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In some places this might be called a rebellion? or coup? Or at
least an occupying protest?
James To elected extradition panel
chair
Legislator
in hospital custodial ward (and
see my comment - M. Ricci)
Human society under urgent threat from loss of Earth's natural life
Pope's
words to First Communion children in Bulgaria
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judith
14-16: At daybreak the Jews attacked the Assyrian
camp.
When the Assyrians realized that Holofernes was dead,
they panicked and fled. The Jews gave thanks to God for all that
Judith had done. Judith praised the God of Israel for rescuing
the Jews: "Lord you are great, you are glorious,
wonderfully strong, unconquerable.
May all peoples love and serve you."
Dear God, thank you for the
story of Judith.
Please help me imitate her faith
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
119: They are happy who follow God's word,
those who seek God with all their hearts. How can young people avoid evil?
By seeking you and obeying you, Lord. Open my eyes, Lord, that I may understand the beauty of your word.
Lord, when I'm worried or in trouble,
your word revives me and gives me strength. Lord, keep my eyes from what is false.
Bend my heart to your word and not to love of gain. The word from your mouth means more to me
than silver and gold. The unfolding of your word gives light
and teaches simple people.
Lord, thank you for your word
which gives peace to our hearts
Listen
Acts
4.13-22:
The religious leaders were astonished that
two uneducated men like Peter and John could speak so confidently. The
leaders also realized that a miracle had taken place: the crippled man was
standing next to Peter and John. The leaders gave Peter and John a formal legal
warning not to speak in future about Jesus.
Peter and John replied "Which is right? To obey you, or obey God? We
cannot stop proclaiming what we have seen and heard". The leaders released the two apostles. They
were afraid to punish them since all the people were giving glory to God
for the miracle that had happened
Jesus, please help me obey you always
Listen
Luke
9.22-25:
Jesus now began explaining to his disciples
how he would suffer, die and rise from the dead. He also said "If you want to be my disciple, you must deny yourself,
take up your own cross, and follow me. Selfishness will ruin your life.
Self-sacrificing will bless your life. What use is it to have everything in this
world
yet miss out on Heaven?"
Jesus, please help me find my life by losing
it in service of others
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: In 1984 former
Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies said "What our world needs is not
some economist's theory, but a
great mood of unselfishness"
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Welfare at one prison unable to phone inmate's family to
let them know he was being transferred to another prison. Yesterday I was able
to make a phone call ... to inmate's girl friend. When I said her BF was going
to Tai Lam she asked where was that (she's from Indonesia). I said "near
Tuen Mun ... there's a men's prison and a women's prison there". She
replied in all seriousness "Does that mean my BF will be with women
prisoners?"!
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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 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon May 6
Photo of breakfast
after yesterday's 8.30am Mass with Ms Wong, Ms Leung, Ms Lee & Ms Cheung
China's overseas Confucius Institutes pose
powerful threat to academic freedom
100th anniversary of the May Fourth
Movement - How China buried "Mr Democracy"
Pope in
Bulgaria yesterday and North Macedonia today - Jesus,
please keep him safe!
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judith
13: When the banquet was over at a late hour,
Judith was alone with Holofernes in his tent.
Holofernes lay drunk on his bed.
After praying to God for strength,
Judith used Holofernes' sword to cut off his head. She went outside and gave the head to her
maid.
Her maid put the head in her bag. Judith and her maid then left the camp
as they usually did when they went to pray early in the morning. They went straight to Bethulia and showed
Holofernes' head to the people. The people were overcome with joy
and praised God for what he had done by the hand of a woman.
Dear God, please give people
the courage to confront injustice
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
118: Give thanks to the Lord for he is good.
His love has no end. Let the sons of Israel say:
"His love has no end." Let those who honor the Lord say:
"His love has no end." It is better to take refuge in the Lord than
to trust in humans.
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. I was falling, falling, falling,
but the Lord was my helper. The Lord is my strength and my song.
He is my saviour. The Lord's right hand has triumphed.
