Today's Verse
Insights into the Anecdotes: Rin Masui (1843–1939), Anecdote 45: “Wrinkles of the Mind”
The Anecdote Oyasama did not waste one sheet of paper, not even an old scrap of paper. She carefully smoothed the wrinkles even out of the paper that had been used as gift wrappings and placed them under Her cushion to be used again. Oyasama taught: “If wrinkled paper…
February 2019 Monthly Service
The February Monthly Service of Tenrikyo Church Headquarters was performed on the 26th in the Main Sanctuary. Serving as chief officiant on behalf of the Shinbashira, who is recuperating, Successor-Designate Daisuke Nakayama said in the Service prayer: “All of us Service performers as well as church head ministers and other…
Young Followers Share Their Joy of Faith Together
The 2019 College Division of the Students Training Course was held in the Home of the Parent between March 3 and 9 under the theme “Feel! Express! The Joyous Life!” This year’s training course welcomed to Jiba a total of 488 university, junior college, graduate school, and technical school students…
Tenrikyo Associations Announce Their Guidelines and Plans for 2019
Boys and Girls Association On January 27, Tenrikyo Boys and Girls Association held its leaders’ first meeting of the year in Dining Hall 2, drawing 1,653 participants—including heads of directly supervised chapters and diocese chapters as well as members of the nurturing committees of those chapters. This year, the association…
Spring Grand Service Sermon by Director-in-Chief of Administrative Affairs Zensuke Nakata
I would like to extend my warmest welcome to all of you who have returned to Jiba for the Spring Grand Service today despite the cold weather. I am truly grateful that we have been able to joyfully and spiritedly perform the Service taught by Oyasama together with so many…
Education and Nurture Bureau to be Established
Church Headquarters has announced that the Education and Nurture Bureau [Kyoyo shitsu] will be newly established on March 20 under the jurisdiction of the Director-in-Chief of Religious Affairs. This new bureau aims to streamline and improve Church Headquarters’ education and nurture system in order to better meet the current needs…