For a while I taught Sunday school at our local center in Hempstead, Long Island, NY. I tried to think of some way that would simplify the Principle that would make it easy for even the littlest of the lot (8,or 9?) to understand the gist of it. I came up with this. The DP can be summarized with three basic points. Of course all of the three have many nuances but this is what I taught them. The Divine Principle is Gods truth that has the answers to three basic questions.
My life took a drastic turn from the moment I found God, and nine month later (yes, nine months as a baby growing inside its mother’s womb till it is ready for a new world).. I remember the image that crossed my mind when I first entered the Unification Church center in Brussels, Belgium. I saw myself entering a wilderness, where nothing could be seen all the way to the horizon except dry, uncultivated land under the intense blue.. What was I in for, I thought at the time?
Read MoreI was selling puppets, Freddie, Freida and Dolly duck in a small office building. I noticed a unmarked bathroom and went in. Soon the bathroom door opened and a woman came in and sat in the booth next to me. I scooted my feet over so she wouldn’t notice a man in the staff next to her. I waited until she left and waited a little longer so nobody would notice me coming out of the bathroom.
Read MoreOf course, prayer was one of the main things we did in the Unification Church. I was into meditation when I joined, and I prayed quietly, preferably in the grassy green hills of Booneville. My first ‘prayer shock’ was when I joined the Actionizer program and the morning after I got there was the first of the month, so we did pledge service, and then headed to the holy ground. There I was in the darkness before dawn, part of a huge circle of people, all of whom were praying loudly and passionately. It was like being in a vat of boiling beans, hot words and cries bubbling up all around me. I was shocked. I had never experienced such a ‘prayer storm’ before. This was no tranquil, mirror-surfaced pond of contemplation. This was 80 people throwing hot rocks into a seething cauldron.
Read MoreI was in a center and I was kind of struggling. I wasn’t a good fundraiser. I had something spiritual I wanted to resolve and I felt the only way was to go to New York and see Father. So I asked Alexander on three different occasions, “Can I go to New York and see Rev. Moon?” He said, “No, no, you can’t do that. It doesn’t work that way around here. Keep fundraising and wait your time and everything will be fine.”
Read MoreThank you Sam. I love your testimonies! I think God knew that food was a way to touch your heart. I don’t remember people giving me food while fundraising or witnessing, or while working in the health food stores. The first thing that came to mind when I read your question was two experiences I had concerning food and God’s True Love.
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