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Tues June 4
Tonight
I plan to attend the 30th Anniversary June 4 gathering. Why?
Well, for 29 years I have never taken part in the June 4 gathering - I felt it
was best for me not to take part since I had once worked in China etc. But now
the situation has changed dramatically. Hong Kong is in danger. If the
extradition law is changed on June 12, a huge nail will be driven into the
coffin of HK freedom. This is not a time to think about one's own convenience.
As legendary democratic leader Martin Lee says: At a time like this, when HK
govt leaders are not listing to the people of HK (... just listening to Beijing
...) the only thing ordinary people can do is take to the streets. Tonight is
one chance to show our concern for democratic freedoms; Sunday June 9 is another
(a protest march against the extradition law).
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: June 4 - See you tonight! It's on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording. If HK readers would like to join me at Victoria Park tonight, please give me a call: 67095674
Gripping June 4 documentary (1 hr 52 mins): The Gate of Heavenly Peace (whole movie, free!). I watched it again last night - powerful.
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Helsinki's radical solution to homelessness
Why
HK Lawrence Ho wants Crown and Australia
Gender
dysphoria should be treated with psychotherapy, not surgery.
HK
barrister Robert Tibbo at Canada conference re Snowden refugees in HK
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To prepare for Pentecost (June 9) let's reflect on the Holy Spirit each day this week:
The seal is a symbol close to that of anointing. "The Father has set his seal" on Christ and also seals us in him. Because this seal indicates the indelible effect of the anointing with the Holy Spirit in the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders, the image of the seal (sphragis) has been used in some theological traditions to express the indelible "character" imprinted by these three unrepeatable sacraments. CCC 698
In this week before Pentecost let's often pray each day: Come Holy Spirit, fall afresh on our world!
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Job
8-10: Bildad then spoke of God's justice and the
fate of people who forget God. Job agreed and said how God was sole creator
and judge of the world:
"He and no other stretched out the skies.
The Bear, Orion, the Pleiades and the Mansions of the South - all were
made by him. "Challenging God is unthinkable.
Yet I know I am innocent and I'm being punished unjustly. I also know that God knows I'm innocent.
So why am I being punished? This is my question."
Dear God, please save us in
time of trial
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
149-150: Sing a new song to the Lord.
Let the praise of God be always on our lips. Praise God in his holy temple.
Praise him in the heavens. O praise him with sound of
trumpet.
Praise him with lute and harp.
Praise him with drums and dancing.
Praise him with strings and pipes. Let everything that lives and
breathes,
give praise to the Lord our Creator. Alleluia! Lord, to you we say every day
"Allelu-ia" ("praise God")
Listen
Acts
14.19-27:
Some Jewish leaders arrived from Pisidian
Antioch and Iconium.
They turned the people of Lycaonia against Paul and Barnabas. The people stoned Paul and, thinking he was
dead, dragged him outside the town. The disciples gathered around Paul's body. As
they did so, he stood up. The next day he and Barnabas went to the town of
Derbe. After Derbe, they went back to Pisidian
Antioch via Lystra and Iconium. In each place they encouraged the
believers to persevere in the faith, especially during difficult times in
their lives. In each place they also appointed elders to be
church leaders.
Eventually Paul and Barnabas arrived back in Syrian Antioch, where they
gave an account of how God had opened the door of faith to non-Jewish
people
Jesus, please help me persevere in the faith,
like Paul and Barnabas
Listen
Luke
18.1-7:
Jesus told his disciples a story about the
need to pray continually and never lose heart:
There was a judge who had neither fear of God nor respect for people. In
the same town there was a widow who kept asking the judge for justice
against someone who had wronged her. For a long time the judge refused to help her,
but at last he said to himself "I must give this widow her rights or
she will pester me to death". Even more so God will see that justice
is done for those who cry out to him for help day and night, even if he
delays to help them
Jesus, please give me the perseverance to pray
each day
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Some scholars think that it was when he seemed dead from stoning that he had his famous (life-after-death?) experience of Heaven as described in 2 Corinthians 12
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When the Japanese occupation of HK ended at the end of World War
2, President Roosevelt of the USA wanted Britain to return HK immediately to
China: What
Roosevelt got right about China, 70 years ago
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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 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon June 3
This will bring great comfort (?) to the people of Taiwan:
Beijing repeats hardline stance on Taiwan
Beijing
using FB for propaganda
Today is the feast of the Ugandan
martyrs:
(I had the privilege of visiting Namugongo
in Jan 2016 - photo)
Sr. Anastasia, M.M. (黄修女） New reports: 01 02
To
prepare for Pentecost (June 9), let's reflect on the Holy Spirit each day this
week:
Cloud and light. These two images occur together in the
manifestations of the Holy Spirit. In the theophanies of the Old Testament, the
cloud, now obscure, now
luminous, reveals the living and saving God, while veiling the transcendence of
his glory - with Moses on Mount Sinai, at the tent of meeting, and during the
wandering in the desert, and with Solomon at the dedication of the Temple. In
the Holy Spirit, Christ fulfills these figures. The Spirit comes upon the Virgin
Mary and "overshadows"
her, so that she might conceive and give birth to Jesus. On the mountain of
Transfiguration, the Spirit in the "cloud
came and overshadowed" Jesus, Moses and Elijah, Peter, James and John, and
"a voice came out of the
cloud, saying, 'This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!' Finally, the
cloud took Jesus out of the sight of the disciples. (CCC
697)
In this week before Pentecost let's often pray each day: Come
Holy Spirit, fall afresh on our world!
