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by HK prison chaplain 胡頌恆神父Dr
Jesus Centre 187 Temple St Jordan
Fr John Wotherspoon
O.M.I.
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Imitating
Pope Francis
Fri April 4
Today
is Ching
Ming -
Risen Jesus, please give eternal life to all the dead!
...
especially the dear man whose funeral I did yesterday .... died from drug
addiction.... and please give consolation to his family
Israel's murder of 15 Red Cross staff:Forensic
consultant says multiple bullets were used from short range in attack that has
caused global outrage
Fridays of Lent:
Prayer before a Crucifix
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
2 Samuel 7:
After David settled into his palace and the
land enjoyed peace,
David thought about building a temple for the Lord.
Then through the prophet Nathan the Lord told David:
" I will establish your dynasty for ever.
But it will be your son, not yourself,
who will build a temple for me."
David praised God:
"Who am I, Lord, and what is my House,
that you have helped me so much
and promised me so much?
May my House continue in your presence for
ever.
May you bless my House forever."
Dear God, please bless everyone
in my family tree,
past, present and future
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
100: Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing for joy. Know that he, the Lord, is God. He made us, we
belong to him.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock. Go within his gates, giving thanks.
Enter his temple with songs of praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name. Indeed, how good is the Lord,
eternal his merciful love.
He is faithful from age to age.
Dear Lord, please help us to
serve you with gladness
Listen
Acts 27.1-8:
For the journey to Rome, Paul and
some other prisoners were put in the custody of a soldier named Julius.
After sailing for one day, we arrived
at the city of Sidon, where Julius kindly allowed Paul to meet with some
friends. Then we sailed past Cyprus and reached
the city of Myra in Lycia, where we changed to a ship bound for Italy. The wind was against us near Crete.
We struggled along the coast to a place called Fair Havens
Jesus, help prison guards to
be kind like Julius
Listen
John 7.1-30:
Then, as Jesus taught in the Temple, he cried out: ‘Yes, you know me and you know where I came from. Yet I have not come of myself: no, there is one who sent me and I really come from him, and you do not know him, but I know him because I have come from him and it was he who sent me.’ They would have arrested him then, but because his time had not yet come no one laid a hand on him.
Reflection: Jesus knew that two weeks from today he would die on the cross. Imagine if someone told us we would die in two weeks .... in agony on a Cross
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 4th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guangdong
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 4th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Burundi
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu April 3
Yesterday morning Lucia and I were at Kowloon City Court for a
"mention" hearing for one of our surety/bail cases. Today I'm due to
officiate at the funeral of a drug addict I used to visit on Hei Ling Chau
Island (and see 
below)
Paramedics
murdered by Israel had hands tied ***
US
& European leaders are authors of this atrocity
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The Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
2 Samuel 6:
David and 30,000 men went to Baalah
(Kiriath-jearim)
to bring the Sacred Chest to Jerusalem. David and the people danced before the Sacred
Chest
and sang loudly to the accompaniment of much music. After the Sacred Chest entered Jerusalem
David blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
Dear God, please help us
praise you with joy,
as David did
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
99: The Lord is king. He is great in
Sion.
His power is seen throughout the world. Among his priests were Aaron, Moses and
Samuel.
They prayed to the Lord and he answered their call. Let peoples everywhere praise his name.
He is holy, full of power.
Lord, may all peoples
know and love you
Listen
Acts
24.27 - 25.12: After two years, Felix was succeeded
by Festus.
Festus arranged a new trial for Paul. The religious leaders repeated their
accusations. Paul repeated his innocence. Festus wanted to gain favor with the
leaders so he said to Paul
"Are you willing to go to Jerusalem for a trial with the full council
of religious leaders, at which I would preside?" Paul knew his rights, and stood his
ground, not wanting to go to a kangaroo court in Jerusalem. So he invoked
his right as a Roman citizen: "I appeal to Caesar".
