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Most of yesterday was spent at the desk doing office jobs on behalf of prison inmates. Last night another HK prison chaplain and I enjoyed a meal with relatives of a South American prisoner who is in a HK jail.
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From a video I'm now watching:
Q: How much of the Gospel of John is not in the
three other Gospels?
A: 90%!
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My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Memo to HK airport security. It is on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
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Pope's new letter -
"Rejoice and Be Glad":
58. Not infrequently,
contrary to the promptings of the Spirit, the
life of the Church can become a museum piece or the possession of a select few.
This can occur when some groups of Christians give excessive importance to
certain rules, customs or ways of acting. The Gospel then tends to be reduced
and constricted, deprived of its simplicity, allure and savour. This may well be
a subtle form of pelagianism, for it appears to subject the life of grace to
certain human structures. It can affect
groups, movements and communities, and it explains why so often they begin with
an intense life in the Spirit, only to end up fossilized or corrupt.
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Genesis 4: Two of Adam and Eve's
sons were Cain and Abel.
Cain was a farmer. Abel was a shepherd.
Cain was jealous of his brother Abel.
God said to Cain: "Get control of yourself."
But Cain let his anger take over, and he killed Abel.
God asked Cain, "Where is Abel?"
Cain answered, "How should I know? I'm not his security guard."
God replied, "I can hear your brother's blood crying out to me from
the ground. That same ground will no longer give you any crops."
Dear God, please
help me not to get angry with other people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
86: Turn your ear, O Lord, and give answer
for I am poor and needy.
O Lord, you are good and forgiving,
full of love to all who call to you. All the nations shall come to adore you
and glorify your name, O Lord,
you who alone are God. Show me, Lord, your way, and guide my heart
so that I may walk in your truth. I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my
heart
for your love to me has been great. O give your strength to your servant
and save your handmaid's son.
Dear Lord, thank you for
all your
love
Listen
Romans
12.14-21:
Pray for people who are unkind to you. Be
kind to them.
Rejoice with those who are happy. Console people who are sad. Treat everyone with kindness. Never be
condescending.
Make real friends with the poor. Do all you can to live at peace with everyone.
Resist evil and conquer it with good
Jesus, I pray for
(.. name ...) who was unkind
to me
Listen
John
2.1-11:
Jesus, his mother and his disciples were
guests at a wedding at Cana in Galilee The wine ran out, so Jesus' mother said to him
"They have no wine".
Jesus replied "Woman, my time for doing special things has not yet
come". His mother said to the servants
"Do whatever he tells you". There were 6 big containers there, used for
holding water. Each could hold about 35 liters. Jesus said to the servants
"Fill the containers with water" and they filled them up. Jesus then said "take some out and give
it to the man in charge of the banquet". When the man tasted
the water, it had turned to wine. The man called the bridegroom and said
"You have kept the best wine until now". This was the first public miracle done by
Jesus.
Jesus,
help me to do whatever you tell
me to do
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: In the "No" corner: Cain - "Why should I be interested in helping other people?". In the "Yes" corner: Mary - doing something practical to help people in difficulty.
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10 years ago: Last photos of Lina who went home to Heaven at 3.35 on Wednesday morning June 25
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From Bishop Fulton Sheen:
When baby started crying during Mass, mother
stood up and started to leave church with baby.
Bishop: Madam, your baby is not disturbing me.
Mother: No, but you're disturbing my baby
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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 26th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Xinjiang
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 26th of the month, Jesus please
bless the people of Togo
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon June 25
After Mass yesterday morning at Yau Ma Tei and a cup of tea in my home with a visiting couple from Australia, I joined Fr Franco Mella and a group of prison visitors for a most encouraging meeting at Wong Tai Sin in the early afternoon .... followed by a visit to a very special patient in a nearby hospital .... before returning to YMT for the usual Sunday night gathering for the poor .. at which several dozen volunteers helped produce a most enjoyable "Pizza Party". No trouble sleeping last night ..
Last night at the gathering for the poor I met a man from Sri Lanka who is a rare specimen in HK: he has been given official refugee status by the UN in HK ... and is even allowed to do part-time work. But he was given that status some ten years ago and still hasn't been accepted by any other country, possibly because he has a serious medical condition. A complicated situation extremely difficult for humans to solve .... Come Holy Spirit!
