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Tues April 2
Yesterday morning I spent two hours with an Indonesian reporter
who is based in HK. Please God his work will help the Indonesian community in HK
(now numbering about 150,000) to become more aware of the danger of being
tricked into drug trafficking. And see 
below!
Pope on plane from Morocco to Rome: He
who builds walls will be imprisoned by them
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ezra 7: Ezra was a scholar who loved to study the Law
of the Lord.
He was a descendant of Aaron. The Lord moved the heart of the king of Persia
to grant any request that Ezra made to help the Jews. Ezra prayed: "Blessed be the Lord our
God, for moving the
king's heart to look favorably on the rebuilding of our temple."
Dear God, please move the
hearts of all government leaders to look favorably on citizens who want to do good things
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
Revelation
18.1-4:
I saw another angel, shouting at the top of
his voice:
"Babylon has fallen, Babylon the Great has fallen.
Gone for ever, never to return, is your life of magnificence and
ease". Another voice spoke from heaven:
"Come out, my people, away from
Babylon,
so that you do not experience her punishment"
Jesus, please help us not be contaminated by
worldly values
Listen
Luke 6.2-26: Jesus said to his disciples "Blessed are you who are poor: yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungry: you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now: you shall be happy. Blessed are you when people hate you because of me: your reward will be great in heaven.
But alas for you who are rich: your consolation is
only in this world.
Alas for you who have plenty to eat: you shall go hungry.
Alas for you who laugh now: you shall mourn and weep"
Jesus, please help me to give more time and
importance to the things that really matter
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The poor are centre stage in Luke's Gospel .... as they should be in the life of every Christian and every Christian group/community
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Yesterday morning's meeting with an Indonesian reporter took place in my
outside office - McDonald's in Jordan - where with green tea I had a delicious
bagel with cream cheese ... which
caused me to gain 310 calories ??
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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 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 2nd 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 April 1
At last night's weekly gathering for the poor at Yau Ma Tei Catholic Primary School there were several groups of visiting volunteers including a wonderful music group from Peng Chau Island, a youth group from Cheung Chau Island, and a group of 9 students and 3 teachers from Mazenod O.M.I. college in Melbourne. A very happy night, thank you Jesus! With one special bit of providence: An Egyptian refugee couple (mentioned in this blog a few weeks ago) who have UN-acknowledged refugee papers (they are not just asylum seekers) came last night ... and one of the Mazenod boys is from Egypt! My dream: the Mazenod group might be able to help the couple get to Australia please God!
HK01 -Eleven (11!) video and photo reports about Malaysian drug mules arrested in HK- here (one of the reports is about my anti-drug campaign).
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ezra
5-6: The prophets Haggai and Zechariah encouraged the people in the rebuilding of the temple.
Despite opposition, the Jews kept on rebuilding the temple.
Dear God, when anyone tries to
stop us from doing good, please give us courage to keep going
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
Revelation
15.1-4: Then I saw something great and wonderful:
those who had fought against the beast and won, were singing the Song of
the Lamb: "Great and wonderful are all your works,
Lord God almighty.
Just and true are all your ways,
King of nations.
All nations will come and adore you"
Jesus, may all the nations of the earth adore
you
Listen
Luke
6.12-16: Jesus went to the hills to pray. He spent a
whole night praying.
In the morning he called all his disciples together. He chose 12 of them
and called them "apostles": Peter and his brother Andrew, James, John,
Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon, Judas
son of James - and Judas Iscariot who became a traitor. Jesus and the 12 came down from the hill to a
place of level ground.
Gathered there were his many disciples and a large crowd of people from
all over the country who had come to hear him and to be healed of
diseases. People in the crowd tried to touch Jesus
because power came out of him that cured everyone
Jesus, please bless modern day apostles who
pray for the sick to be healed
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: May healing of the sick be a ministry which restores/renews the image of the Church in the world ... fulfilling the words of Francis McNutt that the healing ministry will lead to an immense spreading of the Good News.
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Queensland
(where I am from) has two teams in the 18-team Australian Football League. And
something happened yesterday that has rarely happened in recent years: both
teams won! GO LIIONS ... AND SUNS!
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun March 31
To make up for so much criticism I have posted about HK Customs, here
is a story on the other side of the fence: a 77 year old European man was
arrested at HK airport last year after being tricked on-line by Nigerian Drug
Lords to go from Europe to Sao Paolo, Brazil and bring a bag of drugs to HK.
Man's medical condition, a top legal team and a kind judge combined saw him
granted bail about a month ago (with myself going bail and surety for him). Last
night during a meal the man recalled how Customs officers from HK airport went
with him to the hotel where he was supposed to deliver the bag .... man even
spent a night at the hotel in case the bad guy showed up ... with Customs
officers sleeping on the floor! Next day, back at HK airport after a 3 hour
video statement was taken, a senior Customs officer took the man to a private
room and .... with tears in his eyes ... said "I'm sorry, but we have to
charge you" ... and man then spent the next 3 months in detention. What a
kind Customs officer! (and see
below!)
