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)
The 77th Annual Convention Held
The 77th Young Men’s Association Convention took place on October 27 in the Inner Courtyard of Church Headquarters, drawing some 18,000 members from both within Japan and overseas. The Shinbashira addressed the convention in his capacity as president of the Young Men’s Association. He spoke about the attitude appropriate for…
The Shinbashira’s Sermon at the Autumn Grand Service
We have just finished performing this year’s Autumn Grand Service. May I thank you for having attended in large numbers and request your attention while I deliver today’s sermon. The first words declared by God the Parent were: I am God of Origin, God in Truth. There is causality…
The Autumn Grand Service of the 164th Year of Tenrikyo: Day of Origin of the Teaching Commemorated
The Autumn Grand Service, commemorating the day of origin of the Teaching, was performed on October 26 in the Main Sanctuary of Church Headquarters with the Shinbashira presiding. Great numbers of followers filled the Main Sanctuary’s four worship halls, the Foundress’ Sanctuary, the Inner Courtyard, and the areas in front…
Tenri University Supports NGO for Crime Victims
Nara Crime Victims Support Center—Nara Prefecture’s first nongovernmental organization committed to providing psychological care and support for crime victims and their families—was formally launched at the founding meeting held on September 27 at Tenri University. This launch comes amid signs of rising public awareness and support of crime victims’ rights…
September Monthly Service Performed
The September Monthly Service of Church Headquarters was solemnly conducted on the 26th with the Shinbashira presiding. Followers who had returned from various parts of the world prayed together with the Shinbashira for world peace and joined in singing the songs for the Service. In his prayer to God the…
Mrs. Harue Nakayama Installed as the Women’s Association’s 6th President
The Women’s Association held an extraordinary committee meeting on August 29 amid efforts to have “buds sprout” from the “knot” of the passing of its 5th president, Mrs. Masa Nakayama, on August 15. The meeting paved the way for establishing a 31-member presidential recommendation committee in accordance with rules and…