Happy 56th True Parents’ Day
Today, we celebrate the 56th True Parents’ Day. Throughout history, no one on earth has celebrated this day, which stands out from many other celebrations in the world because this one, in particular, is a day for God as our ultimate parent to experience joy with His and Her children. This day represents the day of God’s joy when, after creating all things, we were given the blessing to love the world with God’s parental love as True Parents.
True Father describes the ideal of love in the family beautifully, “By having their own children, couples can build a true family in which God fully lives and in which God’s true love is completely practiced and expressed in four different forms: conjugal love, parental love, children’s love, and siblings’ love. It goes without saying that all four expressions of love—as long as they are true love—have one thing in common: you will love each other in a way that continually gives without measure. When all members of a true family unite with one another in this way, they become one in heart despite their discrete individualities. To experience this provides the best education on how to relate to various people outside of the family. Hence a true family is an indispensable school of true love for the creation of a true world, in which the true love of God has absolute dominion.”
Ultimately, parents reflect God’s love. Because God’s heart possesses both masculine and feminine qualities, the best expression of that heart is revealed through the parental love of a father and mother.
Bringing this realization back to our families today, and seeking to uproot the original causes of the world’s conflict, True Parents have made it their lifetime mission to stand with each other, and hold the hands of humanity to set a foundation for True Parents as a new beginning where all of us can reach for an ideal family rooted to the original purpose of our lives. That is why we refer to Reverend and Mrs. Moon “True Parents”. They have stood for this ideal, even going beyond the concern for their own personal family to pioneer a world where all children can be reborn in God’s love and to create a place where peace is truly possible, a world where all of us can become True Parents.
This celebration is also a reminder to put true love into practice as True Parents have all of their lives. Imagine trying to tackle not only your own problems, but the world’s. When we reflect on how many fundamental problems we face around the world today, can you imagine how immense the challenges are to be sensitive to God’s heart about all things? Can you imagine feeling responsible to help bring about a world of peace in as many areas of the world as possible? It is no wonder then, that True Father and True Mother have inspired millions around the world, even going beyond the boundaries of any one religion to inspire a world of peace.
Take a look at the timeline of True Father’s life course, and True Mother’s life course, and consider what kind of love and determination it would take to fill their shoes just for a day and take up the challenge to love those around you with the heart of a parent.