Hak Ja Han
August 19, 2016
Fourth Anniversary of True Father's Seonghwa
Respected dignitaries from home and abroad, ambassadors for peace, beloved blessed families and other members from around the world, I love you! As you saw in the video, during the third anniversary of True Father's ascension, we told True Father we would fulfill our responsibilities on earth. "Father, please ascend to the eternal resting place. Please comfort Heavenly Parent, who has been lonely until now. Become an offering and become free. Please ascend to Heavenly Parent." Do you remember that?
Afire with hope and activity
Our responsibilities on earth -- what are those responsibilities? They are to testify to True Parents, to love True Parents, and to convey True Parents' wish to all 7.3 billion people, so that all 7.3 billion people around the world can be aware of that wish. Are you doing that?
We have organized thirteen regions based on their languages, and various events, such as tribal messiah activities, are taking place. Going beyond the tribe, going beyond the nation and expanding to the world, the providence is moving forward.
Asia, Africa -- all thirteen regions -- are alive with the fire of tribal messiah efforts. All people on earth must hear testimonies to True Parents.
Only by knowing about the True Parents can all human beings find hope. This is the fulfillment of each human being's inherent wish.
This is also Heavenly Parent's dream; however, for six thousand years, as reckoned using the Bible, all human beings have suffered under Satan's domination. Human beings have a strong yearning for heaven, yet remain ignorant of how to find heaven.
The long hard path
This is because for a fallen human being to go directly to our Heavenly Parent was not possible. A condition of indemnity was required. How difficult must it have been, how painful must it have been, that fulfilling the indemnity condition required six thousand years through the history of the providence of restoration, which God had led!
Raising the people of the chosen nation took four thousand of those years. Having paid with various conditions of indemnity, God raised the people to the level of a nation. On that foundation, God sent his only begotten son, Jesus. Yet Mary, who was a central figure, and the family of Zachariah, the family of Joseph, the Jewish leaders, the people of Israel -- they were all ignorant of Heaven's providence.
Until then, countless human beings had been born on earth, but after four thousand "biblical years," for the first time in history, God sent his only begotten son, the person he referred to as "my son." That being the case, the central figures should have embraced Jesus, the Messiah. They should have prepared the requisite environment for Jesus; however, we know the outcome. They failed in fulfilling their responsibilities. That is why Jesus was crucified. On the cross, Jesus said he would come again.
What would Jesus do on his return? He said he would host the marriage supper of the Lamb. What does that mean? That refers to the realization of Heavenly Parent's wish and the inherent dream of all human beings. Human beings dream of finding True Parents, because only through True Parents can human beings return to being God's true children.
Be heavenly tribal messiahs
By their own effort, fallen human beings cannot return to being true children of God unless True Parents lead them. Fallen children cannot be born anew into the kingdom of God; therefore, for the first time in six thousand years based on the foundation of the Korean people, the only begotten son and only begotten daughter were sent, and they hosted the Holy Wedding and became the True Parents, for whom humanity has yearned for so long.
Therefore, what path must these people of Korea choose? All of you in blessed families, who have received the blessing ahead of others, please fulfill the responsibilities of heavenly tribal messiahs. Go beyond the tribe.
Go beyond the nation. Reach the world. Establish a foundation on the world level for True Parents. This is the status of blessed families worldwide. Right now, through the world's thirteen regions, this work in taking place.
In addition, this year during Foundation Day, we launched the parliamentarians association. In July, members of our movement in Nepal launched the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace, as well as Peace Road, the great journey linking humanity and peace. More than a hundred and forty nations participated in Peace Road, and with the founding of the parliamentarians association, in each nation, virtuous men and women will be participating, warmly welcoming these initiatives.
Finish the year strongly
The final launching of the International Association of Parliamentarians for Peace will take pace in December. Until that day, these initiatives will continuously take place. When we look at these initiatives, the hearts of people all around the world yearn to go toward the realization of global peace, but no one has known how to reach that objective. Therefore, they must wholeheartedly participate, support and happily join the Family Federation for World Peace.
Remaining obstacles
True Parents' dream and every human beings inherent wish is to realize one family under God. However, today's world is filled with various issues -- religious conflicts, racial conflicts and territorial conflicts. All these conflicts stem from self-centered actions. Furthermore, since the Industrial Revolution, the livelihood of most people has changed. Economic prosperity, material prosperity has been achieved. Second, third, and fourth superpowers have emerged.
Rather than focusing on the positive points, instead of focusing on the future, many problems are arising.
One of them is climate change. If humanity is to survive, the Earth cannot be laid to waste. Most important, in terms of material things, are sunshine, water and air. These are decreasing; climate change is affecting these.
Ahead of his time
Looking at this reality, True Father worked in South America to resolve the issue of future food security and resolve the climate change issue. Father said that we must apply these principles to solve humanity's problems. For decades, he led the history of the providence.
People concerned about humanity's future have provided many good opinions, and they have identified many of the issues. However, when it comes to solving those issues, when it comes to providing viable solutions to those issues, the experts have not been able to do it. One cause is the superpowers' selfcenteredness. Until now, civilization has developed science based on destruction, science that focuses on war.
Therefore, I want to revive the International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences. All issues afflicting the world must be resolved, because God originally created our beautiful world with an ideal in mind. Effort and a movement must develop to restore the world to its pristine state. Experts and scholars must take the lead and support this great initiative. That is how they can earn humanity's trust.
Therefore, I want to restart the ICUS conferences as the center of academic, scientific studies. Through the media, I want to educate the masses and the population. I also want to engage in work that can bring about tangible results.
We all saw a beautiful performance on this stage today. In that performance, one thousand two hundred second- and third-generation Unification Church members from around the world participated. They are the future leaders of the unification movement. Even though their languages and cultural backgrounds may differ, they know True Parents, and they can unite. Therefore, we will realize Heavenly Parent's dream and True Parents' dream and all humanity's wish without fail. Until that day, we will march forward -- we must march forward.
Today, on the fourth anniversary of True Father's ascension, let us embrace this great mission in our hearts.
Let us make a firm determination that we will realize it! This is my request of you