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Tues Jan 22
Yesterday here in Kuala Lumpur I attended a most important
meeting with a local politician and family members of some young Malaysian
prisoners in HK. The politician is doing a wonderful job trying to get
assistance for all Malaysian prisoners on a number of fronts. Such co-operation
by the families will please God also help qualify the prisoners for a discount
from their sentences ... on the grounds of "assistance to authorities"
as well as help for my anti-drug campaign. The politician is also working with
the Star Media team in the preparation of their report on the issue of young
Malaysians being recruited as drug mules. Report part one due to be released
very soon!
Pope Francis - The Joy of the Gospel No. 93: Spiritual worldliness, which hides behind the appearance of piety and even love for the Church, consists in seeking not the Lord's glory but human glory and personal well-being.
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1
Samuel 4: Around this time, the Philistines defeated the
Israelites in a battle. The Israelites then went to Shiloh
and took the Sacred Chest of the Lord. They took the Sacred Chest into battle with
them
but the Chest was captured by the
Philistines. In the same battle, Eli's two sons were
killed.
When Eli heard that his sons were dead
and that the Sacred Chest had been captured,
he fell backwards off his seat, his neck was broken, and he died.
Dear God, please don't let me
cause unhappiness for my family
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
4: At the end of this day I praise you, Lord,
for all your love and help. O people of the world, how long will you close
your hearts to God?
How long you will keep on chasing false goals? Lord, you have put into my heart
a joy that
cannot be obtained by big meals and plenty of wine. I will lie
down in peace and sleep comes at
once,
for you, Lord, make me dwell in safety and peace
Thank you, Lord, for your love
and help right through today
Listen
1
Peter 1.1-2:
Peter, apostle of Jesus Christ, sends
greetings to the believers living among foreigners. You were chosen by God the Father. You
were made holy by the Spirit. You are obedient to Jesus Christ
and are sprinkled with his blood. Grace and peace be with you more and more
Father, Son and Holy Spirit - thank you for
life and faith
Listen
Mark
6.7-13:
Jesus went on a teaching tour of the
nearby villages.
He sent out his 12 special friends in 6 pairs, with
authority over evil spirits. He told them to take only bare essentials for
the journey.
He said "If any place does not welcome you, as you leave that place shake the dust from your feet as a
sign to them". The 12 apostles preached
repentance. They cast out many devils. They anointed sick people with
oil and healed them.
Jesus, may every place welcome
you and your messengers
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Anointing sick people with oil is Jesus' idea
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Sign on overhead screen before Mass began at Kuala Lumpur
cathedral last Sunday morning: "God is calling you
... but not on your phone. Please put phone on silent"!
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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 22nd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Zhejiang
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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Jan 21
Yesterday morning I went to Kuala Lumpur cathedral where I
attended Mass "from the pew" ... a good experience for a priest ... to
experience Mass from the other side of the fence ... especially when the liturgy
is all over the place and the sermon is long, boring and off the topic ...
should make me try harder to do a better job from the altar area.
After Mass I mixed with some very friendly and concerned Nigerians who were most
supportive of the anti-drug campaign. Then a meeting with some families of
prisoners in HK .... encouraging them not only to support each other but to work
together to get information that might help the prisoners in HK when they go to
court.
By this time my phone said I already had covered 10,000 steps (... I had walked
to the cathedral) but I brought up another 10,000 in the afternoon when I went
"fishing" for some of the Big Fish who have put people in prison in
HK. And only now do I reflect that such fishing might have influenced my meal
last night at a local shopping centre: a salmon steak salad!
Semi-volunteer English teachers needed for centre in Beijing.
Please email me for contact info: jdwomi@gmail.com
Pope Francis - The Joy of the Gospel No. 91: We must not be tempted to avoid a personal and committed relationship with God which at the same time commits us to serving others.
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1
Samuel 3: One day when the boy Samuel was serving in the
temple,
the Lord called to him "Samuel, Samuel."
The boy thought it was the old priest Eli calling to him
so he ran to Eli and said "Here I am." Eli replied "I did not call you."
Two more times the Lord called.
Both times the boy went to Eli. Eli now realized it was the Lord calling
Samuel.
