Father, please let us decorate our time of youth beautifully. Please watch over the path of these people who are connected to You and let them grow centering on the foundation of that beautiful environment. Please make them become true sprouts that all the people of their tribe, the country and the world look to. Please make them the trees of new life that can embrace all of humankind. I sincerely pray that You will allow us to remain even after we bear new flowers and fruits and disperse them to all of humankind. (33-346) Youth is fleeting; and life will flee along with the years. Even as all others fly away, we cannot be like that. We must even go against history and the social environment, which are also fleeting, and we must become the fertilizer and the cornerstone. I sincerely pray that we can become those kinds of people. The young Sung Hwa men and women have gathered here from all about. I'm sure, Father, that you are eager to relate to these people. We know that you always wish to be with us, with even with our pulses beating together with Yours, centering on heavenly heart. However, we are so inadequate to become Your sons and daughters who can push past the limits and fulfill Your heart. When we come to think how great Your hopes for us are, we must look back at ourselves and ask whether we are indeed proper before You. Acknowledging our insignificant and unworthy selves, please let us have the heart to endlessly shed tears before You, Father. Although we are miserable, please let us become persons who can embrace Your ideal in our hearts eternally. (25-130) Please let us realize that our life passes away in a matter of seconds, together with fleeting time. Please allow us not to forget that we can become wanderers in life. When the sun rises in the morning from the east, all the animals rejoice, reflecting the sunlight. However, after several hours, we come to know that sunlight hides itself in the west and lonely shadow descends. Likewise, we may want to boast about the wonderful things of youth, but let us become those young ones who have the will to leave something behind on this earth from our youth, before the sun sets. The time has come for us to have world-class ability in our young chests. The time has come to prepare for victory with courage, fire, and spirit for our new moral principle. An extraordinary mission remains-to create the original kingdom in which we can serve the Father as individuals, as families, tribes, peoples, nations, the world, and the universe. Our physical body was born to do this mission. By all means, let us consider that our body was born to fight and win and to return glory to our Father. Please let us go forward today for this purpose. Today, the earth is calling for our true selves. Please allow us to become persons who can hear those voices. Also, please let us know that the future image of Korea and the future image of the world is calling us. Please advise us, Father, every foot of the way, and please help us realize You are with us. Sharing all the results with You, Father, please let us appreciate the mission and feel the joy of a pioneer in our hearts, full of hope for tomorrow. I sincerely pray that we may realize that You, too, are eagerly waiting to see those kinds of selves emerging within us. (24-91)
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