Why I continue to follow True Mother, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon

From 1960 when True Parents were successfully established, the Providence of God has developed from a single Messiah figure to the model of the True Parents. True Father Moon together with his wife, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon have continuously made conditions of indemnity to restore the True Parents position all the way through 8 levels vertically and expanded on 8 levels horizontally to finally arrive at the point of Cosmic Parents of Heaven and Earth over the last more than 50 years. Together with True Father, True Mother has been recognized by True Father and Heavenly Father (Parent) as an equal partner in this development of the Providence- from 1960 all the way up to the time of True Father’s departure from the earth.

The Blessing could only begin to be given to anyone on earth because True Mother could fulfill her position and role. Without True Mother there simply would not be any salvation or Blessing ceremony. She is the one together with True Father to give ‘birth’, just as the Holy Spirit had to be together with Jesus in order to give re-birth to Christians during the New Testament era. We have now even surpassed the Completed Testament era because of the foundation of True Parents, and we have entered the era of Cheon Il Guk since Foundation Day.

Throughout the last 15 to 20 years of True Father’s life on earth he stressed a number of points, the fulfillment of True Parents as the Substantiation of the Word, and True Mother standing as his equal, and the eternal motto, Absolute Faith, Absolute Love, and Absolute Obedience. He knew our movement would go through very difficult times, and so he repeatedly stressed these points. Also his last speech emphasized that True Parents (not just True Father) had now become the Substantiation of the Word. Thus both True Father and True Mother are the fulfillment of the Word. Is there anyone more qualified to speak for True Father and Heavenly Father than True Mother? No one else was constantly by his side through every short, and often sleepless night with True Father. No one amongst all the leaders, nor any of the True Family were able to keep up with True Father’s schedule. Everyone always had to eventually ‘take a break’, yet for True Mother there never could be a ‘break’. For more than 50 years she has stood by our True Father through every imaginably difficult situation. In the meantime she gave birth 14 times, and raised her children in some of the most demanding circumstances.

How often was True Mother crowned? Every time True Father had such a ceremony, True Mother was also there being crowned. Why could she be crowned? True Father did not do these ceremonies arbitrarily, True Mother had to fulfill her responsibilities BEFORE these ceremonies took place. This is the main difference between her foundation to be crowned and any of the rest of the True Family, including Hyung Jin Nim. Hyung Jin Nim was crowned as a potential candidate, just as Hyo Jin Nim, and Hyun Jin Nim had been appointed to their positions with the potential for fulfillment or not. It is with the hope that they can fulfill their role. However, the most important qualification to fulfill that role is to be Absolutely united with both of the True Parents. No matter what, unity with True Parents is crucial.

Now let’s look at the recent development of the Cheon Seong Gyeong 3 books. First, contrary to what others try to deceive us about, they do not contain anything but True Parents words. They are not a false version of True Father’s words. Yes, there have been different parts of True Father’s words chosen to be included, and we can debate about the different message they may emphasize BUT it is really important to note these are ALL True Parents words, they are NOT the Archangels words. Every single word printed in ALL these books, both the 8 books True Father emphasized as well as the newly published books ALL contain True Parents words. IN BOTH cases these words were chosen and put together by members of the different committees. Neither committee is more qualified than the other, though it had already been noted that the original version did have many errors and many repetitive passages due to the pressure that the committee was under at the time. So why not improve on the other version? Both versions have their place in our lives, and BOTH versions all contain True Parents words.

