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Tues April 9
During meals over the past week I watched this video - an excellent
summary of the famous Tang Dynasty period ... a time when the biggest country in
Europe had a population of 3 million, while China had a population of 70
million: The
Daming Palace &Tang Dynasty (618 - 907 AD) 唐朝大明宫
Last
night I was privileged to be a guest at the HK launch of China
in Life's Foreground, the autobiography of 96 year old Professor
Audrey Donnithorne who was born in Sichuan, who is one of the world's
greatest authorities on China ... and who was assisted in 1987 in HK by myself
and two others to establish the NGO Aitece
which has sent more than 400 teachers to China (with 19 in China this year). At
the book launch I met a number of most interesting people, like Dr Helen Tinsley
who in her retirement serves a HK
University one-stop information network for special needs children, and
Martin Alexander, Editor in Chief of Asia
Literary Review (this last link will
not open in IE)
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: A Great Wall to protect HK from Beijing. It's on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
China's
relentless persecution of ethnic minorities abroad
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Tobit
1: Tobit was a Jewish
exile living in the city of Nineveh in Assyria.
Even though other
Jewish exiles, even his own relatives,
neglected their religion, Tobit stayed loyal to
God.
Tobit also cared for
the poor and hungry.
And he made a special practice of burying the dead.
Dear
God, please help me to be like Tobit:
loyal to you and caring for the poor
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
103: My soul, give thanks to the Lord.
All my being, bless his holy name. My soul, give thanks to the Lord
and never forget all his blessings. It is he who forgives all your guilt,
who heals every one of your ills. It is he who fills your life with good things,
renewing your youth like an eagle's life. The Lord is compassion and
love,
slow to anger and rich in mercy. As the heavens are high above the earth
so strong is his love for those who love him. As far as the East is from the West,
so far does he remove our sins. As a father has compassion on his
children,
the Lord has pity on all who love and honor him. Give thanks to the Lord, all his angels,
who heed the voice of his word. Give thanks to the Lord, everyone and
everything.
My soul, give thanks to the Lord!
Thank you, Lord, for your love
and compassion
Listen
Revelation
22.1-5:
Then an angel showed me the River of Life,
flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb, flowing crystal-clear through the middle of the city.
Here God's servants will worship him.
They will see him face to face,
and his name will be written on their foreheads. It will never be night again.
They will not need lamplight or sunlight,
because the Lord God will be shining on them
Jesus, may your name be written on my forehead
Listen
Luke
7.18-30:
John the Baptist, imprisoned by King Herod,
heard the news about Jesus. John sent two of his friends to
ask Jesus "Are you the promised One?" Jesus replied "Go and tell John
what you have seen today: the blind see again, the lame walk, lepers are
cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is
proclaimed to the poor". Jesus then spoke to the people about John:
"Everyone who accepted baptism from John acknowledged God's plan. But
by refusing baptism from him, the religious leaders thwarted what God had
in mind for them"
Jesus, please don't let me do anything to
thwart your plan for my life
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: In today's world there's a need for more people like Tobit. May his example give us courage to stay loyal to God .... and to care for the poor.
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From
"China in Life's Foreground" by Audrey Donnithorne, from the
Foreword: Anyone who has been in a HK taxi with Audrey Donnithorne and
noted the reaction of the unsuspecting driver to her directions issued in a
fluent stream of Sichuan-accented Mandarin, with just a dash of Oxford, will
know that this is no ordinary woman
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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 9th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Henan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 9th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Central African Republic
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon April 8
??? Last Thursday night I made a late visit
to HK airport where I was allowed to give a little money to a man from South
America who was being deported from HK after a charge of not renewing his HKID
card was dropped against him ... and after he was tortured at a HK police
station ... and after police visited him during one of his 5 subsequent hospital
stays re metal that had been put into his stomach by police via a tube shoved
down his throat. Last night I received an email from the man to say he is safely
back in South America, so I can post this info .... including a short audio
recording from HK airport - made on Thursday night as the man and I had a quick
chat, surrounded by five male immigration officers, as he was being expelled
from HK with only a few items of clothing in a plastic bag and not one cent to his name:
here (
YouTube)
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Nehemiah
7-13:
The wall of Jerusalem was finally rebuilt
and doors were set in place in the wall.
