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Tues March 5
As I spent 8 hours at Lo Wu women's prison yesterday I was close
to tears a couple of times as I heard some of the women's stories. HK's justice
system is one of the best in the world, but it's not perfect, and it has made
some glaring mistakes that have caused innocent women to spend long years behind
bars. In particular the treatment of women from Mainland China could well be the
subject of a judicial inquiry.
Most informative
documentary about Haiti (might upset US and French
viewers). Massacre tales of natives happened all over the world, including
Australia: The
massacres of Aboriginal people (Aboriginal population decreased by about
500,000 in one century)
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Do HK police really need water cannons? It is on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1 Kings
11: Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines.
Many of these women were foreigners. As Solomon grew old, his foreign
women
swayed his heart to allow the worship of foreign idols. This displeased the Lord
and led to the breakup of Solomon's kingdom. Solomon was king for 40 years and
then died.
Dear God, please protect leaders from corruption
My
recording of this reading
Psalms 66-68: O God, be gracious and bless us
and let your face shine its light upon us. Let all the peoples praise you, O God.
Let all the peoples praise you. O sing to the Lord, make music to his name.
Rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence. Father of the orphan, defender of the widow,
God provides a shelter for the homeless. God gives his people strength.
May all the peoples of the
earth know you and praise you, O God
Listen
Jude:
From Jude, servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James,
to those who are dear to God the Father and kept safe,
wishing you mercy and peace and love. I write with urgency to appeal to you:
stand up for the faith that has been entrusted to us. Some false teachers have infiltrated our ranks.
They reject the teaching of our Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
They say "anything goes" in the area of morality. Such teaching, such people, must be
opposed.
Be kind to such people, but with great caution. To God who saves us through Jesus Christ our Lord,
be glory and all honor, now and forever
Jesus, please protect your church from false
teachers
Listen
Mark
15.16-20:
After the Roman soldiers scourged Jesus, they made fun of him.
They put a purple cloak on him. They made a crown out of thorns and put it
on his head. They knelt in front of him
and mocked him saying "Hail, king of the Jews". They hit
his head with a reed, and spat on him.
When they had finished making fun of him,
they dressed him in his own clothes and led him away to crucify him.
Jesus, please don't let me hurt
other people by making fun of them
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: During China's Cultural Revolution, children were encouraged to punish their parents and teachers for any "counter-revolutionary ideas". It's hard to imagine how a child could punish good parents/teachers. How distraught those parents/teachers must have felt. Yet how much more intense was the distress of Jesus as he was tortured by humans who had life through him.
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5-Star
Movie: Amazing
Grace - about the campaign against the slave trade, led by William
Wilberforce, who was responsible for steering anti-slave trade legislation
through the British parliament
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In some countries (.. Africa, South America, Philippines
... ) relatives and friends have to take food to prisoners since the prison food
can hardly be called "meals". But in HK the prison food is so good
that many prisoners, especially overseas prisoners, put on weight .... which is
what I noticed at Lo Wu women's prison yesterday. As one Big Mama from African
said yesterday "We don't keep fit. We keep fat"!
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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 5th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guizhou
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 5th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Chad
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 4
Can China recover from its disastrous one-child
policy?
Global war on drugs could harm efforts to abolish death sentences
'Things are not always what they
seem' - Sydney Archbishop addresses Pell conviction
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1 Kings
10:
Solomon's wealth continued to
grow.
He acquired a fleet of ships for trading.
He also had a huge force of chariots and horses. The queen of Sheba heard about
Solomon's wisdom
and came to visit him. Solomon answered all her
questions.
None of her questions was too difficult for him.
Dear Lord, please give wisdom
to all world leaders
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
61-50: O God, hear my cry,
you who are my refuge and help. In you alone is my soul
at rest. My help comes from you. Take refuge in God,
everyone in trouble.
Trust him at all times. O God, you are my God,
for you I long.
My body and soul thirst for you
like a dry, weary land without water. Your love is better
than life,
my lips will speak your praise. On my bed I remember
you.