Festus replied "You have
appealed to Caesar;
to Caesar (Rome) you shall go"
Jesus, please give us courage
to stand up for our rights
Listen
John 5.36-46: Jesus
said to the religious leaders "The healing and teaching my Father has given
me to do, testify that the Father sent me. You study the Scriptures, realizing
that in them there is the message of life. Now
these same Scriptures focus on me, and yet you refuse to come to me for
life. If you really believe what Moses wrote, you would believe in me, since it
was I that he was writing about"
Jesus, please help me understand how everything in the Bible is related to
you. Help me understand that "ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of
you"
Listen
Reflection: Jesus' description of the Bible - "The Message of Life" - which maybe is why one of the most readable of all Bibles is called "The Message Bible"
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Last
night there were 12 special guests at our weekly meal/gathering at the Dr Jesus
Centre for women who work on Temple Street. A different type of 12 apostles!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
Sun:
Mon:
Tues:
Wed:
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
Frid:
Sat:
Cent,
Jesus,
today, Thursday,
please bless
the people of
And praying for one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 13th of the month, Jesus please bless the people of
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 Congo
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed April 2
Yesterday I made my monthly donation to Mary's
Meals - to help provide meals for hungry children in poor parts of the world
Israel
murdered 15 paramedics & rescue workers one by one - UN
As I went through this article, I became more and more worried: Americans
fearing dissent
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
2 Samuel 4-5:
After Ishbaal, son of Saul, was
murdered,
David became king of Israel as well as king of Judah.
David was 30 years old when he became king.
He reigned over Judah for 7 years.
Then he reigned over all Israel and Judah for 33 years. David continued to fight against the
Philistines.
God blessed David in all his campaigns.
Dear God, may all of Israel be
blessed with peace
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
98: Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked
wonders.
His right hand has brought salvation. The Lord has made known his salvation.
He has shown his justice to the nations.
He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the
salvation of our God.
Shout to the Lord all the earth, ring out your joy. Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp,
with the sound of music. Let the sea, the world and all peoples
acclaim the King, the Lord. Let the rivers clap their hands
and the hills ring out their joy at the presence of the Lord, for he comes to rule the earth.
He will rule the world with justice
and the peoples with fairness.
Lord,
may all peoples in all countries know your love and goodness
Listen
Acts
24.1-26: When the religious leaders arrived,
they put their case to Felix.
They summed up their accusations by saying "The plain truth is that
we find this man to be a perfect pest.
He stirs up trouble among Jews everywhere, and is a ringleader of the
Nazarene sect". Paul replied "In regard to the
Way, which they malign as a sect,
I serve and worship the very same God worshipped by our ancestors. I live
in hope that God will raise the dead. If that's my crime, my accusers are
just as guilty as I am". Felix postponed a decision. He met
with Paul many times, hoping Paul would offer him a
bribe
Jesus, please help judges to avoid
bribery
Listen
John
5.17-30: Jesus said to the religious leaders "My
Father goes on working, and so do I. Whoever
refuses honor to the Son, refuses honor to the Father who sent him. The Father judges no one. He has entrusted all
judgement to the Son. A time will come when the dead will
leave their graves at the sound of the Son's voice. Those who did good,
will rise again to life. Those who did evil, will face condemnation".
Jesus, some day you are going to be my judge.
On that day may I hear you say "I was hungry, and you gave me food
etc" (Matthew 25. 31 - 46)
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Because I often go to courts with prisoners (yesterday and today!) therefore I pay special attention to any Bible references to judges!
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In the men's toilet at West Kowloon Court yesterday
morning, I was surprised to see a different type of hand washing lotion- Head
& Shoulders!
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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 people
in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 2nd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Fujian
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 2nd
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, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Tues April 1
Yesterday afternoon a group of students and teachers from a Yau
Ma Tei school came to the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street for a sharing about
the work of MercyHK, especially work for homeless people .... with inputs from
Lucia and Shirley.