Pope's new letter -
"Rejoice and Be Glad":
57. Still, some
Christians insist on taking another path, that of justification by their own
efforts, the worship of the human will and their own abilities. The result is a
self-centred and elitist complacency, bereft of true love. This finds expression
in a variety of apparently unconnected ways of thinking and acting: an
obsession with the law, an absorption with social and political advantages, a
punctilious concern for the Church’s liturgy, doctrine and prestige, a vanity
about the ability to manage practical matters, and an excessive concern with
programs of self-help and personal fulfilment. Some Christians spend
their time and energy on these things, rather than letting themselves be led by
the Spirit in the way of love, rather than being passionate about communicating
the beauty and the joy of the Gospel and seeking out the lost among the immense
crowds that thirst for Christ.[63]
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Genesis
3: A creature hostile to
God took the form of a snake
and tempted the first man and first woman.
The snake tempted them to disobey God.
When God asked them why they disobeyed him,
the man blamed the woman, and the woman blamed the snake.
God said to the snake:
"You are the enemy of the human race.
Someday a member of the human race will defeat you."
God said to the man and woman:
"From dust you came and to dust you will return."
The first man's name was Adam (meaning "man").
The first woman's name was Eve (meaning "life").
Dear God, please help me understand
how evil in the world
started when Adam and Eve disobeyed you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
85: I will hear what the Lord God has to say,
a voice that speaks of peace.
Peace for his people and his friends
and those who turn to him in their hearts. His help is near for those who love him
and his glory will dwell in our land.
Mercy and faithfulness have met.
Justice and peace have embraced. Faithfulness shall spring from the earth
and justice shall look down from heaven. The Lord will make us prosper
and our earth shall yield its fruit. Justice shall march before him
and peace shall follow his steps
Lord, please give more peace to
our world
Listen
Romans
12.9-13: Do not let your love be superficial, but
sincerely prefer good to evil.
Have a family love for each other, and a profound respect for each
other. Persevere in your love for the Lord and your
service of the Lord.
Hope will make you cheerful. Do not give up when trials come. Keep on
praying.
Help people who are in need. Make hospitality your special care.
Jesus, please help me grow in love. Help me
love you and other people a bit better
Listen
John
1.35-51: John the Baptist told his disciples Andrew
and John that Jesus was the Chosen One of God. Andrew and John then
followed Jesus. Andrew took his brother Simon to Jesus. Jesus
changed Simon's name to Peter, and Peter followed Jesus. Jesus met Philip and said to him
"Follow me". Philip called one more man, Nathanael
(Bartholomew) and said to him "we have found the one Moses and the
prophets wrote about. He is Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth"
Jesus, please help me introduce more people to
know and love you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: John the Baptist did not say "you are my disciples; Jesus can find his own disciples". Reminds me of an old priest in the Brisbane parish where I grew up ... he was always open to visiting priests saying Mass in his church ... he did not say "these are my people. I'm not going to let others speak to them".
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10
years ago: 2008-06-23
Thank you HK "Woh Jai"& group & Zhaoqing Rebecca for visiting poor areas
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I'm
not a great soccer/follower, but Australia being at the World Cup is not a light
matter. Apologies to friends in Peru, but I'm hoping Australia beats Peru
tonight/tomorrow .... and France beats Denmark ... so that Australia goes on to
the next round.
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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 25th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Ningxia
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 25th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Comoros
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun June 24
Birthday
of John the Baptist
Waiting for me after I returned from Malaysia and Australia two nights ago was a pile of mail from prison inmates .... will take quite a while to work through the backlog. Not to mention emails which also have built up. And WhatsApp messages. Jesus was wise to have been born in the pre-social-media age!
Last night I took part in the annual feastday Mass of St Paul's Parish in Yau Ma Tei. A lovely and most encouraging experience.
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c.f. readings for Birthday of John the Baptist
Isaiah 46-49: The Lord called me before I was born.
From my mother's womb he knew my name. While I was thinking that I had toiled in vain,
all the while my cause was with the Lord. The Lord who formed me in the womb
and assigned me to rescue his people, that same Lord said to me:
'I will make you the light of the nations,
so that my salvation will reach to the ends of the earth'. The Lord also says to his people:
"Does a woman forget her baby,
or a mother the child within her womb?
Yet even if these forget, I will never forget you".
Lord, please help me understand
how you loved me even before I was born.
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 139: O Lord, you search me and you know me.
You know my resting and my rising. You know exactly what's going on in my life,
all my ways are an open book to you. Before ever a word is on my tongue,
you know, O Lord, what I'm going to say. Your knowledge is beyond my understanding,
too high, beyond my reach. It was you who created my being,
knit me together in my mother's womb. I thank you for the wonder of my life,
for the wonders of all your creation.
