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I spent yesterday morning at Lai King young women's prison .....
and came away with many jobs ... mainly to help prisoners pass on information to
their legal teams. Sometimes my extra information (especially about complicated
backgrounds) to legal teams helps prisoners get a better deal when they go to
trial
It's a miracle that no one has died in the protests so far, but
how long will the miracle continue as protesters raise their level of violence? Will
we see a repeat of 1967
when 51 people died?
Pope's
letter to young people:
119. The same Christ who, by
his cross, saved us from our sins, today continues to save and redeem us by the
power of his total self-surrender. Look to his cross, cling to him, let him save
you, for those who accept his offer of
salvation are set free from sin, sorrow, inner emptiness and loneliness
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Isaiah
41-42: The Lord says to his people Israel:
"I have chosen you. I have not rejected you.
Do not be afraid, for I am with you. Stop being anxious and worried.
I am your God. I give you strength and help. Here is my servant whom I uphold,
my chosen one in whom my soul delights. I have endowed him with my spirit
that he may bring true justice to the nations. He does not cry out or shout aloud.
He does not extinguish the wavering flame. I have called him to serve the cause of right,
to open the eyes of the blind,
to free captives from prison".
Lord, please help me understand
how "my servant" is Jesus
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
Listen
1
Corinthians
13.1-13:
If I am the most brilliant speaker, but don't
have love, I am just a gong booming. If I understand all mysteries, and if I have a faith that will move mountains, but don't
have love, I am nothing. Love is always patient and kind. It is never
jealous, never boastful, never conceited, never rude or selfish. Love does not take offence. It's not
resentful. Love delights in the truth. Love is always ready to excuse, to trust, to
hope and to endure whatever comes. Love is virtue Number One, greater than
faith or hope.
Jesus, please help me love like you
Listen
John
15.1-8:
At the meal, Jesus said to his disciples
"I am the true vine, and my Father is the
gardener. Each branch in me
that bears no fruit, he cuts off. Each branch that does bear fruit, he
prunes to make it bear even more fruit. As a branch cannot bear fruit by itself, but
must remain part of the vine, so you can't bear fruit unless you remain
in me. Cut off from me, you can do nothing. If you remain in me, and my words are alive in
your heart, you can ask for any good thing and you will get it. It is to the glory of my Father that you
should bear much fruit".
Jesus, please help me stay close to you. Help me bear
much fruit
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: The main
fruit (Gospel) Jesus wants us to produce is love (I Cor)
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HK protesters?
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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 17th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of
Shaanxi
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 17th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Malawi
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Sep 16
About 30 years ago I several times climbed Lion
Rock Mountain - right to top of Lion's head - not an easy feat ... see
video of hike route here
*** Last
Friday afternoon and evening, thousands of peaceful protesters lit up Lion Rock
Mountain for the Moon Festival ***
Group
included 87 year old Cardinal Joseph Zen! *** Yesterday's
violent protesters *** Video:
plainclothes police subdue men at bus stop
Yesterday in order to better understand yesterday's Gospel I
watched this most
interesting talk on the Prodigal Sons
(sic)- shows that for both
"bad" and "good" people, Jesus' teaching is quite
revolutionary!
Pope's
letter to young people:
118. The second great truth is that Christ,
out of love, sacrificed himself completely in order to save you. His
outstretched arms on the cross are the most telling sign that he is a
friend who is willing to stop at nothing to show his love
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Readings are from
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Isaiah
36-40: "Console my people, console them"
says the Lord. A voice cries out "Prepare in the
wilderness a way for the Lord.
Make a straight highway for our God across every desert. Let every valley be filled in,
every mountain and hill be laid low.
Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed
and all people will see the Lord's glory." Go up on a high mountain,
joyful messenger to Zion. Shout with a loud voice,
joyful messenger to Jerusalem. Shout
to the towns of Judah "Here is your God".
Lord, please help me prepare
your way
into my heart, into my family, into my world
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
1
Corinthians 12.12-30: A human body is made of many parts: arms,
legs, muscles, eyes etc.
