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From
a reader in the UK (re protests in HK):
No
mention of Nathan Road in this report - I saw it yesterday .... thousands of
protesters stopping traffic at junction with Jordan Road: Protests spread as HK descends into chaos
(I felt sorry for people trying to get to airport by bus ...) ***
Many photos here *** Sadly,
HK govt still unwilling to engage in any form of dialogue. May the Good Lord
move hearts on both sides of the fence.
Yesterday
before going for a late afternoon safe walk to the edge of the battle ground
that was Nathan Road, I spent the whole day at the computer preparing
individual support letters for five young Malaysian men due to be sentenced in
the High Court on Aug 26. Writing one letter is like writing an essay at
school .... but five letters is like a university exam! I'm grateful that drug
mules rarely come in groups!
Fears
China is weaponising currency as Yuan falls through 'line in the sand'
On this anniversary of Hiroshima:
Conclusion of Paul Ham: H & N:
Pope's
letter to young people:
59. Blessed Isidore Bakanja was a
young man from the Congo who bore witness to his faith. He was tortured at
length for having proposed Christianity to other young people. Forgiving
his executioner, Isidore died in 1909.
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Feast of the Transfiguration
Daniel 7: Once
when Daniel was asleep, he had a vision of heaven: "Thrones were put in
place and one of great age took his seat. His robe was white as snow, his hair
as pure as wool. A thousand thousand waited on him, ten thousand times ten
thousand stood before him. Then coming on the clouds of heaven was one
like a son of man. On him was conferred glory and kingship, and
people of all nations became his servants. His kingship is eternal. His empire
will never be destroyed."
Jesus, please help me understand that you are the "Son of Man" whose
kingship is eternal
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
97: The Lord is king, let
earth rejoice, the many coastlands be glad. Cloud and darkness are his robes.
His throne is justice and goodness. The skies proclaim his goodness. All peoples
see his glory. Let those who serve idols be ashamed. Let
all creation worship the Creator. Light shines forth for good
people. and joy for the upright of heart. Rejoice in the Lord, all good people.
Give glory to his holy name.
Lord, you indeed are God of the universe
Recording
2
Peter 1.12-18: As long as I am in this passing
world, my duty is to keep on reminding you of the truths we hold dear. Writing
this letter is one way of making sure that after my departure you will still
have a way of recalling the truths we hold dear. These truths are not cleverly
invented myths. I myself saw the majesty of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was
honored and glorified by God the Father, when the Sublime Glory himself
spoke to him and said "This is my Son, the Beloved. He enjoys my
favor". I heard this myself, spoken
from heaven, when I was with Jesus on the holy mountain.
Jesus, Beloved Son, may more and more people
accept the truth of your Good News
Recording
Matthew
17.1-8: One day Jesus took his disciples
Peter, James and John up a high mountain. On
the mountain Jesus' whole appearance changed. His face shone like the
sun. His clothes were as white as snow. The prophets Moses and Elijah
appeared and spoke with him. Peter said to Jesus "Lord, how good it is
for us to be here!" Then a bright cloud covered them with its shadow. From
the cloud came a voice: "This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him."
The disciples bowed to the ground. When they got up, they saw only Jesus in his
normal appearance.
Jesus, Beloved Son of God, how good it is to
spend time with you in prayer.
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
May today's Feast of the Transfiguration of Jesus give us hope and courage to do whatever we can to help transform our troubled word into a better place
A beautiful song about the Transfiguration: We Behold
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Brazil
gang leader dresses up as teenage daughter in jailbreak attempt
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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 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Aug 5
The madness continues in HK: marches which finish in violence,
govt leaders who are deaf and dumb. One thing I learnt from seeing the
protesters on Saturday night on Nathan Road (on my way to and from 7.30pm Mass
at St Paul's Mass Centre): there's a group of older protesters, in their 30's
and 40's, who are organising the students ... some people would say using the
students ... some people would say leading the students down Violence Avenue.
