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If President Xi Jinping is incapacitated....or worse...there
might be a faction fight to choose a replacement, since no successor is in line
I would like to nominate South Korea's President Moon Jae-in for
the Nobel Prize ...for bringing together the presidents of North Korea and the
US!
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Isaiah 1: Listen, heaven and
earth,
for the Lord is speaking: "The ox knows its
owner and the donkey its master's crib.
But my people have rebelled against me. I am tired of your
hypocritical lives,
tired of offerings given with dirty hands. You are so greedy for
profit,
always looking for bribes. Take your wrong-doing
out of my sight.
Stop doing evil. Learn to do good.
Practise justice towards the poor.
Help the oppressed, the orphan and the widow. Then, though your sins
are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow."
Lord,
please help me "wash my hands" by doing good for poor people
My
recording of this reading
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
Listen
Acts
6.8-15: One of the seven deacons, Stephen, was filled
with grace and power.
He began to do many miracles. A group of Jews tried to beat Stephen in a
debate. But they could not win, because the Holy Spirit was guiding
Stephen in his speech. The group then got some men to falsely accuse
Stephen of being disloyal to Moses and to God. The group had Stephen arrested and brought
before a meeting of the religious leaders. At the meeting, false witnesses
accused Stephen of speaking against Moses and the Law.
Jesus, please protect people who are accused
by false witnesses
Listen
Luke
6.46-49:
In his teaching, Jesus said "Why do you call
me 'Lord', yet do not do what I ask you to do? Anyone who comes to me and listens to my words
and puts them into practice is like a man who built his house on a solid
foundation. That house was so well
built that even floods could not damage it. But anyone who listens and does not put my
words into practice is like a man who built his house without a
foundation. As soon as floods came, the house collapsed".
Jesus, please help me put your words into
practice; help me apply them in my daily life
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: People
ignore God's message (Isaiah); if we ignore Jesus' message, we are like a house
built without a foundation (Gospel)
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HK nursing homes were extra busy during last Sunday's
by-elections....when pro-Beijing parties again ran non-stop bus shuffles from
nursing homes to polling stations ...where seniors were constantly reminded what
number to vote for!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N America
Jesus,
today, Tuesday,
please bless the people of
South
Asia
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 13th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jiangxi
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 13th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Mali
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon March 12
Yum Cha yesterday
with parishioners after 8.30am Mass at St Paul's Yau Ma Tei
Has had 10,000,000 views: 10,000
Reasons
Inclusive
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Sirach
51: When I was young, before I became a traveler,
I prayed for wisdom. Thanks to wisdom, I have been successful in my
work.
And so I finish this book by praising the God who gave me wisdom: I give thanks to you, Lord and King,
and praise you, God my savior. For by wisdom you have protected and supported
me,
and rescued me from so many troubles. I will praise you all my days
and gratefully sing your praises.
Lord, thank you for the
wisdom in this book.
Please give me wisdom for each day
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
114-115: When Israel came out of Egypt,
Jacob's descendents from an alien people, Judah became the Lord's temple,
Israel became his kingdom. Descendents of Israel, trust in the Lord.
He is our help and our shield. To you may the Lord grant increase,
to you and all your children. May you be blessed by the Lord,
the maker of heaven and earth.
Thank you, Lord, for all your
blessings
Listen
Acts
6.1-7: About this time as the number of disciples
kept growing, the twelve apostles decided to give other men the job of
daily food distribution. The apostles said to the whole group of
believers "It is not right for us to neglect the service of the
word. Therefore you should choose seven men of good reputation, filled
with the Holy Spirit and with wisdom. We give them the food
distribution job, so that we can devote ourselves to prayer
and the service of the word". The whole assembly approved of this idea. They
chose seven men and presented them to the apostles who prayed over them
with the laying on of hands. The word of the Lord continued to spread. Even
a large number of priests became believers.
Jesus, please bless all deacons. Fill them
with the courage and wisdom of the first seven deacons
Listen
Luke
6.41-45: In his teaching, Jesus said "Why do you
notice the splinter in someone else's eye, but don't notice the plank in
your own eye? Deal with your own faults before you start correcting
other people. A good tree does not produce bad fruit. A bad
tree does not produce good fruit. The fruit tells you what sort of tree it
came from. So with people: their words and actions tell
you what their heart is like - good or bad.
