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Several times in the past few days I have heard people say
"I can't watch the news about the violent protests any more .... it's too upsetting". I
had the same feeling yesterday when I saw MTR stations being vandalised. It's
like watching a video of your house burning. And the video of people
desecrating the flag of China was particularly offensive and disturbing. This will cause an
enormous reaction in China, not least in the Beijing leadership. The protesters'
aims are supported by many if not most HK people, but the violence used by
radical protesters is causing great distress to many ordinary HK people.
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: 1967 riots & 2019 protests. It's on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
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accept food from strangers at airport - drugs can be in beef!
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Readings are from
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Isaiah
54-55: Though the mountains may fall and the hills
turn to dust,
the love of the Lord will never cease. O come to the water, all you are
thirsty,
though you have no money, come. Why spend your money on what is
useless,
your wages on what fails to satisfy? Seek the Lord while he is to be
found.
Call to him while he is near.
Lord, please help us give
more time to things that are important .... and less time to things that are not so important.
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
124: "If the Lord had not been on our
side",
this is Israel's song. If the Lord had not been on our side
when people rose against us, then would they have swallowed us alive
when they were angry with us. Blessed be the Lord who did not let us become
a prey for their teeth. Our life, like a bird, has escaped
from the snare of the hunter. Indeed the snare has been broken
and we have escaped. Our help is in the name of the Lord
who made heaven and earth.
Thank you, Lord,
for all the times you have rescued me from trouble
Listen
1
Corinthians 16.5-24: I hope to visit you after I have been to
Macedonia.
I will stay at Ephesus until Pentecost,
because an important door
has opened for my work, despite
opposition. Be brave and strong. Let everything be done in
love. The grace of the Lord Jesus be with you
Jesus, help me be brave and strong, like Paul
Listen
John
18.1-11: After their Last Supper, Jesus and his
disciples went to a garden near the Kedron valley. Judas knew they would be there, since they had
often gathered there.
Judas led the police and soldiers there to arrest Jesus. Jesus said to Judas' group "Who are you
looking for?" They replied "Jesus the Nazarene".
Jesus said "I am the one you are looking for. Let these other men go
free". The group then arrested Jesus and bound
him.
They took him to the religious leaders
Jesus, please bless everyone who is arrested
today, in every country
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: It's not a very pleasant thing to be arrested and lose your freedom. The reception section of any prison with recently-arrested people is a place where people are in shock/sadness at being a criminal. Yet he who is the C.E.O. of the Universe subjected himself to this humiliation ... for our sake.
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To go with reading from I Corinthians:
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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 24th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Inner
Mongolia
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 24th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Zambia
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 23
Last night I was very unhappy .... when I saw video reports of
radical protesters vandalising MTR stations .... and desecrating the flag of
China. It's almost as if they are trying to destroy HK and brazenly daring
Beijing to take over Hong Kong ... assisted by a HK govt which is
unable/unwilling to engage in meaningful dialogue with the protest movement and
whose inaction is radicalising protesters. Lord, have
mercy on HK!
During lunchtime yesterday I watched 13
Hours That Saved Britain - how greatly outnumbered British pilots, by skill
and courage, stopped the German air force in the Battle of Britain. After
watching the video, the thought struck me: what is happening now is The Battle
of Hong Kong. May HK gain wisdom and courage from the video in responding
peacefully to Beijing bullying.
Peaceful
explorer? Who was Zheng He, China's Muslim symbol of diplomacy?
Pope's
letter to young people:
130. In these three truths -
God loves you; Christ is your Saviour; he is alive - we see God the Father and
Jesus. Wherever the Father and the Son
are, there too is the Holy Spirit. He is the one who quietly opens
hearts to receive that message. He keeps alive our hope of salvation, and
he will help you grow in joy if you are open to his working. The Holy Spirit
fills the heart of the risen Christ and then flows over into your lives. When
you receive the Spirit, he draws you ever more deeply into the heart of Christ,
so that you can grow in his love, his life and his power.