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Job
3-7: Job broke the 7 day silence by wishing that
he had never been
born. He added "For me, there is no peace, no sleep. My
suffering doesn't let me rest." Eliphaz then spoke and reminded Job that God
corrects those whom he loves. Job replied that he was innocent of any
wrongdoing, so why was he being punished? He added: "Lying in
bed I wonder 'When will it be day?' During the day I think 'How
slowly night comes.'
Neither day nor night offers me any relief from my suffering."
Dear Lord, please give courage
and peace
to people who are suffering great pain or distress
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
148: Praise the Lord from the heavens,
praise him in the heights. Praise him all his angels,
praise him all his spirits. Praise him, sun and moon,
praise him, shining stars. Let them praise the name of the Lord.
His word gave life to all of them. Praise the Lord from the earth,
sea creatures and all oceans. Praise him fire and hail, snow and mist,
stormy winds that obey his word. Praise him all mountains and hills,
all fruit trees and cedars.
Praise him all animals, wild and tame,
reptiles and birds in the air. Praise him all earth's kings and peoples,
earth's princes and rulers. Praise him young men and maidens,
old people together with children. Let them praise the name of the
Lord.
He is the praise of all who love him.
Lord our God and Creator, you
are worthy of all praise
Listen
Acts
14.8-18: In Lycaonia, there was a man who had never
walked in his life, because his feet were crippled from birth. As he listened to Paul preaching,
Paul noticed
him and saw that he had the faith to be cured. Paul said in a loud voice "Get to your
feet! Stand up!"
The crippled man jumped up and began to walk. The local people thought that Paul and
Barnabas must be gods, so Paul said to them "We are only human beings
like you. We have come with Good News to help you turn from empty idols to
the living God who made heaven and earth. It is he who sends you rain and
who makes your crops grow".
Jesus,
help people turn away from idol
worship
Listen
Luke
17.11-19: On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus entered a village where 10 lepers came
to meet him.
They stood at a distance and called out "Jesus, Master, take pity on us!"
Jesus said to them "Go and show yourselves to the priests".
As they went away, their leprosy disappeared.
Seeing that he was healed, one of them turned back praising God at the
top of his voice. He threw himself at Jesus' feet and thanked him.
This made Jesus say "Were not all 10 healed? Where are the 9 others?"
Jesus, please don't let me forget to say "thank you" when someone helps me
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Luke, being a doctor, has a special interest in the healing of sick people (Acts/Luke). We, being Christians, should also have a special interest in the healing of sick people ... not only by Christian hospitals but also by prayer
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Jackie
Chan goal in Brisbane last Saturday!
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun June 2
The Ascension
Why
searching for the truth about Tiananmen is more important than ever and
30
years after Tiananmen Incident: Communist regime a danger to China and world
Extradition debate to boost June 4 vigil
turnout - yep! That's why I hope to take part!
On May 17, the day before Australia's General Election, I
received this email from a friend in Australia. I know of no other person -
including the "experts" - who predicted Labor would
lose:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. Feast of the Ascension
Acts 1.6-11: On
the day he was taken up to heaven, Jesus said to his apostles "You will
receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. Then you will be my witnesses
in every part of the world". As he said this, he was lifted up while they
watched. A cloud took him from their sight. Then two angels appeared to them and
said "Jesus who has been taken up from you, will come back some day in the
same way as you have seen him leave".
