(I asked the Holy Son, ‘Holy Son, is there anything you want to tell me today?’ He replied, ‘Let me tell you about prayer today. There are so many people praying incorrectly. Let us teach them the way to fix prayer. You must change the way you perceive prayer and your attitude to prayer.’ Then he gave me these words about payer. )
Not everyone meets Me just because they pray. Not every prayer is considered prayer just because someone prayed. People may be praying at the same time and at the same place, but the level of the prayer is determined by where the center of the heart is headed to. Also, some prayers completely reach God because they fit My, the Holy Son’s shimjeong. On the other hand, some prayers end simply with you blurting out words. One of the Trinity, God is omniscient and omnipotent, He is the one who created all of the universe and creation and He holds the greatest authority. So then how can I deliver just any prayer to His feet? Can you bear the consequences for prayers that are not appropriate coming before God?
- Do not pray for others to hear and see.
- Do not pray while also thinking about how others might perceive you.
- Do not pray while being conscious of other people.
After I stressed the importance of prayer, many people came to pray with a wrong perception about prayer and they set their goals on just praying. Prayer is the means for you to meet the Trinity. Prayer itself is not the ultimate purpose. There is no need for you to crane your neck to see whom these words relate to. I am talking about you. Your brains are hardened, so you cannot see yourselves clearly. You hear My words thinking they are about other people and you simply let go of My words.
You come to pray deep prayers when your love reaches the zenith degree. In other words, deep prayers come about when your focus is 100% on Me, the Holy Son. Prayers at that depth are where everything – your heart, mind, thoughts and actions and way of speech- matches Mine. You pray deeply when you focus only on Me and you do not allow others to take Me away. You come to feel Me while gathering all your senses. This is the extreme level where only love remains between you and Me, because you have offered everything to Me.
I have no wish to receive prayers that are prayed for others to see. But more than half the people in Church pray for others to see, rather than completely focusing on Me.
They pretend after waking up from dozing off saying, ‘Ah, people are looking at me. When I wake up I must pretend like I did not doze off.’ They think that way rather than thinking, ‘the Lord is waiting for me and is front of me. I must wake up so I can meet the Lord!’ You feel embarrassed when other people see you, but do you not feel anything when you see Me in front of you? Do you really feel nothing when you leave Me all alone? Your hardened brain makes My heart ache more. Reflect on this. Is this truly appropriate for brides who are preparing to meet the Bridegroom with love?
‘I cannot feel the Lord even though I pray.’ This makes Me so sad and heartbroken. Before you say that you cannot feel Me, reflect on yourselves and see how much you tried to feel Me. I am always in front of you without leaving. But it is through your actions and your responsibilities that you come to meet Me and feel Me.
You must pray with your back straight and hands gathered together politely and gently. Speak one word at a time in a comprehensible way, rather than rambling on.
First, petition Heaven so that your own perceptions will be emptied out and that you can open the door of prayer. Depending on the circumstances, you can pray with joy, with burning shimjeong, with a heart of comforting, with a heat of asking, through whispers, with power or with gentleness. You must pray in ways that are fitting of My, the Holy Son’s shimjeong.
Praying for many hours does not mean that you have fully prayed. Your earnestness of wanting to meet Me and whether you hit the core are important even when prayers are short. The core of every prayer is love and the center of prayer must be Me, the Holy Son.
I taught you this, so let us meet with a transformed attitude. I, the Holy Son, gave you these words because I love you. Shalom.