His right hand has raised me up. I shall not die, I shall live
and recount all his deeds. The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone. This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes. This day was made by the Lord.
We rejoice and are glad.
Lord, we give thanks to you,
for you are good.
Your love has no end
01 02
Acts
4.1-12: While Peter was
talking to the crowd, some religious leaders and soldiers came and arrested
Peter and John. The next day the leaders
held a meeting and asked the prisoners: "By what power and by whose name
did you heal the crippled beggar?" Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit,
replied "The cripple is able to
stand up perfectly healthy because he was healed by Jesus the Nazarene,
the one you crucified, whom God raised from the dead. Salvation
comes no other way. Only by the name of Jesus can we be
saved".
Jesus, your name means "God saves", you
are indeed the Saviour
of the world
Listen
Luke
9.18-21: One day Jesus asked his disciples
"Who do people say I am?" The disciples replied "Some people say
you are one of the famous prophets come back to life". Jesus then asked them
"And what about you. Who do you say I am?" Peter answered
"You are the Anointed One of God".
Jesus, please help more and more people know
you and love you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: When men find it impossible to solve a problem, ask a woman (first reading)
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To
go with first reading ... not a drop of blood on body/bed
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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 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 Liberia
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun May 5
Yesterday after the usual monthly Mass at Queen Elizabeth Hospital for
volunteers and for mourning families, I visited the hospital's custodial ward
and also one prisoner in an open ward. Then I used a taxi to collect an elderly
prisoner on bail ... for a meal at Notre Dame in Kowloon City ... with another
taxi to take him back to the place where he is staying .... the whole afternoon
being greatly distracted by a football match in Brisbane where my team the
Lions defeated the Sydney Swans (for the first time in 10 years!)
Happy Ramadan:
Jesus, please give Pope Francis a safe trip to Bulgaria and North Macedonia today!
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c.f. readings for Easter 3
Acts 5.21-23: When the leaders had their big meeting later
that same morning, they sent for the apostles to be brought from prison. The police went to the prison, then came back
and reported to the leaders "We found that the prison was properly
locked, and the guards were on duty. But when we unlocked the door, there
was no one inside". Then a man arrived at the meeting with the
news "At this very moment, the men you imprisoned are now in the
Temple preaching to the people". The police again arrested the apostles and
brought them to the meeting.
When the main religious leader reminded them of his previous warning not
to preach, Peter and the apostles replied "Obedience to God comes
before obedience to men. God raised Jesus up to be the Savior. We are
witnesses to this, we and the Holy Spirit whom God gives to those who obey
him". This made the leaders so angry that they
wanted to kill the apostles.
Jesus, please help me put obedience to you
before all other obediences
01
02
Psalms
29-30: The Lord gives us strength, the Lord blesses
us with peace.
Thank you, Lord, for so often helping and healing me.
I cried to you when sickness surrounded me, and you healed me. You changed my mourning into dancing.
So I will thank you always.
Thank you, Lord, for all the
times you have healed me
Listen
Revelation
5.11-14:
I heard the sound of an immense number of
angels gathered around God's throne. There were 10,000 times 10,000 of
them, shouting:
"The Lamb that was sacrificed is worthy to be given power,
riches, wisdom, strength, honor, glory and blessing". I heard all living things in creation -
angels, people, animals - crying out: "To the One sitting on the
throne and to the Lamb, be all praise, honor, glory and power for ever and
ever"
"Thou are worthy, Thou art worthy, Thou
are worthy O Lord,
to receive glory, glory and honor, glory and honor and power"
Listen
John
21.1-14: Jesus also appeared to the disciples at the
Sea of Galilee, when Peter, John and 5 other disciples were fishing. They
had spent all night in their boat, but had caught nothing. In the morning, Jesus stood on the shore,
though the disciples did not recognize him. He called out "Lower your
net on the right side of the boat". Immediately the net filled with fish. John
realized that the man on the shore was Jesus. John said to Peter "It
is the Lord", and they returned to the shore, which was only about
100 meters away. The net had 153 big fish, but did not break. Jesus had prepared some bread. He also had
some fish cooking on a charcoal fire. He said "Come and have
breakfast"
Jesus, Risen Lord, without you, no fish. With
you, 153 fish. Please help me be more aware of your presence in my life
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Not just a few fish, but 153. So, same reflection as yesterday: Whether it was changing water to wine or multiplying loaves and fish, Jesus was the opposite of stingy
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel Daring: Joy comes in the morning (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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Only
yesterday when visiting a certain prisoner (... let the HK reader understand
...) did I realise the significance of the color of the strap which I use to
hang my prison pass around my neck ... yellow!
