The Words of the Johnson Family

Chung Pyung Workshop Notes

Carlton Johnson
December 29, 2001

More 8-day Blessed Husband Workshop notes:

We had a surprise, unscheduled, additional meeting with Dae Mo Nim -- Hoon Mo Nim. She called this meeting suddenly, after having begun interviews with the second generation candidates there for the 40-day workshop preceding the upcoming blessing. I felt that she was somewhat forlorn, upon hearing about the state of the second generation from their own mouths. But she said she could not (would not) go into details. But she pleaded with us... to help her... and be responsible

(Dae Mo Nim; through Hoon Mo Nim; scatterred paraphrasing by Carlton)

Tough way, isn't it? But there is no other way... (long silence)

1995 Going into the spirit world... What if we have to go to a place other than the Kingdom of Heaven? We have been making so much effort to go into the Kingdom of Heaven, haven't we.

But spirit world showed me that we couldn't go into the Kingdom of heaven. Is it true? Really?

When I first entered Spirit world, I could not believe this indictment. But God showed me how we are living. I thought our members were living together with True Parents, according to the Divine Principle.

On the first day of this workshop I told you absolutely no one should have committed the fall. But so many have. I just could not believe this, after knowing the Divine Principle. God was showing me the reality, but I had difficulty believing.

Then, I determined to do something, to try to clean up this situation and stop it from happening. But... How? God said to me that I should gain the assistance of the angels.

Then I went to the angels. I told them that there are God's children on the earth; that they were created to help and minister to God's children. But the angels said, "Where are they?!"

I thought, like you, that we would surely be recognized by the angels, in that we were blessed by True Parents and following our True Parents. But... no.

So I determined to go and clean up one or two of our members, so that the angels could see beneath the dust and grime, and see the difference between us and the rest of fallen mankind.

Before Adam and Eve the angels were created to help the children of God, who were not fallen. But since the fall the angels had nothing to do, at all. I had to wake them up and explain. At first so few of them came to help. But now so many angels and so many absolute good spirits are here, spirits restored from those you and others have liberated, here.

I need help. Especially the help of the church leaders. They want you to come to get rid of the evil spirits, but they don't come, themselves. I need your help.

I wish I could open it up. I wish you could know what is going on with the second generation. If you could really know about spirit world, you would not, cannot commit sin.

At this time, I want to tell you where the spirit world is. If I ask everybody here, most of you would think that it is beyond the skyline, somewhere. But it is right above my eye line.

When we die, we have a three day course. The person who dies and those remaining on the earth should have a three days to talk about what is left to be done. But even our members and most people in general are not spiritually open enough -- even up to this day! At the ascension ceremony the deceased should be there, by his or her picture. But I have been to many ceremonies of our members, and I could not find anyone by the picture! When someone dies, we don't even pray for them. The evil spirits have already taken them away...

Reflections and Challenges:

12/29/01

As the year 2001 comes to a close, we owe it to ourselves to reflect somewhat on the condition of our movement and families. With the knowledge and deep appreciation for the immense work being done by our True Parents, leaders, families, and members, the following are a few thoughts, I respectfully pray that no one might take as judgment or criticism, but rather to force us to reflection and improvement.

MY CHURCH...MY MOVEMENT:

Father has been teaching us, over and over again, about the MIND<BODY relationship, and how essential it is to our TOTAL DEVELOPMENT, and ultimately our relationship to God Himself.

As a church-movement, or culture, we have many, many concerns, which we may divide into TWO areas:

1) "In the Church" and 2) "outreach".

The reality is that "in the Church" issues are fundamental to "outreach" concerns. Unless our "in the Church" concerns are stabilized and settled, "outreach" efforts might be futile, or even doomed.

In essence what this means is that, if we as couples, parents, and families, do not sever old traits and habits (not unlike the rest of the world), how will we be viewed by those whom we have been telling that we have the ultimate truths and standards?

One analogy we might consider is related to our homes; We must absolutely clean and fix-up our house, before we invite guests over.