This morning I'm due to go to West Kowloon Court for a "mention"
hearing of a bail case for which I am surety (and therefore required to attend
court)
Red
Cross outraged by Israel's murder of Red Cross staff
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
2
Samuel 1-3: When David heard that
Saul and Jonathan had died,
David was very sad. David was
then anointed as king over the house of Judah,
but Ishbaal became king of the rest of Israel.
War broke out between the House of David (Judah)
and the House of Saul (Israel). Gradually
the House of David grew stronger
and the House of Saul grew weaker.
Dear
God, please give peace to all nations suffering from civil war
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
97: The Lord is king, let earth rejoice,
the many coastlands be glad.
Cloud and darkness are his robes.
His throne is justice and goodness. The skies proclaim his goodness.
All peoples see his glory. Let those who serve idols be ashamed.
Let all creation worship the Creator. Light shines forth for good people
and joy for the upright of heart. Rejoice in the Lord, all good people.
Give glory to his holy name.
Lord, you indeed are God of the
universe
Listen
Acts 23.12-22: The next day about 40 Jews held a meeting. They decided not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. They
asked the religious leaders to arrange another meeting so that they could
attack Paul. But the son of Paul's sister heard of the
plot. He got into the barracks and told Paul. Paul got the boy to tell the
captain. The captain immediately arranged for a large group of soldiers to
take Paul to Caesarea to be tried by Felix the governor. Felix said "I will wait till your
accusers come here too, then I will hear your case"
Jesus, please help people who are in danger of
being murdered
Listen
John
5.1-14: Jesus again went up to Jerusalem for a Jewish
festival. In a building near the Sheep Gate, he saw many sick people.
One paralyzed man had been ill for 38 years. Jesus
said to him
"Do you want to be well again?
Get up, pick up your bed and walk".
The man was healed at once. He picked up his bed and walked away.
After a while Jesus met him in the Temple and said to him "Now that
you are well, do not sin any more"
Jesus, if my sickness is due to some sin,
please forgive me and heal me
Listen
Reflection: Today's Gospel is one of the rare times that Jesus links sickness and sin (... and as an English teacher I can't help noticing that "sickness" contains "s i n")
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New
Kai Tak Stadium ... best to bring your own food?
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 1st
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Anhui
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 1st of the month, Jesus please
bless the people of Niger
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 31
Last
Saturday afternoon
1,000 copies of Simple
Bible: Acts
- Revelation from
the printer arrived at the Dr Jesus Centre. Thank you Jesus! Cover - here;
Text (pages 1 -
160) is here.
A few weeks
previously Simple Bible: Gospel
arrived. Cover is here.
Text (pages 1-132) is here. NEEDED:
some kind person(s) to help me produce a Chinese version of both books. No need
to do translation ... translation already done ...just need to use Word copy
and past to make Chinese editions like the English editions. If you can help
with a few hours work from home each week, please email me for more info: jdwomi@gmail.com
This is beautiful -The
moment I knew: I told him my life was too messed up for a relationship, and he
said "I'll wait"
Final
commentary of Simon Tisdall for Guardian: Craziness
of US
New
deal? Hostages for ceasefire
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1
Samuel 25-31:
Samuel died and was buried in his home town
of Ramah.
Saul continued to try to capture David. David and his band of 600 soldiers
spent more than a year in Philistine territory. They stayed with Achish, king of
Gath.
They fought against the enemies of Achish.
Achish sent David away when the Philistines
made war on Israel.
Saul and his son Jonathan died in this war.
Dear
God, please protect and help all refugees
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
96: O sing a new song to the Lord.
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
O sing to the Lord, bless his name. Proclaim his help day by day.
Tell among the nations his glory,
and his wonders among all the peoples. It was the Lord who made the heavens.
Give the Lord, you families of peoples,
give the Lord glory and honor. Bring an offering and enter his temple.
Worship the Lord in his sacred place. Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad.
Let the sea and all within it thunder praise. Let the land and all it bears rejoice,
all the trees of the forest shout for joy.
Everyone and everything,
give the Lord glory and honor.