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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 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 Mozambique
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 May 4
Yesterday I was at Lai Chi Kok men's prison for about 7 hours,
with the final hour spent in the prison's hospital section which is most
professionally staffed by CSD officers who are trained nurses. Each of HK's
prison has its own hospital section. Only difference between men's and women's
prisons is that the latter have a maternity section!
Today
is the 100th
Anniversary of the
May 4 Movement which saw China's emerging leaders turn to Marxism because
China was treated so shamefully at the Treaty of Marseilles. See my 2016 article
Are
HK students radicalised?
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judith
12: Holofernes allowed Judith and her maid to
stay in a special tent each night, and each morning to go to a spring near
Bethulia to wash and pray.
After 3 days, Holofernes held a banquet for his staff.
He invited Judith to the banquet with the aim of seducing her. Holofernes was so captivated by Judith's
beauty
that he kept on drinking wine until he was drunk. All the while Judith kept praying to God for
strength and help.
Dear God, please give me
a bit more of Judith's faith and courage
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
117: O Praise the Lord, all you
nations.
Acclaim him, all you peoples! Strong is his love for us.
He is faithful for ever. May all the nations love and
praise you, Lord
Listen
Acts
3.9-16:
When people saw the former crippled man
walking, they couldn't believe their eyes. So Peter said to them "Why
are you so surprised? Do you think John and I made this cripple walk? It is by our faith in Jesus that this man has
been restored to health. Jesus is the Holy One, the Just One, the
Prince of Life whom you handed over to Pilate for crucifixion. But God
raised him from the dead
Jesus, Prince of Life, please increase my
faith in you. Please give me a faith that can bring your healing to
handicapped people
Listen
Luke
9.10-17: Once after Jesus had been healing and teaching
all afternoon, his disciples said to him
"It's getting late and the people need to go and eat".
Jesus answered "They don't need to go. You feed them".
The disciples replied "We have only 5 loaves and 2 fish". Jesus got the people to sit on the grass.
There were about 20,000 of them.
Then he blessed the loaves and fish. He handed the loaves and fish to his
disciples.
His disciples gave them to the crowd.
Everyone had plenty to eat.
They even had 12 baskets of leftovers.
Jesus, please make
leaders do more to help
the starving people of the world
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Whether it was changing water to wine or multiplying loaves and fish, Jesus was the opposite of stingy
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As I walked from Lai Chi Kok MTR (Metro) station to LCK
men's prison yesterday I noticed the G/F of a newly-renovated building has
opened a new business: car parking ... with machines that let one car be parked
on top of another!
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri May 3
Yesterday was a prisoner message day for me: in the morning I went to nearby
Queen Elizabeth Hospital to collect a prisoner's medical report ... then on the
way home went to a bookstore for something for a prisoner .... then from a photo
shop collected some family photos for an African woman starting a long prison
sentence (see menu of May 1, below). Photos from a W/App message sent to me by
her husband in Nigeria. In the afternoon I went to the Open University of HK for
the course registration of a prisoner, then to the Chinese University of HK
office in Tsim Sha Tsui for a similar registration .... stopping for a while on
the way home at Rosary Church where I seemed to hear Jesus say: "I was in
prison .... and you went on messages for me"
If
this had happened in HK, they would now be in prison:
Elderly
Melbourne couple mistakenly sign for parcel of drugs
HK
democracy movement is back, thanks to govt extradition bill
If we think we have problems, see how small they become when we
check this
MSF report from Libya
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Bible
Judith 11: Judith was very clever when she spoke to
Holofernes.