Every part is important and needed for the body to be healthy. The church is like a
body. We are the body's
members. Some of us are apostles, some prophets, some teachers etc. The members of the church must care about
every member of the church. Everyone is important. The spiritual health of
each member affects the health of the whole body
Jesus, help me understand how your church is
like a human body
Listen
John
14.23-27: At the meal, Jesus said to his disciples
"If you love me, you will put my words into practice, and my Father
will love you, and we shall make our home in your heart. The New Friend, the Holy Spirit, whom the
Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of
all I have said to you. Peace I leave with you, my own peace I give
you, a peace the world cannot give".
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, please help me
understand how you live in my heart. Thank you for your peace
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: COME HOLY SPIRIT!
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Australian
football: My team, the Brisbane Lions, were
defeated on Saturday night in an elimination final. After 24 hours I am
gradually recovering!
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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 16th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Qinghai
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 16th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Afghanistan
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Sep 15
Beijing continues to stop the HK govt from taking steps to fix
the present mess which is largely Beijing's making. October 1 is shaping up as a
huge date in the history of China and HK: the biggest ever military parade in
Beijing and the biggest ever number of people taking part in protests in HK. A
huge slap in the face for Beijing. An own goal. And on Dec 10 if HK's students
are awarded the Nobel Peace prize (possibly going to Joshua Wong alone), Beijing
will have itself to blame.
Pope's
letter to young people:
117. When God asks something
of you, or simply makes you to face life's challenges, he is hoping that you
will make room for him to push you, to help you grow. He does not get upset if
you share your questions with him. He is concerned when you don't talk
to him, when you are not open to dialogue with him. God's love is so real, so
true, so concrete, that it invites us to a relationship of openness and fruitful
dialogue.
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Readings are from
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c.f. readings for Sunday 24
Exodus 32: Moses stayed on the mountain about 40
days.
During this time the people told Aaron to make them a god out of gold.
Aaron made a golden calf and the people worshipped it.
On the mountain, God said to Moses
"Go down now, because the people have been unfaithful to me.
I will punish them, but of you I will make a great nation."
Moses pleaded with God not to punish the people.
When Moses, carrying the two tablets, came down the mountain
he saw the people partying before the golden calf.
He threw down the tablets and broke them.
He smashed the golden calf.
The men of the tribe of Levi were then commissioned
to go through the camp and kill many men.
About 3,000 men were killed.
Dear
God, please don't let us ever worship anyone or anything except you
01
02
Psalm
51: Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness,
and cleanse me of my sin.
My offences truly I know them.
What is evil in your sight I have done. But in my defence please don't forget that
sinfulness is part of the human condition, part of our DNA. A pure heart create for me, O God.
Put a steadfast spirit within me. Give me again the joy of your help.
With a spirit of fervor sustain me.
Lord, you will not spurn
a humbled, contrite heart
Listen
1
Timothy 1.12-17:
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who called me
into his service,
even though I was an offender. Mercy was shown me, because I was acting in
ignorance. Christ Jesus came into the world to save
offenders.
I myself am the greatest offender. Christ Jesus' patience and mercy to me is
available to all offenders.
I am a demonstration model of Christ's mercy
To the eternal King, the only God, be honor
and glory for ever and ever. Amen
Listen
Luke
15.11-24: Jesus told this story: a man had two sons. The younger said
to his father "Father, give me the share of the estate that would
come to me".
So the father divided his property between them.
A few days later, the younger son left for a distant land where he wasted his money in wild living.
When he had used all his money, that country had a severe famine, and he
began to feel the pinch, so he got a job on a farm feeding pigs.
He would willingly have eaten the pigs' food, but
no one offered him anything.
Then he came to his senses and said "How many of my father's paid
servants have more food than they want, and I am dying of hunger.
I will leave this place and go to my father and say: Father, I have
sinned against heaven and against you. I no longer deserve to be
called your son. Treat me as one of your paid servants."
So he left the place and went back to his father.
While he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was moved
with pity. He ran to the boy, clasped him in his arms and kissed him
tenderly. Then the son said "Father, I have sinned against heaven and
against you. I no longer deserve to be called your son".
But the father said to his servants "Quick! Bring out the best robe
and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
Bring the calf we have been fattening, and kill it. We are going to
have a feast, a celebration, because this son of mine was dead and has
come back to life. He was lost and is found."
