When we reflect that a history of struggle remains for us which even if we die we cannot help but inherit as the work you have left to us, please let all of us who are here open ourselves before you and ask ourselves whether we are truly the elite troops of heaven who can fight – the elite troops of heaven who can fight and bring the victory. Father, we earnestly hope for and desire this.
We know that the enemy that we must fight against is not some certain person on the earth, but Satan who grasped the authority of the skies and raised the banner of rebellion against God and has been accusing God throughout the long course of history of 6,000 years.
When we think that today we have the responsibility and mission to subjugate this tremendous enemy in front of you, Father, we realize that basking in your grace we have desired only to receive your love and until now we have wanted such easy lives. Father, please bear with us.
Up until now, we have forgotten that to subjugate our enemies, even facing the adversity of the cross or terrible troubles and battles, we are in a position where our minds and hearts must not change.
But from now on, beloved Father, we earnestly hope and desire that you will please let us become the elite troops of heaven who will hold on to our unchanging hearts and be able to fight millions of Satans all alone.
Are there any sons or daughters exhausted by the struggle while going forth supporting this Will? Oh, Father, please give them strength. Are there any who are hesitating? Please give them your courage. Then they will be able to rush towards the goal of victory. Beloved Father, we earnestly hope that you will let them become loving sons and daughters who can dash at and run straight to the goal of the battle.
Since we have the responsibility to go over the peak of Golgotha to victory through hand-to-hand combat in the very end, we earnestly hope and desire, beloved Father, that you will let us become your sons and daughters who have your strength, heart, resolution, and determination, who can rush towards the site of every battle, and who, while feeling your grief, can win the victory.
Please let us lay open before you the place where our heart dwells. Please let your will appear as a concrete objective. And oh, Father, are there any weak people among your sons and daughters who have the mission of standing up to Satan and showing your standard? Please give them strength. Are there any who pray to you and squeeze out the grief of heaven?
Oh Father, please give them happiness. Are there any working hard to find heaven? Please appear to them as goodness and public justice.
Now please let us be your sons and daughters who can go forward towards your will taking responsibility for it alone even though walls block the way in front of us along this course of struggle that we must go.
We earnestly hope that you will let us be able to establish the standard of your sons and daughters who can win the victory even if we have to offer our very last breath following the example of Jesus' victory as he overcame infinite suffering on his way to the cross.
We offer up all these things in the name of the Lord. Amen.
Dr. Sun Myung Moon
