Anecdotes of Oyasama 119
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Anecdotes of Oyasama 119 presents the contents of "Children Returning from Afar," a selection from Anecdotes of Oyasama, published by Tenrikyo Church Headquarters in 1976. The content below appears on page 98 of the print edition.
Text: English translation and original Japanese
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119. Children Returning from Afar One day in April or May 1883, a follower came to offer rice cakes. When an attendant presented them before Oyasama, She said:
Those who were there followed Her directions but were in suspense, wondering who would be returning. Then that same evening, Takai, Miyamori, Izutsu, and Tachibana, who had been in Enshu doing missionary work, returned. Moreover, the four said that they had arrived at Igaueno at about lunch time and had thought of taking lunch there, but because they wanted to reach Jiba as early as possible, they had gone without lunch. Not only were their legs tired but they were very hungry indeed. Feeling the warmth of Oyasama's parental love even in the rice cakes which they ate, they shed tears of gratitude. |
一一九 遠方から子供が 明治十六年四、五月頃（陰暦三月）のある日、一人の信者が餅を供えに来た。それで、お側の者が、これを教祖のお目にかけると、教祖は、
と、仰せられた。お側の人々は、一体誰が帰って来るのだろうか、と思いながら、お言葉通りに、その餅を残して置いた。 すると、その日の夕方になって、遠州へ布教に行っていた高井、宮森、井筒、立花の四人が帰って来た。 しかも、話を聞くと、この四人は、その日の昼頃、伊賀上野へ着いたので、中食にしようか、とも思ったが、少しでも早くおぢばへ帰らせて頂こうと、辛抱して来たので、足の疲れもさる事ながら、お腹は、たまらなく空いていた。 この四人が、教祖の親心こもるお餅を頂いて、有難涙にむせんだのは言うまでもない。 |