Jesus, help me be your witness by the way I
think and speak and live
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
47-48: All peoples, clap your hands, cry
to God with shouts of joy. For the Lord, our Creator, we must love and honor,
great king over all the earth. Especially in his holy city is the Lord worthy to
be praised. Praise is fitting in Mount Sion, our earth's most sacred site. O
God, as we pray in your temple, our hearts meditate on your love. May peoples
and rulers everywhere acknowledge and love you as Creator of the Universe
Let all the peoples praise you, Lord. Let all the peoples praise you
Recording
Ephesians
1.16-18: I never fail to remember you in my
prayers and to thank God for you. May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of glory, give you more and more wisdom and knowledge to see ever more
clearly his great love for you. May he enlighten your mind to hope for the
glorious life he has prepared for us in heaven.
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, may I see you more clearly, love you more
dearly, follow you more nearly, day by day
Recording
Luke
24.50-53: Jesus then took his disciples out of
Jerusalem to the village of Bethany.
Lifting up his hands, he blessed them.
As he blessed them, he was carried up to heaven. They worshipped him, then went back to
Jerusalem full of joy. They were continually in the Temple praising
God.
Jesus, thank you for the Gospel of Luke.
Please increase my faith in you as the One who came down from heaven, and
went back to heaven
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: For the Ascension in 2018, Pope Francis made 2 points: Look up at Heaven (letting the thought of Heaven give us hope and courage), then look at the earth and see how as Christians we can make a difference on earth!
Video commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and Spanish
Daniel Daring: God mounts his throne to shouts of joy (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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2.
School boys in black and white and
grey in last 2 seconds of this video are from my old school, Iona
College in Brisbane! Go Lions!
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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 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 2ns of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Niger
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 June 1
Most of yesterday I spent at Lai Chi Kok men's prison where I met two new
victims of this
well known HK Drug Lord
UK
& Canada concerned by extradition plans
and Bill change throws Taiwan case into confusion
- "I think they are getting
themselves into deeper and deeper trouble with this bill." (!)
Laurence
Ho, the controversial new force in Australian gambling
Pope in Romania: Treatment
of poor is goodness gauge
June - month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus:Jesus'
promises to St. Margaret Mary in 1675
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
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Job 2: Satan asked permission from God to test Job even further.
God gave permission. Satan struck Job with sores and ulcers from the soles of his feet
to the top of his head. Job scraped himself with a piece of pot. His wife told him to curse God and die. But Job replied
"If we take happiness from God's hand, must we not take
sorrow too?" News of Job's situation reached three of his friends:
Eliphaz,
Bildad and Zophar and they decided to visit Job. When they drew near to Job, they did not recognize him.
They wept, tore their clothes and sat on the ground beside Job
for 7 days without speaking, stunned and saddened by Job's appearance.
Dear God, please help me imitate Job's trust and
faith
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
147: Praise the Lord for he is good.
Sing to our God for he is loving. To him our praise is due. The Lord builds up Jerusalem
and brings back Israel's exiles. He heals the broken-hearted
and binds up all their wounds. The Lord raises the lowly
and humbles the wicked. He fixes the number of the stars.
He calls each one by name. Our Lord is great and almighty.
His wisdom can never be measured. He covers the heavens with clouds.
He prepares rain for the earth, making mountains sprout with grass
and with plants to serve our needs. His delight is not in horses
nor his pleasure in warriors' strength. The Lord delights in those who love and honor
him,
in those who wait for his love.
Dear God, please help me imitate Job's trust and
faith
Listen
Acts
13.13-52:
Paul and Barnabas went to another Antioch,
Antioch in Pisidia.
Out of jealousy, the local Jewish leaders there stopped Paul from preaching to
the Jewish community. Paul and Barnabas then turned their attention to non-Jewish
people, and so the word of the Lord spread through the whole countryside.
But the Jewish leaders kept up their campaign,
and had Paul and Barnabas expelled from Pisidia.
Jesus, please don't let Gospel workers be
expelled
Listen
Luke
16.19-26: Jesus told this story to the people: There was a rich man who used to
dress in expensive clothes and feast magnificently every day.
At his gate there was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
who longed to eat scraps that fell from the rich man's table. Dogs
even came and licked his sores.
The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham.
The rich man also died and was buried. In his torment in Hell, the
rich man looked up and saw Abraham a long way off with Lazarus at his
side.
So the rich man cried out "Father Abraham, pity me and send Lazarus to
dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in
agony in these flames".
"My son", replied Abraham, "remember that during your life, good
things came your way, just as bad things came the way of Lazarus. Now
he is being comforted here, while you are in agony"
Jesus, please help me understand how I should do more to help poor people
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Reflection on the above readings: Job ... covered in sores; Lazarus ...sores licked by dogs.
