In the Joyous Service, there are three parts of the hand dance that is performed. The first and third parts are prayers asking God to sweep the evil thoughts from others, to save them:

But the 2nd part appears to be out of place? It is not a prayer. But is it really out of place or does it have a purpose?

I believe that the 2nd part of the prayer, God is telling us what to tell people before we perform the prayer. We must spread God’s truth about the Original pure mind.God is telling us what to say to convince people to accept the teachings that will save them. We need to spread the teachings to kara, or the people that do not know the teaching. The following is the 2nd part:

Why is the origin of human beings so important to convey? In the Ofudesaki, God tells us we need to understand the Origin.  God wants people to understand the Original pure mind of God that was given to the first couple from heaven. This is a mind without, regret, covetousness, self-love, greed, and arrogance. From the earth in the muddy ancient ocean, a fish and sea serpent was selected to become the first parents. Finally, the good qualities of other sea creatures from the muddy ancient ocean was added to the first couple to begin human beings. With the perfect body, and the pure mind from God, we should be able to live the Joyous life, but evil thoughts have infiltrated our mind. This is why there is suffering and illness in this world. The Original mind from heaven is the mind that God wants us to return to. When our minds are pure, only joy will come from our hearts.

In summary, our prayer serves two purposes. One it tells us what to convey to people to help them understand the teaching, and 2nd, it is asking God to help with this endeavor to attain the Original pure mind to the people who do not accept the teachings, especially of the Original pure mind. When God accepts our prayer, God places illness as guidance to help kara understand what evil thoughts are in their minds, and also understand what their own hearts/souls do. We have a powerful tool in the Joyous Service to save the world, but only if we use it as it was intended. We must spread the truth of the Original pure mind, and how to attain it!