The MIND<BODY relationship Father wants us to establish is not simply designed for ME; it must be established on the ENTIRE movement.

There are too many broken families in our movement, while others still holding by a thread. Some are satisfied with whatever level they have reached, and many have given up on their ideals. Some are letting their children do whatever they want, while others have no clue about the pain their children bear.

I pray that each and every family and community revisits the Original Ideal that Heavenly Father Has been seeking, as taught by True Parents.

SECOND GENERATION BLESSING - A CRITICAL ISSUE:

There is a Second Generation Blessing coming up this February 16, 2002. These are the PUREST children of GOD and TRUE PARENTS, not just ours.

Are they ready to accept God's Blessing?

Do they know what "THE BLESSING" really means?

Are we, as their parents, ready for this immense transformation?

Are they concerned that their prospective spouse might treat them as the "Prince", or "Princess", they are meant to be?

What about those who fell? First, do their parents even know about it?

Will some try to sneak through, pretending it never happened, or that it was an innocent mistake?

Are they worried that they might be rejected by their prospective spouse because they don't fit a particular shape, or someone's particular desire or expectation?

Will the marriage last a few months, years, or is it eternal?

How about their financial stability?

What are they planning to do with their lives? to attend and assist our True Parents, or go with the flow?

(Dae Mo Nim; through Hoon Mo Nim; sparse paraphrasing by Carlton)

... At the ascension ceremony the deceased should be there, by his or her picture. But I have been to many ceremonies of our members, and I could not find anyone by the picture! When someone dies, we don't even pray for them. The evil spirits have already taken them away...

(Continuing)

The spirits know ahead of time that I am about to die, so they get out of the body and they surround the spirit and quickly take the spirit away. That is what is happening at present. But because of the work being done at Chung-Pyung with the angels, and the liberation of resentful spirits, there is great hope for the future.

If we liberate more and more of the resentful spirits, as we liberate them, and they become absolute good spirits through attending Heung-Jin Nim's 100-day workshop, these same spirits will come back and assist us in our transition. Say, for example, we have 1500 resentful spirits attached to us, but be liberate even 1000 of them, then 500 remain. Then at our passing 500 may come and surround us, protecting as; and the other five hundred can separate and surround the remain 500 resentful spirits and carry them away to Heung-jin Nim's workshop in the spirit world.

Inherited diseases are like this, they work on this principle. When we die these resentful spirits who create and maintain these diseased conditions simply jump ship into our loved ones especially our descendents, whom we love the most.

But, today, have we restored enough of these resentful spirits? Not enough. Presently, we should sanctify the place of ascension, pray day and night for the deceased, to liberate them and the spirits they have been harboring.

When you go to the spirit world, even there, there is so much to learn, like: how to fly... But many Blessed members are so surprised to find where they are in the spirit world.

You cannot go on behaving the way you are behaving! There will be some repercussions from the life you are living, even though you are Blessed. How difficult is the way of the staff, here. You must understand how serious they are. They come here by 8:00 in the morning and leave after 10:00 at night. We could make it easy for ourselves. But this is such a serious matter, a serious time.

I wish you could see, what I am seeing. When I look out into the audience at you, I see so many Fall colors, when your spirits should be so clean, bright, and white. Instead, there are so many muddy colors among you.

Please, do 30% tithing... There was a husband in the spirit world, from the 430 couple blessing. He was in such a low place. He had fallen and had not told his wife [this fallen situation affected the wife's blessing status and that of his daughter... ? ... sorry muddy notes here]. I told his wife about this situation and asked her to please come and liberate her husband. But she was so angry and said, "let him stay there, and get what he deserves."

But I pleaded with her, the blessing is eternal, he cannot, should not stay there... [I believe she eventually repented on his behalf and liberated him and they could go on to receive the re-registration blessing. Maybe someone else have better notes on this testimony?]

Please, help one another. Take care of the younger Blessed couples, and please attend the elder Blessed couples.