Who is this group? Anarchists? Extremists? They seem to be the ones behind
attacks on police stations .... notice their frequent presence in videos of
violence over the past two months.
Protesters use flashmob tactics to evade police
*** Transport chaos as general strike starts to bite
General strike today: Vidler
& Co. Solicitors support strike
I have found that anything written by Simon
Tisdall is always well worth reading: Don't call them
Syria's child casualties. This is the slaughter of the innocents
Pope's
letter to young people:
55. In seventeeth century, Saint Kateri
Tekakwitha, a young native of North America, was persecuted for her faith
and, to escape, walked over three hundred kilometres in the wilderness. Kateri
consecrated herself to God and died saying: "Jesus, I love you!"
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
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Readings are from
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Sirach
6-7: Let your acquaintances be many,
but your advisers one in a thousand. A faithful friend is a sure shelter.
People who love and honor the Lord,
will find a faithful friend. From your youngest days, seek wisdom.
If you love listening, you will find wisdom. Stretch out your hand to help poor
people.
Console people who are sad. Visit the sick. In everything you do, remember the purpose of
life
and you will avoid evil.
Dear Lord, please help young
people to seek wisdom
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
85: I will hear what the Lord God has to say,
a voice that speaks of peace.
Peace for his people and his friends
and those who turn to him in their hearts. His help is near for those who love him
and his glory will dwell in our land.
Mercy and faithfulness have met.
Justice and peace have embraced. Faithfulness shall spring from the earth
and justice shall look down from heaven. The Lord will make us prosper
and our earth shall yield its fruit. Justice shall march before him
and peace shall follow his steps
Lord, please give more peace to
our world
Listen
Romans
6.3-11: When we were baptized,
two things happened:
1: We went into Jesus' tomb and joined him in death. We died.
2: We rose from the dead with Jesus. We came back to life. This dying and rising means we have died to
sin, and risen to a new life.
We died to an old life, and we came
back to a new life.
We have been re-born, born again.
Jesus, please help me leave my old life
behind. Help me live a new life with you
Listen
John
6.1-15: Near the Sea of Galilee, a large crowd
followed Jesus, attracted by the way he healed so many sick people. Jesus climbed a hillside and
sat there with his disciples. Seeing the huge crowd, Jesus said to one of
his disciples "How can we feed so many people?" The disciple Andrew said "There's a young boy here with 5
loaves and 2 fish. But what good is that for such a huge crowd?" Jesus said "Make the people sit down". The crowd of about
20,000 sat down on the grass. Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and gave them out to all
the people. He did the same with the fish. Everyone ate as much as they
wanted to. The people, seeing this miracle, said "He really is God's great
prophet". Jesus, aware that they wanted to make him
king, slipped away and went up the hill by himself
Jesus, please bless my prayers and actions to
help others,
just as you blessed the loaves and fish
01
02
Reflection on the above readings: The Chinese characters for "Jesus" are "Yeh-sou". Sou is made up of two parts (above): the left part means "fish", the right part means "bread". What a brilliant/providential choice of characters!
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In
troubled times like the present it's good to have an interest which makes one
totally forget troubles: Lions
yesterday afternoon won their 7th game in a row! 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
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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Aug 4
Yesterday
afternoon when I arrived at Queen Elizabeth Hospital for the monthly Mass for
patients, pastoral volunteers and families of recently deceased patients, I was
surprised to see that the carpet of the Mass meeting room was covered with white
flooring. Reason: in preparation for a possible flux of beds for injured people from last
night's protest in Mong Kok! I hope the room is not needed!