Lord, you are our Creator. We
love and praise you
Listen
Acts 22.30
-23.11: To find out why the Jews were attacking Paul,
the captain arranged a meeting of the religious leaders, and allowed Paul
to speak to them. Paul realized that the leaders had two groups:
Sadducees (who didn't believe in angels or an after-life) and Pharisees
(who did believe in angels and an after-life). So Paul called out "I am a Pharisee. It
is for our hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial".
This caused the Pharisees and Sadducees to begin a violent argument that
put Paul's life in danger. The captain ordered Paul to be taken back into
the barracks. The next night, the Lord appeared to him and said
"Courage! You have born witness for me in Jerusalem. Now you must do
the same in Rome"
Jesus, please give courage to Christians who live in
dangerous places
Listen
John
4.46-53: Jesus went again to Cana in Galilee, where he
had changed water into wine. In Cana there was a royal official
whose son was dying in his home in the town of Capernaum.
The official asked Jesus to go to his home and cure his son.
"Sir", he said to Jesus, "come to my house before my child
dies". Jesus replied "Go
home. Your son will live". The official believed Jesus and started his
journey home. While on the journey, he was met by his servants who told him
the boy was alive and well. "The fever left him yesterday, they
said, "at 1pm". The father realized that this was the exact
time when Jesus had said "Your son will live". The
official and all his household then believed in Jesus
Jesus, (..name..) is sick.
Please heal him/her
Listen
Reflection: Starting today and for the next two weeks, let's use the Gospel of each day's Mass ... as preparation for Easter
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Last Saturday a happy day for me ...both of my Queensland football teams had
good wins ... The
Gold Coast Suns beat Melbourne and the
Brisbane Lions beat Geelong ... .so that both teams are now near the top of the
ladder!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On
this 31st of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Tianjin
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 31st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Uganda
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 30
As preparation for today's Gospel of the Prodigal Son, over the
last few days during breakfast I watched this
one hour video by the late David Pawson. A little bit hard to hear and maybe
we don't agree with everything said, but still very moving
US
is kidnapping people for opposing genocide ***
Israel
fired on ambulances
Greenpeace
trial a travesty of justice
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Lent 4
Joshua
5: The
kings of the Jordan area heard
that the Lord had dried up the Jordan's waters to let the Israelites cross over.
The kings became very afraid of the Israelites. At
Gilgal near the Jordan the Lord instructed Joshua that all un-circumcised men
should be circumcised. It was at Gilgal that the Israelites kept the Passover
Feast and
tasted the produce of the land. As soon as the Israelites tasted the
produce of the land, the manna stopped falling.
Dear God, thank you for all you did for the Israelites
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
34: I will bless the Lord at all
times, his praise always on my lips. In the Lord my soul shall make its boast,
the humble shall hear and be glad. Glorify the Lord with me, together let us
praise his name. I sought the Lord and he answered me. From all my terrors he
set me free. The angel of the Lord is encamped around those who revere the Lord,
to rescue them. Taste
and see that the Lord is good. They are happy who seek refuge in him. The
Lord is close to the broken-hearted. Those whose spirits are crushed he will
save.
Lord, by our Bible reading and prayer, may we taste and see your goodness
each day
Listen
2
Cor 5.14-19: The
love of Christ is like a tsunami. It overwhelms us and
sweeps us away when we remember how Jesus died for
everyone. God, through Christ, has repaired his friendship with humanity. We
must spread the news of this reconciliation
"And when I think, that God his Son not sparing, sent him to die, I
scarce can take it in"
- from the song "How Great Thou Art"
Listen
Luke
15.11-24: Jesus told this story: a man had two sons. The younger
said to his father "Father, give me the share of the estate that would come
to me". So the father divided his property between them. A few days later,
the younger son left for a distant land where he wasted his money in wild
living. When he had used all his money, that country had a severe famine, and he
began to feel the pinch, so he got a job on a farm feeding pigs. He
would willingly have eaten the pigs' food, but no one offered him anything. Then
he came to his senses and said "How many of my father's paid servants have
more food than they want, and I am dying of hunger I will leave this place and
go to my father and say: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I
no longer deserve to be called your son. Treat me as one of your paid
servants." So he left the place and went back to his father.