Jesus, please help me be a good person,
producing good fruit
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: When I hear about the
deacons in the New Testament I hope and pray that there will soon again be women
deacons in the Catholic Church (...and that deacons will be allowed to
administer the Sacrament of the Sick)!
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10
years ago: Many good things happening at Marco
Polo - Wendy, Lina, ramp, cover, toilets, homes for handicapped + Noel
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Yesterday morning after Yum Cha I voted in a local election for
the Legislative Council (Legco). Took only a few minutes. HK as usual
super-efficient in running functions!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South America
Sat: Cent, N. America
Jesus,
today, Monday,
please bless the people of Europe
& Russia
And
praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On
this 12th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jiangsu
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 12th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guinea-Bissau
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun March 11
Because I spent all Friday at the Court of Appeal, I couldn't make my usual Friday visit to Lai Chi Kok men's prison ...so I went yesterday afternoon ....mainly to see inmates who are preparing for court cases....hoping that the proposed changes to HK's sentencing policy (see menu of March 10) will come in time to help the inmates receive a better deal at their trials.
From a reader in Australia: Have
just watched and listened to Mary McAleese’s keynote address to the "Why
Women Matter" conference in Rome. This address is an historic moment in the
life of our Church. Mary has "laid down the gauntlet" to Pope Francis
and his curial cardinal courtiers. I cannot see how any of these gentlemen will
be able to continue into the future the line, attitude, and stance that they
have taken up to this day. PLEASE WATCH AND LISTEN.
Video is
here.
I found it a
special pleasure to listen to Mary's beautiful English ...so clear....a powerful
support for her moving message.
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c.f. readings for Lent 4
2 Kings 21-25: Josiah king of Judah was a good leader who
loved the Lord.
and promoted religious reform. But most other kings of Judah and Israel at
this time
were not good. The country was invaded by the king of Babylon who deported most of the population to Babylon.
Only the poorest people in the countryside were left behind.
Dear God, please give the
world good leaders
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 137: By the rivers of Babylon we sat and cried,
remembering Zion.
On the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps. For it was there that they asked us, our
captors, for songs.
"Sing to us", they said, "one of Zion's songs". O how could we sing the song of the Lord on
alien soil?
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth
if I remember you not, Jerusalem, above all my joys.
Lord, please help people
who have been exiled from their homeland
Listen
Ephesians
2.4-10: God loved us so much, that when we were dead
through our sins,
he brought us to life with Christ. We are God's work of art, created in Christ
Jesus to live a life of goodness, as God originally intended us to
live.
Heavenly Father, help me live my life the way
you want me to live it
Listen
John
3.13-17: Jesus said to the religious leader:
"The Son of Man must be lifted up on a cross, as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so that everyone who
believes may have eternal life in him". God loved the world so much, that he gave his
only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost, but may
have eternal life. For God sent his Son into the world, not to
condemn the world,
but so that through him the world might be saved.
Jesus, only Son of God the Father, thank you
for coming into this world. Please help more and more people believe in
you
Listen
Reflections on the above readings:
Psalm 137 -
- By
the Rivers of Babylon - with lyrics (nearly 4,000,000 views!)
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian with English, Chinese and
Spanish subtitles
Daniel Daring: God so loved the world
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10 years ago today: Update of story re lady seriously injured at Guangzhou railway station during
Lunar New Year
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Hour
of Love HK radio program 8.30
pm HK time tonight
- with items about HK prison inmates
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I
think that Mary
McAleese, with her strong Northern Ireland accent,
is one of the best speakers of English in the world!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Fri: South America
Sat: Cent., N America
Jesus,
today, Sunday,
please bless the people of
Africa
And praying for
prisoners in one part
of China each day of the month:
On this 11th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hunan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 11th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Eritrea
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat March 10
Yesterday I was at the High Court from 9am to 4pm, first to sign an affidavit for a case at the end of the month, and then for a Court of Appeal case before 3 judges....triggered by my anti-drug campaign which has raised the question "should defendants be given a discount for helping the campaign pre-sentence?". Case has opened up the whole issue of HK's sentencing policy for drug mules....to the point where the 3 judges have adjourned the case to next Wednesday afternoon when they will decide on whether or not to "re-assemble" at a further date as a five-judge panel which will consider the question of reassessing present policy. This is a land-mark case which hopefully will help defendants in future to get a fairer deal. God bless the judges!