Jesus, please help me understand how much you love me,
no matter what mistakes I make
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Reflection on the above readings: The younger son had his speech ready, but the father never let him get the second part out. The father was not interested in the son's past, not interested in the son's mistakes/sins .... interested only in the present and the future .... rejoicing that the son was safely back home
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel Daring: Divine Mercy - Love's second name (Chinese text)
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Hour
of Love HK radio program 8.30
pm HK time tonight
- with items about HK prison inmates
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To
go with today's Gospel:
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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 15th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Liaoning
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 15th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Zimbabwe
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 Sep 14
Yesterday afternoon at Lai Chi Kok men's prison it was good to
see the inmates enjoying a special meal for Mid-Autumn. The meals are not a
surprise: all menus are posted on a bulletin board in advance. Just like a
restaurant .... and no bill!
Late
Thursday afternoon on my FB: Addis
Ababa Drug Trade - I posted a letter from a Kenyan woman who in Addis was
raped by a Nigerian who then forced her to accept drugs into her body and go to
HK, where she is now facing a 10 year prison sentence. I boosted the post, the
target being women 20-40 in Addis. In 24 hours the post reached 63,000 people
and had 698 engagements. The boost will continue for another week. I hope it
does something to stop the Nigerian gang in Addis.
Protestors
light up Lion Rock Mountain ***
ABC
Australia's excellent graphic history of HK
Video shows tender goodbye between dying former
Indonesian president and Timor-Leste leader
Pope
to visit Thailand & Japan in November
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Readings are from
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Readings for Feast of The Cross
Numbers 21: In
order to avoid the land of Edom, the Israelites headed towards the coastline.
But the people again criticized God and Moses. So God sent snakes among the
people, and many people died. The people then said to Moses "We have
sinned; please pray for us to save us". Moses prayed for them, and God
heard his prayer. God told Moses to make a bronze snake and put it on a pole. Anyone
bitten by a snake could then look at the bronze snake and live.
Jesus' words (John 3.13):
"The Son of Man must be lifted up as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
desert, so that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him".
Recording
Psalm
78b: May future generations not be like our
ancestors who so often were unfaithful to God. Even though our ancestors had
seen God part the sea, even though they had seen him provide food and water for
them in the desert, still they
went on sinning. Yet he who is full of compassion forgave and spared them. He
remembered they were only weak humans. Eventually he brought them to the
promised land and gave a home to each of Israel's tribes. But still they sinned
by building mountain shrines and serving idols. Then God raised up David to be
their leader. God called him from looking after sheep to be the
shepherd of his people.
Lord, help us not to forget all you have done for us
Recording
Philippians
2.6-11: His state was divine, yet
Christ Jesus did not cling to his equality with God, but emptied himself to
assume the condition of a slave and became
as humans are. And being as all humans are, he was humbler yet, even to
accepting death, death on a cross.
But God raised him high, and gave him the name which is above all other names,
so that all beings in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld, should bend
the knee at the name of Jesus, and that every tongue should acclaim Jesus
Christ as Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Recording (song:
The Philippians Hymn)
John
3.13-17: Jesus said to Nicodemus:
"No one has gone up to heaven except the one who came down from heaven,
the Son of Man who is in heaven; and the
Son of Man must be lifted up, as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert,
so that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him". Yes, God
loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who
believes in him may not be lost but may have eternal life. For God sent his
Son into the world not to condemn the world, but so that through him the world
might be saved.
Jesus, only Son of God the Father,
thank you for coming into this world. Please help more and more people believe
in you
Reflection on the above Bible readings:
For today's Feast of The Cross, a beautiful poem: Retreat by James McAuley
Soon
you must return to tasks
That sicken and appall:
The calumnies will never cease,
Look only to the sign of peace,
The Cross
upon the wall.
This
is that sole instrument
That measures every chart;
This square and level overrules
The subtle calculus of fools
By a celestial art.
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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 14th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hubei
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 14th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guinea
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Sep 13
I
WISH ALL DEAR READERS A
HAPPY MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL!
