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Bishops
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Just as Saudi Arabia keeps changing its story about the murder
inside its consulate in Turkey, so China keeps changing its story about the
Xinjiang internment camps: From denial to pride
- How China changed its language on Xinjiang's camps
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Hong Kong degeneration? It is on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 24:
An evangelizing community is filled with joy; it knows how to rejoice always. It
celebrates every small victory, every step forward in the work of evangelization
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Numbers 19: God's words to Moses:
"Burn a red heifer and mix its ashes with water
to make holy water
for special blessings in cases of uncleanness."
Dear God, thank you for
holy water. May it protect and cleanse us
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
49-50: I will turn my mind to a parable,
with the harp I will solve a problem. The problem is: why do bad people prosper and
succeed? The answer: at the end of their lives bad
people will have to face death and judgement, just like everyone else. When we are rich, we often lack wisdom.
Wealth blinds our minds and hearts. Let's not forgot God and his laws.
Let's try to be good and lead good lives
Lord, please help me understand
the meaning of life
Listen
1
Thessalonians 2.13-16:
As soon as you heard the Good News, you
accepted it as God's message and not just some human thinking. This message is still a living power among you.
For the sake of the Good News, you have been
badly treated by your own countrymen, just as Christians in Judea have
been badly treated by the Jews. The Jews have been persecuting us and
hindering us from spreading the Good News.
Jesus, please help people who are being
hindered from spreading the message of your love
Listen
Matthew
10.17-42:
Jesus said to his apostles
"Because you follow me and speak my message,
therefore you will be arrested and put in prison. But don't worry about what to say for your
defense.
What to say will be given you by the Holy Spirit. Boldly proclaim my message
and do not be afraid of persecution. Take up your cross and follow me.
Anyone who does not take up his cross and follow me
is not worthy of me."
Jesus, please give me more
courage
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Not a few times when I've been a witness for a defendant, I've remembered Jesus' words "don't worry about what to say ..." and before taking the stand have said a simple prayer "Come Holy Spirit"!
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10 years ago today: Farewell/thank
you messages/artwork from Marco Polo students + orphan kittens
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Yesterday morning when I went to McDonald's mid-morning for
a cup of green tea, a lady (with son) recognized me and we had a good chat.
Turns out she was a loyal altar server at Notre Dame Parish long ago. We hadn't
seen each other for almost 20 years .... and yet I who sometimes can't remember
where I put my glasses was able to remember her Chinese name! Long-term memory
amazing!
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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 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Oct 22
Moving
letter, in Spanish with English translation - here
- from Colombian woman coming to terms with being in prison in HK for drug
trafficking
A contrast to story below: yesterday at the monthly prayer meeting
for the sick at Yau Ma Tei, a Filipina domestic helper and her lady employer
attended, both asking prayers for healing. That employer has kindly employed
that very good helper for .... 26 years! Not the first time I've heard of this.
In fact, the vast majority of employers are good.
Abused
Indonesian migrant worker becomes rights fighter.
"I didn't deserve to be a slave" says woman cited by Time magazine
Some new friends I'll meet soon:
Multi-million dollar drug bust in Yuen Long
This
translation service said to be better than Google Translate (but only for
English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch & Polish)
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 24:
The disciple is ready to put his or her whole life on the line, even to
accepting martyrdom, in bearing witness to Jesus Christ, yet the
goal is not to make enemies but to see God's word accepted and its capacity for
liberation and renewal revealed
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Readings are from
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Numbers
18: God's words to Aaron:
"You and your sons will be priests.
You will lead the liturgy and carry out the duties of your priesthood.
You will have no portion of the land as your own.
I myself will be your portion.
When your sons receive the people's tithes,
they must give you for a special offering
a tithe of the tithes."
Dear
God, please help priests to be good and not greedy
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
47-48: All peoples, clap your hands, cry to God with
shouts of joy.
For the Lord, our Creator, we must love and honor,
great king over all the earth. Especially in his holy city is the Lord worthy
to be praised.