Pope in Morocco today: his visit to focus on dialogue and migrants
Georgia approves heart-beat abortion law
(notice how one critic calls this law "a death penalty for mothers"
... twisting the truth that abortion is a death penalty for babies)
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
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
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel Daring: Two brothers and their Good Father (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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When
I had meal last night with 78 year old European man out on bail after 3 months
detention, I gave him a beer .... and he said it was heavenly ... his first beer
this year!
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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 31st
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners 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 Nepal
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 30
Yesterday morning was spent at Lai King prison for young women.
Followed by an afternoon at Pik Uk prison for young men. I came away from both
places with the same mantra: "If only Customs and the police would go after
the Drug Bosses who are putting young people in prison". I also felt
renewed frustration at the fact that sometimes Customs not interested in asking
obvious in-depth questions when they arrest people at the airport.
Jesus, please give Pope Francis a safe trip to Morocco
today and tomorrow. (Pope is certainly doing his bit to promote friendship
between Muslims and Christians ... he was in UAE last month)
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ezra 4:
Having returned from exile, the Jews started to rebuild their temple in Jerusalem.
But some enemies of Israel
tried to frighten and dishearten the Jews
from rebuilding the temple.
Dear God, when anyone tries to
stop us from doing good, please give us courage to keep going
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
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Revelation
15.1-4:
Then I saw something great and wonderful:
those who had fought against the beast and won, were singing the Song of
the Lamb: "Great and wonderful are all your works,
Lord God almighty.
Just and true are all your ways,
King of nations.
All nations will come and adore you"
Jesus, may all the nations of the earth adore
you
Listen
Luke
6.6-11: On another Sabbath Jesus visited a prayer hall.
A man with a withered hand was in the prayer hall. Some religious leaders were watching to see if
Jesus would heal the man (since no work was allowed on the Sabbath, and
they regarded healing as work). Jesus knew what they were thinking, so
he said to the man with the withered hand "Stand up! Come out into
the middle of the hall".
He came out and stood there. Jesus then asked the leaders
"Is it against the law on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil; to
save life or to destroy it?" Then he said to the man with the withered hand
"Stretch out your hand". He stretched it out. It was healed.
The leaders were very angry. They
left the prayer hall
and began plotting how to get rid of Jesus
Jesus, please stop bad religious leaders from
misleading people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Some people are professional obstructionists (as in today's first reading). No matter what is proposed, they will oppose it. This is one reason why democracy doesn't work so well in many places - the obstructionists have too much influence.
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My faithful two-wheel trolley, which has been to Africa,
South America, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Australia, retired last Tuesday
and was replaced with a four-wheel vehicle. I couldn't bring myself to put the
old trolley in a rubbish container, so I gave it to a homeless man to help
him look after his few belongings.
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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 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners 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 Haiti
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 29
My faith in HK's court system took another blow at the Court of
Appeal yesterday morning when the appeal of a woman from South America was, in
my opinion, treated very unfairly. I walked away thinking "what's the use
of coming to this building? I'd be better off spending my time visiting
prisons".
Taiwan's Tsai warns of lessons from
HK
- democracy is inherently
incompatible with Communist system
Britain 'concerned' at erosion of HK's autonomy
Pope
to visit Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius in September
Fridays
of Lent:
Prayer before a Crucifix
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Ezra 2-3: About
50,000 Jews returned to Israel after 70
years of exile in Babylon. The
returnees gathered in Jerusalem for worship. They were overcome with joy.
Dear God, please help all
exiles return to their homeland
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
Revelation
14.6-13:
I saw an angel flying high in the sky,
sent to announce
the Good News of eternity to every nation, race, language and tribe. He was calling: "Honor God and praise him.
Worship the maker of heaven and earth and sea.
The time has come for him to judge the world". A voice from heaven said to me
"Happy are those who are the Lord's friends when they
die. Now
they can rejoice for ever,
since their good deeds go with them".
Jesus, may I live, grow and die in your
friendship
Listen
Luke
6.1-5: One Sabbath day Jesus and his disciples were walking through a
cornfield. The disciples were hungry. They picked some ears of corn
and ate them. Picking corn on the Sabbath was regarded as unlawful by the
Pharisees.
So the Pharisees said to Jesus "Your disciples are
breaking the Sabbath law". Jesus replied "Don't you remember what King David and his
followers once did when they were hungry? They ate the Temple bread which
only the priests were allowed to eat. I am Master of the Sabbath".
Jesus, please help me understand that love is more important than law
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Jesus knew his Scriptures. He used Scripture to refute the religious leaders misuse of Scripture ... just as he used Scripture to refute Satan's misuse of Scripture in the desert.
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HK is "'sinking" so rapidly that websites like
this might not be allowed in the future. That means I might have a bit of free
time at night ... if I'm not required to attend "education" meetings?