In the seventh month of the lunar calendar
Nehemiah assembled all the people
and read to them the Book of the Law of Moses. This was the first time that most of the
people
had heard the words of Moses' Book. The people were grateful to God
and praised him with great happiness. The people also promised God
that they would serve him more faithfully in the future. But
while Nehemiah was away on a visit to the king
the people and leaders became careless about the Law. When
Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem
he brought the people back to proper observance of the Law
Dear God, may we find joy and
strength in reading the Bible
and may the world have more good leaders like Nehemiah
Psalm
102: O Lord, listen to my
prayer in my distress.
Do not hide your face from me. For my days are
vanishing like smoke,
my bones burn away like a fire. I forget to eat my
bread.
My skin clings to my bones. All day long my foes
revile me.
Those who hate me use my name as a curse. But you, O Lord, will
endure for ever.
You will arise and have mercy on Sion. You will hear the
groans of the prisoners
and free those condemned to die. I pray to you: "Do
not take me away before my time has come,
you whose days last from age to age.
Lord, please help people who
are in great distress
Listen
Revelation
21.10-23: I saw the Holy City, the New
Jerusalem,
coming down from God out of heaven. It had God's glory, and glittered like
a precious diamond. There was no temple in the city, since the
Lord God and the Lamb were themselves the temple. The city did not need sun or moon for
light, since it was lit by the radiant glory of God and of the Lamb
Jesus, Light of the world, Light of Heaven, we
adore you, Lord!
Listen
Luke
7.11-17: Jesus and his disciples went to a town called
Nain. Many other people went with them. As they reached the town, a
dead man was being carried out for burial, the only son of his mother, and
she was a widow. When the Lord saw her, he felt sorry for her.
"Do not cry" he said. Then he said "Young man, I tell you
to get up". The dead man sat up and began to talk, and
Jesus gave him to his mother. Everyone was filled with awe and praised God
saying "A great prophet has appeared among us. God has visited his
people"
Jesus, please give me the faith to pray that
dead people will come back to life - you who once told your disciples
"to raise the dead"
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: For Jesus, no situation is hopeless
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They did it again: the two Queensland teams in the Australian
Football League (Lions and Suns) both won on the weekend. I can't remember this
ever happening before on two consecutive weekends!
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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 8th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Heilongjiang
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 8th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Sierrra
Leone
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun April 7
Yesterday morning I had a meeting to do with my anti-drug campaign, then after the usual 3pm monthly Mass at Queen Elizabeth Hospital for volunteers and special families, I visited the hospital's custodial ward and some open wards .... before getting a taxi to collect a 78 year old European man out on bail and taking him to Notre Dame College in Kowloon City for an O.M.I. meal ... all the while being greatly distracted by a most exciting game of football in Brisbane which the Lions won in the final few minutes
Pope
asks anti-trafficking nun to write meditations for Stations of Cross
Email
from Mass Resistance to HK Justice Secretary re Gay agenda
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c.f. readings for Lent 5
Isaiah 43-45: The Lord says:
Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you.
I have called you by your name, you are mine. If you travel over the seas, I will be with
you.
If you travel on great rivers, I will protect you. For I am the Lord, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your savior. They are ignorant, those who carry around an idol made of wood,
those who pray to a lump of wood that cannot hear. Turn to me and be saved
all peoples of the world.
Lord, please help me be more
aware of your protection
each day and night
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 126: When the Lord delivered Zion from bondage,
it seemed like a dream.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
on our lips there were songs. What marvels the Lord worked for us.
Indeed we were glad. Those who are sowing in tears
will sing when they reap. They go out, full of tears, carrying seed for
the sowing.
They come back, full of song, carrying their sheaves.