Lord, thank you for the gift of
life. Please help me follow the path to eternal life
Listen
Luke
1.67-80: When John was named, his father Zechariah was
filled with the Holy Spirit
and said "Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel. He has visited his
people.
And you, little child, you shall be called a prophet of the Most High. You
will go before the Lord to prepare a way for him". When John grew older, he lived in the
wilderness until the time came for him to begin his ministry.
Jesus, please help me prepare your way
by helping people to know you
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings:
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian with English, Chinese and
Spanish subtitles
Daniel Daring: John is his name
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10 years ago: Activities at Marco Polo Center & visit to Area C
&Lina by medical team from Saint Teresa's Hospital in Hong Kong
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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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For
birthday of John the Baptist:
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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 24th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Inner
Mongolia
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 24th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Zambia
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 June 23
Hello from HK where I arrived back from Kuala Lumpur last night. Yesterday morning at KL airport I had a long and most fruitful meeting with airport police - hoping that the same thing will happen in KL as happened four years ago after I visited Tanzania: airport security was tightened up ... so much so that for the past three years not even one drug mule exiting with drugs from Tz has been arrested at HK airport.
God bless everyone I met over the past 12 days - in KL and in Brisbane - and blessings on the kind HK friends who made the trip possible.
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Genesis
1-2:
God made the world. God made the sun, the moon and the
stars....the whole universe. God said "Let there be light" and there
was light.
God made the earth with all its plants and trees
and animals and fish and birds.
God made the first people.....the first man and first woman. God made them
in his
own image and said to them
"Be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth."
God saw all that he had made, and all of it was good, very good
Dear God, thank you for making such a
beautiful world!
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
84: How lovely is your sacred temple, Lord.
My heart is longing to spend time in your holy dwelling. Even sparrows and swallows are your
temple guests.
They build homes for their young near your altar. Blessed are the people who live and work in
your temple.
And blessed, too, are people who keep the memory of your temple in
their hearts. As they go through the troubles of life,
you give them strength to face the trials of each day. Lord, one day within your temple
is better than a thousand anywhere else.
Dear God, thank you for special
places of prayer
Listen
Romans
12.1-2:
I beg you, trust in God's mercy, and worship
him in a spiritual way, not just in an external way. Offer your whole life to him as a holy
sacrifice. Do not blindly follow the fashions of the
world. Instead, let your behavior change, fashioned by your enlightened
mind. This is the way to discover the will of God,
the way to know what God wants us to do.
Jesus,
help me give more time to things
that are important, less time to things not so important
Listen
John
1.5-34: John the Baptist was sent by God as a witness
to the people about the presence of the Word among them. When religious leaders asked John "Who
are you?", he replied "I am, as the prophet Isaiah prophesied, a
voice crying out: make a straight way for the Lord". When Jesus came to the river Jordan where John
was baptizing, John said "Look, there is the lamb of God who takes
away the sin of the world. He is far more important than I am, because he
existed (as the Word) before I was born. I saw the Holy Spirit come down on him like a
dove. He will baptize people with the Holy Spirit. He is the Chosen
One of God"
Jesus, lamb of God, Chosen One of God, please
baptize me with the Holy Spirit
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Tomorrow we celebrate the Birthday of John the Baptist so today's Gospel is a very appropriate one. The whole purpose of John's life was to point out Jesus. Not many jobs are more important than this ... and ... it's a job that's meant to be done by ... every Christian!
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10
years ago: Visit
to Zhaoqing poor areas & centers by Fr Hugh s.c.c.
(Ireland/HK/AITECE) & Fr Trevor s.c.c.
(Australia/HK)
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Last night before I soaked my travel washing, I went to
add a cap of bleach as usual....until "The Duck" told me it did not
wash clothes, just toilets. I was using the wrong container. Seniors Moments
more common after travel?!
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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 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guangxi
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Djibouti
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri June 22
Hello from Kuala Lumpur where I arrived at 6am yesterday on an
overnight flight from Brisbane. Most of yesterday was spent "fishing"
... a most worthwhile time. Please God this trip will help a number of inmates
in HK.
I'm due to leave KL this afternoon, due back HK early this evening. Thank you for a prayer.
Two
"small fish" heavily sentenced. Big Fish not arrested. Why don't
authorities make much (if any) effort to catch the Big Fish?
Cocaine trafficker gets 34-year jail sentence
Pope in Switzerland yesterday: Ecumenism
seen as operating at a loss
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Other prophets: Pride of heart leads us astray.
See how they are listless, those whose souls are not at peace. Lord, I have heard of all your wonderful deeds in the past.