The
Vatican-China Deal Is A Very Long Way Off....If Its' Even Done At AllThe way forward in China for all Christians in this period will not be through deals and negotiated settlements
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Sirach
44-50: It is good to remember the famous people in
history
who had a special love for God. Remembering their faith and their love for God
will give us courage for our daily lives. They were human and made mistakes,
yet they persevered in serving the Lord. People like Abraham, Moses, David.
Let us try to imitate their faith and courage.
Lord, please give me courage to
live each day as I should
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
113: Praise, O friends of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord. May the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and for evermore. From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the name of the Lord. Who is like the Lord our God,
above the heavens his glory. From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
to put them in the company of royalty. To the childless wife he gives a home
and gladdens her heart with children.
May the Lord be praised from
sunrise to sunset
Listen
Acts
5.34-42:
One religious leader at the meeting, Gamaliel,
asked that the apostles be removed from the room. Then he spoke to the
other leaders: "Men of Israel, be careful how you deal
with these people. If this movement of theirs is of human origin, it will
die out of its own accord. But if it comes from God, you will not be able
to destroy it. You might even find yourselves fighting against God". His advice was accepted. The apostles were
warned, flogged and released. They left the meeting glad to have had the
honor of suffering humiliation for the sake of Jesus. They resumed their
daily preaching, in the Temple and in private homes
Jesus, thank you for times
of suffering for you
Listen
Luke
6.27-38: Jesus said to the people
"Love your enemies. Do good to people who hate you. Pray for people
who are unkind to you. Treat others as you would like them to treat you. Be compassionate as your heavenly Father is
compassionate. Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn,
and you will not be condemned. Grant pardon, and you will be pardoned. Give,
and there will be gifts for you. The amount you measure out is the amount
you will be given back"
Jesus, bless ....(name)....who was
unkind to me
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: "Compassionate" = "feeling or showing sympathy and concern for others" = pitying, sympathetic, empathetic, understanding, caring, concerned, solicitous, sensitive, tender-hearted, soft-hearted, warm-hearted, loving, tender, gentle, merciful, lenient, tolerant, considerate, thoughtful, kind, kindly, kind-hearted, humanitarian, humane, charitable, benevolent, good-natured, well disposed, big-hearted
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10
years ago: Visit to four centers by
General Manager Xin and staff of Guangzhou Tianhe Children's Palace
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1. Yesterday at the Court of Appeal I noticed how barristers don't say "I think that this is the case". They say "I submit that this is the case". ....I submit that your cooking is lovely.....I submit that it's going to rain.....???
2. Check "Tuesday" here!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent. & N
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 10th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hubei
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 10th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guinea
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri March 9
Received this only last night...TV
report on my visit to Venezuela in January
Yesterday morning I was at the High Court for the case of a South
American woman charged with drug trafficking. Then in the afternoon I spent much
time at Queen Elizabeth Hospital obtaining urgently needed medicine for a woman
with cancer at Lo Wu prison.....and visiting a Lo Wu Indonesian inmate in the
same hospital. Helping three women ...a good way to spend March 8!
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Sirach 42-43: What an amazing world
we live in!
The Creator sure did a good job programming everything! Great is the Lord who
made the sun, the moon and stars.
What a beautiful creature is the rainbow! The seasons, the rain,
the snow, lightning and thunder:
all proclaim the glory of God. How great is God who
has made such an amazing universe.
How can we praise and honor him enough?
Dear God, thank you for
creating the world.
Please help us live the way you want us to live
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
112: Happy are people who love and honor the Lord,
who take delight in his commands.
The children of such people will be blessed. Such people are a light in the darkness for
others.
Such people are generous, merciful and just. They take pity and help those in need.
They conduct their affairs with integrity. Open-handed they give to the poor.
Their justice and goodness will never be forgotten.
Lord, please help me do more
for the poor
Listen
Acts
5.21-33: When the leaders had their big meeting later
that same morning, they sent for the apostles to be brought from prison. The police went to the prison, then came back
and reported to the leaders "We found that the prison was properly
locked, and the guards were on duty. But when we unlocked the door, there
was no one inside". Then a man arrived at the meeting with the
news "At this very moment, the men you imprisoned are now in the
Temple preaching to the people". The police again arrested the apostles and
brought them to the meeting.
