Sunday Sermon May 2022 - We as Holy Grounds v. 1.0

Holy Ground in City Park, Denver, CO, March 25, 1965.

Although True Father himself did not establish a Holy Ground until 1965, on January 1, 1963, he wrote the words “Holy Ground” in Chinese characters, and shared with those present his determination and plan to reclaim God’s lands symbolically first through Holy Grounds, and later by restoring the homeland.

October 5, 1962: 1. Northern Seoul: Sam Chung Park (Goo Jin Bong) 2. Central Seoul (the central Holy Ground in Seoul): Chang Chung Park on Dobong Mountain (the park where True Father often prayed.) October 6, 1962: 3. Southern Seoul: Heuk Suk Dong Park 4. Eastern Seoul: Tae Neung (a national forest preserve). October 7, 1962: 5. Western Seoul: In Wang Mountain

Establishment of Holy Grounds by True Father

From January 28, 1965 through October 10, 1965, True Father made Holy Grounds in 39 nations. (not Finland by mistakingly being advised it was Communist)

He returned to Korea and created Holy Grounds in each regional district before establishing the last seven (main) Holy Grounds in Seoul,including the one in Chungpadong Church.

Caring for and Using Holy Grounds True Father has often emphasized that members should pray at Holy Grounds as often as possible.

In Korea, Pledge services, daily morning prayers, or all-night prayer vigils are often held at Holy Ground.

The atmosphere at a Holy Ground is sacred. When we pray at a Holy Ground, our prayers relate to the historical foundation of comforting God’s heart through reclaiming His land. Because of this, prayers offered at Holy Ground have a greater effect.

Washington DC USA

Stockholm 1965

Chung Pyung Holy Ground Korea

True Father purchased a sloping mulberry field site in the Chung Pyung Lake area, and by his making the first strike with a pickax on 17 June 1971, the construction work started.

With the completion of the chapel on 12 July 1971, the Chung Pyung Holy Ground began its service as a full-scale Holy Ground.

True Father’s Prayer In Chung Pyung

You have loved this place of Chung Pyung and made it the way it is now. It is an area that you have sanctified through Your offerings. It is a place intermingled with tears of sincerity where all the nature binds us closer to You.

People from all over the world come here to search for You with team.

I sincerely hope and pray that You may guide this gathering to become a moment to implant tradition in us and a moment that enables us to appreciate You with an earnest appeal.

Thinking that this is the place where the future Kingdom of Heaven is being revived and where our future happy homes are being built, we know we have to go on.

Exhausted, we have to pull ourselves together and go on. Please, inspire vigor into our listless eyes. Taking a view beyond a far away mountain, we have to go on.

Let us not become sons and daughters that simply follow the footprints You have left behind, but let us become people that struggle to take the lead in treading on the thorny path. /SMM 1971

First Holy Ground Helsinki Finland choosen Oct 9 1972 by Werners Holy Ground celebration Jan 19 2022. Second New 50 years ago; Ellen and Kirsti Holy Ground missionary from Germany July 7 2014 arrived in Finland

Kirkkonummi Finland Nov 2020

Jesus was sent to the earth as the one God has been seeking for 4,000 years. Jesus, as the good ancestor of humankind, stood in the position of True Parents and persevered in his toilsome work in order to redeem our lives.

/SMM May 20 1956 1972

The Holiest of Holy Grounds = True Parents & Jesus

Yang From Spirit Body/World From Natural World Yang From Physical Yin Body Yang = Yin = is provided requires effort Yin

Returning resurrection requires us to act as landing-sites (Holy Grounds) for the returning spirits.

We have 5 spiritual senses working as the communication tools.

The Returning Resurrection of the Spirits of Israelites and Christians

After the advent of Jesus, the form spirits of the Old Testament age ( ) all returned to earth and assisted faithful people on earth ( ) to attain the level of life spirit.

The Returning Resurrection of the Spirits of Israelites and Christians

___________ ( ) _______________________________ ___________

Growth- stage returning resurrection

By this, they too received the same benefit: they entered Paradise together. We call this growth-stage-returning resurrection.

The Returning Resurrection of the Spirits of Israelites and Christians

__________ __________ _________ _ __________ _ ___________ ( __________ ___________________________ ) __________ _ __________ ____________________ _________ __ ___________ ___________________ _________ __ _________ __ __________

Growth- stage returning resurrection

After the Second Advent, the life spirits of the New Testament Age ( ) will all return to the earth to help faithful people on earth ( ) to attain the level of divine spirit.

Heavenly Kingdom Moses CIG Jesus _________ ____________________ ___________ Elijah _________ ( ) ____________________________ __ ___________ ____________________________________ __ __________ ___________________________ __ ___________________

Growth- Completion- stage stage returning returning resurrection resurrection

By this, they too will receive the same benefit and enter the heavenly kingdom together. We call this completion-stage-returning resurrection (p. 146).

Millions of messiah(s) – All of Mankind for Eternity! Millions of “moving Holy Grounds” for Good Spirits to land on.

“The purpose of the coming Lord is that some day all shall be like him - like Christ.” /SMM 1965

Summary: Let us be those moving living ”Holy Grounds” for Physical world restoration and for Spiritual Worlds returning resurrection.

Lets prepare for May 5th event 2023

We had 2x Nordic 3-hour midnight Prayer Vigil

USA DP-reading condition

End of Sermon

Join me in Prayer!

References: Main Source: Divine Principle: www.unification.net/dp96 Speeches by Sun Myung Moon: www.tparents.org/Lib-Moon-Talk.htm

Remember the beauty in Gods nature is there to inspire the most Holy original inside us all! Have a great Blessed week. Prepared for 2nd,3rd… Gen inspiration by Bengt