Grand Ancestor Service
Greeting from Rev. Narii, President of Su no Hikari Kyodan
Numazu, Japan
August 3-4, 2019
Congratulations, everyone, on the Grand Ancestor Service.
Today, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to God and to Meishu-sama who is together with God that together with all of you from all over the country, we were able to hold the Grand Ancestor Service with Kyoshu-sama serving as officiant.
On Kyoshu-sama’s part, continuing on from last month’s missionary visit to Brazil, he is present for us here today, too, and guides us members all over the world on the path of Meishu-sama’s true salvation – for this, I would like to express how sincerely grateful I am to him.
Also today, Kyoshu-sama’s wife Mayumi-okusama and Kyoshu-sama’s successor Masaaki-sama are present, so I would like to present them to you here.
Mayumi-okusama, Masaaki-sama, with all due respect, please stand if you may. Thank you very much.
Later on, we will receive a greeting from Masaaki-sama. We look forward to it.
First, today, I would like to introduce to you our guests.
At this time’s election of the House of Councilors (of the Japanese Diet), receiving the tremendous endorsement and support from all of you, members all over the country, Mr. Muroi and Ms. Arimura both have happily achieved an electoral triumph. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all of you around the country.
(August 3)
Here are House of Councilors member, Mr. Kunihiko Muroi and his wife, Mrs. Hideko and House of Councilors member, Ms. Haruko Arimura.
Mr. Muroi, Mrs. Hideko, Ms. Arimura, please stand if you will. Congratulations! Thank you.
We hope for Mr. Muroi’s and Ms. Arimura’s further success from here on, too.
Now then, last month, despite being on the move daily in divine work, Kyoshu-sama made a missionary visit to Brazil.
For a look into the visit, you will find the details in the video airing next, “To Become Children of God: Kyoshu-sama’s Missionary visit to Brazil.” I would like for you to look forward to it.
(August 4)
Today, and also yesterday, member of the House of Councilors, Mr. Kunihiko Muroi and his wife, Mrs. Hideko are attending.
Mr. Muroi, Mrs. Hideko, please rise if you may. Congratulations! Thank you.
We hope for Mr. Muroi’s further success from here on, too.
Also today, member representatives from overseas are attending. I will introduce them to you.
Here are ten members from Korea, including the president of Sekai Kyusei Kyo Korea, Rev. Yun, and headquarters staff member of Brazil’s World Church of Messiah, Mr. Edgar. Please stand. Let’s welcome them with a big round of applause! Thank you.
Last month, Kyoshu-sama made a missionary visit to Brazil.
For a look into the visit, you will find the details in the video airing next, “To Become Children of God: Kyoshu-sama’s Missionary visit to Brazil.” I would like for you to look forward to it.
In the July edition of Shinzenbi, Kyoshu-sama published the following hymn:
“Within me, it has revived! / World Church of Messiah that Meishu-sama founded / Has come back to life within me!”
This time, I received permission to accompany him on his missionary visit to Brazil where they were the first in the world to establish World Church of Messiah. Through this visit, I believe that God granted me the opportunity to clearly remember that within me, too, World Church of Messiah was born.
Also today, I would like to report and express my gratitude to all members around the country.
Not too long ago, following last year, we made efforts in a signature-collecting campaign to the Agency for Cultural Affairs, resolutely opposing changes to the bylaws of Sekai Kyusei Kyo that would effectively remove Yoichi Okada, Kyoshu-sama, and Su no Hikari Kyodan from Sekai Kyusei Kyo.
Despite the short span of a little over two months, this time’s signature-collecting campaign spread within Japan of course, and to 37 countries all over the world. We were able to receive many signatures, reaching 109,734 people – approximately 110,000 – well-exceeding last year’s 40,000 signatures.
And on July 11, Rev. Nakadomari, President of Sekai Kyusei Kyo, delivered the lists of your heartfelt signatures to the Religious Affairs Section of the Agency for Cultural Affairs.
To all of the members of Japan and those from the 37 countries, thank you very much.
Everyone, the path that we of Su no Hikari Kyodan, Izunome Group and Toho no Hikari Group are aiming for is only one. Together with Kyoshu-sama, it is the path that we receive Meishu-sama’s true salvation in the name of Messiah and convey it all across the world.
From here on, we would like to aspire to become a more unified one church under Kyoshu-sama and boldly walk this path of Meishu-sama’s true salvation.
And let us join hearts with members overseas who carry the clear will to be “always one heart with Kyoshu-sama,” join together as one and go forward.
I express my gratitude for receiving precious time before Kyoshu-sama’s appearance and here I end my greeting to you.
Thank you very much.
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