Today's Verse
Though regret is so piled up within Me, I shall save all of you according to your minds.
However high My regret is piled, I shall work, holding fast to the utmost. (XV:15-17)
This Month’s Message: A Rich Man’s Residence
Oyasama once said: “If only [people] do not think of eating good food, wearing good clothes, or living in good houses, . . . every daily need [will] be met in this Residence. This is the real ‘rich man’s residence’ in the world.” Anecdotes of Oyasama, no. 78 Imagine an…
Terminal Cancer in Lymph Nodes Disappears
Yuhiko Nishiumi and his wife, Hiroe, were doing hinokishin at their followers dormitory on October 20, 2013. “It has been one year since my doctor told me that I only had a very short time to live. I am feeling nothing but gratitude for being able to devote myself to…
New Year’s Greetings from the Shinbashira
May I extend my warmest New Year’s greetings to all of you. I would also like to express my sincere appreciation for the efforts you devoted to the work of single-hearted salvation during the past year. With the beginning of the new year, we have now entered the second year…
This Month’s Message: Taste of Water
One day, when Oyasama’s daughter Kokan told Her that there was no rice left in the house, Oyasama said to her: “When we drink water, it tastes of water. God the Parent has blessed us with exquisite gifts.” The Life of Oyasama, p. 32 Life can involve very difficult situations.…
Monetary Donation for Typhoon Relief in the Philippines
The Overseas Department’s International Network for Mutual Help made a monetary donation to aid victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which struck the central Philippines on November 8. On the 20th, the network donated 3 million yen through Tenrikyo Mission Center in the Philippines to a local foundation affiliated with the ABS-CBN,…
Tenrikyo Events and Activities of 2013
As it is almost the end of the year, this article briefly touches on some of the various events of the past year, including pre-anniversary activities leading up to the 130th Anniversary of Oyasama. All directly supervised churches received “Visits by Church Headquarters Officials”—which had begun in November last year—and…