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Isaiah
52-53: See, my servant will prosper,
he shall be lifted up and exalted. As the crowds were appalled on
seeing him
- so disfigured did he look -
so will the crowds be astonished at him,
for they will see something that has never happened before. Without beauty, without
majesty, we saw him.
He was despised and rejected,
a man of sorrows and familiar with suffering.
He was despised and we took no account of him. And yet ours were the sufferings
he bore,
ours the sorrows he carried. He was pierced through for our
faults,
crushed for our sins. On him lies a punishment that
brings us peace,
and through his wounds we are healed. We had all gone astray like
sheep,
and the Lord burdened him with our sins. Harshly dealt with, he bore it
humbly,
never opening his mouth. He let himself be taken for a
sinner,
and all the time he was suffering and praying for sinners.
Jesus, these words refer to
you.
Thank you for all you suffered to redeem the world.
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
123:
To you have I lifted up my eyes,
you who dwell in the heavens. My eyes, like the eyes of slaves
on the hand of their lords. Like the eyes of a servant on the hand of her
mistress,
so our eyes are on the Lord our God till he show us mercy. Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
We are filled with contempt. Indeed all too full is our soul with the scorn
of the rich,
with the proud man's disdain.
Lord, please protect poor
people from being exploited by rich people
Listen
1
Corinthians
15.54-58: When this mortal nature has put on immortality, then
the words of Scripture will come true: "Death has been defeated.
Death, where is your victory? Death, where is your sting?" Never give up, dear friends, never admit
defeat. Keep on working at the Lord's work always. Know that, in the Lord,
no work is in vain
Jesus, please give me more faith to "keep going"
Listen
John
17.1-21: After saying many things to his disciples at the meal, Jesus looked up to heaven and prayed "Father, my time has come. Give eternal life to everyone you have entrusted to
me.
Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have
sent.
I have glorified you on earth, and finished the work you gave me to do. Now, Father, it is time for you to glorify me with the glory I had with you before the world existed.
Protect those you have given me. Protect them from Satan. Consecrate them in the
truth.
As you sent me into the world, so I am sending them into the world. May all my followers be united, so that the world will believe it was you who sent me"
Jesus, please protect our world from lies and
deception. Please bless people who witness to the truth in difficult
situations
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: Jesus once said
that the greatest love was to die for others. Maybe
this is why Jesus, God the Son, died for us .... to provide the greatest
possible expression of God's love for us. Jesus was "crushed with
suffering" (Isaiah) so that we could most clearly see how much God loves
us.
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For the past few weeks a kind HK friend has been helping
prisoners and their families communicate, using a new P.O. Box, a special email
address, and a special W/App number. This has made my life much easier ... and I
certainly owe "Mr Li" a cup of tea one of these days!
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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 23rd of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guangxi
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Djibouti
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 22
One of the happiest experiences for a prison chaplain is to meet
people recently released from prison. Yesterday I met two, and spent time with
one of them preparing information that might help one still in detention win
their coming trial
This is the best article I've seen on this complicated topic:
Sep
22: First Anniversary of Vatican-China Deal
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c.f. readings for Sunday 25
Amos 1-9: It was God who formed the mountains
and created the wind.
The Lord is his name. He says to the House of Israel: Seek me and you shall live.
Do not go to the places of idol worship. Seek good and not evil, so that you may live.
Hate evil and love good. Injustice and swindling, exploitation of the
poor,
this is the reason for earthquakes and disaster.
Lord,
please help me to do good and avoid evil
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
113: Praise, O friends of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord. May the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and for evermore. From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the name of the Lord. Who is like the Lord our God,
above the heavens his glory. From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
to put them in the company of royalty. To the childless wife he gives a home
and gladdens her heart with children.
