{"id":8559,"date":"2021-04-12T13:49:13","date_gmt":"2021-04-12T04:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=8559"},"modified":"2021-04-12T13:49:13","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T04:49:13","slug":"march-2021-monthly-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/online.tenrikyo.org\/?p=8559","title":{"rendered":"March 2021 Monthly Service"},"content":{"rendered":"

The <\/span>March<\/span> Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary, with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In the Service prayer, Rev. Nakayama first <\/span>expressed gratitude to God the Parent for guiding us toward the Joyous Life by laying the path of single-hearted salvation with warm parental love. Continuing, he said, \u201c<\/span>W<\/span>hile settling in our heart our mission <\/span>as Yoboku\u2014which is to aim for the realization of the Joyous Life throughout the world\u2014all of us followers pledge to make further efforts to purify our minds by sweeping away the dusts of the mind each day so as to spread the teachings <\/span>as widely as possible.\u201d <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The prayer was followed by the joyous performance of the Kagura Service and the Dance with Hand Movements. After the Service performance, Honbu-in <\/span>Yoshihiko<\/span> Yasuno<\/span> took the podium to deliver the sermon.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After speaking on various topics including how our predecessors of the path followed the teachings<\/span>, Rev. Yasuno emphasized that it is of primary importance to <\/span>follow the path straightforwardly<\/span>. <\/span>He then noted that people who visit a Tenrikyo church due to illnesses or problems may look to the way followers are leading their lives for insights into how to receive blessings<\/span>. <\/span>\u201cI believe that, if we followers exert our utmost sincerity <\/span>to live a life of faith<\/span> while <\/span>wholeheartedly believing <\/span>in God the Parent and the truth of <\/span>the <\/span>everliving Oyasama, it will <\/span>certainly<\/span> help people to open their hearts and thereby light up <\/span>their minds,<\/span>\u201d said Rev. Yasuno.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The March Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary, with Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira. In the Service prayer, Rev. Nakayama first expressed gratitude to God the Parent for guiding us toward the Joyous Life\u2026<\/p>\n

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