Shedding tears while doing fundraising and witnessing... When a captain of the fundraising team comes to the church and sheds tears, and when the leader of the witnessing activities shed tears, and after that Neil, as the leader, comes to shed tears, and if in this way the three of them embrace each other and shed tears of encouragement, pledging that they will do more for the sake of the providence, and bear the cross for the sake of the humanity, then God will join them and cry with them. There, the Kingdom of Heaven is completed. Because this is a principle, fundraising teams and the church must become one. This is the fundamental principle. This is how I think. (97-224) Therefore, you must cry while doing witnessing. You must cry. As you do witnessing, how much do you cry? One who weeps will receive blessings. Next, putting the life on the line, for the sake of the world of heart, just... When you see the morning sun shine, you should be thinking, "Where is God's love that gives out such fiery light." Whether for one who does fundraising or for God, Heaven cannot be entered without shedding tears. There the Kingdom of Heaven is restored. The restoration of man, the restoration of sovereignty, and the restoration of all things, all of these will be accomplished. Do you understand? [Yes] For this reason, those who are in headquarters should worry about the people who are doing fundraising at times such as raining. When it rains, or is foggy and snow is pouring down, you must be concerned about them. You have to shed tears together. Those who are doing witnessing should also cry. You should be doing this. You must understand that at the place where even God weeps, the Kingdom of Heaven on earth will be built. This is where it begins. Can you understand what this means? [Yes] Although you say that you have entered the Unification Church and believe in it, although you have received the blessing and you claim to be a leader of some sort, you have to understand how far off you are. (97-222) Today, people in the world live and die because of financial problems. However, we Unification Church members must believe that we are managing God's money, earning God's money, and spending God's money. In the act of loving, it should not be selfish love and neither should it be love for the sake of the nation. You must love centering on God and all humanity. People and the nation do not take precedence. What takes precedence is the world that God can love. Do you understand what I am saying? [Yes] Unification Church members are those who are putting into practice in their environment the most difficult undertakings, that are like dreams. Next is witnessing. You have to shed tears, sweat and blood. You have to shed tears, blood, and sweat for the sake of the people, and then for the sake of the family, and then for the sake of the restoration of all things. Financial activities are nothing. Witnessing activities are nothing. There is nothing more difficult than making the family into one and building a heavenly family. When you form a family there will be times when your hearts are at odds. At those moments, you must endure. You must endure saying, "When I was doing fundraising in the past it was like this, and even when I was doing witnessing, I persevered through it, so how can I be that way when it is my loving husband that I am dealing with." This is education. (94-271)
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