At 6.30pm when I walked to St Paul's Chapel Yau Ma Tei, I was on the footpath of traffic-less Nathan Road occupied by protesters. I could not collect mail from my post box in Nathan Road because the Post Office was closed early for security reasons I guess. When I walked home after Mass, Nathan Road was still occupied. And when I got home I was disturbed, on Now TV, to see live coverage of brewing trouble on Nathan Road in Mong Kok and near TST police station. *** Police emerge as protesters target two stations *** Latest: RTHK
Jesus, have mercy on HK! Please move the hearts of HK's leaders to officially withdraw the extradition law which is the continuing basic cause of all these troubles!
10,000
medical professionals rally in Central
Pope's
letter to young people:
54. Blessed Andrew Phu Yen was a
young Vietnamese man of the seventeenth century. He was a catechist and assisted
the missionaries. He was imprisoned for his faith, and since he refused to
renounce it, he was killed. Andrew died uttering the name of Jesus.
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 18
Ecclesiastes 1-2:
Everything is
temporary and passing.
What's the use of all our toil?
Our life is over in a few days.
What's the use of all our toil? The same fate awaits
both wise person and fool.
Death is always just around the corner.
Dear God, please
help me understand the meaning of life. Help me understand that there is life in heaven after life on earth
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
Listen
Colossians
3.5-11:
Kill all the bad things that trouble earthly
life:
fornication, impurity, evil desires, greed, anger, bad
temper, spitefulness, abusive language, dirty talk and lying. You have deleted your old self, and have
downloaded a fresh copy of the divine image. That image is Christ. He must
be installed in every part of your life.
Jesus, take over my life. Install yourself in
every part of my life
Listen
Luke
12.16-21: Jesus told the people this story: There was a
rich man who, having had a good harvest from his land, thought to himself
"What am I to do? I don't have enough room to store my
crops". Then he said to himself "This is what I will do: I will pull down my
barns and build bigger ones, and store all my grain in them, and I will
say to my soul: My soul, you have plenty of good things laid by for many
years to come; take things easy, eat, drink, and have a good time". But God said to him "Fool! This very
night your earthly life will come to an end. And all your possessions, who
will get them?"
So it is when people store up treasure for themselves, instead of making themselves rich in the sight of God
Jesus, please help me to be satisfied with
what I have, and not to be greedy
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Greed causes the rich to get richer .... which causes neglect of everyone else, especially the poor ... which causes people to take to the streets to demand housing and hospitals
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel Daring: Mere Breath? (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 first reading:
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Aug 3
Civil servants pack Central in unprecedented rally
*** Finance workers join
"flash-mob" to demand inquiry ***
General strike and 7 rallies across
HK on Monday (please God,
this website will not be on strike!)
Cocaine worth
1bn seized in Germany's biggest haul
Pope's
letter to young people:
53. Saint Joan of Arc was born in 1412. She
was a young peasant girl who, despite her tender years, fought to defend France
from invaders. Misunderstood for her demeanor, her actions and her way of living
the faith, Joan was burned at the stake.
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Readings are from
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Sirach
4-5: Water puts out a fire.
Almsgiving makes up for sins.
Do not refuse to help a poor person. Some people are all
talk and no action.
Some people are lions at home but sheep in society. Do not give your heart
to money.
Do not let passion rule your life. Be quick to listen, but
slow to speak.
Keep your temper under control.
Lord, please help me to be kind
and sincere
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
84: How lovely is your sacred temple, Lord.
My heart is longing to spend time in your holy dwelling. Even sparrows and swallows are your
temple guests.
They build homes for their young near your altar. Blessed are the people who live and work in
your temple.
And blessed, too, are people who keep the memory of your temple in
their hearts. As they go through the troubles of life,
you give them strength to face the trials of each day. Lord, one day within your temple
is better than a thousand anywhere else.
Dear God, thank you for special
places of prayer
Listen
Romans
5.1-5:
By faith and through Jesus we can live in the
friendship of God. We look forward to heaven and an end to all
suffering. In the meantime our suffering teaches us
patience.