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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 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners 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 Mauritania
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu March 28
A few years ago I used to visit the two men's prisons on Hei Ling
Chau Island on alternate weeks. But to my shame, my last visit was Easter last
year. Main reasons: need for increased visits to other prisons + anti-drug
campaign + time at High Court etc. Well, yesterday I finally got back to
HLC - to section "18C" where I shook hands with around 300 men (80% of
them local Chinese men) and gave out many copies of the Simple Bible and other
books (following usual practice: at request of prisoners ... I put their numbers
on the front cover, then gave the books to Welfare officers to
distribute). Please God I can visit HLC more often in the future. It's a
place where I should be more often.
On leaving the prison I was thinking about Jesus' words: "I was in prison and you visited me". And I thought how these words are very different from "I was hungry/thirsty/naked/homeless and you helped me". Difference being that the hungry etc are usually good and innocent people ... whereas those in prison are usually "bad" and guilty people. c.f. Jesus' over the top love
'Communists have infiltrated
HK govt service, police'
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Ezra
1:
After the Jewish
people had been in Babylon about 70 years,
the Lord moved the heart of the king of Persia
to free the Jews. The king also told the
Jews to re-build their temple in Jerusalem.
Dear
Lord, please give freedom to all the peoples of the world
Recording
Psalm 93: The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed,
he has girded himself with power. The world you made firm, not to be moved.
From all eternity, O Lord, you are. The oceans and coastlines of the world
are majestic and powerful. But greater than the roar of mighty waters,
more glorious than the surging of the sea
is the Lord on high.
Such a Lord, such a Creator, such a God. Truly your decrees are to be trusted.
Holiness is fitting to your house
O Lord, always and everywhere.
We praise you, Lord, our
Creator
Recording
Revelation 13.2-12: The dragon gave authority and power to a beast
with seven heads.
For a time, the beast waged war on the saints. Then I saw a second beast. It was a servant of
the first beast, and made people everywhere worship the first beast.
Father, Son and Holy Spirit - may people
worship you,
and not worship Satan and the two beasts
Listen
Luke
5.27-32: As Jesus walked along, he noticed a tax
collector sitting by the customs house. The collector's name was Levi
(Matthew). Jesus said to him "Follow me".
Leaving everything, he got up and went with Jesus. In Jesus' honor Levi
held a banquet in his house. Many tax collectors and social outcasts
were present. The religious leaders complained "Why do
you eat and drink with tax collectors and outcasts?" Jesus replied "It is not those who are
well who need the doctor, but the sick. I have come to call sinners, not
the virtuous, to repentance".
Jesus, thank you for befriending people who
were looked down on.
Please help me do likewise
Listen
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Video of pontiff trying to avoid having his ring kissed goes viral
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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 March 27
Saudi sisters leave HK on humanitarian visas
and Snowden's guardian granted asylum by Canada
HK01 Written and video reports, in Chinese and English, about
Malaysian drug mules in HK - here: 01(won't
open in IE) 02
03
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Chris McDonnell
A light in the darkness
'Maybe death isn't darkness after all but so much light, wrapping itself around
us'.
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
2 Kings 21-25:
Josiah king of Judah was a good leader who
loved the Lord
and promoted religious reform. But most other
kings of Judah and Israel at
this time
were not good. The country was invaded by the king of Babylon
who deported most of the population to Babylon.
Only the poorest people in the countryside were left behind.
Dear God, please give the
world good leaders
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
Revelation
12.7-14: Then war broke out in heaven. Michael and his
angels fought the dragon and his angels. Michael
won. Satan and his followers were driven out of heaven.
The
great dragon, the serpent, known as the Devil or Satan,
was hurled down to earth. His angels were hurled down with him. The
dragon began to make war on the children of the Woman
- those who obey God and bear witness to Jesus.
Jesus,
may your holy angels protect us from Satan
Listen
Luke
5.17-26: God's power was on display when Jesus healed
people.
People came from far and near to hear him teach, and to ask for healing. One day some people carried a paralyzed
man through a crowd to Jesus. The man was on a stretcher. Jesus knew that these people believed he could
help them,
so he said to the paralyzed man "My friend, your sins are
forgiven". Some religious leaders in the crowd were
thinking to themselves
that Jesus was wrong to say he could forgive sins. So Jesus said to the leaders "Which is
easier:
to say 'Your sins are forgiven', or to say 'Get up and walk'?"
Then to prove that he had authority to forgive
sins, he said to the paralyzed man "Get up, pick up your bed and go
home". The man got up, picked up his stretcher and
went home.
The crowd praised God for what they had seen
Jesus, please give me more faith
in your power to forgive, your power to heal
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Today's Gospel records one of the rare occasions when Jesus said there was a link between sickness and sin
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Very tired parent, remembering words of Psalm 92, above,
prayed: "Lord, I am so tired. Even a bit of tame
ox strength would be much appreciated"!
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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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