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John
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Wednesday November 28, 2012 Daily Blog John W Previous 2012 blogs
Dear Friends
Yesterday morning during and after breakfast I watched the video of Robert Mickens' talk The Vatican Implosion.
The
talk hit many nails on the head, called a spade a spade etc.
As do two articles on today's menu:
Crisis
& criticism in the Church
and Swiss
abbot's call for reform
The
"Crisis and criticism" article repeats a common theme:
genuine reform has happened only when a pope has been open to it
We
can say all we like, write all we like, suggest and complain all we like, but
nothing is going to happen until a pope agrees for it to happen.
Which means the most practical thing we can do to work for Church reform is:
pray for the next pope to be someone who believes in reform.
So I continue
praying each day for the choice of the next pope . May he be a pope who
believes in reform, as did the popes of the 16th Century
In
fact yesterday, on train going to and coming from prison visit, I prayed
something like this:
Dear Holy Spirit, may the next conclave
meeting place be filled with your presence. May I today book an extra outpouring
of your presence for that meeting place....before any other presences can make a
booking.
May your presence prevent any negative spirits from being in that room:
spirits of jealousy, ambition, power, control, division, slander, revenge,
disbelief, unforgiveness, pride, refusal to reform etc
Let's pray like this in the coming months/(years?) until the next conclave!
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Today's
editorial in Ming Pao is entitled
MFP System in Urgent Need of Reform.
It can be accessed, together with my recording, at
this site, from about midday today HK time to late evening HK time
On this
28th of the month,
Jesus please bless
the people of Beijing
(Please join me in praying for one
part of China each day of the month)
My Bible Plan for today = Please join me in using these readings to remind ourselves that prayer is powerful and practical thing to do!
Thank you for a prayer
God bless!
John W
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