When the main religious leader reminded them of his previous warning not
to preach, Peter and the apostles replied "Obedience to God comes
before obedience to men. God raised Jesus up to be the Savior. We are
witnesses to this, we and the Holy Spirit whom God gives to those who obey
him". This made the leaders so angry that they
wanted to kill the apostles.
Jesus, please help me put obedience to you
before all other obediences
Listen
Luke
6.20-26: Jesus said to his disciples
"Blessed are you who are poor: yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who are hungry: you shall be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now: you shall be happy. Blessed are you when people hate you because
of me:
your reward will be great in heaven. But alas for you who are rich: your consolation is
only in this world.
Alas for you who have plenty to eat: you shall go hungry.
Alas for you who laugh now: you shall mourn and weep".
Jesus, please help me to give more time and
importance to the things that really matter
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Nature shows us how generous and large-minded is our Creator (Sirach); we are called to be generous and large-minded to others (Psalm 112); we must obey our large-minded God rather than narrow-minded leaders (Acts); trouble awaits people who refuse to be large-minded (Gospel)
Fridays
of Lent:
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10 years ago today: "Wo Jai's" Hong Kong group at Marco Polo Center and Ricci School
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Last night I joined fellow MercyHK team members Lucia and
Tony for our usual Thursday night canteen meal with homeless people ...followed
by usual committee meeting ....at ...McDonald's
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: S.
America
Sat: Cent, N. America
Jesus,
today, Friday,
please bless the people of South
America
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 9th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Henan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 9th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Central African Republic
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu March 8
Yesterday morning I was one of three O.M.I.s who attended the annual graduation ceremony at Lo Wu women's prison (...not of people leaving the prison, but of inmates who had finished study courses!) A lovely ceremony which included a fan dance performance and a moving speech by one of the inmates, with a response by her father. In the afternoon I stayed at the prison to do some visiting....and a number times I heard staff say they were moved to tears during the morning ceremony.
Scary: This
5 minute BBC video about camera surveillance in China!
- from this
report which has other alarming information
Vatican hosts first hackathon to tackle global issues
(...but why the name "hackathon"?!...meeting has nothing to do with
hackers..)
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Sirach
40-41:
Wine and music cheer the heart,
but better than wine and music is the love of wisdom. Do not speak sharply to people.
Do not ignore people who greet you. Do not gaze at another man's wife.
Do not carry on with a single girl.
Lord, please help me control my
speech and my eyes
Recording
Psalm
111: I will thank the Lord with all my heart.
Great are the works of the Lord,
to be pondered by all who love him. His goodness stands firm for ever.
The Lord is compassion and love. His precepts are for all peoples and all
times.
He is to be honored by all nations. To love and honor the Lord
is the beginning of wisdom.
Dear Lord, please help me to
love and honor you every day
Recording
("fear" = "love")
Acts 5.17-21: The religious leaders were jealous of the
apostles.
The leaders had the apostles arrested and put in prison. But that night an angel of the Lord opened the
prison gates
and led them out of the prison, saying to them:
"Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new
Life". The apostles went to the Temple at dawn and
continued preaching
Jesus, please help more and more people know
about the new Life
Listen
Luke
6.12-16: Jesus went to the hills to pray. He spent a
whole night praying.
In the morning he called all his disciples together. He chose 12 of them
and called them "apostles": Peter and his brother Andrew, James, John,
Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon, Judas
son of James - and Judas Iscariot who became a traitor. Jesus and the 12 came down from the hill to a
place of level ground.
Gathered there were his many disciples and a large crowd of people from
all over the country who had come to hear him and to be healed of
diseases. People in the crowd tried to touch Jesus
because power came out of him that cured everyone
Jesus, please bless modern day apostles who
pray for the sick to be healed
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings - Wikipedia: An apostle /əˈpɒsəl/, in its most literal sense, is an emissary, from Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos), literally "one who is sent off", from the verb ἀποστέλλειν (apostéllein), "to send off". The purpose of such sending off is usually to convey a message, and thus "messenger" is a common alternative translation; other common translations include "ambassador" and "envoy"
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A few times a year I wear my suit coat....yesterday's
graduation ceremony was one such occasion....and I surprised a few people who
asked me about the coat when I said the coat was older than they are (coat wa
bought for my ordination in 1973....and still going strong...no way I would part
with it for a new one)
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N America
Jesus,
today, Thursday,
please bless the people of
South East Asia
And
praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 8th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Heilongjiang
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 8th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Sierra Leone
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Thursday,
please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed March 7
Yesterday afternoon I attended a long meeting concerning my anti-drug campaign ....gave me much encouragement. After the meeting I went to the toilet of the meeting place....where the hand dryer was ....a hair dryer!