While he was still a long way
off, his father saw him and was moved with pity. He ran to the boy,
clasped him in his arms and kissed him tenderly. Then the son said "Father,
I have sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be called
your son"
But the father said to his servants "Quick! Bring out the best robe and put
it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the calf we
have been fattening, and kill it. We are going to have a feast, a celebration,
because this son of mine was dead and has come back to life. He was lost and is
found."
Jesus,
please help me understand how much you love me, no matter what mistakes I
make
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Reflection on the above readings: We remember the Lord's goodness to us (first reading), how "good to eat" is his goodness (Psalm 34), how he continually calls us to be reconciled to himself and others (2 Corinthians) ... with the "Prodigal son" (Gospel) being a classic example of such reconciliation
Reflection by Fr Peter: English Chinese
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Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
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Hour
of Love HK radio program 8.00
pm HK time tonight
- with items about HK prison inmates
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The
only one not happy about the Prodigal Son coming home was .... the fatted calf!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Shanghai
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 30th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Rwanda
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 29
Yesterday a group of students and teachers from Bishop
Walsh Primary School had a MercyHK canteen - supplied lunch at the Dr Jesus
Centre, during which MercyHK team member Jocelyn gave a presentation of the work
of our NGO.
US
fossil fuel companies get direct email line to Trump for exemptions
More
than 170 journalists killed in Gaza since 2023
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1
Samuel 20-24: Jonathan again tried to help David make peace
with Saul.
But Saul was full of anger and just wanted to kill David. David then became a nomad, roaming from place
to place,
continually pursued by Saul's soldiers. David once had a chance to kill Saul
but David refused to kill him. David said: "Saul is the anointed one of
the Lord.
It is wrong for me to hurt him." Even though Saul hated and hunted David,
David respected and protected Saul.
Dear God, when other
people treat me unkindly,
please help me to be kind to them, as David was kind to Saul
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
95: Come ring out our joy to the Lord.
Hail the rock who saves us. Let us come before him giving thanks.
With songs let us praise the Lord.
A mighty God is the Lord,
a great king above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth.
The heights of the mountains are his. To him belongs the sea, for he made it,
and the dry land shaped by his hands. Come in, let us bow and bend low.
Let us kneel before the God who made us.
For he is our God and we are the people who belong to his pasture.
Lord, you are our Creator. Our
life comes from you. We praise and love you, Lord
Listen
Acts
22.24-29: Paul was taken into the soldiers' barracks.
The captain ordered Paul to be tortured to find out the truth about his
situation. But when they tied him down, Paul said
"Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen? The captain said "It cost me a lot of
money to acquire Roman citizenship". Paul replied "I was
born a Roman citizen". Paul was untied without being flogged
Jesus, help people who are being
tortured today
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: Luke's Gospel began with Zachary in the Temple ... and it ends with the apostolic group in the Temple
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Chongqing
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Nigeria
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 28
Yesterday a news crew from TVB was at the Dr Jesus Centre
during our usual Thursday lunch gathering for homeless people. The TVB report is
due to go to air at Easter time.
Yesterday afternoon a kind visitor from the UK, whose family made a special trip
to Temple Street after seeing Youtube reports about MercyHK, was able to solve a
long-standing problem on my P.C. .... the fact that MS Teams kept
popping up every time I started the computer. Visitor just went to Task Manager,
then Start Up, then clicked Disable for MS Teams
Pope
twice nearly died in hospital
Gaza
has most child amputees per capita in world
Fridays of Lent:
Prayer before a Crucifix
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1 Samuel 19:
Saul's son Jonathan urged his father not to
hate David,
but Saul again tried to kill David, this time with a spear. David then escaped from his home
and went to live with Samuel at Ramah. Three times Saul sent men to capture David.
