The deep resolve to absolutely

  never give up makes the impossible

  possible.

 “[Praying] as earnestly as though to

  produce fire from damp wood,”(*)

  let’s pray and act tenaciously!

(*)”Rebuking Slander of the Law and Eradicating Sins,” WND I, p. 444

Tentative translation of “To My Friends” published in the Seikyo Shimbun, based on President Ikeda’s recent guidance.