Mother's hope for all of us

Shin chul Moon September 23, 2025 1397th Cheonshim Won Special Night Vigil Prayers, Cheongseong Wanglim Palace Excerpt - Translation from Korean and compiled by HPHC Japan

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Mother sill worries about the members even in detention

Greetings, fellow members.

Today must have been truly difficult, and I am sure many found it tough to eat or sleep. Many of you must be dealing with a deep sense of frustration, unable to comprehend the situation, perhaps consumed by rage - “How could this happen to our True Parents?” - and are overwhelmed by your own powerlessness.

I want to express this frustration to the world, but how do I do so? It was a day that made my heart ache so much.

However, I’m afraid I don’t have the capacity to fully understand these feelings nor empathize with all of the members. Just trying to comprehend how Mother must be feeling right now is all I can manage.

Members who are irreplaceable

Nevertheless, there is one thing I have become certain of. I feel I can understand why Mother sent Shin- heung and me on world tours this year, despite these difficult circumstances, even as recently as last week.

What I learned while touring the world is that the most significant and irreplaceable presence within the Family Federation is that of the members.

Just two weeks ago, Mother called us before we left and told us not to worry, and not to worry about Korea. She told us to tell the members around the world that she would be fine, that she was grateful for them. She also told us to tell how grateful she was to the missionaries and how the providence is alive today because they kept their positions. She told us that we are here today because (the missionaries and members) had been witnessing in places we weren’t aware of.

So now, as I agonize over what Mother’s greatest hope is in these trying times, both circumstantially and psychologically, I found myself thinking that perhaps this is what she is thinking.

(True Mother) knows how much the members love her, so perhaps she worries that this very affection might cause them pain. Might the members, whom she sees as her own children, be hurt? Would they not be able to bear this situation without her and suffer emotional wounds?

I believe these are her worries.

Forgive, love, and pray for society

And this is how I personally feel:

“What does Mother desire most for us now? Is it to hold a large convention? Is it to make some kind of statement? Is it to start some kind of revival?”

When I considered these things, I realized that, from beginning to end, Mother consistently spoke of herself as the “Mother of Peace” and told us to “pray for the world.”

If we were to consider staging demonstrations or taking radical actions in society, would Mother not say, “Forgive. Love. Demonstrate (these virtues to) society through your actions. Even if you cannot believe in me, look upon my children who follow me?”

At this very moment when we have lost our True Mother, who is more precious than our own lives, the actions we must take are forgiveness and love. Wouldn’t she rather want us to pray for Korea, for society, and to move forward?

Through taking such action, I personally felt we could show Mother the vision where she could witness the results of her own life - the life of True Parents - which are us, the members, so that she may feel her lifelong journey for peace and for the world will be preserved through her children, and that there is no need to worry even after she is gone.

Honestly, I can’t understand it either. My mind just can’t grasp it when looking at it from society’s perspective. How could they possibly make the decision to detain an elderly woman who isn’t even healthy, in a detention center? It’s impossible not to become angry.

But I should not respond in anger or rage, but instead, I personally felt that, in this situation, Mother wants us to show love, forgiveness, and understanding - just as True Parents’ lives attest. (Applause)

I am still only twenty-seven years old. I am sure you may have many concerns, but even so, I feel we must move forward with one heart, centered on Mother, through this difficult situation. (Applause)

Though you may harbor unresolved anger within your hearts, at the very least, at the VERY least, until Mother’s safety is secured…until she is with us, is it not the duty of filial children to digest these feelings for her sake and move forward together?

With these words, I will conclude my brief remarks. Thank you.