Until now many people have come and gone for the sake of your Will, but we know that your having called us who are so insignificant and gathering us in this place is a great blessing. And we know that your having gathered us means that you have something to request of us. Oh, Father! We earnestly hope and desire that at this time you will pour your words of life and your grace of life into each soul.
As we gaze at the garden of hope, we realize that today and tomorrow a battlefield remains where we must pioneer the route of the battle.
Therefore, please guide us to be able to drive out and sweep away the wave of death with minds and bodies that are strong and of good courage. And, Father, we earnestly hope and desire that you will let us become your sons and daughters who have the power of life and the grace of resurrection.
Beloved Father! Please bless the many religious bodies who gather to represent these people. And Father, please especially pour out your grace of blessings on the family members who are praying earnestly on bended knees before you in loneliness. Please protect them reach out to them with endless blessings, and counsel them through endless works.
On the remaining battlefield of the final battle with Satan, we earnestly hope and desire that you will not let us be defeated and that you will let us become your sons and daughters who will sing loudly the triumphal song of glory and your sons and daughters whom you can praise.
Oh, Father, we know that many have made efforts for you, Father, but because they could not endure to the end and could not win their efforts and work could not bear fruit. Therefore, we earnestly hope that you will allow us to become sons and daughters who can endure and strive to the end until we realize the final fruits for you, Father, and please let us go forward today and tomorrow, staking our entire lives regardless of what kind of battle there is.
We offer all these things in the name of the Lord. Amen.
Dr. Sun Myung Moon