Dear God, please bless all
people who are sorrowful as they work
Listen
Philippians
3.7-11: Because of Christ, I have come to consider
all my former advantages as a scholar as disadvantages. Nothing is more important than knowing Christ
Jesus my Lord. For him I have accepted the loss of
everything, and I look on everything as so much rubbish if only I can have
Christ. All I want is to know Christ and the power of
his resurrection.
I want to share his sufferings by carrying the Cross with him. This is the way I can hope to receive eternal
life.
Christ Jesus my Lord, knowing you is No. 1
Listen
John
8.1-11: While Jesus was teaching in the Temple, the
religious leaders brought to him a women who had been caught committing
adultery. The leaders said to Jesus "According to
the Law of Moses, this woman should be stoned to death. What do you
say?" They said this to test him, looking for something
to use against him. Jesus bent down and started writing on the
ground with his finger. Since they kept up their questioning, he looked up
and said to them "If there is one of you who has not sinned, let him
be the first to cast a stone". Then he kept writing on the ground. The leaders went away, beginning with the
eldest, until Jesus was left alone with the woman. Jesus said to her
"Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you? "No one, sir", she replied.
"Neither do I condemn you", said Jesus. "Go and don't sin
any more"
Jesus, what did you write on the ground? The
leaders' sins? "If you, O Lord, should write a record of our sins, who could
claim innocence?"
(Psalm 130)
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: When Jesus scribbled on the ground
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel Daring: God is doing something new (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: student once asked teacher "Does adultery
mean becoming an adult?"
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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 7th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hebei
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 7th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Burkina Faso
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 April 6
US lawmakers slam HK extradition bill
(HK Security Bureau is like an out-of-control locomotive?)
I watched this during meals recently. Some propaganda but mostly very
interesting info:
A history of the Great
Wall
Snowden's
moving words about the refugees (who helped him in HK) now in Canada
(in the same way that Mandela became President of South Africa, I hope Snowden
can become President of the US)
Missionaries
bat off threats to aid poor Filipinos
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Nehemiah
6: As Nehemiah and the Jews rebuilt the wall
some people continued to obstruct them. But with God's help the wall was
finished in 52 days.
Dear God, please help us do
your work, despite difficulties
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
101: My song is of mercy and justice.
I sing to you, O Lord. I will try to walk with blameless
heart.
I will try to give my attention to what is good, not what is bad. People who slander others, people of proud
looks,
these will not be my friends.
People who are good and do good,
these will be my friends.
Dear Lord, please help me to
avoid bad company
Listen
Revelation
21.5-8:
Then the One sitting on the throne said
"Now I am making the whole of creation
new.
I am the Beginning and the End. I give Eternal Life to all who die in my
friendship. But for those whose evil deeds have removed
themselves from my friendship, there is Eternal Death"
Jesus, have mercy on people who are rejecting your
friendship
Listen
Luke
7.1-10: Jesus went to the town of Capernaum. In the
town there was a Roman soldier, a centurion, who had a dear servant who
has sick and close to death. Having heard about Jesus, the centurion sent
some Jewish friends to ask Jesus to come and heal his servant. The Jewish friends said to Jesus "He
deserves this of you. He is friendly to our people. He is the one who
built our prayer hall". Jesus went with them, but before they
reached the house the centurion sent some servants with the message
"Sir, I am not worthy to receive you into my house. This is why I
didn't come to you personally. Just say a word, and my servant will
be healed". When Jesus heard these words, he said to the
crowd following him
"I have not found faith as great as this man's". When the messengers got back to the house,
they saw that the servant was healed and in perfect health
"Jesus, I am not worthy to receive
you. Say but the word and I shall be healed" (prayer
from Communion service)
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: So
much "reconstruction" needs to be done in our world/society/church ...
to repair walls/laws/trust etc. We need many people like Nehemiah, above.
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Sign on Jordan Road near my home: Food massage
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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 6th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hainan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 6th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Liberea
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri April 5
Ching
Ming Festival -
Risen Jesus, please give eternal life to all the dead!
