To all participants
Thank you very much for always participating.
From this Monday, we started a new way of praying, "The people of XX are divine." Over the weekend, I heard someone discuss the head office's thoughts on this. After that, I spoke directly with Yamashiro-san, a director of the head office, on the phone and asked about the head office's intentions regarding this matter.
In conclusion, Yamashiro-san said the following.
*The prayer ending with "... are divine." is a prayer method that is only used at the Instructor Training Course and the July Grand Event.
*We ask that everyone who prays in each location continue to pray using the traditional prayer method of "May ..."
*There is a possibility that this will be lifted in the future, but if it is, we will announce it in Byakko Magazine.
*Until we receive word of lifting the ban on the new prayer method, please continue to use the usual method.
*We have informed this who have contacted us directly, but we will not inform each meeting in the form of an urgent message from the head office that this is a prayer method limited to major events.
So I asked, "So, is it okay to understand that each meeting can have a different approach until the announcement in Byakko Magazine?" he said, "It is our responsibility that we forgot to convey the original message, and the actions until we return to the proper state are also a necessary process, so we do not consider it a problem if each meeting has a different prayer method until the announcement in Byakko Magazine."
Therefore, from next Monday morning, we would like to change the wording of the prayer as follows, as a way of praying before reaching "... are divine.".
May the people of XXX awaken to their divinity.
○○ no Hito-bito ga Shinsei de ari masu you-ni.
(The English text is based on a suggestion I made, which Fumi-san in the US has revised.)
In addition, the head office also said, "While saying the prayer 'May the people of XXX awaken to their divinity.', you are free to affirmatively think, 'XXX are divine.', in the image in your heart.
I apologize for the trouble, but I will send you a draft of the revised wording for each country in the following email, so please check it and let me know which wording you feel most comfortable with.
Thank you in advance.
May Peace Prevail on Earth
Masaharu Saito