Eli told Samuel to say "Speak Lord, your servant is listening"
the next time he heard the voice. The Lord told Samuel that Eli's family would
be punished
for the bad things they had done. The people quickly found out that the Lord was
with Samuel
and that Samuel was the Lord's prophet.
Dear Lord, please
help me to listen to your voice,
your voice in the Bible, in my conscience and in other people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
3: When people make fun of me for believing in
you, Lord,
I deeply remember how you are my help and my shield. Even when the whole world seems against me,
I can go to bed and sleep easy, knowing that you protect me. O Lord, please rescue me from people who plot
against me.
Lord our savior, please bless everyone who needs help.
Lord, thank you for your
protection and help
Listen
James
5.13-18: If one of you is in trouble, pray. If you are
happy, sing a psalm. If someone is sick, send for the elders of the
church. They must anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord, and pray
over him.
The prayer of faith will save the sick man and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.
Confess your sins to one another, and pray for
one another,
and this will heal you. The heartfelt prayer of a good person is very
powerful. Elijah prayed for rain, and rain came
Jesus, please help sick people have the
opportunity
to receive the "Anointing of the Sick"
Listen
Mark
6.1-6: Jesus and his disciples went to his home town
of Nazareth.
On the Sabbath he went to the prayer hall and began teaching. People in the prayer hall were astonished at
his teaching.
"Who does he think he is?" they asked. "He is just a
carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, Joset, Jude and Simon.
His sisters also are here." And they would not accept
him. So Jesus said to them
"A prophet is
despised only in his own country". Because of their lack of faith, Jesus cured
only a few sick people there. He was amazed at the lack of faith in
Nazareth.
Jesus, please help me be happy
about your gifts to others
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: A very simple principle from today's Gospel: less faith, less healing; more faith, more healing
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At
Mass in KL cathedral yesterday I was behind a Filipino couple with their 12
month (?) baby son and 5 (?) year old son. 5 year old totally restless and
totally disconnected from all the prayers/readings/songs etc. But there was one
part of the Mass where he became an active participant: he had the job of
putting the family's donation into the offering bag when it was passed around!
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Jan 20
Today I'm hoping to meet some more families of young Malaysian prisoners in HK for drug trafficking. And if I'm able to encourage the families to spread the message "Don't take drugs to HK" by social media as well as among relatives/friends ... i.e. take part in the anti-drug campaign, then when their sons/daughters are sentenced in HK I can write a support letter to say that both they and their families took part in the campaign ... and ... if they have a kind judge, they will be given a discount from their sentence ... 3, 6, or even 12 months for campaign help.
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 86:
In some places a spiritual "desertification has
come about, as the result of attempts by some societies to build without God or
to eliminate their Christian roots.
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c.f. readings for Sunday 2
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
1
Corinthians 12.4-10: The Holy Spirit gives us
many different gifts.
Some people have the gift of wise
preaching.
Some people have the gift of an extra strong faith.
Some people have the gift of healing sick people.
Some people have other gifts like the power of miracles, prophecy,
recognizing spirits, and the ability to speak in tongues
Holy Spirit, please increase your influence in
my life.
Please give me the gift of (.. name ...)
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 more than 70 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:
The above image of the wedding feast of Cana is on the
wall of the Mercy Centre, Cheung Chau Island ... reminding us that Mary was a
person of concern and practical help for others, Our
Lady of Practical Help! And see 
below!
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel
Daring: Royal
Marriage (Chinese
text)
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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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To
go with today's Gospel: The "brothers of Jesus" mentioned
in the Gospels and in the Acts of the Apostles are regarded as Jesus' cousins by
most Catholic scholars and as real blood brothers by most other scholars.
Whatever their relationship, how come they don't get a mention at the Cana
wedding? Wouldn't they have been invited? If Jesus' disciples got a green
card wouldn't his "brothers and sisters" also have got one? One
scholar has a most unusual explanation: the groom was ... you guessed it ... a
"brother" of Jesus! No wonder Mary was concerned! No wonder Jesus
helped out! A family member was in need of urgent assistance! ... with a
sub-theory: the shortage of wine was caused by the presence of .... Jesus'
disciples!? Jesus "new family" caused a problem for his birth family!?