Patience produces perseverance. Perseverance produces hope. This hope is not imaginary. It's real,
since
the love of God has been poured into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who has
been given to us
Jesus, through your Holy Spirit, please give
me more hope
Listen
John
5.36-46: Jesus said to the religious leaders "The
healing and teaching my Father has given me to do,
testify that the Father sent me. You study the Scriptures, realizing that in
them there is the message of life. Now these same Scriptures focus on me,
and yet you refuse to come to me for life. If you really believe what Moses wrote, you
would believe in me, since it was I that he was writing about"
Jesus, please help me understand how
everything in the Bible is related to you. Help me understand that
"ignorance of the Scriptures is ignorance of you"
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Lord, please help me be as eager to read the Bible as I am ... to check Facebook/daily news etc
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An unusual Friday for me yesterday ... no prison visit as
usual on Friday ... spent almost entirely at the desk trying to catch up on a
backlog of jobs, apart from a short afternoon walk to Swindon book store in TST
to get some dictionaries for prisoners. In some ways, all day at the desk is
more tiring than a day in prison! The idea of a strike on Monday is tempting!
... except it means Monday's jobs will need to be done on Tuesday!
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Aug 2
These detailed videos about the July 21
Yuen Long MTR Station incident are most disturbing:
NY
Times (in English); HK
Connection (Chinese with English subtitles - more detail than English
video)
This is not disturbing. This is frightening:
PLA video depicts soldiers quelling
(HK) riots
This is highly significant: Prosecutors hit out at
Justice Secretary
I
met this dear lady a long time ago - a real saint:
Former
prisoner in China has helped hundreds in Australia become Christians
Pope's
letter to young people:
52. Saint
Francis of Assisi, while very young and full of great dreams, heard Jesus'
call to become poor like him and to rebuild the Church by his witness. He
joyfully renounced everything he had and is now the saint of universal
fraternity, the brother of all. He praised the Lord for his creatures. Francis
died in 1226.
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Sirach 1-3: All wisdom comes from God.
Love for God is the source of wisdom. If you desire wisdom, keep the Lord's
commandments,
in private as well as in public. Keep the commandment to honor your
parents.
Respect for your father will atone for your sins.
Honor for your mother will gain you blessings. Support your father in his old age.
Even if his mind should fail, show him kindness.
Do not despise him in your health and strength. Be gentle in the way you live your life.
The greater you are, the more humbly you should behave.
Dear
God, please help me always respect and honor my parents
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
82-83: God says to corrupt officials:
"How long will you judge unjustly and mistreat the poor?
You should do justice for the weak and the orphan.
You should defend the afflicted and the needy.
You should rescue the weak and the poor.
You should set them free from the hand of the wicked". O God, please protect your people from
corruption and injustice.
Save us also from attack by other nations.
Let everyone know that you are the Lord of all the earth
Lord, please stop corrupt
officials from hurting people
Listen
Romans 4.1-25:
Remember our ancestor Abraham. He put his
faith in God,
and this was how he became holy. We too must put our faith in God the Father
who raised Jesus from the dead to make us holy.
Jesus, please increase my faith. Help me
believe like Abraham
Listen
John
5. 17-30: Jesus said to the religious leaders "My
Father goes on working, and so do I. Whoever
refuses honor to the Son, refuses honor to the Father who sent him. The Father judges no one. He has entrusted all
judgement to the Son. A time will come when the dead will
leave their graves at the sound of the Son's voice. Those who did good,
will rise again to life. Those who did evil, will face condemnation".
Jesus, some day you are going to be my judge.
On that day may I hear you say "I was hungry, and you gave me food
etc" (Matthew 25. 31 - 46)
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Corrupt officials and bad judges (Wisdom) will some day be on trial in the Eternal Court (Gospel)
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Things in HK are going down hill so quickly and so
alarmingly .... is it a bad dream or is it real? The fire under the boiling pot
is the government's extradition law amendment. If the govt would take away that
fire - by officially withdrawing the amendment - the pot can begin to stop
boiling. Who/what can be the fire engine? Only Carrie Lam. She lit the fire.
