The Blessing

Tossa Cromwell
October 24, 2009

Throughout human history, ever since the Fall of Adam and Eve, Satan had dominion over the relationships between man and woman. Through the Blessing, God is able to have dominion over those relationships. When the Blessing was spread throughout the world, through the Holy Wine, Satan had no hold on human relationships anymore. That is what led to his surrender in 1999. (This point, admittedly, is debatable. For instance, I don't know what it means for God [or Satan] to have dominion over a relationship. Also, there are plenty of evil angels and evil spirits other than Satan, who as far as is known have not surrendered. Recently, Dae Mo Nim indicated that 80% of the spirit world is hell and the remaining 20% of spirit world is heaven. To me, none of this has real bearing on my life. I will strive to create heaven within my own personal life, within my family, and from there expand to larger circles [of influence].)

Now, Blessed Families must realize the Blessing that was given to them. They must restore families which can be in God's direct dominion. That is the fulfillment of the Second Blessing talked about in the Divine Principle. (Sorry, this is more theology.)

The Fall, which should not have been repeated, has been repeated by Blessed Families. It is such a powerful force, the power of unprincipled love. Lacking the true parental love that we should have received from parents, we are searching for true love on this earth. The only way to receive true love, or rather the only source of true love, is God. Of true love, God is an infinite source, but unless we are engaged in a relationship with him, we cannot experience the love that he wishes to give us. (written from inspiration)

Sun Myung Moon has been a channel for God's true love on the earth. Through his life, he has brought people closer to God and helped them experience God's true love (whether they realize it or not). That is what I believe is the role of a Messiah.

The greatest way that he has allowed God's true love to pour down on people, unbeknownst to them, is through the Blessing. Especially when blessing couples of mixed races, nationalities and cultures, he becomes a great channel of God's love for those couples. God loves and appreciates those who are willing to make the effort to overcome their cultural heritage (including racial, national, ethnic, and other cultural heritage).

In the 70s and 80s, Father said that he was struggling to become a true parent, that he was working really hard to become one. I would venture to say that it is a constant effort that needs to be made. Never, does one become a true parent, but rather it is a way of life, really an attempt to imitate God. Yet one can never be as great as God, no matter what kinds of efforts one makes. In the end, we are all created beings who attempt to show gratitude to our creator to our actions. Although we may become creators, as many have in history (inventors, musicians, etc), we can never become like God Himself. The Blessing, at essence, is the permission given by parents to their children to start family life. Originally, God would have given Adam and Eve permission to start their family once they were ready.

Each Blessed Family is the start of a new lineage that has received Blessed approval from God.

Now the Blessing is given by parents to children. Parents give their children permission to marry -- that is the Blessing.

Up until now, Sun Myung Moon gave the Blessing as God's representative to start new lineages of God - new families who had God's permission.

Sun Myung Moon also gave Tribal Messiahs permission to give the Blessing to their tribe. I assume that National Messiahs were given permission to give the Blessing to their nations.

Anyone can be a Messiah. A Messiah is chosen by God, or God's representative. God's current representative on the earth is Sun Myung Moon. Whether or not a Messiah fulfills his/her duty is up to the individual.

Recent speaking tours, in 2005 to 2007, which covered the world, involved giving the Blessing to many couples in many nations. It is a shame that many who received it may not have known what it meant, so they may lose it in the future.

How many couples who were Blessed (through Holy Wine, etc) have kept their Blessing? Few have known the value of the Blessing.

Originally, God would have given the Blessing to Adam and Eve -- permission to marry, to start family life. They would have then given the Blessing to their children. Now, each Blessed Family has the Blessing and can give it to their children. That is God's providence in this age. It is also the transition from a world of evil to a world of good. It has the potential to create an everlasting world of peace and prosperity, but the battlegrounds are within each family, between each couple.

Sun Myung Moon's family is secure, already up to three generations secure. Each Blessed Family must do the same, ultimately with their own power. They must prove to all of heaven and earth that they are worthy to be lords of creation. In a sense, it may be a test of true humanity.

At this point in the history of our movement, it is of paramount importance to establish a clear tradition of what it means to be a Blessed Family. We should answer questions such as, "What duties does a Blessed Family have in front of God?"