THANK YOU, TRUE MOTHER, for these precious new Holy Scriptures Cheon Seong Gyeong and Pyeong Hwa Gyeong! Excerpt of the PREFACE to the new Cheon Seong Gyeong: As a Korean youth with a vibrant Christian faith, Sun Myung Moon often prayed in the hills near his village home in the northern reaches of the Korean Peninsula. Feeling deeply in plight of his own people who, at that time in the mid-1930s, were struggling under the domination of a foreign power, he called out to God, asking why the world was filled with so much pain and sadness. God’s answer came through Jesus Christ, who told him of the deep grief of Heavenly Parent over the suffering of humankind and asked him to accept a mission to relieve that suffering. Rev. Moon testifies that at first refused due to the enormity of the task. Yet he was so moved by Jesus’ sorrowful heart that he began a desperate struggle to train himself spiritually so that he might understand the root of humankind’s separation from God and become a conduit for God’s healing love. Sun Myung Moon’s early efforts to teach about God in North Korea ultimately led to his being sent to a forced labor camp to die of overwork and starvation. Yet he saw this course as training to discipline his mind and body, to grow in his love for God, and thus to overcome the cruel circumstances. Fellow prisoners have testified that Rev. Moon survived by focusing not on his own suffering but on relieving that of those around him. Once he was freed, Rev. Moon began to teach again, his heart full of urgency to inspire change in the world. It is the recorded words from the many hours Rev. Moon spent speaking with followers and at public events that form the body of text from which this volume has been compiled. Cheon Seong Gyeong presents carefully selected extracts, drawn from sermons given over almost six decades, from the earliest known recorded sermons (1956), to the most significant ones from his final years. These are arranged according to themes that reflect the essence and diversity of Rev. Moon’s thought and discourse with Heaven. Although the written word may inadequately capture Rev. Moon’s passionate and exuberant speaking style, the seriousness of his heart is unmistakable as he describes the beauty of God’s original plan for us as His children, God’s profound sorrow that this is still to be realized, and His work, visible in history’s course, to see the human potential in love finally fulfilled. The volume also includes extracts from talks given by Rev. Moon’s beloved wife, Hak Ja Han Moon, who stood with her husband throughout their fifty-two years together. Given during the months following Rev. Moon’s ascension, her words illuminated the path ahead for the worldwide Unification movement. Cheon Seong Gyeong concludes with a selection of Rev. Moon’s prayers, the intimate words of a son to this Heavenly Parent. These reveal much about the mission he has striven to fulfill and reveal aspects of his teachings not expressed elsewhere. Unificationists testify that God sent Rev. and Mrs. Moon as the True Parents of humankind, with the mission to raise up ideal families and open the gates to God’s kingdom of goodness and true love, which they refer to as the Cheon Il Guk. True Parents commissioned the creation of this new edition of Cheon Seong Gyeong as part of the Holy Scripture for this time. It contains God’s guidance for our role in actualizing Cheon Il Guk in this world. …. New Cheon Seong Gyeong: Book 1. God Book 2. True Parents Book 3. True Love Book 4. True Person Book 5. True Family Book 6. True Creation Book 7. Earthly life and Spirit World Book 8. Life of Faith and Training Book 9. Home Church and the Tribal Messiah Book 10. The Philosophy of Peace Book 11. Ceremonies and Holy Days Book 12. Cheon Il Guk Book 13. Peace Messages True Parents’ Prayers.
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