Each time they were overcome by the spirit of the Lord
and they went into an ecstasy. Then Saul himself went to Ramah
and he too went into ecstasy.
Dear Lord, please protect
people who are being unfairly treated by others
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 94: O Lord, Judge of the earth,
how long will the wicked crush the poor? The wicked say "God does not hear".
But can he who made the ear, not hear? Blessed are those whom the Lord teaches.
The Lord gives them peace in troubled times. When cares increase in my heart,
God's consolation calms my soul.
Lord, when cares and troubles
increase, please help us to trust in you.
Listen
Acts
22.1-23: Paul said to the crowd "I am a Jew, born
in Tarsus. I was brought up here in Jerusalem. I studied under Gamaliel. I
fully observed the Law of our ancestors. I even persecuted this Way to the
death, and sent many people to prison.
But once when I was on my way to Damascus to arrest followers of the Way,
Jesus appeared to me and said 'I am Jesus the Nazarene, and you are
persecuting me'. Then a believer in Damascus told me I was to be Jesus'
witness in many places". Up to now, the crowd had listened quietly to Paul, but when he said that
Jesus was sending him to non-Jews in far away places, the crowd shouted "Rid the earth of this man! He's not fit to live!"
Jesus, please help Jewish people accept you as
the Anointed One
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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Reflection: Jesus causes fear to turn to joy!
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According to the article above about the Pope in hospital,
when one of his visitors said "Good morning Holy Father" the Pope
replied "Good morning holy son"!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 28th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Beijing
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 28th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Ivory Coast
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Africa:
2020: My trip to Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
Jan 1, 2020: How cocaine trafficking is impacting West Africa
2017:
My trip to Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
2016:
My trip to Kenya, Uganda
2015: My trip to Tanzania, Malawi
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Latin America:
2019-05-10: No More Mules Peru FB boost 199,000 views!
2019-01-20: Article in El Pais, Uruguay - 01 02
2018-09-18: No More Mules Facebook campaign - more than 300,000 people reached in Venezuela
2018: My trip to Latin America
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South East Asia:
Aug 16, 2020: CNN - Indonesian women recruited to take drugs to Hong Kong
Oct 23, 2019: FM988 Breakfast program in Kuala Lumpur at which I was a guest
June 2019: My campaign featured in The Malaysia Drug Trade (6 written reports & documentary video)
2019-03-25: Eleven HK01 video and photo reports about Malaysian drug mules arrested in HK- here (one of the reports is about my anti-drug campaign).
Dec 2018 - My Jan 2019 trip to Malaysia
2018: My trip to Thailand and Cambodia
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Hong Kong:
July 2019: My warning to HK domestic helpers - published here in HK Filipino media
2018-09-22:
My
60 min video interview with Radio99,
in Cantonese, is here: 01 02
to help stop people going to prison
2018-07-29: SCMP- Beware drug lords luring domestic helpers, refugees into narcotics trade
2018-04-08: The Pearl Report on TVB - concerning HK's Long Term Sentencing Review Board and my anti-drug campaign
March 18, 2018: South China Morning Post report on my work
2017-09-27: SCMP Spirit of HK Awards (video starts after 20 secs)
2017-08-24: Cable TV video report on my anti-drug campaign and a Facebook report on the video report (click "translation" for English)
2017-05-17: SCMP - The prison chaplain who has stopped 150 drug mules reaching HK
2017-03-25: Oriental Daily report of case of South African woman given discount for help to my campaign *** May 14 updates: Oriental Daily, Sing Tao
Dec 1, 2016 - HK News: More women being recruited as drug mules
2016-10-13: HK01 report about campaign and about work for the poor
2016-09-11: Oriental Daily report about my campaign - and same day Editorial
2016-08-27: Oriental Daily article about court case and campaign
My
anti-drug campaign sites
(skillfully
managed by kind HK friends):
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomasmulas/
Facebook: Chinese no more mules page
http://hkdrugblog.org/name-and-shame/index.htm
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Photos
from my time in China 2001-20008
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