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Jan 19
In mid 2017 Malaysia's population was about 31 million, of which
about 60% were Malay, about 20% were Chinese and about 10% were Indian. Chinese
used to be the majority ... but now only 20% because of the exodus of Chinese to
Singapore and other places ... and a low Chinese birth rate ... and a high Malay
birth rate. Of the recent Malaysian drug mules in prison in HK, about 30 are
Chinese and about 10 are Indian. No Malays as far as I know. Which means the
international drug trafficking problem in Malaysia is a Chinese-Indian problem
.... which has Nigerian finger prints all over it.
The
two halves of a torn HK bank note that sealed the biggest drug bust in
Australian history
Pope Francis - The
Joy of the Gospel No. 85:
The
evil spirit of defeatism is brother to the temptation to separate, before its
time, the wheat from the weeds; it is the fruit of an
anxious and self-centred lack of trust
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1
Samuel 2: Hannah
praised God for giving her a child:
"My heart rejoices in the Lord.
The Lord, our fortress, is holy. Don't
speak proudly,
for the Lord knows what's in our hearts. The
Lord breaks the power of the strong.
He gives strength and victory to the weak.
He blesses the barren woman. The
Lord raises the poor from the dust,
and gives them a seat of honor with princes. The
Lord guards the steps of good people,
but scatters bad people in their pride." The
Lord blessed Hannah
and she gave birth to three more sons and two daughters. Her
son Samuel grew up in the temple.
The temple priest at that time was Eli. But
Eli's sons were bad men.
They stole the people's offerings to the Lord.
Dear God, please bless good
people like Hannah,
and please help bad people like Eli's sons to stop being bad
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
2: Why are the nations revolting against God?
Why won't the nations accept God? O kings and rulers of the
nations, listen to God's voice.
Serve the Lord with love and honor. Blessed are the nations that love
the Lord
Let all the nations love you,
Lord. Let all the nations love you
Listen
James
5.1-6:
Are you rich and powerful? Then start weeping
for the miseries that are coming your way. Your wealth is rotting, your clothes are being
eaten by moths.
And your body also will soon be corroding in a burning fire. You cheated your workers.
You lived a life of luxury without any care for people who were suffering.
You condemned and killed the innocent
Jesus, give uncaring rich and powerful people a
change of heart
Listen
Mark
5.21-43: A prayer hall official,
Jairus, fell at
Jesus' feet and pleaded "My little daughter is dying. Please come and
lay your hands on her and save her life". While Jesus was on the way to
Jairus' home,
people arrived and told Jairus "Your daughter is dead. No need
to trouble the Master any further". Jesus heard this and said to Jairus "Do
not be afraid. Just have faith". Jesus allowed only Peter, James and
John to go with him. At Jairus' home, everyone was weeping and
wailing.
Jesus said to them "Why all this crying? The child is not dead, but
asleep". Everyone laughed at him.
So he got them all to leave. Then taking the girl's parents and his 3
companions, he went to the place where the child was lying. Taking the girl by the hand he said to her
"Little girl, I tell you to get up". The little girl got up at
once. She was 12 years old.
Jesus, please give us more
faith to pray for the sick
....even for children who have died!
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Would that the big bosses of "unbridled Capitalism" might read the words of James, above!
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Not only Malaysia has this problem!
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Jan 18
In HK my alarm is usually set for 6.20am. But here in Malaysia
I've just been waking up when it's dawn. (Disclaimer: dawn in Malaysia these
days is around 7.15am!). Over the past few days I've spent much time
processing photos taken with the families I've met ... so that when I get back
to HK I can please God print and post those photos to the prisoners in HK ...
such photos usually being a source of joy, albeit with sadness, for the inmates.
Pope Francis - The Joy of the Gospel No. 85: Christian triumph is always a cross, yet a cross which is at the same time a victorious banner borne with aggressive tenderness against the assaults of evil.
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1 Samuel 1: Each
year, Elkanah and his two wives Hannah and Peninnah, went to Shiloh
to worship the Lord.
Peninnah
had children, but Hannah was barren.