Do them again in our day, Lord! Even when everything seems hopeless,
I trust in you Lord, I praise you Lord. Seek the Lord, all you humble people.
Seek integrity, seek humility. In the days to come, people will say
"We want to go with you, since we have learnt that God is with
you". Rejoice heart and soul, people of Jerusalem.
See, your king comes to you.
He is humble and riding on a donkey.
Dear God, thank you for all the
beautiful teachings and stories
in "The Old Testament", ("The First
Testament"). I now look forward to your message in "The New Testament"
("The Second Testament")
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
82-83: God says to corrupt officials:
"How long will you judge unjustly and mistreat the poor?
You should do justice for the weak and the orphan.
You should defend the afflicted and the needy.
You should rescue the weak and the poor.
You should set them free from the hand of the wicked". O God, please protect your people from
corruption and injustice.
Save us also from attack by other nations.
Let everyone know that you are the Lord of all the earth.
Lord, please stop corrupt
officials from hurting people
Listen
Romans
10-11:
If your lips confess that Jesus is Lord, and
if you believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, then you
will be saved. How wonderful is God! How great his
wisdom and knowledge.
What finite creature could ever understand the mind of our infinite
Creator? All that exists comes from him. To him be
glory for ever!
Jesus, Father, Spirit - three persons, one God
- to you be glory for ever!
Listen
John
1.1-14: From all eternity the Word existed.
The Word was with God the Father.
The Word was God the Son. The Word was the source of life for all
creatures. The Word became a man, and lived among
us.
We saw his glory, full of grace and truth. Many people did not recognize and did not accept the
Word.
But to everyone who did accept him,
he gave power to become children of God
Jesus, please help me understand how you are
the Word-made-flesh
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Reflection on the above Bible readings: Yesterday we finished Luke's Gospel. So today we start the next Gospel, John. Today we have the final reading from the Old Testament section of the Simple Bible. Tomorrow it's back to the front of the book - Genesis. The Bible is not a once-only-read book. It's a keep-reading book. Just like breakfast, lunch and dinner are not once-only-meals; they are every-day-meals. We need them each day. Without them we become physically run down. Without daily Bible reading we become spiritually run down. So...let's keep reading each day...reading God's message for our lives each day....letting God's love increasingly influence our daily lives.
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10 years ago: Visit to
Shui Hang, about 30 minutes from Zhaoqing, home town of the Tse
Family, birthplace of HK Fr Francis Tse S.D.B.
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Last night I joined a large crowd on the footpath near my
hotel ...in front of a big screen hanging above the footpath....watching the
World Cup....and the crowd was supporting Australia against Denmark (final
score: 1-1)
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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 22nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Zhejang
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 22nd of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Rwanda
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu June 21
Hello from Brisbane airport on Wed night June 20
....waiting for late-night flight to Kuala Lumpur. Today I once again walked
from Iona College to Wynnum Central shopping centre and back...a nostalgic
journey past site of our family house for 25 years and past many other sacred
landmarks. In Wynnum at the St Vincent de Paul store I bought a light jumper and
a couple of shirts ....at bargain prices. Last night I slept for 9 and a half
hours (after 3 hour walk yesterday) ...the best sleep I've had this year ....a
good preparation for tonight's 11.20pm to 5.50am flight
Once again I ask the Good Lord to bless all the people I've met over the past
week in Brisbane - especially everyone at Iona.
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Prisons in HK are far better than Brisbane's
powder keg prison
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Micah
5-7: Bethlehem, you are the least important town
in Judah,
but Israel's future ruler will come from you. He will shepherd our people with the power
of God.
He himself will be our source of peace. My people, remember what God has done for you.
Remember how God wants you to live. This is what God asks of you:
act justly, love tenderly,
and walk humbly with your God.
Lord, please help me act
justly, love tenderly,
and walk humbly with you
Recording
Psalm
81: Ring out your joy to God our strength,
shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.
Listen to the voice of the Lord: "I am the Lord your God
who brought you out from the land of Egypt. Let there be no foreign god among you,
no worship of a false god. O that my people would heed me,
that Israel would walk in my ways. At once I would subdue their foes.
But Israel I would feed with finest wheat and honey".
Lord, please help us to walk in
your ways
Recording
Romans 10.1-4: I have a really great love for the Jews. I
pray to God for them to be saved.
They have a strong belief in God, but their zeal is misguided.
They can't see that friendship with God is a gift from God,
not just a matter of external practices.
Jesus, some people have mixed up ideas about
religion
(.. Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses).