Last night I made a late trip to airport to give some money to a man from Brazil
who was suddenly deported by immigration department without a cent in his
pocket. More about this on tomorrow's menu
Fridays
of Lent:
Prayer before a Crucifix
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Bible
Nehemiah 5:
The people were very poor and could not
pay their debts.
Therefore Nehemiah cancelled all debts owed by poor people. Nehemiah was a just and kind
leader.
He even used his own money to pay his expenses,
and never took the salary that he could have claimed.
Dear God, to reduce
government corruption in all countries,
please raise up more leaders like Nehemiah
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
100: Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.
Serve the Lord with gladness.
Come before him, singing for joy. Know that he, the Lord, is God. He made us, we
belong to him.
We are his people, the sheep of his flock. Go within his gates, giving thanks.
Enter his temple with songs of praise.
Give thanks to him and bless his name. Indeed, how good is the Lord,
eternal his merciful love.
He is faithful from age to age.
Dear Lord, please help us to
serve you with gladness
Listen
Revelation
21.1-4:
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth.
The first heaven and the first earth
had disappeared now, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem,
coming down from God out of heaven,
as beautiful as a bride all dressed for her husband. I heard a voice call from the throne: "You
see this city?
Here God lives among people. He will make his home among them. They shall
be his people. He will be their God.
His name is God-with-them. He will wipe away all tears from their
eyes.
There will be no more death, no more sadness.
The world of the past has gone.
Jesus, may the thought of heaven give us
courage here on earth
Listen
Luke
6.46-49: In his teaching, Jesus said "Why do you call
me 'Lord', yet do not do what I ask you to do? Anyone who comes to me and listens to my words
and puts them into practice is like a man who built his house on a solid
foundation. That house was so well
built that even floods could not damage it. But anyone who listens and does not put my
words into practice is like a man who built his house without a
foundation. As soon as floods came, the house collapsed"
Jesus, please help me put your words into
practice; help me apply them in my daily life
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: When individuals/groups/governments/nations abandon God's values of common sense and respect for life/marriage/rights etc, a collapse is on the horizon
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Yesterday morning I went to Tsim Sha Tsui to buy IDD cards
for prisoners, then to the Chinese University Centre and the HK Management
Association Centre to enrol prisoners for correspondence study courses. Quite a
bit of walking ... more than enough to make up for the
310 calories gained when I had green tea and a delicious bagel with cream
cheese at McDonald's as I set out on my trip!
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu April 4
Yesterday
morning I once again came away sad from the High Court after a kind judge who
usually gives generous discounts to defendants who have helped by anti-drug
campaign was forcefully reminded by a prosecution barrister that last year's
Court of Appeal ruling must strictly be followed: "Maximum of 3 months
discount for help to campaign". Judge reluctantly complied.
Chinese
authorities offer rewards to those who snitch on Christians
Story
of Egyptian refugee couple stranded in HK (I have met this couple. Husband,
a journalist, has bullet hole in right leg. They have been given refugee status
by the UN. They are hoping to go to some other country. Please email me for many
reports about their situation: jdwomi@gmail.com
)
From a
Caritas newsletter:
Last night, Treasurer Frydenberg handed down Budget
2019, announcing the sixth consecutive cut to Australian aid budget.
Australian Aid is at a new historic low - just 21 cents for every $100 of
income. At a time of great need, our ability to respond to humanitarian crises
and needs of our global family has been hobbled.
This is a bit dated, but excellent: (won't
open in IE)
Transnational
Drugs Trafficking from West Africa to Southeast Asia: A Case Study of Vietnam
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Bible
Nehemiah 1-4:
Nehemiah was cupbearer for the king of Persia.
He heard how the Jews who had returned to Jerusalem
were facing many difficulties. Nehemiah received permission from the king
to go to Jerusalem and help rebuild the city. Nehemiah then supervised the re-building of
Jerusalem's wall,
even though some foreigners in Jerusalem made fun of him. When the workers were ridiculed by foreigners,
Nehemiah said to the workers:
"Do not be afraid of them. Just keep your mind on the
Lord."