On you I muse through the night. You are the Creator of
the world.
You care for the earth, you give it water. To you our praise is
due,
wherever we are on earth.
Lord, my
soul clings to you. Your right hand holds me fast
Listen
3
John: From the Elder to my dear friend
Gaius.
People have told me of your faithfulness to the truth. It is always a great joy for me
when I hear that my children are living according to the truth.
Thank you for your hospitality to believers who travel to spread the
Good News. Such people deserve whatever support we can give them
Jesus, please bless people who travel to
spread the Good News
Listen
Mark
15.1-15: Early in the morning, the
religious leaders had Jesus bound with ropes. They took him to
Pilate, the Roman governor. The leaders accused
Jesus of many crimes.
To the governor's amazement, Jesus remained silent.
The leaders persuaded
the crowd to demand
the execution of Jesus. They called out to Pilate "Crucify him".
Pilate asked "Why? What has
he done wrong?"
The crowd shouted all the louder "Crucify him. Crucify him". Giving in to the crowd, Pilate
then ordered Jesus to be scourged and crucified.
Jesus, help people who
are condemned to death
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus was put on the Cross around 9am. It would have taken about an hour to get to Calvary from Pilate's place. And he was with Pilate for at least an hour (... Barabbas .... scourging .... ). So the scene in today's Gospel was around 7am. Not long after dawn. Where did a crowd come from at that hour? "Rent-a-crowd"?
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Q:
What nationality was Christopher Columbus?
A: Not Spanish ... something I was reminded
of when I watched this
most interesting documentary during meals recently
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She
won again last Saturday in Sydney ... and broke a world record
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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 4th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners 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 Mozambique
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 3
Yesterday afternoon after I finished the monthly Mass at Queen Elizabeth Hospital for volunteers, patients and for families of recently deceased patients, I visited the Custodial ward and also some open wards. In one open ward I met two former inmates from Hei Ling Chau drug treatment centre: one was a patient and the other was visiting his very ill father. Reminding me I used to go to Hei Ling Chau Island every week, but so far this year have not been even once. Hope I can go before Easter.
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 8
Sirach 25-28: Happy the husband of a really good wife.
A good wife is the joy of her husband. Do not praise a person before they have
spoken.
A person's speech reveals what sort of person is speaking. Among stupid people look for an opportunity to
leave,
but among thoughtful people take your time. Sarcasm and abuse are the mark of an arrogant
person.
Resentment and anger are bad for everyone. Forgive others if they have offended you.
Then when you pray, your own sins will be forgiven. Avoid quarrelling and losing your temper.
Do not let your mouth speak scandal.
Lord, please give me the wisdom
to control my speech
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
92: It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to make music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your love in the morning,
and your truth right through the night. Your deeds, O Lord, have made me glad.
For the work of your hands, I shout with joy. To me you give the wild ox's strength.
You anoint me with the purest oil. May we love and praise you right through our
lives,
right till the end of our days. May we keep on proclaiming your goodness,
proclaiming that in you, our rock, there is only goodness.
Lord, it is right and fitting
to love and praise you
Listen
1
Corinthians 15.54-58: When this mortal nature has put on immortality, then
the words of Scripture will come true: "Death has been defeated.
Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting?" Never give up, dear friends, never admit
defeat. Keep on working at the Lord's work always. Know that, in the Lord,
no work is in vain.
Jesus, please give me more faith to "keep going"
Listen
Luke
6.41-45: In his teaching, Jesus said "Why do you
notice the splinter in someone else's eye, but don't notice the plank in
your own eye? Deal with your own faults before you start correcting
other people. A good tree does not produce bad fruit. A bad
tree does not produce good fruit. The fruit tells you what sort of tree it
came from. So with people: their words and actions tell
you what their heart is like - good or bad.
