1. The Prayer of Minister

1) Reasons for Prayer

If man had not fallen, a savior would not be needed, and religion and its prayers would also not be needed. We must understand that the need for savior, religion and its prayers are the unfortunate gift of the Fall. (1974.3.9)

Why do we have to pray? We must stand at a 90 degree angle to the vertical realm of the heart. If that happens, a sphere is formed in which one hundred percent give and take can occur. According to the magnitude of vertical stimulation received, the sphere will expand.

Therefore, we can not afford to not devote ourselves sincerely. You cannot waver. You must pray, "How have I attended you Heavenly Father? In attending Parents, am I a representative of a family, clan, tribe, people, or nation?" This can be known at once: For what have my tears been shed and flowed. Fallen man cannot attend the Heavenly Parents without tears, without repentance. Without cleansing, the re-creation of an environment is not possible. Do you understand?

When thinking about the nation, do tears fall? When thinking about the world, does wailing occur? That is the question. Whatever Heavenly Father, the Subject, is doing,, the horizontal standard must be in the same sphere and participate. They must become one. (171-19)

One should not become a central figure with confidence. Do you understand? One should not have confidence. Even I have never thought myself as feeling confident. Because I realized that before my desires must come God's desires, and that I must like whomever God seeks, when I looked at a given situation, what mattered was how I could start off by having such a heart. If I can be connected to that heart, there is nothing which cannot be accomplished. There is nothing that cannot be accomplished. We must have a mind which can make other people joyful, and console the sorrowful person.

Have you loved God as much as our food when we were severely starving? We must love that much. Even when we are so famished, we must be able to search for God holding the food, and when we starve and hold rice in our hands, we must search for and care for our beloved members. We must do so. If you are such a person and if you starve and fast, then that village will be stirred up. It will surrender to you.

For that reason, whomever God loves never starves. Do you understand? Father has never thought about food until now. Father has never thought, "I must make money to survive." Would Father starve because he doesn't think that way? Wherever I go, food is waiting for me. Isn't that right?

As a responsible leader, you must know how to follow this essential path of the Principle. Therefore, you must pray. Pray deeply about the relationship between God and "myself." "How much does God love me?" Also, you must pray and invest for members. "How much relationship have I made with members? Until the relationship becomes round..." For that you must pray. You must pray.

How many hours do you spend on eating meals each day? You spend on the average one and a half hours for eating meals. For the spiritual work, you must invest more than the amount of time you spend on eating. You must invest much more. Father has understood this fact through numerous years of his life of faith. (70-171)

As we realize more and more that the path we must walk today is a path which we must break through, we feel that we cannot not do this with our own energy alone. Therefore, we must understand that a person of faith must pray. (1975.5.5)

What is the most important and necessary thing in your daily life? It is the prayer life. Through prayer we understand the enemy that is not visible and also discern the visible enemy. (19-146)

Prayer is also needed for the fulfillment of purpose. (9-197)