Dear God, please help us to do
what is right,
even if we meet ridicule and opposition
Recording
Psalm 99: The Lord is king. He is great in
Sion.
His power is seen throughout the world. Among his priests were Aaron, Moses and
Samuel.
They prayed to the Lord and he answered their call. Let peoples everywhere praise his name.
He is holy, full of power.
Lord, may all peoples
know and love you
Recording
Revelation 20.11-15: Then I saw God sitting on a great white throne.
I saw the dead, both great and small, standing
in front of his throne, while the Book of Life was opened, in which was
the record of everyone's life. Everyone was judged according to the way they
had lived. Then Death and Hades were thrown into a
burning lake.
This burning lake is the second death. Anyone whose name could not be found in the
Book of Life
was thrown into the burning lake
Jesus, may all near and dear to me, be in the
Book of Life
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 Bible readings: The older we become, the more aware of our own failings we become, the slower we should be to judge others
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Illegal hawker on stairs of Jordan Metro yesterday morning was
selling umbrellas. Not a good salesman. Shouldn't try to sell umbrellas on a
fine day when people don't need them! Sell on a wet day!
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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 4th 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 4th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mozambique
(esp. after cyclone)
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed April 3
Yesterday I was at Lo Wu women's prison from 10am to 6pm. The
last prisoner I met was a member of HK Catholic Diocese Justice and Peace
Commission! She is serving a one month sentence for courageouly taking a stand
against injustice in HK a few years ago ... followed by lengthy court cases.
When I saw she was holding a book I asked her what was the book about, so she
showed me the cover ... all in Chinese except the name of the author: Fr
Ron Rolheiser O.M.I. (who gave the O.M.I. retreat in HK some years ago)!
Summary of Pope's letter to young people
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Chris McDonnell
April, come she will
The prayers we learnt as a child remain with us, yet they are only the
soil in which our prayer life grows.
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Ezra
8-10: Before the Jews left Babylon,
Ezra had organized them to pray and fast for a safe
journey.
When the Jews reached Jerusalem,
Ezra dissolved any marriages that had been arranged with foreign
women while the Jews were in Babylon.
Dear God, please help us to
remember to pray for safety each time we set out on a journey
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
98: Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked
wonders.
His right hand has brought salvation. The Lord has made known his salvation.
He has shown his justice to the nations.
He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the
salvation of our God.
Shout to the Lord all the earth, ring out your joy. Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp,
with the sound of music. Let the sea, the world and all peoples
acclaim the King, the Lord. Let the rivers clap their hands
and the hills ring out their joy at the presence of the Lord, for he comes to rule the earth.
He will rule the world with justice
and the peoples with fairness.
Lord,
may all peoples in all countries know your love and goodness
Listen
Revelation
19.1-9: After this I heard the sound of a huge crowd
in heaven singing: "Alleluia! Victory and glory and power to our
God!" The sound of the crowd was like the
sound of the ocean
or the roar of thunder as they called out: "Alleluia! The reign of the Lord our God
the Almighty has begun.
Let us be glad and joyful, and give praise to God,
because this is the time for the marriage of the Lamb". And an angel said "Blessed are those who
are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb"
Jesus, even on this earth, may I start to hear
the sounds of heaven
Listen
Luke
6.27-38: Jesus said to the people
"Love your enemies. Do good to people who hate you. Pray for people
who are unkind to you. Treat others as you would like them to treat you.
Be compassionate as your heavenly Father is
compassionate. Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn,
and you will not be condemned. Grant pardon, and you will be pardoned. Give,
and there will be gifts for you. The amount you measure out is the amount
you will be given back"
Jesus, bless ....(name)....who was
unkind to me
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: "People who throw mud lose ground"
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Usually at Lo Wu women's prison I sit at a table when I
visit each workroom .... and people come one by one. But yesterday I was running
late (after needing 3 hours to hand in items for prisoners and receive one hand
out from a prisoner) so I followed Plan B: no table/chairs ... stay standing ...
to encourage short chats only!
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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 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, 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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