Commemorative Address at the 3rd Seonghwa Memorialof True Father (Main Event)International President of FFWPU, Sun Jin Moon
August 30, 2015 at Cheongshim Peace World CenterKorea

Beloved True Parents [True Mother]. Distinguished Leaders from around the world. Blessed
Central Family Members. Ladies and Gentlemen. It is a honor and a great privilege to stand
before you today on the occasion of the 3rd Anniversary of our True Father’s Ascension.
When I reflect on the depth and significance of our True Father’s life and legacy, my heart isfilled with eternal love and gratitude. I say this not only because I have been given this preciouslife by my parents, but also because I see the multitude of blessings that our True Parents havegiven to the world.
I am continually awestruck by the beauty and diversity of our global family, which has been1raised up and nurtured by our True Parents. Imagine for a moment what your life would havebeen like had you not met True Parents, living outside the realm of the Blessing, without
meaning, purpose, vision, a clear path to follow; without their exemplary lives that show us theway to fulfill our dreams and aspirations. How blessed we are to have been brought together
by True Parents as one family, united together without any barrier, boundary, or division!
Thank you True Parents!
To so many millions of people around the world, indeed to all the people of the world, True
Parents have fully and completely given their parental heart, their unconditional true love, andtheir resources, always living for the sake of others.
When I think of True Father, the image that is forever emblazoned in my mind is one of anindomitable force of True Love. At every moment I see True Father’s unforgettable smile,
expressing his embracing, loving heart, and crossing every border and boundary withcompassion, generosity and hopes for peace. I see him even hugging his enemy. Nothing could
stop him from practicing True Love.
Our True Father lived and walked this earth for 92 years, standing squarely at the center ofGod’s providence, called by heaven, and by Jesus himself, for a mission that was beyond
ordinary comprehension.
Facing every challenge and difficulty head on, he prayed and worked without ceasing,gathering disciples one by one, even in the face of continual opposition.
Although the course of restoration was torturous, he endured. And, he prevailed. And, yes, heemerged victorious. What for each of us is a divine spark embedded in our hearts, was, for True
Father, a roaring fire of passion for God and for the restoration of humanity.
If I focus on one central theme that characterizes his entire life, it is the theme of unificationand oneness. Each and every thing he did over the course of 92 years was for the sake ofunity, harmony and peace centered on True Love, True life and True lineage.
As you know the meaning of the word cheonilguk is “two become one” as in a “unified nationof peace.” This core principle was applied by True Father to the relations among religions,nations, races, ethnicities, cultures and civilizations, for the sake of establishing “one family
under God.” Every organization and project that True Father and True Mother established had
this vision in mind.
Oneness, of course, does not come about automatically. To restore this world in accordancewith God’s providence, he strove every single day of his life to witness, teach, educate, Blessand save every single human being. He lived each day as though it were his last.
In 1960, at the time of their Holy Blessing, our True Father formed his eternal partnership withour True Mother. Their 52 years of marriage cleansed and restored the fallen legacy of Adamand Eve, and opened the path for all of humankind to be Blessed. As one absolutely united and2

victorious couple, they fulfilled the position of the eternal True Parents, giving the Blessing tocouples all over the world.
Thank you True Father! Thank you True Mother! Thank you for being our eternal True Parents!
There is no corner of the globe where True Father did not take this message of oneness for theindividual, family, tribe, nation and world centered on True Love. In every field of endeavor----religion, education, interfaith dialogue, good governance, renewal of the United Nations, theenvironment, sports, the arts, the media, academia, humanitarian and emergency relief, peaceand security, youth and women’s empowerment, unification of the Korean Peninsula, the list
goes on and on---he made an indelible mark for the sake of True Love, unity and peace.
True Father’s life cannot be encapsulated in any speech nor in any one book. True Father andTrue Mother, our eternal True Parents, have lived their lives in absolute attendance to our HP.
They have lived each moment for the sake of others. They have substantiated and given us True
Love, True Life and True Lineage.
What I want to leave you with today is a reminder that, although True Father and True Motherhave fulfilled their missions, we each have our own portion of responsibility. Therefore, as wereflect on our True Father’s life and legacy and as we commemorate his glorious life, let us
keep in mind that the greatest tribute we can offer on this day, and in the days that lie ahead, isto unite together, centering on our True Mother, with an absolute commitment to build on True
Father’s foundation, emulating his life of daily devotion through hoondokhwe, and working
each and every day to transform this world and build the nation of cheonilguk.
Will you do this? Yes!
In closing, I have one more question for you.
As filial sons and daughters can we, on this holy day, pledge our absolute faith, absolute love
and absolute obedience to our True Parents?
Yes?
AJU?
Please never forget the divine light that dwells within you. You are the embodiment of thehopes and dreams of Heavenly Parent and True Parents.
Thank you my beloved brothers and sisters. We are truly blessed to have our True Parents andbecome one family under God.
To conclude my remarks, and in memory of our True Father, I would like to ask you all standand turn to your neighbor and offer that person a big HUG just like our True Father, keeping
in mind H is for harmony, U is for unity, and G is for goodness, gratitude, and God. As youembrace, feel your hearts unite, feel the joy and harmony in your union, and send that loving
energy of gratitude and goodness to Heavenly Parent, True Parents, and all of creation.
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Please say Kamsamnida, thank you and Salanghamnida, I love you to each other! Can you feeltrue father smiling, loving, and hugging you back? He is and lives forever when we practicetrue love and come together as one family under Heavenly Parent.
Finally, thank you for being here on this historic day to honor our beloved True Father, and ourdearest True Mother. Let us live each moment in absolute oneness with all creation, with aunity of vision, sincerity of heart, and let us absolutely complete our mission to bring every
child of God back together as one. Let us bring victory in vision 2020 and realize Cheon Il Guk.
All together let us pledge our victory to Heavenly Parent, True Parents, and the entire globe!
All give three cheers of Sungli! (Sungli!, Sungli!, Sungli!) AJU! Namaste.

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