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81.
Human beings, even if we
postulate a process of evolution, also possess a uniqueness
which cannot be fully explained by the evolution of other open
systems.
Each
of us has his or her own personal identity and is capable of
entering into dialogue with others and with God himself.
Our
capacity to reason, to develop arguments, to be inventive, to
interpret reality and to create art, along with other not yet
discovered capacities, are signs of a uniqueness which
transcends the spheres of physics and biology.
The
sheer novelty involved in the emergence of a personal being
within a material universe presupposes a direct action of God
and a particular call to life and to relationship on the part of
a “Thou” who addresses himself to another “thou”.
The
biblical accounts of creation invite us to see each human being
as a subject who can never be reduced to the status of an
object.
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Numbers
20
The Israelites arrived
at Kadesh in the desert of Zin.
They had no water, and complained bitterly to Moses and Aaron.
Moses and Aaron pleaded with God for help.
God told Moses to hit a rock with a branch,
and in this way, order the rock to give water.
Water did in fact flow when Moses hit the rock,
but through lack of faith, Moses hit it twice.
So God said to Moses and Aaron:
"Because you did not fully trust me,
therefore you will not lead the people to the promised land".
When the Israelites moved on from Kadesh,
they asked the Edomites for permission to go through their land.
But the Edomites refused this request.
Later, on Mount Hor, Aaron died
and was succeeded as High Priest by his son Eleazar
Dear
God, please increase our trust in you
My recording of this
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Psalm 116
I love the Lord for he has heard the cry of
my appeal.
He turned his ear to me in the day when I called him.
They surrounded me, sorrow, distress and the
snares of death.
I was helpless, so the Lord saved me.
Calm down my soul, for the Lord has been good.
I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living.
How can I repay the Lord for his goodness to
me?
The cup of salvation I will raise to thank the Lord.
O precious in the eyes of the Lord is the
death of his faithful.
Lord, you have loosened my bonds. I am your servant.
Thank you, Lord, for all your
goodness to me
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Acts
2.22-36
Peter said to the crowd "You know that
Jesus of Nazareth was a man from God. You know all about the miracles he
worked
This same Jesus has been raised from the dead
by God. There are many witnesses to his resurrection
Jesus has been taken up to God's right hand.
He has received the Holy Spirit from the Father. He has poured out the Holy
Spirit on us
Know for sure that Jesus whom you crucified is
the Messiah and he is Lord"
Jesus, Messiah
Lord, please pour your Holy Spirit into my heart
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Mark
2.23-28
One Sabbath day Jesus and his disciples were walking through a
cornfield. The disciples were hungry.
They picked some ears of corn and ate them.
Picking corn on the Sabbath was regarded as unlawful by the
Pharisees. So the Pharisees said to Jesus
"Your disciples are breaking the Sabbath law".
Jesus replied "Don't you remember what King David and his
followers once did when they were hungry? They ate the Temple bread which
only the priests were allowed to eat.
Go and learn the meaning of these words
'What I want is mercy, not superficial external offerings'.
I am Master of the Sabbath."
Jesus, please help
me understand
that love is more important than law.
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(b): In your
heart you know that it is not the same to live without Jesus; what
you have come to realize, what has helped you to live and given
you hope, is what you also need to communicate to others.
Our
falling short of perfection should be no excuse; on the
contrary, mission is a constant stimulus
not to remain mired in mediocrity but to continue growing.
The
witness of faith that each Christian is called to offer leads us
to say with Saint Paul: “Not that I am already perfect;
but I press on, because Christ Jesus has made me his own”.
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Please
join me in praying for one part of the world each day of the
week:
Sun:
Africa
Mon:
Europe & Russia Tues:
South Asia Wed:
East Asia
Thurs:
S.E. Asia & Pacific
Frid:
South America
Sat:
Central & North America
Jesus,
today, Saturday,
please bless the people of Central
& North America
And praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 19th
of the month, Jesus please
bless the prisoners of Shanxi
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 19th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Sudan
And
praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus,
please pacify the Taliban
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Letter
(in Swahili) from Tanzanian inmate in a HK prison
This
website's Tanzania
File
(stopping Africans from being tricked into
bringing drugs to HK)
- letters
from Tanzanian inmates in Hong Kong prisons
This
website's South
America file
(stopping
South Americans from being tricked into bringing drugs to HK)
- letters
from South American inmates in Hong Kong prisons
This
website's HK
Asylum Seekers' File
(stopping
South Asians from being "people smuggled" to HK) |