Usually on Thursday nights I have a meal with a group of about 30 homeless
people who sleep at McDonald's or in parks. Last night a little bit different: I
was one of several hundred guests at the South China Morning Post
annual "Spirit of HK" awards ceremony. Chief Executive Carrie Lam was
guest of honour and gave a very positive message. (Maybe some photos on tomorrow's menu)
Hongkongers belt out
unofficial national anthem at malls, on streets and in football stands
Pope's
letter to young people:
116. God's love is a love that does not overwhelm or oppress, cast
aside or reduce to silence, humiliate or domineer. It is the love of the Lord, a
daily, discreet and respectful love; a love that is free and freeing, a love
that heals and raises up. The love of
the Lord has to do more with raising up than knocking down, with
reconciling than forbidding, with offering new changes than condemning, with the
future than the past.
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Bible
Some special readings for Mid-Autumn Festival!
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
8: How great is your name, O Lord our God,
through all the earth. When I see the heavens, the work of your
hands,
the moon and stars which you have arranged,
then I stop and think:
what are we insignificant humans that you should care about us? Yet you have put us in charge of the world.
Everything is subject to our control.
How great is your name, O Lord
our God, through all the earth
Listen
Revelation
12.1-6: A great sign appeared in heaven:
a woman, dressed in the sun, standing on the
moon,
crowned with 12 stars. She was giving birth to a
child,
and she cried out in the pain of childbirth. Then a second sign appeared:
a huge red dragon, which wanted to eat the child. The
woman gave birth to a son, the ruler of
all nations. The
son was taken straight up to heaven, to God on his throne.
The woman escaped to safety in the desert,
to a place prepared for her by God
Jesus, protect us from Satan, just as you protected your dear mother
Listen
John
1.1-14: From all eternity the Word existed.
The Word was with God the Father.
The Word was God the Son. The Word was the source of life for all
creatures. The Word became a man, and lived among
us.
We saw his glory, full of grace and truth. Many people did not recognize and did not accept the
Word.
But to everyone who did accept him,
he gave power to become children of God
Jesus, please help me understand how you are
the Word-made-flesh
Listen
"In the beginning was the Word" (Macau)
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Happy Mooooon Festival!
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For the Moon
Festival:
After the Americans went to the Moon, two Irishmen announced that the Irish
would go one better and send a man to the Sun. To which someone objected: 'If
you send a man to the Sun, he will burn up!' To which the Irishmen replied: 'Do
you think we are, stupid? We'll send our man at night!'
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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 13th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jiangxi
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 13th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Mali
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Sep 12
Yesterday, in a W/App from their father, I received 5 letters from 5
young children in Africa to their mother in prison in HK for drug trafficking
.... the mother having been desperate for money when the husband was ill for a
long time .... the mother becoming a victim to a well-known Drug Lord in
Hong Kong who recruited her. I don't usually read family mail, but just the
first line of each letter was heart-breaking. The 5 letters were printed and
posted to the prison yesterday afternoon.
Also heart-breaking is the letter from a South African mother of
4, serving a 6 year prison term for drug trafficking - her story, and
her warning to others: here.
Yesterday morning I posted a link to this letter on my FB:
Johannesburg Drug Trade, then boosted the post. By last night it had
reached 4075 people and had 387 engagements. My target audience in the boost was
"women 20-45 years old".
China
muffling voices of HK supporters ***
HK
govt to use emergency law? ***
Joshua
Wong, HK's democracy child
Pope
speaking freely off the cuff on plane trip back to Rome from Madagascar
Chris
McDonnell
Symbols of trust
It hurts when nationally recognised institutions are abused
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Bible
Isaiah 35:
Strengthen all weary hands,
steady all trembling knees,
and say to all faint hearts
"Courage! Do not be afraid. The Lord is coming to save you." Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
the ears of the deaf unsealed.
Then the lame shall leap like a deer,
and the tongues of the dumb sing for joy. Exiles will return to Zion shouting for joy,
everlasting joy on their faces. Joy and gladness will go with them.
Sorrow and lament will be ended.
Lord, please heal the friends I
know who are blind, deaf, dumb ....
