dreams Big
I. Conviction
II. Aspires to challenge one’s limitations
III. Results Oriented
IV. Expertise-Driven
I wish to share my thoughts on speeches rather than just copy and paste, but this few paragraphs are very clear and parallel to my own thoughts. So, I just pasted it here:
"Everyone here has parents and teachers, and you also have the leader of your nation. Correct? These are things everyone undeniably needs. However, when compared to the true standard, there are many different levels of parents. What do you think? To what extent have you, yourself, become True Parents? In the same way, if a person is a professor at an Ivy League university such as Harvard, Yale or Columbia in the United States, or Oxford and Cambridge in England, does this mean that he or she can be called a True Teacher? Similarly, there are different types of leadership in a nation compared to the true standard of leadership. Even if someone is the president of a superpower such as the United States, does this mean he or she is a True President?
In fact, today in the family, children do not trust parents. Between spouses, there is no complete trust. Brothers and sisters also don't trust each other fully. Furthermore, students do not trust the teachers in the schools, and the people do not trust the leaders of their nation.
So the problem is, how can we attain the true standard of even one of these three most important positions of parents, teacher and leader?
When I say you should become True Parents, True Teacher or True Leader, what do you think is the highest standard or central model for those three positions? That is God. God is the True Parent among parents, True Teacher among teachers, and True King among kings. God is the Eternal True Parent, Eternal True Teacher, Eternal True Leader and King. If we are children of God, we need to become True Parents first, just like God. We should also follow the way of the True Teacher, just like God. And we need to follow the way of the True Leader, just like God. This is the idea of the three primary positions. The ultimate model is God."
PS: See glossary on the use of the word "true"
Some thoughts after watching Hyung Jin Nim's Sermon, Offering the Glory, on 22 Dec 2007.
When we have, we feel at ease to give.
When we find uncomfortable to give, it implies that we don't have, or we do have but feel we don't.
Have faith therefore is to believe that we have because Heavenly Father loves us. Then, we will naturally feel at ease to give to others, to live for the betterment of the whole, to offer glory to others.