Jesus, please help me be a good person,
producing good fruit
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Lent is approaching - Ash Wed next week. A good resolution suggested by today's first reading and today's Gospel: kinder/encouraging speech, less unkind/critical/complaining speech
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel Daring: From the fulness of heart
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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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Nas
Daily: 
The
Chinese Money Trap (Beijing will not like this)
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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 3rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Gansu
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 3rd of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Burundi
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 2
I spent
yesterday morning at Lai King prison for young women, and yesterday afternoon at
Pik Uk prison for young men. I usually try to visit these two places once a
month. One of the young men I visited, from Malaysia, is aged 19 and never went
to school. He cannot read or write. Neither his consulate nor himself was able
to tell his family he was in HK. He couldn't remember his address or complete
phone number. On his behalf and at his request I found his family (with the help
of a kind taxi driver) when I was in Malaysia in January. His father at first
said "it's impossible ... he does not have a passport". They did not
know he was outside of Malaysia. Son and family are now in contact. And speaking
of contacts, see 
below!
Beijing's controls could choke HK, warns US envoy
72
year old British grandmother preparing for firing squad
Jesus, please don't let her be executed! (and
see Pope Francis: Abolish
death penalty)
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1 Kings
8-9:
When the temple was finished,
Solomon shifted the Sacred Chest to the temple.
After the Chest was placed in the temple,
the glorious cloud of the Lord filled the temple. Solomon then praised God and
blessed the people.
Solomon prayed that the temple would be a place of blessings. Solomon also prayed that all the
peoples of the world
would come to know the Lord from whom all life comes. The Lord again appeared to Solomon and said:
"I will be near to all who enter the temple you have
built."
Dear God, may all temples and
churches in the world
be places where people praise and love you
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
52-60: Lord, I will tell everyone about how good you
are.
You are our Creator. Everyone should love you. Thank you for so often rescuing me from
trouble.
You uphold my life. Sometimes I have so many troubles and cares
that I can't get to sleep.
Sometimes I wish I was a bird and could fly away to a safe place. When I fear, I will trust in
you,
in you whose word I praise. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready.
I will sing, I will sing your praise. Each morning I will sing of your strength,
and each morning acclaim your love.
O God, please help me to praise
and love you every day
Listen
2
John:
In our life of truth and love,
we have grace, mercy and peace from God the Father
and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father. I write not to give you any new commandment,
but the one we were given at the beginning:
let us love one another; let us live a life of love. Keep to what Jesus taught.
Don't follow anyone who changes what Jesus taught.
Jesus, please protect me from people who distort
your message
Listen
Mark
14.66-72: Peter went to the place where the
religious leaders had Jesus on trial.
A young woman in the courtyard of the place said to him
"You were with Jesus, the man from Nazareth". Peter replied "I don't know
what you're talking about". Peter went to the gateway of the
place, where the woman saw him again and said to people around her
"This man is one of them".
Peter denied it. Not long after this a group of
people said to Peter
"You are his friend. We can tell by your Galilean accent".
Then Peter even more strongly replied "I do not know the man". At that very moment,
a rooster crowed.
Peter remembered Jesus' words "Before the rooster crows, you will
deny me three times". Peter then wept loudly.
Jesus, please help me not to
deny you. Give me courage to say "I am a Christian"
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: He who had seen Jesus heal the sick, raise the dead, calm the storm, transfigured on the mountain ... he who had been appointed the first pope .... on the night of his ordination ("Last Supper") denied Jesus three times and was then absent at the sacred time of Jesus' agony and death on the Cross. Yet Jesus gave him a second chance. As Jesus also did for Saul/Paul. Much to think about.
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In between prisons yesterday I went to an optical shop in
Mei Foo to collect 14 boxes of contact lenses, 7 for each eye, for a woman in Lo
Wu prison. Enough for 7 months. As I left the shop I started thinking about why
the Creator gave us two eyes rather than one. Guess one nose was enough and it
had to go in middle of face, so, good to have an eye each side? Better than one
eye in the middle of two noses!
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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 2nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Fujian
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 10th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Niger
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 1
Yesterday morning I visited 75 year old Nick in a local hospital ... a drug trafficking charge against him was dropped last Friday and he hopes, after recovering from an infection, to be able to return to the UK later this month.