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri May 31
Yesterday afternoon I came away sad from the High Court after a
young Pakistan-HK man was given a 17 year sentence for drug trafficking .... by
a kind judge who did all that was possible to keep the sentence low but had to
follow the guidelines of the Court of Appeal. 17 will come down by a third for
good behaviour, and man has already been in detention 3 years ... so he has
about 8 years to go. He was given 3 months discount for helping my campaign ...
all that the miserly Court of Appeal will allow.
Last night at the usual canteen meal for about 20 homeless people I shared a
table with 5 men and 2 women. Of the 8 of us, I was the only one to sleep in a
bed last night - the rest slept at McDonald's (God bless McD for their
compassion) or in a park. Group last night remembered one of their number who
went home to Heaven two days ago. We have asked him to ask Jesus in Heaven to
help us find a centre for the poor in Yau Ma Tei!
This 13 minute video is absolutely gripping:
Canadian journalist shares
new footage of 1989 Tiananmen Incident
World's tiniest baby born in California
(what does this say about abortions?)
Jesus, please give Pope Francis a
safe trip to Romania May 31- June 2
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Bible
c.f. readings for Feast of Visitation of Mary to her cousin Elizabeth
Zephaniah 3.14-18: Shout
for joy, daughter of Zion, Israel, shout aloud! Rejoice, exult with all your
heart, daughter of Jerusalem! The Lord has repealed your sentence; he has
driven your enemies away. The Lord, the king of Israel, is in your midst; you
have no more evil to fear. When that day comes, word will come to Jerusalem:
Zion, have no fear, do not let your hands fall limp. The
Lord your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior. He will exult
with joy over you, he will renew you by his love; he will dance with shouts of
joy for you as on a day of festival.
My recording of this reading
Recording
Romans
12.9-13: Do not let your love be
superficial, but sincerely prefer good to evil. Have a family love for each
other, and a profound respect for each other. Persevere in your love for the
Lord and your service of the Lord. Hope will make you cheerful. Do not give up
when trials come. Keep on praying. Help people who are in need. Make
hospitality your special care.
Jesus, please help me grow in love. Help me love you and other people a bit
better
Recording
Luke
1.39-45: As soon as she could and as
quickly as she could, Mary went to Elizabeth's home in the hills near Jerusalem.
As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby in Elizabeth's womb jumped,
and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Elizabeth
said to Mary "Of all women, you are the most blessed, and
blessed is the baby in your womb. Why should I be honored with a visit
from the mother of my Lord? Blessed are you for believing God's
promise"
Mary, blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb,
Jesus
Recording
My reflection on the above Bible readings: Mary got involved, from start to finish
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Drug
mules from Iceland caught with cocaine .... one might expect they had ice?
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu May 30
Yesterday morning I was
at the High Court for 2 drug trafficking cases - a woman from South America and
a Bengali man who is an asylum seeker in HK. (and see 
below). Then I joined local and visiting O.M.I.s (the latter here for a meeting)
for Mass and lunch to celebrate the feast day of Blessed Joseph Gerard O.M.I.
So much for the govt's words "the judiciary will be a fair
gate-keeper":
Judges sound alarm over 'disturbing' fugitive laws
HK
CE Carrie Lam to visit Australia to promote Greater Bay plan
She "will safeguard fiercely" the rule of law in Hong Kong (?)
How I spent 32 years in
prison (... this is heart-breaking...)
How I spent 32 years in
prison (... this is heart-breaking...)
Letter in Chinese from a local HK lady
- saying how she got involved in the drug world ... and warning others to avoid
that world - here
Pope
calls on all Catholics to join Anglican prayer campaign May 30 - June 9
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Chris McDonnell
How did you do that?
It is worth while examining the status of the teacher within our own culture
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Job 1:
Job lived in Southern Israel. He had 7 sons
and 3 daughters.
He owned thousands of animals.
He loved God and was a good man.
Satan, one of the fallen angels, challenged God to let Job be put to the
test. God gave permission to Satan to test Job.
On the same day, all Job's animals were
captured by raiders, and all his children died in a storm. Job tore his clothes, shaved his head, bowed
to the ground and prayed:
"Naked I came from my mother's womb,
naked I shall return to the womb of the earth.
The Lord gave, the Lord has taken back.
Blessed be the name of the Lord."
Dear God, please give us
courage and faith when life is difficult
Recording
Psalm 146: My soul, give
praise to the Lord.