Please Carrie, please put the fire out. Dial 999 if you need help. May the Lord
give you a dream in which you put out the fire!
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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 2nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Fujian
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 2nd of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Niger
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Aug 1
Check the photos and
illustrations here - what an excellent report! China's
daigou shoppers in Australia - making money by sending items back to China
On yesterday's menu, below, I asked for help in HK to process
mail between prisoners and their families overseas. The reason for this of
course is that posted mail can take two or more weeks each way ... and
families/prisoners can be waiting a month or more to receive replies to their
letters. The NGO Voice for Prisoners
is currently arranging for someone in HK to look after Spanish mail, mainly to
South America. Now we need a volunteer to look after English mail (mainly for
Africa). We can provide a kind HK volunteer with a special postbox convenient for you,
a dedicated mobile phone and number for W/app etc - to keep your identity
confidential. Please contact me for more info: jdwomi@gmail.com
U.S.A. Catholic Magazine: HK
anxieties grow over Beijing's response
Today is the death anniversary (1834) of the first
Protestant missionary to China, Robert
Morrison, "the Protestant Matteo Ricci". I
had the privilege of visiting his grave in Macau in 2008 - fourth row of photos at
this link. A marvelous book: Robert
Morrison and the Birth of Chinese Protestantism. Morrison arrived in
China in 1807, produced the first Protestant Chinese Bible and laid the
foundation for the Chinese Protestant Church
Today is also the birthday (1782) of Saint
Eugene de Mazenod, founder of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Happy
Birthday, Eugene!
Pope's
letter to young people:
51. In the third century, Saint
Sebastian was a young captain of the Praetorian Guard. It is said that he
spoke constantly of Christ and tried to convert his companions, to the point
that he was ordered to renounce his faith. Since he refused, he was shot
with arrows, yet he survived and continued to proclaim Christ fearlessly. In
the end, Sebastian was flogged to death.
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Wisdom 10-19: Wisdom has been present in the world since
the beginning of time.
Wisdom has always been a close friend of good people. Wise people see God in the beauty of
creation.
Foolish people are blind to God's presence in creation. Wise people ponder God's goodness and
kindness.
Wise people try to be good and kind to other people.
Lord, please help me see and
imitate your goodness and kindness
Recording
Psalm 81: Ring out your joy to God our strength,
shout in triumph to the God of Jacob.
Listen to the voice of the Lord: "I am the Lord your God
who brought you out from the land of Egypt. Let there be no foreign god among you,
no worship of a false god. O that my people would heed me,
that Israel would walk in my ways. At once I would subdue their foes.
But Israel I would feed with finest wheat and honey".
Lord, please help us to walk in
your ways
Recording
Romans 3.20-24:
Only by faith in Jesus can we really become
holy in God's sight.
This faith is a free gift of God's grace to us. Only when Jesus is in our hearts, can our
hearts become holy in God's sight.
Jesus, please live in my heart! May you live
in me, and I in you
Listen
John
5.1-14: Jesus again went up to Jerusalem for a Jewish
festival. In a building near the Sheep Gate, he saw many sick people.
One paralyzed man had been ill for 38 years. Jesus
said to him "Do you want to be well again?
Get up, pick up your bed and walk".
The man was healed at once. He picked up his bed and walked away.
After a while Jesus met him in the Temple and said to him "Now that
you are well, do not sin any more".
Jesus, if my sickness is due to some sin,
please forgive me and heal me
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Only on two occasions did Jesus associate sin and sickness. Today's Gospel is one of the two. The other is the story of the paralytic on a stretcher lowered through the roof.
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Yesterday
midday I went to a legal office in Mong Kok to sign an affidavit which hopefully
with help a prisoner from Africa to appeal against sentence. First time I've
been to a legal office in shorts and sandals .... because of Typhoon wind and
rain!
