The 26th is an important date in our religion, because the portal was opened to save all mankind. What does this mean?
Open the portal means to have the Joyous Service become effective, making it possible to bring more people into the religion. Oyasama makes this happen. In the Book of Prophecy (Ofudesaki) is the following:
What do you think of this Stand?
It is the Parent of Nihon 10-22
Among the high mountains, the distinction between those
of nihon and those of kara will be made also by the Pillar. 2-46
Oyasama (pillar) helps distinguish our minds, so that God can give us his free and unlimited blessings in the form of illness. This process makes people realize the law of causality and the relationship of the mind and the body. Before the 26th, the prayer (Joyous Service) was not effective in bringing in followers to save. This is why after the passing away of Oyasama, there was an enormous growth of the church. Oyasama is helping God distinguish our minds by our sincere prayer.
But it is said that weeds have grown and obscured this path. Our prayer (Joyous Service) is not effective because we have greed, arrogance, and self love in our minds. The religion is stagnant in growth. Many in the church also place more emphasis on the Yorozuyo and the 12 songs, then the prayer for world salvation (Joyous Service). We place more emphasis on ceremony than our special prayer (Joyous Service) to save the world. Oyasama and God await our sincere prayer, so that the whole world can understand the truth of God. When this happen, the world will see joy and prosperity for all.