She told him that the Jews would be abandoned by God
if they broke God's laws. She said that the Jews planned to
break God's laws
in a few days by eating consecrated foods. She said she would monitor the
situation each day and let Holofernes know when the Jews were abandoned by
God and ready to be attacked by Holofernes. Judith's words and beauty won
over Holofernes and his staff
and they agreed to her suggestions.
Dear God, please give us wisdom
and tact
for dealing with difficult people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
116: I love the Lord for he has heard the cry of
my appeal.
He turned his ear to me in the day when I called him. They surrounded me, sorrow, distress and the
snares of death.
I was helpless, so the Lord saved me. Calm down my soul, for the Lord has been good.
I will walk in the presence of the Lord in the land of the living. How can I repay the Lord for his goodness to
me?
The cup of salvation I will raise to thank the Lord. O precious in the eyes of the Lord is the
death of his faithful.
Lord, you have loosened my bonds. I am your servant.
Thank you, Lord, for all your
goodness to me
Listen
Acts 3.1-10:
One afternoon about 3pm, Peter and John
went to the Temple for prayer. A beggar asked them for money. He was
crippled from birth. Peter said to him "I don't have any
silver or gold. But I do have something to give you: in the name of Jesus
Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!" Peter then took him by the hand and helped him
to stand up. Immediately, his feet and ankles became firm and he could
walk.
He was so happy he started jumping around. He went into the Temple,
praising God
Jesus, there are so many crippled people in
the world. Please heal them
Listen
John
1.35-51 (for
Feast of Sts Philip &
James, apostles):
John the Baptist told his disciples Andrew and
John that Jesus was the Chosen One of God. Andrew and John then followed
Jesus. Andrew took his brother Simon to Jesus. Jesus changed Simon's name to
Peter, and Peter followed Jesus. Jesus met Philip
and said to him "Follow me". Philip called one more man,
Nathanael (Bartholomew) and said to him "we have found the one Moses and
the prophets wrote about. He is Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth".
Jesus, please help me introduce more people
to know and love you
Recording
Reflection
on the above Bible readings: Wikipedia
- Philip
the Apostle
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Disabled, sick won't need to rise for
anthem. What about people in
graves?
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu May 2
Since
Customs/police in HK are unable/unwilling to take action against this Nigerian Drug
Lord who is responsible for many drug mules coming to HK from Malaysia, his file is now public: Jackie
file
Photos from April 8 launch (which I attended) of "China in Life's
Foreground" by Audrey
Donnithrone - here
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Bible
Judith 10: Judith put on her most beautiful clothes and
jewelry.
Then she and her maid headed for the Assyrian
camp. She told the Assyrian soldiers that she was
fleeing from Bethulia since it would soon be attacked. She said she wanted to give Holofernes some
important information. The soldiers took her to meet Holofernes.
Dear God, please give us the
courage of Judith
Recording
Psalms 114-115: When Israel came out of Egypt,
Jacob's descendents from an alien people, Judah became the Lord's temple,
Israel became his kingdom. Descendents of Israel, trust in the Lord.
He is our help and our shield. To you may the Lord grant increase,
to you and all your children. May you be blessed by the Lord,
the maker of heaven and earth.
Thank you, Lord, for all your
blessings
Recording
Acts
2.37-47: The crowd was deeply moved by Peter's words,
and asked "What should we do?" Peter replied
"You must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then
you too will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit". That day about
3,000 people were baptized. These remained faithful to the teaching of the
apostles, to a life of sharing and
caring, to the Breaking of Bread, and to
prayer. Many miracles were worked by the apostles, and
this made a deep impression on everyone. Each day the Lord added new
members to their group
Jesus, please help me remain faithful to the
Christian way of life
Listen
Luke
9.1-6: Jesus called the 12 apostles together.