Each year at the temple,
Peninnah would taunt Hannah because she was barren. One
year at the temple, Hannah prayed in great distress:
"God, if you give me a child, I will dedicate him to you". Not
long after, Hannah conceived a son whom she called "Samuel".
When Samuel was weaned, she took him to the temple
and gave him to the priest there to serve the Lord
for the rest of his life.
Dear God, please bless all
women who are unable to have a baby
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
1:
Happy the person who
avoids evil and evil entertainment.
Happy the person who reads and meditates on God's words. Such a
person is like a tree planted beside a river, getting plenty of
nourishment, bearing plenty of fruit. Such a
person is on the Way of Life.
People who do evil are on the Way of Death.
Dear
Lord, please help me do good and avoid evil
Listen
James
4.13-15:
Avoid talking like this: "Tomorrow I'm
going to another town, to do business there for a year ". You don't know what will happen tomorrow. You
are no more than a mist that is here for a little while, then disappears. What you should say is: "If it's the
Lord's will, tomorrow I'm going to another town for a year".
Jesus, help me to remember to say to people: "God
willing, I will see you next month" or "Please God, I will see
you next month", rather than just "I'll see you next month"
Listen
Mark
5. 25-34: A large crowd gathered around Jesus near the
side of the Sea of Galilee. In the crowd was a woman who had suffered from
bleeding for 12 years. She had spent all her money on doctors, but
they had been unable to help her. She had heard about Jesus. She came up behind
him in the crowd and touched his cloak. "If I can touch even his
clothes, I will be healed" she said to herself. As soon as she touched Jesus' cloak, the
source of the bleeding dried up at once. Aware that power had gone out
from him, Jesus turned round and said "Who touched me?" The woman fell at his feet and told her story.
Jesus said "My daughter, your faith has restored you to health. Go in
peace and be free from your illness".
Jesus, please
help sick people
touch you by prayer
Listen
Reflection
on the above Bible readings: "Samuel"
is a beautiful name. It means "Name-
God" (Samu-El) = "God's name"
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Near the hotel where I am staying are a number of blind
people. But the footpaths of the area are at different levels for different
shops and people often use the footpath to park their motorbikes. So, even for
sighted people, walking is not simple. Which makes me think that the area's
blind people must be among the most skilful unsighted people in the world!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
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 18th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shandong
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 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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Thu Jan 17
If anyone thinks I've been exaggerating the problem of security, or lack
thereof, at Kuala Lumpur airport, please check the article below. The problem is
huge ... and has been so for a long time. My hope is that coming media coverage
of the problem will move the new Malaysian government to clean up KL airport as
soon as possible.
(no
problem at KL airport ... "drugs welcome"?! See my
handout these days in KL)
Pope Francis - The Joy of the Gospel No. 85: While painfully aware of our own frailties, we have to march on without giving in, keeping in mind what the Lord said to Saint Paul: "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness"
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Ruth 3-4:
Naomi told Ruth to go to the threshing
shed of Boaz
and to sleep there at the feet of Boaz,
this action symbolizing her wish to marry Boaz. When Boaz discovered Ruth there during
the night,
he praised Ruth for wanting to continue Elimelech's family. The next day, Boaz went to the gate of
Bethlehem
and met the only man who preceded him
in the legal right to marry Ruth. The man agreed to let Boaz marry Ruth
and so Boaz took Ruth as his wife. Boaz and Ruth had a son, Obed.
Obed was the father of Jesse whose son was King David.
Dear
God, please bless
all grandparents,
as you blessed David's great grandparents Ruth and Boaz
Recording
Psalms 149-150: Sing a new song to the Lord.
Let the praise of God be always on our lips. Praise God in his holy temple.
Praise him in the heavens. O praise him with sound of
trumpet.
Praise him with lute and harp.
Praise him with drums and dancing.
Praise him with strings and pipes.
Let everything that lives and
breathes,
give praise to the Lord our Creator. Alleluia!
Lord, to you we say every day
"Allelu-ia" ("praise God")
Recording
James 4.7-12: Turn towards God. Turn away from the Devil,
and the Devil will run away from you. Clean your hearts and minds. Be sorry for your
sins.
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. Do not slander one another.
Who are you to
give a verdict on your neighbor?