Praise is fitting in Mount Sion, our earth's most sacred site. O God, as we pray in your temple,
our hearts meditate on your love. May peoples and rulers everywhere
acknowledge and love you as Creator of the Universe
Let all the peoples praise you, Lord. Let all the peoples praise you
Listen
1
Thessalonians 1.7 - 2.12: You are a great example to other believers,
since it was from you that the word of the Lord spread to many places. Everyone knows how we planted the Good News in
your hearts, and
how you broke with idolatry and became servants of the living God. Let me remind you how we loved and served you,
like loving parents caring for their dear children
Jesus, thank you for the people who nurtured
me as a Christian
Listen
Matthew
10.1-16: Many men followed Jesus as "fishers of
men", as "disciples".
Jesus chose 12 of them and called them "apostles": Peter and his
brother Andrew; Zebedees' sons James
and John;
Philip and Bartholomew;
Thomas and Matthew;
James son of
Alphaeus; Thaddaeus,
Simon and Judas.
Jesus sent them to prepare his way by visiting
the places he would go.
He gave them power to cast out evil spirits and to heal all kinds of
sicknesses.
He said to them:
Proclaim that the kingdom of heaven is near.
Cure the sick.
Raise the dead. Cleanse lepers. Cast out devils.
Jesus, please help all
Christians to be apostles and fishers of people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Old Testament priesthood of Aaron (Numbers) was succeeded by the New Testament priesthood of Jesus (Matthew). Priesthood is God's idea ... to pray for people, to be spiritual guides (1 Thess.) and to help people know and love and praise our Creator (Psalm 47)
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Yesterday's
monthly prayer for the sick at Yau Ma Tei was a very medical affair: people
attending included a doctor and his wife and his mother, also a woman whose
daughter will soon graduate as a doctor .... and Doctor Jesus!
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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 22nd 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 22nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Benin
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Oct 21
Two days ago at Tai Lam women's prison I was sad to see one of my neighbours - she's in 2nd photo here. Yesterday morning I visited the group and asked them to visit the lady. I'll also write a support letter to try to help her. Not a big problem - just a domestic argument among themselves.
An
amazing true story: how Portugal has stopped drug possession and drug
trafficking!
Decriminalization:
A Love Story
This is an inspiring summary of the life of Oscar Romero:
The
man who said "You shall not kill"
Recommended by Fr Harry Winter O.M.I. (can
be viewed in Chrome, but not IE):
Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission on Walking Together - Fr
Austin Cooper O.M.I.
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 24:
An evangelizing community is always concerned with fruit, because the Lord wants
her to be fruitful. It cares for the grain and does not
grow impatient at the weeds. The sower, when he sees weeds sprouting
among the grain does
not grumble or overreact. He or she finds a way to let
the word take flesh in a particular situation and bear fruits of new
life, however imperfect or incomplete
these may appear.
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Mission Sunday
Isaiah 56: Foreigners
who love and serve the Lord - these I will bring to my holy mountain, says the
Lord. I will make them joyful in my house of prayer, for my house will be called
a house of prayer for all the nations.
Lord, please help all peoples of the world know that you are our loving
Creator
My recording of this reading
Psalm 117:
O Praise the Lord, all you nations.
Acclaim him, all you peoples! Strong is his love for us. He is faithful for
ever.
May all the nations love and praise you, Lord
Recording
1
Timothy 1.18 -2.8: Timothy,
my son, as I give you advice for practical issues, remember how the church
elders prayed over you that you would be a good leader. My first bit of advice
is that there should be prayers offered for everyone, especially for kings and
others in authority, so that we can live our life of faith in peace and quiet.
God wants everyone to be saved and reach full knowledge of the truth. There is
only one God, and there is only one mediator between God and humanity, himself a
man, Christ Jesus, who sacrificed himself as a ransom for everyone. In every
place, I want believers to lift up their hands in reverent prayer
God our Father, through Jesus your Son, I ask a blessing on the leaders of
our world, especially the leaders of my own country
Recording
Mark 16.9-20: After
he rose from the dead, Jesus appeared first to Mary of Magdala, from whom he had
cast out 7 devils. Next he appeared to two of his disciples while they
were on a journey. Then he appeared to the
11 apostles. He said to them "Go everywhere in the world. Proclaim the Good
News to all creation. Anyone who believes and is baptized, will be saved.
