{"id":3237,"date":"2015-05-07T05:30:42","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T05:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=3237"},"modified":"2015-05-09T06:50:04","modified_gmt":"2015-05-09T06:50:04","slug":"women%e2%80%99s-association-holds-commemorative-lecture-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=3237","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s Association Holds Commemorative Lecture Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the late afternoon of April 18, the Women\u2019s Association organized five lecture meetings in the Home of the Parent in commemoration of the association convention. Drawing a total audience of about 11,500 people, the events were held under the common theme \u201cNurturing Ourselves and Those around Us into True Yoboku.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mrs. Kuniyo Nakamori, chairwoman of Nabari Chapter of the Women\u2019s Association, gave a lecture at one of the venues, the auditorium of East Right Wing 1 of the Oyasato-yakata building-complex, in which simultaneous interpretation was provided in seven languages.<\/p>\n

Based on her own experiences, she said: \u201cWhat we have today is only possible thanks to those who sincerely devoted themselves to the path of joyous acceptance. . . . We have to hand it down to the next generations without clouding the radiance of the path inherited from early followers and our predecessors.\u201d<\/p>\n

She reminded the audience that the association president had said at the 2013 association convention that the main focus of the association\u2019s pre-anniversary activities should be placed on nurturing others. Mrs. Nakamori then emphasized: \u201cIt is our urgent task to pass down to the next generations the importance and preciousness of the teachings.\u201d After noting that quite a few followers have failed to do so and let their faith end in their generation, she said: \u201cIf God wants to use certain people, God will draw them to the faith even by showing them an illness or a problem in their life. What is important is to help them cultivate a sense of faith that enables them to appreciate the difficulties they might face for what they are so that they can understand God\u2019s message embodied therein.\u201d<\/p>\n

In conclusion, she said: \u201cI have no doubt that God will accept the sincerity that we dedicate in this season. . . . Oyasama guided and nurtured people around Her along the way while looking forward to the future. I hope that we can nurture those around us into true Yoboku with the same kind of delight in mind.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the late afternoon of April 18, the Women\u2019s Association organized five lecture meetings in the Home of the Parent in commemoration of the association convention. Drawing a total audience of about 11,500 people, the events were held under the common theme \u201cNurturing Ourselves and Those around Us into True\u2026<\/p>\n

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