Pray in our own name, Proclaiming 'Aju' instead of 'Amen' - September 14, 1999 in East Garden USA and September 14, 2006 in Cheon Jeong Gung Palace

Pray in our own name, Proclaiming ‘Aju’ instead of ‘Amen’ September 14, 1999 in East Garden USA and September 14, 2006 in Cheon Jeong Gung Palace - Sunhak Institute of History - Published September 14, 2019

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Pray in our own name, Proclaiming Aju’ instead of’ Amen’ 1 ’

Septeinber 14, 1999 the East Garden, USA, Septeinber 14, 2006 Cheon Jeong Gung Palace

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On September 14, 1999, True Parents open the era that the blessed members pray under their own name. This direction was proclaimed at the East Garden, USA.

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The era of the realm of the Fourth Adam’s heart which True Parents bring is the responsible era for all blessed families to have the responsibility same as what Adam had.

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Following this, Prayer should be offered by prayers’ own name, not Ture Parents name. Furthe~ore, the beginning of the prayer should not be ‘Please … ’ because prayer is not begging but reporting to God.

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Moreover, the center of the universe is family, not individual. Therefore, prayer should be focus on Family, not individual.

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After the proclamation of the individual prayer,

the concept of the prayer has been changed.

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1999.09.14 I pray under the name 000 of the blessed family who inhe1·it the real of victory as blessing.

2000.10.27 I pray tl1is in my name 000 of blessed family.

On the first day of 2001 I report this in my name 000 a blessed cent1·al family. 7

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2002.03.11 I report in the name 000 of a blessed central family. * The prayer word was decided. (* Tr1.1e Fatl1er’s e11tire collectio11 of se11no11s 3 72-136.)

On September 14, 2006 at cheon jeong gung palace, True Parents procla· ed ‘Aju’ from ’ ~~~en’.

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‘Aju’ includes the meaning of God’s House, My House, and living forever, True Parents explained.

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The meaning of’A’ from ‘Aju’ is coming from the beginning word of ‘so good’ in Korean. Also, there is the Chinese character that means ‘myself’ and it is read ‘A’ in Korean. Therefore, ‘A’ from ‘Aju’ has the two meanings. ‘ju’ means ‘the owner’ and ‘living’ in Korean.

In 2006, the Cheon Jeong Gung Entrance Ceremony was held and this ceremony brings the era for God to live in the house; Cheon Jeong Gung. After this, we are allowed to live with God eternally. Following this, True Parents gave the direction for us to use Aju instead of ~~~en and Okay when we pray.

‘’ Up to the present you have prayed, ‘’Please do this; please let that be done.’’ God then listened to your prayers and fulfilled everything for you. However, after receiving all that from God, you need to do what I have done: face Satan’s world of the flesh, invest all your mind and body, fi .. ,, ¥l and win. You understand all this. If so, why do you need to prai like that? The age of p~ ing through • prayer 1s over. won you should pray in … w ith your responsibility, erstand what I need to You should no name of True pray, ‘’I pray th - - - ~ourn Blessi.qg in the n

We say ‘’aju’’ instead of ‘’amen.” This • i

is because ‘’aju[ means the number one o«r er. The Chinese , ch ar.ac~er· 1or ~ ·J~’ 3=. ‘) means ‘’lord.” It means we ca•I surpass the Lord. Tlie Lord used ‘’amen ‘’ but he I ’ , , could not use ‘’aju.” Doesn’t this mean we can ·# be beyond the Lord? ‘’Aju’’ in means • ‘\v~ry.” . For ’

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