In the afternoon I attended a meeting with lawyers preparing a Court of Appeal case for two Indonesian women who were recruited by a Nigerian in Malaysia to bring drugs to HK. While doing some Google searches before the lawyers' meeting I came across this video about Nigerian love scammers operating in Malaysia
No
More Mule FB page has new items targeting South
Africa ... since several drug mules from SA have been arrested at HK
airport recently
During breakfast the past few days I watched this
enlightening video about Benjamin Franklin .. who invented the lightning
rod, who was quite a playboy, who helped the US gain its independence, and who
birthed the idea of a two-house assembly for the US.
Recommended by a UK reader - women
trying to bring about change in the Church
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
1 Kings 6-7: Solomon
built the temple of the Lord with finest wood and many precious
materials. The temple took 7 years to build. Solomon also built a palace for
himself. This took 13 years to build.
Dear God, may all temples and
churches in the world
be places of prayer and peace
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
51: Have mercy on me, God, in your
kindness,
and cleanse me of my sin. My offences truly I know them.
What is evil in your sight I have done. But in my defence please don't forget that
sinfulness is part of the human condition, part of our DNA. A pure heart create for me, O God.
Put a steadfast spirit within me. Give me again the joy of your help.
With a spirit of fervor sustain me.
Lord, you will not spurn
a humbled, contrite heart
Listen
1 John
4.20 -5.13:
Anyone who says "I love God"
but hates his brother, is a liar. A man who does not love the brother he can see
cannot love God whom he has never seen. Who can overcome the world?
Only the person who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. God has given us eternal life,
and this life is in his Son. You who believe in the Son of God
have eternal life.
Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God
Listen
Mark
14.53-65: The men who arrested Jesus took
him to a meeting of the religious leaders. The leaders wanted to condemn
Jesus to death,
even if they had to use false evidence. Jesus remained silent before
their accusations.
Then the main leader challenged Jesus:
"Are you the Saviour, the Son of God?" Jesus replied "I am".
The leader then called out
"We have heard him claim to be of
Divine origin. This is blasphemy". The rest of the leaders shouted
"He should die".
Then they spat in Jesus' face and hit him with their fists.
Jesus, thank you for submitting
yourself to insult and spittle
for the salvation of the world
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Being on trial even in a system of fair justice is a terrible experience, but being tried in an unfair situation must have been frightening for Jesus ... knowing he was soon to be executed
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Totally unintended pun in words above:
During breakfast the past few days I watched this
enlightening video about Benjamin Franklin .. who invented the
lightning rod
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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 1st
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners 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 Congo
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Feb 28
Yesterday
morning I once again came away disappointed from the High Court after a
strict-interpretation-of-the-rules judge gave only a miserly 3 months discount
to an African man sentenced for drug trafficking - even though the man had
made a significant contribution to my anti-drug campaign.
Late afternoon I attended a meeting arranged by the new NGO "Voice for Prisoners" to discuss the issue of visitors for prisoners ... a complex issue indeed. Then last night I met with the family of a Malaysian man in prison who had a court hearing yesterday. Family came to HK to attend the hearing. I visited the man's home last month in Malaysia
Ex-prisoner
claims to have been framed by HK CSD officer
Pope Francis:
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
1 Kings 4-5:
Solomon enjoyed peace with all his
neighbouring countries.
He was blessed by God with great wisdom and understanding. He composed 3,000 proverbs and 1,000 songs.
People from all nations went to hear Solomon's wisdom. Solomon made preparations for building a
temple for the Lord.
Hiram, king of Tyre, made a treaty with Solomon.
Hiram provided wood for building the temple.
Dear God, please
help all nations
live peacefully with each other
Recording
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
Recording
1 John 4.7-16: Let us love one another.
Love comes from God.
God is love. God showed his love for us
by sending his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Since God has loved us so much
we should love one another. God is love.