Deeper
issues behind closing of Holy Sepulcher
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Chris McDonnell
Students inspire the call for change
Living in the UK, we find it inconceivable that teenagers, too young to buy a
beer, can walk into a gun store and buy a killing machine intended for rapid
fire in a war zone. But that is the case in the US.
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Sirach
38-39: All healing is a gift of God.
To obtain healing: pray to the Lord, ask forgiveness for sin,
then follow the doctor's advice. Mourn for the dead and honor their
graves,
but do not let your heart be controlled by grief. Ordinary working people have little time for
study.
But the Lord blesses everyone who studies wisdom.
Lord, please heal my friend
(..name..) who is sick
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
109-110: O God whom I praise,
do not be silent,
for people are bombarding me with words of hate. They speak to me with
lying tongues
and attack me without cause. They repay me evil for
good.
While I pray for them, they show me hatred. I have become an object
of scorn.
Help me, Lord my God.
Lord,
when people are unkind to me, please give me the grace to pray for them
Listen
Acts
5.12-16: All the believers used to meet regularly in an
area of the Temple. Their numbers kept on increasing. So many miracles kept happening that sick
people were laid on beds on the street, in the hope that at least
Peter's shadow would cover them as he walked past. People came from the towns near Jerusalem,
bringing their sick,
and all of the sick were healed
Jesus,
let more healings take place in
our day
Listen
Luke
6.6-11:
On another Sabbath Jesus visited a prayer hall.
A man with a withered hand was in the prayer hall. Some religious leaders were watching to see if
Jesus would heal the man (since no work was allowed on the Sabbath, and
they regarded healing as work). Jesus knew what they were thinking, so
he said to the man with the withered hand "Stand up! Come out into
the middle of the hall".
He came out and stood there. Jesus then asked the leaders
"Is it against the law on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil; to
save life or to destroy it?" Then he said to the man with the withered hand
"Stretch out your hand". He stretched it out. It was healed. The leaders were very angry. They
left the prayer hall
and began plotting how to get rid of Jesus
Jesus, please stop bad religious leaders from
misleading people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Notice in Sirach how to obtain healing ...
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10 years ago today: Volunteer students from Ke Ji Technical College (near railway station) - at end
of afternoon helping children at Marco Polo
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Chinese toddler
"disables iPhone for 47 years"
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E.Asia, Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N America
Jesus,
today, Wednesday,
please bless the people of East
Asia
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 7th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hebei
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 7th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Burkina
Faso
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Please also join me in praying for the very many deformed and handicapped people from China who are on the streets of HK as beggars...as well as deformed people in China itself ...like Hung Chun Cai
My Africa trips:
2015: Tanzania, Malawi
2016:
Kenya, Uganda
2017:
Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
2018:
My trip to Latin America
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Australian Chinese for
Families Association
Gay marriage: an elephant in the room (by John W)
Video:
What "gay
marriage" did to Massachusetts
同志婚姻自2004年立法後，美國麻省的改變
（ 廣東話附字幕版）
Frightening
YouTube reports:
LGBT radical impact
on educational institutions (No.
5); LGBT
infiltrating churches
(No. 6); US corporations massively
supporting LGBT agenda (No. 7). What
has happened in the US is now starting to happen in other places. Some
day our children will ask "why didn't you do more to stop this evil?"
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Pope's surprise visit to drug treatment centre
Pope is practising what he preaches: "get out and mix with the poor"
HK
readers might like to join me in praying each day for one group of HK
prison inmates: Sun:
Lo Wu; Mon: C.I.C., Siu Lam, Tai Lam; Tue: Stanley
Wed: Hei Ling Chau Thu: Lantau
Fri: Lai Chi Kok
Sat: Hospitals, Pik Uk & other centres
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