Help them know the truth as you revealed it
Listen
Luke
24.50-53: Jesus then took his disciples out of
Jerusalem to the village of Bethany.
Lifting up his hands, he blessed them. As he blessed them, he was carried up to heaven.
They worshipped him, then went back to
Jerusalem full of joy. They were continually in the Temple praising
God.
Jesus, thank you for the Gospel of Luke.
Please increase my faith in you as the One who came down from heaven, and
went back to heaven
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: One of many ways to sum up the message of the Bible, the message of Jesus, is with the words of Micah in today's first reading: This is what God asks of you: act justly, love tenderly, and walk humbly with your God
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10 years ago today: National People's Congress HK Deputy Mr Ma Ho Fai - at our centers, with HK
China8 loyal friends Jennie, Michael & Ling. A red letter day indeed
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Over the past few days when my mobile has told me
"you have completed your 10,000 steps for today" I want to to say back
to it "and what about today's 30,000 other steps?"!
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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 21st
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Yunnan
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 21st of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Benin
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Thursday,
please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed June 20
Hello one last time from Iona College in Brisbane. At a late hour tonight I'm due to fly to Kuala Lumpur where a few more meetings are due to be held before I leave for HK on Friday please God.
Yesterday was a talk and walk day: in the morning I enjoyed a class with a Year 7 group at Iona, and in the afternoon I walked back to Iona from Morningside (where I had gone by train to do a bit of shopping). Almost a three hour walk. No trouble sleeping last night.
God bless all the kind people I have met over the past week in Brisbane - especially everyone at Iona....with particular thanks to the Oblate community for their kind hospitality
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A cathedral for our time
What a fine, magnificent statement of faith the whole design represents!
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Micah 1-4:
In the future, the mountain of the Temple of
the Lord
will be the most important place in the world. All nations will come to this place.
They will say: Come, let us go up to the mountain of the
Lord
so that he may teach us his ways
and we may walk in his paths. Nations will not lift sword against nation.
There will be no more training for war.
Yes
please, Lord, stop nations fighting each other. Please give peace to our world
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
79-80: O God, the nations have invaded your sacred
land,
they have profaned your holy temple.
They have made Jerusalem a heap of ruins. We have become the taunt of our
neighbours,
the mockery and scorn of those who surround us. How long, O Lord, will all this last?
How long will this sorrow keep going? Do not hold the guilt of our ancestors against
us.
If their guilt is somehow influencing our situation now
please give peace and healing to everyone and everything
in our history. Let the groans of the prisoners come before
you.
Let your strong arm reprieve those condemned to die. O Lord, our God, help us and save us.
Let your face shine on us and we shall be saved.
Lord, please heal any problems
in my family tree
Listen
Romans
9.1-5: There is a great sorrow in my heart. It's
with me day and night.
It's the situation of the Jewish people, how they
will not accept the Anointed One. I am willing to do anything to help them
accept Jesus. I am willing to undergo the greatest suffering if that would
help them believe. They are my nation, my family. They have been so blessed by God.
From their flesh and blood came Christ, who is God.
Jesus, God-made-flesh, I pray with Paul that
the Jewish people will believe in you
Listen
Luke
24.36-49: The disciples were still talking about what
had happened when suddenly Jesus himself stood among them. At first they
were terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost. But he said "Look at my hands and feet.
Yes, it is I indeed. Touch me and see for yourselves. A ghost has no flesh
and bones as you can see I have". Their fear turned to joy but they still
couldn't believe what they were seeing. So he asked them for something to
eat, and they gave him some grilled fish which he ate in front of them. Then he opened their minds to understand the
Scriptures, and he said "So you see how it is written that the Christ
would suffer, and on the third day rise from the dead. And that in his
name repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the
nations. Soon I will send down to you what the Father
promised (the Holy Spirit). Stay in Jerusalem until you are clothed
with this power from on high".
Jesus, increase my faith in your
resurrection, and open my mind to understand the Bible better
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02
Reflection on the above readings: Before starting to read something from the Bible ....or before hearing readings from the Bible in church...it's good to pray "Dear Holy Spirit, please open my mind to better understand what I read/hear"
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Sign at car wash section of garage (gas station) I walked
past yesterday: "Dog coin wash". Does that mean a dog will wash your
car if you use a coin? Or a coin will get you a wash for your dog?
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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 20th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Sichuan
And praying for one of
the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 20th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Gambia
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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My Africa trips:
2015: Tanzania, Malawi
2016:
Kenya, Uganda
2017:
Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
2018:
My trip to Latin America
March 18, 2018: South China Morning Post report on my work
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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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