He
gave them power and authority to cast out devils and to heal sick people.
He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. So they set out and went from village to
village proclaiming the Good News and healing sick people
Jesus, help me understand how some
people have a special gift for healing sick people .... and how I can
better pray to heal sick people
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Healing the sick should be a basic ingredient of all Christian ministry
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Re
L. Day yesterday I learnt a few things from Google:
Labor vs. Labour:
There is no difference in meaning between labor
and labour. Labor is
the preferred spelling in American English, and labour is
preferred throughout the rest of the English-speaking world. One exception: In
Australia, the American spelling is used in reference to the Australian Labor
Party. The ALP adopted the formal name "Australian Labour
Party" in
1908, but changed the spelling to "Labor" in 1912
...
influenced
by the United States labor movement
...
and a
prominent figure in the early history of the party, the American-born King
O'Malley, was successful in having the spelling "modernised".
(ALP = American Labor Party?!)
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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 2nd 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed May 1
Well done, HK Customs!
Another
80kg of cocaine seized
Above article has link to this story: Arrest
of Nigerian woman with half a kg of cocaine in her body. Turns
out the woman has 5 young children ... and a husband sick in hospital ...
desperate for money .... "friend"(?) put her in touch with a Nigerian
Drug Lord in HK who arranged her trip to HK. Her first ever trip outside
Nigeria. Today is birthday of her youngest, aged 4. My heart goes out to this
poor woman and her dear family.
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Chris McDonnell
A raging fire storm in the heart of Paris
The cool grandeur of our cathedrals offers a space for those of faith and for
those still searching
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c.f. readings for St Joseph the Worker (For International Labor Day)
Genesis
1-2: God made the world. God made
the sun, the moon and the stars....the whole universe. God said "Let
there be light" and there was light. God made the earth with all its plants
and trees and animals and fish and birds. God made the first people.....the
first man and first woman. God made them in his own image and said to them
"Be fruitful, multiply and fill the earth." God saw all that
he had made, and all of it was good, very good.
Dear God, thank you for making such a beautiful
world!
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
90: O Lord you have been our refuge from
one generation to the next. Before the earth or the world existed, you are God,
without beginning or end. For you, a thousand years are like yesterday, come
and gone so quickly. We humans have a short life, our life is over like a sigh.
Our span is 70 years, or 80 for those who are strong. Make us know the shortness
of our life, that we may gain wisdom of heart. In the morning, fill us with your
love. Give success to the work
of our hands.
Lord, help us realize the shortness of our life,
that we may live our lives more wisely
Recording
Colossians
3.18 - 4.1:
Wives and husbands, understand and
support each other. Children, be obedient to your parents. Parents, treat your
children fairly or else they will rebel. Slaves, be obedient and respectful to
your owners. Offer up your work to
the Lord, our Heavenly Owner. Owners, be just and fair to your slaves. Remember
your Heavenly Owner.
Jesus, help families to live together in
harmony
Recording
Matthew
13.53-58: One day Jesus went to Nazareth,
his home town. In the prayer hall there he taught the local people. But the
local people would not accept him. They said "Where did he get such
wisdom and miraculous power? He is just a
carpenter's son. His mother is that woman
called Mary. His brothers are James, Joseph, Simon and Jude. His sisters are
here, too. He's nobody special." Jesus said to them "A prophet
is despised only in his own country and his own house". And he did not work
many miracles there because of their lack of faith.
Jesus, please give me more faith in you .... and
don't let me reject people
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: On this International Workers/Labor Day, may the example of the carpenter whom Jesus called "father" help us to offer up our work as a prayer to the Lord ... like a woman who used to pray "Jesus, I don't really like washing and ironing, but I offer it up as a prayer asking that you would keep my family safe".
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For International Labor Day:
Pope John XXIII was once asked how many people worked at the Vatican.
"About half of them" he replied
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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 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, 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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