The Words of the Kim Family from 2009
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The Words of the Kim Family from 2009 |
The eighth year of Cheon Il Guk, inscribed with True Parents’ glorious victories and miracles, is concluding, and a new year is dawning. Last year, the footprints that True Parents and True Family left behind for God’s Providence will remain forever as a historic landmark.
We can feel from the depth of our hearts the value of True Parents, particularly through the unbelievable miracle of their rescue from the helicopter accident. Nobody could believe that this type of miracle could happen, or that it would result in their substantial resurrection. Prior to this incident, we had lost our eternal elder brother, Hyo Jin Nim, who ascended to the spirit world. We had no words to comfort the aching heart of Heavenly Father and True Parents. We felt our lack of faith and ability, and spent a great deal of time in repentance this past year.
In addition, the external world is suffering from the recent economic crisis in America, which is having a serious effect on our organizations and our families. I believe the only way to overcome this kind of world economic crisis is if all the world’s peoples return to God and look to Him as our starting point in solving the today’s problems. If we are always repeating the vicious cycle of this fallen life, how can we eradicate our bad habits and our negative attitudes and really start a new beginning for the New Year?
We all know that this age is the age of attendance. Through attendance, we can become righteous; therefore, by attending True Parents and True Family, we have to establish Cheon Il Guk. True Family members have emerged and are leading God’s Providence. Hyun Jin Nim has been leading us through the UPF and Global Peace Festivals towards the establishment of One Family under God. It was tremendously successful and victorious. Hyung Jin Nim has been spearheading a spiritual awakening through building a strong church foundation.
Kook Jin Nim generated a strong financial pillar of support, and provided organizational management. And, In Jin Nim, as Chairperson of the American movement, totally captured members’ hearts, especially the second generation, as an elder sister figure and educator. They are all role models for God’s Providence as filial sons and daughters and as great leaders. We really have to unite centering on True Parents and True Family members, and march forward towards the Year 2013 and establish Cheon Il Guk.
This coming 9th year of Cheon Il Guk, which is True Parents’ 90th Birthday, is a very special year. In this year of completion, together, as North American members, what do we have to do?
Firstly, we must have the kind of faith that though starting off small like a mustard seed can grow in strength enough to move mountains. If we have strong faith, we can demolish today’s Jericho, and we can restore Sodom and Gomorrah. In the name of True Parents, nothing is impossible. I love the proverb: “where there is a will, there is a way”. We should have absolute conviction through absolute faith. Let us usher in this New Year with acts of faith. We have to actively demonstrate our faith this year.
Secondly, this year, let us be the kind of dreamers who push forward hope in our hearts that we will be able to fulfill the dream of Cheon Il Guk!. Dreamers can become victors! President Obama won the election by pushing forward with hope and faith in the American people’s ability and instilled in them the courage to dream of change. What kind of hope can we say we have? We have to become the embodiment of hope through our active show of faith, instilling courage in others to dream of change.
Thirdly, we have to be disciples who can practice true love. Love is the practice of giving in order to multiply joy, and in so doing, feeling God’s presence with us. We will be able to feel extraordinary joy in our hearts. Without practicing love, we cannot move our hearts to experience this type of God centered joy. Love becomes just an illusion. Because we feel God’s love, we are able to love our neighbors, our brothers and sisters, and bring about a peaceful world. Without love, there is no peace.
Fourthly, we have to communicate on a heartistic level. Let us be the people who can unite through acts of the heart.
If we unite together, nothing is impossible. Before we can outwardly rally for change in the world, internally, we have to unite together. We need heartistic dialogue and proper communication. On this foundation, everything will be possible. Let us begin with heartistic dialogue and heartistic communication this year.
I myself started the beginning of this year in Asia, and now am ending the year in the United States. From my 40 years’ ministerial life experience, I believe that the most important thing we need now in America is witnessing, to increase family members. How to bring about a witnessing renaissance in America was my first message to our members at the 43rd Street building headquarters when I first visited. Though it has been several month since that date, we are far from this reality.
Is a witnessing revolution impossible in America? What do you think, our family members? I felt as if I have been going through a long, dark tunnel and I want to see the bright sunshine.
This journey is one that seems to be necessary to take; however, after traversing with faith through the darkness, a bright hope is sure to appear. Let determine ourselves to witness and bring that bright hope back to this great American nation! If America changes, the whole world will be changed! Let us witness to the world of the living God. Let us speak of the truth about God, of the greatness of True Parents, of God’s blessing to humanity.
Don’t hesitate to proclaim and witness.