God has willed the consummation of human history, He has willed our salvation and restoration. He will do it, He will not give up. Sacrificial love and hard work on our parts is required, as well.

The Japanese members have sacrificed so much. Some of them come here with mis-matched shoes and socks, they are so much in debt, because they have been selling their homes and more. Why? To bail out Tong-il Industries, and advance the providence in America. But Koreans and Americans have such ungrateful hearts and minds, bickering over small things, and complaining against the Japanese, still.

We did not take responsibility as owners. You should really take time to reconsider the extent of offering on the part of the Japanese members. Can you not express a little gratitude to them? Please honor their sacrifices. Please speak to them and show your gratitude sometime.

If those who had followed Jesus had gone and spread the word, adequately, would he had died? We should be bragging about our True Parents. Do we really understand what True Parents have accomplished, have been doing on our behalf? How proud of them we should be. Are we bragging about them?

We are young... Let's get together... heart to heart... as the position of owner. In witnessing, we are not making enough condition, enough foundation.

Sometimes... I want to scream...! ... But, I am happy, even so. Why? We have angels... and absolute good spirits, now, working with us. There is so much hope. But you must make determination.

Always think of and pray for Chung-Pyung, and the providence here. Love our True Parents. Brag. Witness about True Parents and the Divine Principle.

Thank you.

(Carlton)

Again, there was much Dae Mo Nim (Hoon Mo Nim) did not say in this last meeting--which was called suddenly, after an afternoon of interviewing the second generation candidates for the Blessing.

Personally, I think that we do need to be more systematic in bequeathing what we have learned. The older members need to give more tips and testimonies to the younger members. And the younger members need to appreciate that the older members had to go a pioneering way, with no one to guide them. Many mistakes have been made, and there have been many victories as well.

Perhaps much of what needs to be shared, bequeathed, would be better done anonymously, or one on one. But, personally, I felt a great hunger during this 8-day workshop to hear from older blessed members who have taken their kids through puberty. Our kids at only at the cusp (10 and 11 years old). But already, they are PC and internet savvy. I'm a bit uncomfortable, even here in Korea. One friend can disrupt years of foundation.

I brought up these topics frequently with older members (one on one) at the workshop, but there seemed to be a void of answers, about how we are communicating to our children about the overwhelming tide of pornography on the internet; on how they are to respond to the fallen world's standards of boyfriends and girlfriends; about the common attitutes towards masturbation.

The answers I got, privately, were...

...

... (as they say in Japan, "So... Ne...")

Thank you Matthew, for your suggestions. True love is laudable. But... our children, our Blessed children, ARE falling (!)... they are drinking, smoking, dying their hair, rebelling... in short: they are looking for love (in all the wrong places, etc. etc.

Some of those who have been through the rocky road of the teen-years with your Blessed kids: any warnings, any more timely tips?

Recently a good friend and brother of mine wrote to me, asking for some frank information regarding the importance of the current 8-day Blessed Husbands Workshops. He explained in his note that, for him to go to CPL right now, is very difficult. He attended a 40 day workshop there, in the past, as well as the 3 day registration after his wife fulfilled a 40 day, and, a few years later, the 21-day re-registration workshop.

My good friend confided that he feels it is always great to remove additional spirits from our body, but he is concerned that if that's all there is to it, he would be better disposed to attend at a more convenient time. So, he asked me was there some special ceremony at this "8-day workshop."

"Is this really special, somehow; versus one's attending, instead, a 21-day workshop in the summer. True Father's spirit and 80-year course is burning intensely within me, already," he writes. "My fire is lit."

"So, what is special about this special 8 days at CPL?"

Good question ... one which forces me to attempt to codify all the novelties of what I have just experienced, there at Chung-Pyung, in that recent 8-day workshop.