Recording
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
Recording
1 Corinthians 12.4-10:
The Holy Spirit gives us many different gifts:
Some people have the gift of wise preaching.
Some people have the gift of an extra strong faith.
Some people have the gift of healing sick people.
Some people have other gifts like the power of miracles, prophecy,
recognizing spirits, and the ability to speak in tongues.
Holy Spirit, please increase your influence in
my life.
Please give me the gift of (..name...)
Listen
John
14.8-21: At the meal, Jesus said to his disciples
"To have seen me, is to have seen the Father. I am in the Father, and
the Father is in me. Whatever you ask for in my name, I will do it,
so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you love me, you
will keep my commandments. I will ask the Father and he will give you
another Friend to be always with you. This Friend is the Spirit of Truth
who will be living in your heart. If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and
my Father will love him, and we shall come to him and make our home in his
heart".
Father, Jesus, Spirit of Truth - three
Persons, one God - thank you for living in
my heart
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: C O M E H O L Y S P I R I T ! ! !
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Youth worried about social
justice .... has final line: "the government hopes to find out why
young people are unhappy". Suggestion from Ro Ket Sien Tist: "ask
them"!
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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 12th 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 12th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guinea
Bissau
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Sep 11
When I arrived home around 8.30 on Monday night after an O.M.I.
meeting, before I started work on this website and did the usual recording for
Ming Pao, I checked the Court List for yesterday ... and was horrified to find
that a woman from South America was due to be sentenced .... a woman who had
greatly helped my anti-drug campaign ... but I had not prepared a support letter
for her - because she hadn't told me her court date. So I stayed up late and
prepared a letter ... which I took to the High Court yesterday morning (...after
phoning a prison to cancel a scheduled visit...) and a very kind judge gave the
woman 3 months discount. Thank you Jesus!
Former
editor recruited drug mules in Canada to smuggle cocaine from US to Australia
Scroll down this
CSD 2018 annual review to see pie chart showing that 20%
of HK's 8,300 prisoners are non-Chinese
(one reason for this high percentage being the large number of asylum seekers in
detention)
Economist
Thomas Piketty's new magnum opus published (in French) tomorrow
Pope back to Rome
after Africa trip (Thank you
Jesus, for Pope's safe trip!)
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Isaiah 31-32: How foolish are people who trust in armaments
but never bother to consult the Lord. Help and salvation come from the Lord who
says:
"Once more I will send the good
rain.
Then shall the wilderness be fertile land
and fertile land will become a forest. In the wilderness justice will come to live
and integrity in the fertile land.
Integrity will bring peace,
and justice will bring security. My people will live in a peaceful home,
in safe houses, in quiet dwellings."
Lord, please give our world a
bit more peace
My
recording of this reading
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
Listen
1
Corinthians 11.20-26: Concerning the Lord's Supper, this is what I
received from the Lord and then taught you: On the night he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus
took some bread, broke it and said "This is my body which will be
broken for you". After supper he took a cup and said "This
cup is the new covenant in my blood. Each time you drink this cup, drink
it in memory of me". Until the Lord comes, therefore, each time you
eat this bread and drink this cup, you re-enact the death of the Lord
Jesus, help me understand how bread and
wine become your body and blood when Christians celebrate the Eucharist
Listen
John
13-14: At the meal, Peter said to Jesus "I will
lay down my life for you". Jesus
replied "Before the rooster crows, you will disown me three times. To all of you I say, there are many rooms in
my Father's house.
I am going now to prepare a place for you. I am the Way, the Truth and the
Life.
No one comes to the Father except through me"
Jesus, you are the Way, the Truth and the
Life.
Please help more and more people follow you to find truth and life
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: "Good rain" (Isaiah) is urgently needed to put out fires in Brazil (Amazon) and Australia ...and other places.
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When kind judge at High Court case yesterday read my letter
and realised it was a last minute job, she asked me publicly in court would I
like her to adjourn the case to give me time to do more research for my letter.
Wow! What a kind lady! I thanked her and said "no need for
adjournment". I may not get a chance in this life to offer her a cup of
tea, but tea with her is on my Heavenly Bucket List!
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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 11th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hunan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 11th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Eritrea
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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