Jesus, help me understand "the time
to judge others is never"
Listen
Mark
4.35-41: Jesus and his disciples got into a boat
to cross the lake. Jesus was so tired that he went to sleep in
the boat.
A sudden storm caused big waves to lash the boat. Jesus' friends woke him up and said
"Save us, Lord, we are sinking". Jesus stood up, and ordered the wind and sea
to be calm.
Straight away the wind and sea were calm. Jesus' friends said to each other
"Who is this? Even the wind and sea obey
him."
Jesus, please calm the storms
in my life, my family, our world
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Naomi (first reading) had lost her husband and two sons, but she did not give up on life. She showed great resourcefulness to help her daughter in law Ruth to find a husband ... and from her tragedies came a great blessing: her great grandson was King David .... and an even greater blessing: her descendant was the Messiah, Jesus. God has a way for bringing good out of tragedy ... so long as we don't give up but keep going
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KFC in KL has the most beautiful "potato bowl".
Available in HK, Australia and other places?!
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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 17th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Jan 16
After several hours "at the desk" yesterday morning, I
spent a long afternoon and part of the evening with a team of local Malaysian
reporters ... helping prepare their report on the issue of young Malaysian drug
mules going to prison in HK. Report part one was originally due to be published
yesterday but publishing date has been put back for a number of reasons.
Warning:
if you watch this you might never again trust a bank or stock exchange:
The
Wall Street Crash of 1929
One of my recent taxi drivers sent me this:
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Chris McDonnell
"If
you go down in the woods today... "
- a tribute to Sr Wendy Beckett
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Ruth 2: Naomi and Ruth arrived
in Bethlehem at the time of the barley harvest. Ruth went to the fields
to look for left-over ears of corn.
She came to the attention of Boaz, Elimelech's clansman. Boaz was a kind man and
he told the men harvesting his crop
to let Ruth take some sheaves of corn, not just left-overs.
As one of Naomi's closest relatives,
Boaz was in a group of several men from which one man was
required by law to marry Ruth and produce children for Elimelech.
Lord,
please bless all young wives who have become widows
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
148: Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise him in the heights. Praise him all his angels,
praise him all his spirits. Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, shining stars. Let them praise the name of the Lord.
His word gave life to all of them. Praise the Lord from the earth,
sea creatures and all oceans. Praise him fire and hail, snow and mist,
stormy winds that obey his word. Praise him all mountains and hills,
all fruit trees and cedars.
Praise him all animals, wild and tame,
reptiles and birds in the air. Praise him all earth's kings and peoples,
earth's princes and rulers. Praise him young men and maidens,
old people together with children. Let them praise the name of the
Lord.
He is the praise of all who love him.
Lord our God and Creator, you
are worthy of all praise
Listen
James
3.16-17: Wherever you find jealousy and ambition, you
find disharmony and evil practices. On the other hand, wisdom from heaven is
good and peaceful and kindly and considerate. It is full of compassion,
and does good.
There is no trace of partiality or hypocrisy in it.
Jesus, give me wisdom. Make me
peaceful
Listen
Mark
4.1-20: One day Jesus told the people this story:
A farmer was planting seeds in his field.
Some seeds fell on the path. Birds ate them. Some seeds fell on rocky ground.
They became sickly plants, without roots, and died. Some seeds fell among thorns.
When they became plants, they were choked by the thorns. Some seeds fell on good soil
and produced a rich harvest. Jesus explained the story:
People who hear God's word without good will
are like the seeds on the path.
They are easy prey for Satan. People who hear God's word only superficially
are like the seeds on rocky ground.
As soon as difficulties come, such people easily give up. People who hear God's word with one ear
but with the other are listening to the call of greed and pleasure
are like the seeds among thorns. Greed kills the
word. People who hear God's word with good will and
put it into practice
are like the good seeds which produced a rich harvest.
Jesus, please help me be good
seed!
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Reflection on the above readings: "Greed kills the word" (Gospel) is a good summary of the video at top of today's menu describing how greed was the cause of the 1929 stock market crash and subsequent depression
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You've heard of Uber but have you heard of Grab?!
(Google "grab driver Malaysia"!)
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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 16th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Qinghai
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 16th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Afghanistan
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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