Ofudesaki 04:026

Ofudesaki
Author: Miki Nakayama Date Published: 1998 Pages: 486 (English ed.) Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 unnumbered set

Ofudesaki 04:026 is a verse from the Ofudesaki. The English translation below is the sixth edition translation.

Content

This call for your service might not be easily understood,	yōmuki monani no koto yara choto shiren	よふむきも　なにの事やら　一寸しれん
for the thoughts of God are mountainous.	Kami no omowaku yamayama no koto	神のをもわく　やま／＼の事

Alternate English translations

Third Edition

Perhaps you cannot easily understand what kind of errand it is. There are so many intentions of God piled up.

Inoue/Eynon

You may have difficulty understanding what I mean by message. For God's intentions are very profound.

Commentary

Commentary by Yoshitaro Ueda (2008)

From Michi no dai: Foundation of the Path 34:44

What exactly does God’s call for people’s service refer to? It refers to the work of single-hearted salvation, which includes serving as the performers of the Service. However, as verse 26 says, those who receive such a call from God might not understand its true meaning. Behind such a call are God’s profound thoughts, which, as the verse says, are “mountainous,” meaning “very many.” God draws people with the intention of using them for the work of single-hearted salvation. This drawing embodies God’s profound thoughts, which are numerous or “mountainous.”

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