{"id":10116,"date":"2026-01-01T00:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=10116"},"modified":"2026-08-27T09:55:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T00:55:25","slug":"seasons-greetings-from-the-shinbashira-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=10116","title":{"rendered":"Season\u2019s Greetings from the Shinbashira"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">May I extend my warmest Season\u2019s Greetings to all of you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of you for your devoted efforts in working for single-hearted salvation during the concluding year of our pre-anniversary activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">On January 26 this year, we will finally observe the 140th Anniversary of Oyasama. Let each of us, therefore, fully carry out our pre-anniversary activities throughout the remainder of this \u201cthree years, one thousand days\u201d period, so that we will be filled with joy on that day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">Furthermore, let us ensure that the spiritual growth we have achieved in striving to respond to Oyasama\u2019s parental love leads to an even more enriched life of faith ahead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span lang=\"en-US\">May I ask for your continued efforts in the New Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\" align=\"left\"><span lang=\"en-US\">New Year\u2019s Day 2026 (Tenrikyo 189)<br \/>\nZenji Nakayama<br \/>\nThe Shinbashira<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May I extend my warmest Season\u2019s Greetings to all of you. 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