Anyone who refuses to believe, will be condemned. These are the signs that will
be associated with believers: in my name they will cast out devils, they will
have the gift of tongues, they will pick up snakes in their hands, they will be
unharmed if they drink poison, they will lay their hands on the sick, who will
be healed". And so, the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken
up to heaven, while they, going out, preached everywhere, the Lord working with
them and confirming their message by the miracles that accompanied the message
Lord Jesus, may more and more people all over the world believe in you
Recording
Reflection on the above readings ...for Mission Sunday: Step 1 - try to be a good person. This is the basic witness for Jesus. Step 2 - pray each day for people who don't know Jesus - relatives, neighbours, friends, colleagues. Step 3 - pray each day for one city/state/area of our own country, that all people in that place will know and love Jesus. Step 4 - pray each day for one part of the world, that the people in that area will know and love Jesus. (See prayer intentions at bottom of today's menu). Step 5 - wear a Cross.
Video commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and Spanish
Daniel Daring: Reflection in Chinese for Sunday 29
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10 years ago today: Parents' meeting at Marco Polo; visit to Marco Polo by Welfare Office leaders
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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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Mission
Sunday joke: Each Sunday the missionary in
a poor area of Africa, to help people understand the Bible readings and sermon,
would put a picture at the front door of the church for people to see as they
entered. One Sunday, when the readings and sermon were about hell, he put a
picture of hell at the front door. Then he went to the back room to get ready
for his service. But as people arrived he heard them laughing and even begin to
dance at the front door. Not at all happy he went out and told them the picture
about hell was a serious matter and they should not be rejoicing. But then one
man got him to look more closely at the picture: all the people in hell were
.... white!
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Oct 20
Yesterday I was at Tai Lam women's prison from 9am till 5.30pm ... once again
relieved to find no new (HK airport-arrested) arrivals from Africa or South
America ... but sad to learn of more local people tricked to collect/receive
parcels of drugs from post offices and parcel delivery companies. I said to one
woman, a domestic helper, "Didn't you hear about the danger of signing for
parcels?" To which she replied "Yes, but I never dreamed he would do
this to me". "He" being her Nigerian boyfriend. This is a
recording.
Pope indicates willingness to visit North Korea
(and, please God, there could be a stop-over in Beijing to beatify Matteo Ricci
and his local companion?!)
Qld abortion vote: "A
horrible law"
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 24:
An evangelizing community is also supportive, standing by people at every step
of the way, no matter how difficult or lengthy this may prove to be. It is
familiar with patient expectation and apostolic endurance. Evangelization
consists mostly of patience and disregard for constraints of time
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Numbers
17: Once again the
people complained against Moses and Aaron.
This time through Moses God told the leaders of the 11 tribes
to bring 11 branches and plant them with Aaron's branch.
The next day Aaron's branch had blossomed and produced fruit. Aaron's branch then became a sign to the people
that they should stop complaining
Dear
God, please help me not to complain so much
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
46:
(c.f.
famous hymn by Martin Luther "A Mighty Fortress is our
God", and also the hymn "Be Still and Know that I am
God")
God is for us a refuge and strength,
in time of distress he is a helper close at hand. Therefore we shall not fear even though the
earth should rock,
even though the mountains fall into the sea. The Lord of hosts is with us.
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Come and consider the works of the Lord
and always remember his words: "Be still and know that I am God".
Lord, help us to be more aware
of your presence,
especially when we are in trouble
Listen
1
Thessalonians 1.1-6:
From Paul, Silvanus and Timothy
to the Church of God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
in Thessalonika. Wishing you grace and peace. In my prayers for you, I thank God our Father
for your faith in action, your work for love, and your
persevering hope. When we brought the Good News to you, it came
to you not just as words, but as power from the Holy Spirit. By the grace of the Holy Spirit, you accepted
the Good News,
despite great opposition from many quarters
Jesus, help people accept the Good News,
despite opposition
Listen
Matthew
9.35-37: Jesus went to many towns and villages.
In the local prayer halls he taught people
the Good News of God's kingdom.
He healed all sorts of diseases and sicknesses. He felt sorry for the ordinary people
because they were like sheep without a shepherd
- leaderless, exploited, and feeling hopeless. He said to his friends:
"So many people don't have good leaders.
Pray to God to send good leaders".
Jesus, many countries have bad leaders.