May the Lord be praised from
sunrise to sunset
Listen
1
Timothy 2.1-8: My advice is that, first
of all, there should be prayers offered for everyone - petitions, intercessions
and thanksgiving - and especially
for kings and others in authority, so that we may be able to live
religious and reverent lives in peace and quiet. To do this is right, and will
please God our saviour: he wants everyone to be saved and reach full knowledge
of the truth. For there is only one God, and there is only one mediator between
God and mankind, himself a man, Christ Jesus, who sacrificed himself as a ransom
for them all. He is the evidence of this, sent at the appointed time, and I have
been named a herald and apostle of it and - I am telling the truth and no lie -
a teacher of the faith and the truth to the pagans.
Luke 16:
Reflection on the above readings: Government leaders who attend church today will be pleased to hear the reading from Timothy! Let's make sure to pray every day for government leaders!
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel Daring: Stewards of the Lord's Goods
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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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Yesterday
on the feast of St Matthew I was wondering why Jesus did not choose him, with
his financial experience as a tax collector (instead of Judas) to look after the
money. Maybe Jesus did not make the decision? Maybe Judas "grabbed"
the job?
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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 22nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Zhejiang
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 22nd of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Rwanda
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 21
Yesterday morning I was at the High Court building in support of
a woman from Malaysia making a request for an appointment with the Court of
Appeal. Very kind and patient judge (again) adjourned the case to give the woman
every possible opportunity to prepare her case
Amnesty: police using 'reckless, unlawful' tactics
4
young Malaysians arrested in HK with cocaine in wine bottles ***
Two
Nigerians die on plane from Brazil to Ethiopia when drugs burst in stomachs
Address by
Dr Peter Wilkinson, President of Catholics for
Renewal, at the launch of Getting Back on Mission: Reforming Our Church Together
- here
Pope's
letter to young people:
128. Every other solution will prove
inadequate and temporary. It may be helpful for a time, but once again we
will find ourselves exposed and abandoned before the storms of life. With Jesus,
on the other hand, our hearts experience
a security that is firmly rooted and enduring
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c.f. readings for Feast of St
Matthew
Isaiah 51-52: Pay
attention to me, you peoples. Listen to me, you nations. The islands put their
hope in the Lord. They put their trust in his strength. How
beautiful on the mountains are the feet of one who brings good news, who
proclaims peace and salvation, and tells Zion "Your God is king!"
Break into shouts of joy, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the Lord is redeeming his
people. All the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.
Lord, may more and more people in more and more countries know you and love
you.
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
Recording
Ephesians
4.1-16: I implore you to lead a life worthy of
your vocation. Bear with one another charitably, in complete selflessness,
gentleness and patience. If we live by
the truth and in love, we shall become more and more like Christ. We are
parts of the Body of Christ. Christ is the head. Each part must do its bit to
keep the Body healthy and growing in love.
Jesus, help me understand how the Church is your Body
Recording
Matthew 9.9-13: One
day when Jesus was walking past a customs house he said to a
tax collector named Matthew
"Follow me". Matthew got up and followed Jesus. Matthew invited Jesus
and Jesus' friends to a dinner in his house. Some tax collectors and
"bad" people sat at Jesus' table. Religious leaders saw this and
complained to Jesus' friends "Why does your master eat with tax collectors
and bad people?" Jesus' answer was "It is not the healthy who need the
doctor, but the sick. Go and think about the Bible words 'What I want is mercy,
not sacrifice'. I have a special concern for rejects and down-and-outs."
Jesus, please help religious leaders in today's world to care more about
people who are rejected by society
Recording
Reflection on the above Bible readings:
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For the
Feast of St Matthew who was a tax collector:
A man was driving along the road when all
of a sudden he has to swerve to avoid a box falling off the lorry in front.
Seconds later a policeman pulled him over for reckless driving. As the policeman
starting writing the ticket he noticed the box was full of nails and tacks.
"I had to swerve or I'd have run over those and blown my tyres!"
protested the driver. "Ok", replied the officer, ripping up the
ticket, "but I'm still bringing you in." "What for?!"
retorted the man. "Tacks evasion", answered the policeman.
