UNIVERSAL PEACE FEDERATION
The World Peace Blessing
Marriage and Family as an Instrument of Peace
UPF Marriage and Family Series
World Peace Blessing
A media circus?
A sacred ceremony?
The gateway to Peace?
Who goes to the Blessing?
Why do leaders of other faiths support
and endorse the Blessing
Couples of many faiths participate
Why are they there? What do they see
of value?
What does Father Moon hope for?
Rev. Sun Myung Moon: His Mission
“What I want is to
completely wipe away
the walls and fences that
divide the world in
myriads of ways and
create a world of unity.”
From his recently published
autobiographical memoir
Rev. Sun Myung Moon: His Work
I have dedicated my life to
building bridges of peace
between countries that
hate each other and
consider each other to be
enemies because of
ideologies and religion.
What Defines Our Common Humanity?
We All Have a Common Origin.
Allah
Tao
God
Common
Origin
Ultimate Reality
Jehovah
Yahweh
Great Spirit
Insights About God from the Natural World
Artist’s
character
(invisible)
God’s
divine
attributes
Works
of art
(visible)
Creation
Recognize the artist’s
character through works
Recognize God’s divine
attributes through creation
Universality of Masculinity and Femininity
Humans
Man
Woman
Animals
Male
Female
Stamen
Pistil
Positivity
Negativity
Plants
Minerals
Origin
Establish a Family of True Love
God
Wife
Husband
Child
Family
Nation
World
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God-centered marriage
Devoted parents
Godly children
Harmonious families
A peaceful world
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Family is a Partnership between
God and Humanity
The starting point of
God’s kingdom is not
an individual or a
nation, but a family of
true love.
Dr. Sun Myung Moon,
God’s Will and the World
UPF believes that family is—
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The first, most important human
institution.
A partnership between God and
humanity.
The school of love.
Potentially a sublime instrument of
peace
The First Human Institution
The family is the most
important human
institution.
Without it
we would not exist.
Through it we transmit
language, culture,
ethics, core values even religion.
The Family Is a sacred partnership.
The family---marriage and parenthood--is regarded as sacred by all world religions.
Family is a Partnership between
God and Humanity
The sacred
partnership of true
marriage is
constituted both by
the will of God and
the will of man.
Pope Pius XI, Casti Connubi
The School of Love
In the family we are to learn many
different types of love.
God
Wife
Husband
Child
Child
 Children’s love
 Brotherly and
sisterly love
 Marital love
 Parental love
The School of Love
The Human Family’s False Start
The Human Family’s False Start
Adam and Eve:
illicit love
Cain and Abel:
the first murder
Control of the Sexual Organ
If all men and women admit that their
sexual organ belongs to their spouse, we
all will bow our heads and become
humble when we receive our spouse's
love. Love comes to you only from your
partner.
Sun Myung Moon,
“In Search of the Origin of the
Universe”
The Fall Undermined God’s Ideal
G
Fallen Nature
M
W
C
Disobedience
Loss of Family
Ideal
After the
Fall:
Corrupt
Love
Effects of Corrupted Love Continue
The Blessing Movement: Building One Family
Under God, One Family at a Time
 Affirms the sacred and social value of marriage
and family
 A public commitment to one universal human
family bound together in solidarity and mutual
respect, beyond the barriers of race, religion,
nationality and culture
 Each of us has a “family-building” responsibility---as a parent, a spouse, a sibling, a child---that
contributes to the broader task of
peacebuilding.
36 Couples Marriage Blessing Ceremony
Marriage Blessing of Religious Leaders
The Founder’s Vision
Nevertheless, here is the
supreme formula for bringing
true peace to the world: bring
together children from enemy
families and nations for the
“World Peace Blessing.”
World Peace Blessing Ceremony at the United Nations
World Peace Blessing Ceremony in Dublin, Ireland
The UPF Founders speaking again to this
issue on May 15 (IDF) at the UN in Geneva.
The Blessing Pledge
 To be faithful in marriage: no adultery
 To raise children and grandchildren to be
pure in preparation for marriage
 To live for the sake of others as a married
couple and as a family
 To encourage people of all races, religions,
nationalities and cultures to live as one
family under God.