Are you ‘woke’ to God?

“We must clearly understand that the purpose of Creation is to fulfill the ideal of true love,” said Rev. Dr. Sun Myung Moon in his speech “Wake Up, America!,” given on June 12, 1988 at Belvedere estate in Tarrytown, New York.

Long before the term ‘woke’ entered mainstream vernacular—defined as being attuned to social issues—the late Rev. Moon, co-founder of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification (FFWPU), urged America to “wake up” to God’s purpose of creating human beings and all things in the world.

“God [made] all things… not for the sake of the Creation itself, but rather for the sake of the fulfillment of true love,” Rev. Moon said. “This is our most fundamental understanding.”

Rev. Moon described how God created all people in His image, underscoring the intrinsic value of every human being, no matter their affiliation of nationality, race, ethnicity, or ideology. Rev. Moon explained that understanding and acting on true love as the real purpose of creation—through embracing one another as brothers and sisters of the same human family—would ultimately bring about God’s desire for unity and world peace.

“The fundamental base for all levels of unity is true love,” Rev. Moon said. “Each person has a ‘homing device,’ moving his body toward true love. That is his original mind.”

Rev. Moon taught that true love lives for the sake of others and puts other people first. He said our expression of love develops from the family, and then extends to our relationships, communities, and greater society.

“True love brings you to the same level of heart with God,” Rev. Moon said. “When you possess true love, you are automatically entitled to receive the inheritance. True love gives you the right of participation. You are not an observer or bystander but an agent which initiates action.”

This fundamental law of true love, which is both life-giving and boundless, governs the earthly world and beyond, said Rev. Moon.“E​​ternal life is an inevitable consequence of true love. Only true love makes things eternal,” he said. “Everything else will perish. That is the law of God’s universe.”

With these timeless words from Rev. Moon, let’s reawaken and align ourselves to our real purpose of true love—and bring a new understanding of being ‘woke.’

You can read Rev. Moon’s full “Wake Up, America!” speech here.

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