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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 21st
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Yunnan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 21st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Benin
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 20
On this blog on August 8 I said how I had on August 7 seen
protesters blocking traffic at the intersection of Nathan Road and Jordan Road
.... and how unhappy I had been that people were going to miss planes because
airport buses were being blocked. Yesterday I was surprised to find myself in a
FB video about August 7 .... as one of 3 "foreign commanders of the
protesters"! Post has had more than 400,000 views and more than 5,000
comments. Lucia (Mercy HK NGO) last night helped me put a reply in English -
select "new" for comments at
this link. In case you can't find it (it takes a lot of scrolling down),
here is my comment: From
guy wearing hat - I was not commanding, I was BEGGING! ...asking them not to
block the airport buses .... not to damage footpath safety rails ... not to
cause suffering to ordinary people
Using
a letter received two days ago from a Tanzanian prison in HK ( ... and previous
info from a number of sources) yesterday I put this
file on my Tz website ... in the hope it will stop Tanzanians from going to
prison in HK. I also put the file on East Africa's biggest blog ... and
set up a new FB page: Tanzania Drug Trade (with the file)
China must give
HK leaders room to compromise, says ex-governor (...
same point was made in my
Ming Pao column last week)
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Bible
Isaiah 50: The Lord has opened my ear to hear his
message.
The Lord has given me words to proclaim his message. For my part, I made no
resistance,
neither did I turn away.
I offered my back to those who struck me,
my cheeks to those who tore at my beard. I did not protect my face
from insult and spittle. I set my face like flint.
The Lord will help me.
Jesus, please help me understand
how these words refer to you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
122: I rejoiced when I heard them say
"Let us go to God's house."
And now our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. For the peace of Jerusalem pray
"Peace be to your homes." For love of the house of the Lord
I will ask for your good.
Lord, may your peace be in our
hearts and homes
Listen
1
Corinthians 15.20-22:
Christ has been raised from the dead, the
first to rise of all who have died. Death came through one man, Adam, and rising
from the dead has come through one man, Jesus. Just as all people die because of Adam, so all
people can live because of Christ.
Jesus, may all people have
eternal life
Listen
John
16.7-33: Jesus said to his disciples at the meal "I will leave you soon. After I go, I will send the New Friend to you. The New Friend will teach you all about right and wrong.
The New Friend will help you know the truth about everything.
You are sad now because I am leaving you. But I will see you again, and your hearts will be full of joy. No one will be able to take that joy from you.
I have told you all these things so that you may find peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but be brave: I have conquered the world
Jesus, thank you for your peace, your joy, and your Holy Spirit
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: People say we now live in the "post-truth era" where truth so often is replaced by lies, fake news, half-truths etc. More than ever we need to pray each day: "Spirit of Truth, fall afresh on us!"
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Just as I arrived at a local canteen for last night's weekly meal
with about 30 homeless people, a "street lady" who works nearby came
walking past in the opposite direction, overloaded with luggage. .... going back
to the Mainland for a long weekend. She recognized me (some years ago I had a
weekly breakfast with her group) and asked me to help her carry one large item -
a load of laundry - to a laundry shop two blocks away. After the laundry shop I
went back to explain things to the smiling homeless guests who were sitting at
the footpath tables outside the canteen.
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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 20th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Sicuan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 20th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Gambia
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 19
This
is not so serious: National Day fireworks
cancelled. But this is really
serious: Jockey Club cancels meeting over protest fears
!
What
it's like to be a news cameraman filming the HK protests
Pope's
letter to young people:
124. There is a third truth, inseparable from the second: Christ is alive! We
need to keep reminding ourselves of this, because we can risk seeing Jesus
Christ simply as a fine model from the distant past, as a memory, as someone who
saved us two thousand years ago. But that would be of no use to us: it would
leave us unchanged, it would not set us free. The one who fills us with his
grace, the one who liberates us, transforms us, heals and consoles us is
someone fully alive
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Bible
Isaiah 46-49: The Lord called me before I was born.