I will praise the Lord all my days. Put no trust in
princes,
in mortal men in whom there is no help. Take their breath, they
return to clay
and their plans that day come to nothing. They are happy who are
helped by Jacob's God,
whose hope is in the Lord our God, who alone made heaven
and earth,
the seas and all they contain. It is he who gives
bread to the hungry,
the Lord, who sets prisoners free. It is the Lord who
gives sight to the blind,
who raises up those who are bowed down. It is the Lord who
protects the stranger
and upholds the widow and orphan. It is the Lord who
loves the just
but thwarts the path of the wicked. The Lord will reign for
ever,
Zion's God, from age to age.
Lord, please increase my trust
and faith in you
Recording
Acts 13.1-3:
In the church at Antioch in Syria, the following were
prophets and teachers:
Barnabas, Simeon, Lucius, Manaen and Paul. One day while they were offering worship to
the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said "I want Barnabas and Paul
set apart for the work to which I have called them". After fasting and prayer, the
leaders prayed for Barnabas and Paul with the laying on of hands and sent them off on a
missionary journey
Holy Spirit, help me be attentive to
your guidance
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 Bible readings: The father was not interested in the son's past ... no doubt he knew the son was truly sorry for what he'd done and would try to make up for his mistakes .... the father was just full of joy at having the son back.
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During
one of the cases I attended at the High Court yesterday - where the subject
matter involved questions about translators - a top barrister recalled for the
judge that court rooms in the building have a room with a dark window ... for
translators to use .... translators to use headphones to hear what is being said
in court ... and using a microphone to let a defendant (wearing headphones) hear
the translation. Only problem, in the HC's 35 years, translators have not used
the room .... they have had to sit next to a defendant to pass on translation by
word of mouth .... because no equipment was ever installed in the translation
room! Barrister expressed hope that proposed new HC building (first I've heard
of this) will remedy the problem.
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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 30th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed May 29
During heavy rain yesterday morning I stayed home for office work. When the rain stopped in the afternoon I went to the Open University of HK to enroll two prisoners for courses by correspondence.
Man dies on Aeromexico flight after swallowing 246 packets of cocaine
Social
media used by syndicates to recruit drug mules
Truck
driver ... and 548kg of drugs
Ex-LGBT
march - "they say we don't exist"
Today is the feast day of Blessed
Joseph Gerard O.M.I. who died in Southern Africa on this day in 1914. In
January 2017 I had the privilege of visiting his
grave in Lesotho. 
A video life of Blessed
Joseph
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
1 Maccabees 15: In 138 B.C., Antiochus
son of Demetrius made war with Trypho.
This same Antiochus became hostile to Simon after the Romans
renewed their treaty with Israel. When Antiochus sent an
army to attack Israel,
Simon defeated that army. A disloyal and
ambitious Jew named Ptolemy got Simon and two of his sons drunk at a
banquet and killed them. Simon was succeeded by
his son John as leader of the Jews.
Dear God, please protect
good leaders from disloyalty
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
145: I will give you glory, O God my king.
I will bless your name day after day. The Lord is great, worthy of all praise.
His greatness cannot be measured. Age to age shall proclaim your works,
shall speak of your splendor and glory. The Lord is kind and full of compassion,
slow to anger, abounding in love. How good is the Lord to
all,
compassionate to all his creatures. All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,
and tell all the world of your love. The Lord is faithful in all his words
and loving in all his deeds. The Lord supports all who fall
and raises all who are bowed down. The eyes of all creatures look to you
and you give them their food each day. The Lord is close to all who call him,
who call on him from their hearts. Let the whole world bless the Lord's holy
name,
for ever, for ages unending.
Thank you, Lord, for your love.
Thank you for your love
Listen
Acts
12.20-23: Wearing his robes of state and sitting on a
throne, King Herod made a speech to the leaders of Tyre and Sidon. People
acclaimed him saying "It is a god speaking, not a man!" At that moment, the angel of the Lord struck
him down, because he had not given the glory to
God. He was eaten away
with worms and died
Jesus, please help us remember that all our
talents are a gift from you. "Not to us, Lord, but to your name be
the glory"
Listen
Luke
14.12.-14: Jesus said to the meal guests "When you
give a lunch or a dinner, do not ask your friends, family, or rich neighbors.
Rather, when you have a party, invite the
poor, the crippled,
the lame, the blind. That they cannot repay you means you are
fortunate, because repayment will be made to you when the virtuous rise again".
Jesus, help me do more to help poor
people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: My experience (e.g. Sunday and Thursday nights) is that having a meal for/with poor people is one of the most meaningful and happy things I can do
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School pupils join battle against extradition laws
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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 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, 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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