As an aside: On the morning of True God's Day, while the Hoon Dok Hae was going on (and being of course peppered intermittently by comments and further expositions from Father), I was busy observing Father, himself, as we (I mean he) strolled up the center aisle -- with thousands of brothers and sisters packed on either side. Sitting there on the floor, oriental style, a hodge-podge of ancestries, East and West; we were a continuous sea of hope and promise. Hardly an inch of space could be seen, here or there, and the traditional heated floor made us oblivious to the wintery season outside. There we were, awashed in the lulling warmth of Father's womb, if you will; and he was strolling, in Freedom, Peace, and Happiness on the waters.

Suddenly, arriving near the back of the room where a makeshift scaffolding was erected to elevate the two primary television cameras, Father addressed those members on the right side of the hall, asking them to straighten up their horizontal rows and count-off -- from the one sitting on the aisle, all the way to over to the last person in that row, against the far wall. Maybe he did so to see how many could count in Korean? Or to make sure that we were all awake? (Maybe there were about 40 in that row.) As everyone observed him inquisitively, some were probably wondering if Father were going to give these recruits a new mission assignment, like "You, all, in this group, prepare to go to Africa, tomorrow!"

But, as the last one counted-off, father just looked around, stuck out his tongue with a smile and said, "I just want to know how many are here. I need to know that." And with that, he just meandered on back down to the front of the hall, to Reverend Kwak's monotone rendering of a letter from Heung-Jin Nim, in the spirit world.

I bring up this moment to illustrate a sense I have, that, to Father, these numbers and details are significant. Even for those who live in Korea, the journey to Chung-Pyung at this time of year is perilous. Our family lives only two hours away (three in heavy snow), but we have to climb and descend three ranges, before reaching the training center. And perhaps you know of our own narrow escape from the jaws of death, just one year ago on these slopes. How much more treacherous is the journey for those who come from the southernmost regions. (And one car ahead of us, going over that last mountain, came all the way from my wife's mission town, some additional 6 or 7 hours from the south, below Pusan.) In other words, as it was snowing throughout the night, many came at great risk. And that counts for something, I am sure.

Through Father's Midnight prayer and address I could gather that, he is using every possible, every slightest condition on anyone's part, to claim and proclaim "Chun-il Kuk." We look around and we wonder, "Does the emperor really have clothes on?" ... Where is that nation? What land, what sovereignty is he talking about? But we really should be asking "Is Noah really naked? ... Is God truly pleased with the sanctity of his 'birthday suit'?" Unfortunately, though, we do not have eyes enough to see, ears to hear.

Isaiah 64:4-5

[4] For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. [5] Thou meetest him that rejoiceth and worketh righteousness, those that remember thee in thy ways:

Malachi 3:1-18

[1] Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to this temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts. [2] But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap: [3] And he shall sit as a refiner and purifer of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the LORD an offering in righteousness. [4] Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years. [5] And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts. [6] For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed. [7] Even from the days of your fathers ye are gone away from mine ordinances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saith the LORD of hosts. But ye said, Wherein shall we return? [8] Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. [9] Ye are cursed with a curse: for ye have robbed me, even this whole nation. [10] Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. [11] And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. [12] And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts. [13] Your words have been stout against me, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, What have we spoken so much against thee? [14] Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts? [15] And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered. [16] Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name. [17] And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. [18] Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

So, what am I saying, here? In the Midnight prayer and God's Day address, Father was emphasizing, again and again, the significance of the "Central Blessed Family" and the "Total Life Offering," as conditions upon which the "Chun-il Kuk," would be further 'unfurled' ... Apparently, the spiritual world at this time is easier to restore than the physical world. (See: God is the Parent of Humankind, Reflections of 120 Christians Who Illuminated History -- http://www.familyfed.org/usa/)

Many may be wondering, like my good friend: Of course it is always great to remove additional spirits from my body, but was their a special ceremony at this 8 days. Is this special somehow vs. one attending for a 21 day in the summer instead?