Anyone who lives in love, lives in God,
and God lives in him
Jesus, you are love itself. May I
live
in your love
Listen
Mark
14.43-52: While Jesus was still speaking, Judas arrived.
Judas had with him a large crowd of men with swords and clubs,
sent by the religious leaders. Judas had told these men
"The one I kiss is the man. Take him".
So Judas went to Jesus and said "Teacher" and kissed
him.
The men then seized Jesus.
Jesus said to them "Am I a robber that you needed to capture me
with swords and clubs? Day after day I was openly teaching in the
Temple".
All the apostles then deserted him and ran away.
Jesus, when I am being
treated unfairly by other people,
please give me strength
Listen
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A
new experience for me last night when I had a drink with the family of a man
from Malaysia who is in prison in HK. We were in Starbucks in Jordan ... and the
staff said "Sorry folks, you need to go now, we close at Ten"! (I'm
often in bed around Ten!)
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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 28th 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 28th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Lesotho
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Feb 27
Thought for the day: The basic building block of the universe is not an atom or DNA but ...... love. This knowledge is a Eureka moment waiting to be discovered by science. As in these words from the great French scientist Pierre de Chardin: "Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, we will have discovered fire".
One
HK police raid seizes more cocaine than for the whole of 2018!
Excellent RTHK video report (in Chinese) re 4 HK men in
Philippine prison for drug trafficking
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Chris McDonnell
Every picture tells a story
Icons are venerated for the story they tell, the message they give, the truth
they represent.
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1 Kings 3: The Lord appeared to King Solomon in a dream
and said "Ask me for anything you'd like." Solomon asked for wisdom: "Give your
servant a heart to understand how to discern between good and evil." God replied: "I now give you a heart full
of wisdom,
wisdom greater than anyone else has ever had. And I also give you what you did not ask for:
riches and glory and long life." Not long after this, two prostitutes came for
judgement:
they lived in the same house and both had given birth to a son,
but one of the babies died during the night.
The mother of the dead baby changed babies
during the same night
and claimed that the living baby was hers. Solomon asked for a sword to cut the
living baby in two
and give half to each mother. The lying woman agreed, but the real mother
said
"No. Don't kill the baby. Give it to the other woman." Solomon then knew the real
mother was telling
the truth
and gave the baby to her.
For wisdom such as this, Solomon's reputation spread far.
Dear Lord, please give me more
wisdom for my life
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
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
John 3.16-21: This has taught us love:
that Jesus gave up his life for us.
We too should give up our lives for others. If you see someone in need
and refuse to help him,
how can the love of God be in you? Our love must be put into practice, not be
just words.
Anyone who loves God must also love other people.
Jesus, help me put my love into practice by
helping people in need
Listen
Mark
14.26-42:
After the meal, Jesus said to his apostles
"Tonight all of you will desert me".
Peter said "I will never desert you".
Jesus replied "Tonight before the rooster crows,
you will deny me three times". They came to a place with olive
trees called Gethsemane.
Jesus asked Peter, James and John to pray with him. Jesus was overcome with sadness
and fear.
He said to them "Sadness is filling my heart, as if my heart is
dying.
Please support me as I pray". Then he fell on his face and
prayed for about an hour:
"Father, don't let this suffering continue. But your will be
done". He stood up and found that the
apostles were asleep.
He said to them "Couldn't you stay awake one hour to support
me?" Three times he prayed the same way.
Three times the apostles went to sleep. Then he said "Get ready.
The one who is betraying me is coming".
Jesus, please help me give more
time to prayer
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: What an extraordinary request - the One through whom the universe was made, the One who gave orders to storm and sea, the One who cured the sick and raised the dead .... He was asking some weak humans for moral support ... three times.
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Last night when I went to buy something from McDonald's for
a beggar out on the street, there was a long queue. So I used the punch-board to
order .... but finished up with an extra soup .... which I personally took care
of
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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 27th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Tibet
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 27th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Uganda
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
Dec 2018 - Jan 2019 trip to Malaysia
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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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