Please help every country to have good leaders
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: A good leader is someone who cares for the people - especially the poor, cares about respect for human life, cares about justice and peace, cares about the health of the planet, lives simply etc. How many countries' presidents and prime ministers are such?
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10
years ago today: Visit to Cheng Zhong Primary School in Sihui - thank you Christopher, David,
Trudy & Iris
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Oct 19
Yesterday at the High Court I attended three cases: at all three I asked a blessing on the judges/jurors/legal teams/defendants - and prayer is no small thing - but nevertheless I came away with a feeling of uselessness at the fact that the authorities are not using information from defendants to go after Big Fish ... and at the fact that participation in my anti-drug campaign has now become a largely meaningless venture regarding sentence discounts because of the Court of Appeal's recent anti-campaign judgment. In fact, when on my way home I helped carry the walking frame of a handicapped woman while she used a handrail to descend stairs at nearby Admiralty Metro station I thought to myself: now at last I can say I've done something worthwhile today!
Groan ... the Beijing assault on HK continues, now targeting
foreign lawyers: Fears of foreign lawyer exodus as
HK mulls new rules (... in fact of course it's
the foreign lawyers/judges/business/professional people who are a basic
protection for HK people against Beijing)
HK
Customs seize suspected ice from
Cambodia!
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 24:
Evangelizers take on the "smell of
the sheep" and the sheep are willing to hear their voice
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Bible
Numbers 16: Another rebellion
broke out when Korah
and his group of 250 men rebelled against Moses and Aaron.
This group said "You take too much on yourselves.
The whole community is consecrated.
How can you say you are more important than the community?"
The next morning this group and other rebels
were punished by God:
the ground where the Korah group were standing split open
and they
disappeared into the hole.
The other rebels died when a fire came down from heaven
and consumed them
Dear
God, please help people not to rebel against you
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
42-45: Like a deer that longs for running streams,
so my soul is longing for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for you, the God of my
life.
I think of you all the time, here in my land of exile. People make fun of us here in exile.
They taunt us saying "Where is your God?" Yet no matter what happens we will hope in you,
for you are our saviour and our God. No
matter where we are or what happens to us,
our hearts will long for you, like a bride longing for her groom.
Lord, no matter what happens,
may I always hope in you
Listen
Colossians
4.3-21:
Pray for me, in my chains,
that I may proclaim the message of Christ as clearly as I should. Be tactful with people who are not Christians.
Use friendly conversation with them. Greetings from the believers here with me.
Greetings to all the believers in your area. Grace be with you all
Jesus, may my conversation with non-Christians
help them know you
Listen
Matthew
9.27-31: As Jesus walked along, two men who had become
blind
followed after him calling out "Son of David, please help
us". Jesus asked them "Do you believe I can
help you?"
They said "Yes we do". Then Jesus touched their eyes and said
"Your request made in faith is granted". Immediately they were able to see again.
They told everyone they met what Jesus had done for them.
Jesus,
heal my friend (..name..) who is blind
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: It's thirsty people who most appreciate water (Psalms) and sick people who most appreciate the doctor (Gospel). Need begets faith ...
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10 years ago today: Visit to Yunfu Leper Center - thank
you David, Peter & Trudy
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If this were not so serious it would be a good joke:
Lawmakers in the dark about bridge
opening next Tues
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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 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, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Oct 18
Today is the feast of St Luke, a doctor. A sad day in my home state of
Queensland where parliament yesterday approved the killing, by doctors, of
unborn babies. Shame, Qld, shame, shame, shame.
Most
of my time yesterday, a public holiday for the Ching Ming Festival, was spent
"at the desk", answering mail from prisoners, preparing support
letters and affidavits for prisoners soon to go to court etc. I need to be
careful not to start spelling my middle name as Davit instead of David.
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 24:
An evangelizing community gets involved by word and deed in people's
daily lives; it bridges distances, it is willing to abase itself if necessary,
and it embraces human life, touching the suffering flesh of Christ in others.
