Moon Shin-chul's Message after Holy Mother Han's detention by S. Korea

Gi Seong Lee September 23, 2025 1397th Cheon Shim Won Korea Special Night Vigil Prayer Unofficial translation from Korean

Dear brothers and sisters, greetings.

Today has been truly…

It’s been hard even to eat properly… I imagine many of you couldn’t sleep well last night.

In our hearts… this burning situation… it’s so hard to understand. How could something like this happen to our Parents?

I know you must be feeling deep anger, despair, and frustration at our helplessness.

All day long we must have felt like we wanted to express this pain, but couldn’t find how. It was a day of hearts burning inside.

But I must apologize - I don’t have the capacity to fully grasp or share the depth of what you are all feeling.

Even just trying to imagine what True Mother must be feeling right now is overwhelming.

Yet there is one thing I do feel certain about.

I think I now understand why, even in this difficult situation, just last week True Mother sent me and [Moon] Shin-hung on a world tour.

Through that tour, what I realized is this: The greatest, and truly the only, asset of our Family Federation is the members.

Just two weeks ago, before sending us on tour, True Mother called us and said:

“Do not worry. Do not worry about Korea.

Go and tell the members around the world that I am fine. And tell them thank you… thank the missionaries. Because they held their ground, Heaven’s providence is still alive.

Because somewhere, someone was still witnessing - even in places we don’t know about - that is why we are still here.”

So now, in this difficult environment, under such heavy psychological pressure - what is it that Mother most desires from us?

When I thought about it, I realized: Mother knows how deeply the members love her. And she may worry that because of those emotions, members might hurt themselves. That her children could be harmed. That in her absence, unable to bear the pain, they might suffer wounds.

I believe that is what concerns her.

So personally, I feel this way:

What is it that Mother truly wants from us right now? A rally? A declaration? A resistance movement?

When I think about it, Mother has been consistent from beginning to end - she has always called herself the Mother of Peace, and she has always told us to pray for the world.

If society is expecting us to protest, to act out violently - Mother would instead say:

“Forgive. Love. Show society through your actions… Even if they cannot believe in me, let them look at my children who follow me. At this moment when we have lost our True Mother, more precious than life itself, let our actions show forgiveness, love, and prayer - not only for ourselves, but for Korea and for this society.”

Through that, Mother will see in us - the fruit of her life and our Parents’ life - that her lifelong path for peace and for the world can be upheld by her children. That even if she is not here, there is nothing to worry about.

I believe this is the kind of image we must show.

Honestly? I don’t understand either.

In my head I cannot comprehend - how could society decide to imprison an elderly grandmother, who is already in poor health, in a detention center?

How could we not be angry?

But deep inside, I feel that Mother does not want us to respond to this situation with anger and retaliation. Rather, just as we testify to our Parents’ lives, she would want us to show love, forgiveness, and understanding in this moment.

I’m only 27 years old, and of course I have many worries.

But I feel that centering on Mother, in this difficult situation, we must move forward with one heart.

So - even though all of us may have this uncontrollable anger burning inside - At least, until Mother’s safety is secured… until she is back with us… Shouldn’t we bear this pain, endure it for our Parents, and walk together as true filial children?

With these words, I’d like to end my short greeting.