Those who would advocate removing True Mother from her role do not understand that the whole of our theological foundation is based on True Parents. If True Parents really haven’t fulfilled then we might as well all go back to our previous lives because no matter how wonderful Hyung Jin Nim and Yeon Ah Nim may be they are not True Parents. There will never be another True Mother, True Father has passed on now, so he could not marry again. If you want to eliminate True Mother from the picture, then you don’t understand that you lose everything. True Parents would be gone, and more serious than this, then True Father would have failed, we would be back to the era of Jesus. If you declare that True Mother has failed you would be contradicting all that True Father ever said about True Mother. Is there anyone on earth qualified to judge True Mother? Not even Hyung Jin Nim or any of the True Children are qualified to do that. True Father is the only one qualified to ever say such a thing. On the contrary, the amazing breakthroughs that are happening in the Providence testify to the exact opposite. Would the miracles in the Philippines or the rest of Asia be possible if Heavenly Father and True Father wasn’t supporting True Mother’s guidance? We even have the first Tribal messiah’s accomplishing their 430 couples goal, not just to Bless 430, but to actually bring them through the 40 day separation, tangam indemnity and the 3 day ceremony. In all the time True Father was alive no one could ever do that. Yet the last words of True Father were for us to fulfill tribal Messiah. Isn’t True Mother doing exactly what True Father asked? Tribal messiahship is the necessary condition to establish and expand Cheon Il Guk and to unite North and South Korea. Is anyone else under Hyung Jin Nim or any of the other factions of our movement accomplishing this? The answer is a resounding NO! So who is doing True Father’s will?

Now we have to speculate about why True Mother initiated the changes and developments that have become so controversial. First, it is important to understand that True Mother stands as an equal to True Father. True Father always spoke about the qualification to be a True Subject is to be a True Object first. True Father was so qualified because he first was a True Object to God. True Mother has been a True Object to True Father for more than 50 years, in absolute obedience to him. Can anyone else match that record of being an absolute object? I don’t think so. When True Father went to prison, who took up the role of True Father in the movement? Wasn’t it True Mother? So again we need to ask why would True Mother initiate such projects. First, she observed True Father throughout his life, whenever there was a new stage of development there would be changes in the ‘grace’ that was available for members and for newly Blessed couples. Some of you may remember True Father’s speeches where he is absolute that anyone who falls can NEVER be forgiven. Yet here we are 10 or 20 years later and many of our members have not only been forgiven but have been given a new start in their Blessing. Even those who previously lived together have been permitted to receive the Blessing. In the past a person had to go through 7 years repentance and separation to even be eligible to be forgiven, yet today, a simple 40 day workshop, if done sincerely, can be enough to receive the Holy Wine and be forgiven. Thus after Foundation Day then True Mother initiated some changes and new projects. The movement was in disarray, many of the second generation were falling away and few were qualified to be leaders. True Mother stepped into this situation with full commitment.

She even sold True Father’s precious helicopter, and gave up some expensive projects like the Peace Cup. Why? Simply because there was more urgent need for the finances to help educate the second generation to inherit the legacy of True Parents. Why did she initiate the three new versions of True Father’s words? Simply because there had been a lot of feedback about the lack of conciseness and professionalism in the first version. Should it be left unimproved? True Mother felt not. With the arrival of Foundation Day, she felt from her own prayers and devotion to True Father that it was time to make some changes (She went every morning to converse with True Father at his memorial site — did anyone else in the True Family devote themselves for so many days at his memorial site?). I cannot understand how our members have so easily dismissed True Mother’s over 50 years of devotion to True Father and to the True Parents position. Does anyone seriously think she would jeopardize her position in the spirit world with True Father and disunite with his desire? It is truly naive to think this. Then we have to come to the conclusion that True Father is actually endorsing all the improvements True Mother is making. The results in the Providence seem to demonstrate exactly that. Even with half of our movement in doubt, and other strange groups pulling our members away from True Parents, still the movement is progressing in many amazing ways. Just watch the regular news on Peace TV to see that.

In conclusion, I continue to follow True Mother, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, because I feel True Father’s spirit guiding her, and because I believe we have entered an era when women are just as qualified as men to lead. We need a woman to lead us into the Peaceful world that True Father worked so hard to bring about. She will fulfill Heavenly Parent’s (Heavenly Father’s) and True Father’s Will. She is absolutely committed to that, no matter with her children or without them. They have, just as all of us have, our own responsibility to continue to follow True Parents, no matter which one happens to have remained on the earth. We are actually so fortunate that True Mother is still alive! We can still have True Parents’ guidance for another 10 to 20 years or more. I think in the circumstances that we are in, where there are so many factions in our movement, we definitely need True Mother’s guidance and wisdom.

Stephen Gabb NM Israel