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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 1st 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed July 31
Yesterday for me was a long day at the desk, apart from a short shopping walk
mid morning and another one late afternoon. If anyone would like to help with
the job of receiving letters from prisoners, scanning them (the letters, not the
prisoners), sending them by email or W/App to prisoners' families, then
receiving messages from the families, then printing and posting the family
messages to the prisoners .... jdwomi@gmail.com
My request to protesters: don't
stupidly target public transport ... like yesterday ... causing great hardship
to many people. There are other ways to get your parents' attention besides
bashing a baby brother/sister.
Ethiopian
Woman Detained In China 4 Drugs *** Ethiopia
plants 350m trees in a day
Ethiopian
Woman Detained In China 4 Drugs *** Ethiopia
plants 350m trees in a day
Pope's
letter to young people:
50. Through the holiness of the young, the Church can renew her spiritual ardour
and her apostolic vigour. The balm of holiness generated by the good lives of so
many young people can heal the wounds of the Church and of the world, bringing
us back to that fullness of love to which we have always been called: young
saints inspire us to return to our first love
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Chris McDonnell
The uncertainty of change
There is one thing that is certain, we live in a changing world
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Wisdom 8-9: From my youth I sought and loved Wisdom.
Wisdom teaches us temperance, prudence, justice and fortitude. I prayed for Wisdom like this:
"God of our ancestors and Lord of mercy,
in Wisdom you made all things. Grant me Wisdom who was with you when you made
the world.
May she teach me what is right,
so that I may be a good ruler.
Lord, please give me Wisdom, as
you gave Wisdom to King Solomon
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
79-80: O God, the nations have invaded your sacred
land,
they have profaned your holy temple.
They have made Jerusalem a heap of ruins. We have become the taunt of our
neighbours,
the mockery and scorn of those who surround us. How long, O Lord, will all this last?
How long will this sorrow keep going? Do not hold the guilt of our ancestors against
us.
If their guilt is somehow influencing our situation now
please give peace and healing to everyone and everything
in our history. Let the groans of the prisoners come before
you.
Let your strong arm reprieve those condemned to die. O Lord, our God, help us and save us.
Let your face shine on us and we shall be saved.
Lord, please heal any problems
in my family tree
Listen
Romans
2.13-29: People become holy in God's sight by doing
what is right.
Listening to God's Law is not enough. We have to put it into practice in
our lives. Non-Jewish people who follow a good conscience
and do what is right,
have God's Law engraved on their hearts. What matters is not circumcision of the body,
but circumcision of the heart.
The real Jew is one who is a Jew in his
heart
Jesus, help me to love you with all my heart.
May my love for you not be just something external, but something real, in
my heart
Listen
John
4.46-53: Jesus went again to Cana in Galilee, where he
had changed water into wine. In Cana there was a royal official
whose son was dying in his home in the town of Capernaum.
The official asked Jesus to go to his home and cure his son.
"Sir", he said to Jesus, "come to my house before my child
dies". Jesus replied "Go
home. Your son will live". The official believed Jesus and started his
journey home. While on the journey, he was met by his servants who told him
the boy was alive and well. "The fever left him yesterday, they
said, "at 1pm". The father realized that this was the exact
time when Jesus had said "Your son will live". The
official and all his household then believed in Jesus
Jesus, (..name..) is sick.
Please heal him/her
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus is available not just at 1pm but at every hour. He's on call 24/7
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Last Sunday's Gospel said "seek and you shall
find". Yesterday afternoon I went to YMT St Paul's Chapel where I last saw
my precious large O.M.I. Cross ... after a prayer meeting with sick people on
Sunday afternoon. And there it was ... in the office section near the chapel.
Thank you Jesus!
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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 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, 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
June 2019: my anti-drug campaign featured in The Malaysia Drug Trade
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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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