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Bible
Feast of Saint Luke ("Luke"/"Acts")
Luke 1: Dear
Friend of God, there are already many reports written about Jesus. These reports
come from people who were the earliest eyewitnesses and ministers of the Good
News. After checking the whole story, I also have decided to write a report, so
that you may see for yourself the truth and accuracy of the Good News
Jesus, help me understand your Good News
Recording
of this reading
Acts
1: Dear Friend of God, in my first book (the
Gospel of Luke) I
wrote about everything Jesus did until the day he was taken up to heaven. For
40 days after his death, he appeared to his apostles many times, and taught them
about the kingdom of God. He told them to stay in Jerusalem and wait for what
the Father had promised: "You will soon be baptized with the Holy
Spirit"
Jesus, please baptize me with the Holy Spirit. Holy Spirit, increase your
influence in my life
Recording
Colossians
4.14 (St Paul
writing from prison in Rome):
Greetings from my dear friend Luke,
the doctor
Recording
2 Timothy 4.11 (St
Paul writing from prison in Rome):
Only Luke is with me
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings:
I
really enjoyed this: 
David
Pawson - The Gospel of Luke
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Next to new express rail station which is having far, far fewer passengers than
predicted, is a new bus station with buses going to all parts of the territory
.... mostly with only one person on board ...the driver.
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Mon:
Tues:
Wed:
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid:
Sat:
Cent,
Jesus,
today, Thursday,
please bless
the people of
And praying for prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 18th of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 18th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Oct 17 Public holiday in HK today for Ching Ming Festival - when people go to graves to honor and pray for the dead
Yesterday I became 864 months old. Had 2 birthday cakes: one at
the very encouraging afternoon meeting of the new NGO "Voice for Prisoners", the other last
night with meal for the poor and teams from MercyHK and Sunday night's gathering
for the poor. Thank you Jesus for all the blessings of so many years. Please
bless my family, the Oblates, everyone I've ever met, everyone who has ever
helped me, and anyone I have not been good to
Two letters, one in Spanish one in French - here,
by Andres, from Argentina, with more
reflection about how he was recruited to bring drugs to HK.
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 20:
Each Christian and every community must discern the path that the Lord points
out, but all of us are asked to obey his
call to go forth from our own comfort zone in order to reach all the
"peripheries" in need of the light of the Gospel.
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Chris McDonnell
When
it comes to talking
Yet for the average Joe, the agenda is unknown, the detail a matter of
conjecture
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Numbers 13-14: Moses sent some men to reconnoiter the land
of
Dear
God, please give me more courage to face the trials of life,
and don't let me ever discourage other people
01
02
Psalm
41: Blessed the person who helps the poor and the
weak.
He himself will be helped by the Lord when he is sick and in trouble. The Lord will help him on his bed of pain.
The Lord will bring him back from sickness to health.
Lord, please help me to do more
for the poor
Listen
Colossians
3.18 - 4.1: Wives and husbands, understand and support
each other.
Children, be obedient to your parents.
Parents, treat your children fairly or else they will rebel. Slaves, be obedient and respectful to your
owners.
Offer up your work to the Lord, our Heavenly Owner. Owners, be just and fair to your slaves.
Remember your Heavenly Owner.
Jesus, help
families to live
together in harmony
Listen
Matthew
9.18-26: A prayer hall official came to Jesus and said
"My daughter has just died. Please come and lay your hand on her
and she will come back to life". As Jesus and his friends were following the
official to his home,
a woman who had a hemorrhage for 12 years
came up behind Jesus and touched his clothing.
The woman had said to herself
"If I can even touch his clothing, I will be healed". Jesus knew what she was doing and said to her
"My daughter, your faith has healed you".
Instantly she was healed. When Jesus arrived at the official's house
he saw a crowd of people crying loudly. Jesus said to them "Get out of the house.
The little girl is asleep, not dead". The crowd laughed at
Jesus.
After the crowd had gone outside, Jesus went inside.
He took the little girl by the hand, and she stood up.
News of what had happened spread all round the district.
Jesus, please increase my faith
in your power to heal the sick and raise the dead
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: What a contrast between the great faith of both the prayer hall official and the sick woman ... and the lack of faith of the laughing crowd which ridiculed Jesus' prognosis of the little girl's situation
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10 years ago today: Friday afternoon at Marco Polo. Thank you Christopher, David, Trudy, and Ella,
Frank (USA) & Shane
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'Xinjiang camps to improve Mandarin, job skills'
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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 17th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shaanxi
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 17th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Malawi
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
2018: My trip to Thailand and Cambodia
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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