The 'ceremony' is "showing up" ... "being counted" ... How many of us will, 'show-up' ... Father is out there, leveraged up to the tip of his head, banking on our conditions. Let us read the midnight prayer and address again; then Isaiah 64 and Malachi 3, again. We are all still in the realm of "non-ownership," thieves. Chun-il Kuk is as real as God's word -- which surely will not come back to Him void. "I have promised and I will do it." But its substantiation awaits our assent, our ascent, our affirmation, at the risk of our lives, again and again. Invest and forget the investing.

To be honest, I have yet to fulfill all the conditions to stand as a "Central Blessed Family" ... Yes, I went to the Registration Blessing; and 160 couples were Blessed ("pre-blessed"); my wife is mobilized, here in Korea ... But we could not yet complete the "Total Life Offering;" nor could we go down to Jardim. However, through the 8-days, I could better understand 'what time it is' in the providence, in my life, in my eternity. And through Father's God's Day address, I could understand even more how important it is for me to mobilize the offering, the tithe, and the manpower, so as not to default of that liberal loan which True Parents have procured for me; procured on the basis of their own good credit before Heaven and Earth. On their merit, we stand as 'Central Blessed Families,' when, in fact, we are due, now, to leave the house, and establish our own resurrected, restored, 4th-Adam independence from our Parents.

A special ceremony? There is a diploma ... There are group pictures ... There are prayers and pilgrimages ... But, what are they, really? Any ceremony is just a ritual to align the collective consciousness of those involved. We are alumni of certain blessing groups. We come together, we see ourselves, briefly, as we are. We recommit, accordingly, as new ... Like the 3-day ceremony, before starting our Blessed family lives ... What was that? Did something change, really? Then, where is our victory of absolute Faith, Love, and Obedience. Why is spirit world not testifying in Father's ear about me?

The question is a most reasonable one, "TF's spirit and 80-year course is burning intensely within me already. My fire is lit. What is special about this special 8 days in CPL?"

I cannot take responsibility for another man's course. I can not tell you, in unqualified terms that you must go. Hyo (filial piety) is not a matter of mere 'duty' or 'obligation' -- though, at times I felt it depicted as such by our experience in Japan. Rather the standard of Filial Piety that Father is praying for, on our behalf, is that of an 'irrepressible emotional force' to give (and receive) True Love, particularly between ourselves and God, our Original, True, Chun-Ji Pumo Nim-tul. As such I must confess, that the intensity of True Father's spirit and 80-year course, though burning in me, is still only a pale reflection of what Chun-il Kuk requires of me, in these latter days. This 8-day Workshop may or may not be special -- depending on to what extent we have fulfilled all the conditions leading up to the title of True "Central Blessed Families." But I would emphasize (even as I regret our family's own tardiness with respect to Jardim and the Total Life Offering) that not attending this call, now, should be a forfeiture fraught with a level of repentance commensurate with the depth of the heart of attendance that Father holds in trust for us, through his recent prayers and conditions on our behalf. For our part, my wife and I are burning with anguish, hope, and longing to make this the year of promise.

To all my brothers who are agonizing over the timing, here; I am nothing and have nothing over you or anyone else, certainly not until I have released Father from the co-signature of the loan he has made for me. So I hope that I have not conveyed a heart that you will be beneath me if you don't, if you cannot, attend this Blessed Husbands workshop. I regret that the state of our collective Blessings are such that we could not assist one another to total, mutual victory in these important conditions. On the other hand; the year 2004 is fast approaching. Will we be different? ... 8-day or no 8-day? Do we need to be different? Our tribe? The sovereign powers of the earth? Our Chun-il Kuk? Our God? Shall we be more bold to say, "Follow me, as I follow The True Parents of the New Heaven and New Earth ...?

I hope you can make it. If you do your testimony will be an inspiration to me and others; another surging wave to convict us towards the shore. I hope we can all find more desperate hearts to fulfill all of these elementary conditions, so that God may truly be liberated to "open the windows of heaven, and pour out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it."

Towards the fulfillment of that will of True Love: Chun-il Kuk

Carlton and Mihoko
Central Blessed Johnson family, with Ch'ung-Guk Tadakuni

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