From my mother's womb he knew my name. While I was thinking that I had toiled in vain,
all the while my cause was with the Lord. The Lord who formed me in the womb
and assigned me to rescue his people, that same Lord said to me: 'I will make you the light of the
nations,
so that my salvation will reach to the ends of the earth'. The Lord also says to his people:
"Does a woman forget her baby,
or a mother the child within her womb?
Yet even if these forget, I will never forget you".
Lord, please help me understand
how you loved me even before I was born.
Recording
Psalms 120-121: I call to the Lord in the hour of my
distress:
"Lord save me from people who speak with lying lips". Long enough have I been dwelling with those
who hate peace.
I am for peace, but they are for fighting. I lift up my eyes to the mountains.
From where shall come my help? My help shall come from the Lord
who made heaven and earth. The Lord is our guard and our shade.
Day and night we shall not be afraid. The Lord will guard our going and coming
both now and forever.
Lord, please protect us from
danger, day and night
Recording
1 Corinthians 15.9-11:
I am the least of the apostles. In fact, since
I persecuted the Church of God, I hardly deserve the name apostle. But by God's grace I am what I am,
and the
grace that he gave me has not been fruitless. On the contrary, I, or rather the grace of God
in my heart, have worked harder than any of the others, preaching the
same message that they preach
Jesus, may your grace in me be more fruitful
Listen
John
15.18 - 16-1: At the meal, Jesus said to his disciples
"If you belonged to the world, the world would be friendly to you.
But because my choice withdrew you from the world, therefore the world is
unfriendly to you. Just as I am hated and persecuted, so you also
will be hated and persecuted. As the Scripture says 'They hated me
for no reason'. I am telling you these things now, so that when they happen, your
faith will not be shaken.
Jesus, if people are
unfriendly because I am a Christian, please give me strength and courage
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Sometimes/occasionally, hatred is a sign that we are doing a bit of good
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Good news for HK
government: next Sunday's second Mass reading is St Paul telling us to
pray for people in authority!
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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 19th 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 19th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Sudan
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 18
I was at the High Court building yesterday morning in support of a woman from
Venezuela in her case at the Court of Appeal. Then back home to Jordan for lunch
and rest and some office work. Then back to HK Island for a meeting of the NGO Voice
for Prisoners. Grateful that none of my 4 trips on the MTR was
affected by break-downs or protests!
Pope's
letter to young people:
120. We are saved by Jesus because he loves
us and cannot go against his nature. We can do any number of things
against him, yet he loves us and he saves us. For only what is loved can
be saved. Only what is embraced can be transformed. The Lord's love
is greater than all our problems, frailties and flaws. Yet it is precisely
through our problems, frailties and flaws that he wants to write this love
story. He embraced the prodigal son, he embraced Peter after his denials,
and he always, always, always embraces us after every fall, helping us to rise
and get back on our feet. Because the worst fall, and pay attention to
this, the worst fall, the one
that can ruin our lives, is when we stay down and do not allow ourselves to be
helped up
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Chris McDonnell
A
crisis of conscience
Listen,
talk and listen again before taking action that solves nothing and only leads to
regret.
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Isaiah 43-45:
The Lord says: Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you.
I have called you by your name, you are mine. If you travel over the seas, I will be with
you.
If you travel on great rivers, I will protect you. For I am the Lord, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your savior. They are ignorant, those who carry around an idol made of wood,
those who pray to a lump of wood that cannot hear. Turn to me and be saved
all peoples of the world.
Lord, please help me be more
aware of your protection
each day and night
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
119: They are happy who follow God's
word,
those who seek God with all their hearts. How can young people avoid evil?
By seeking you and obeying you, Lord. Open my eyes, Lord,
that I may understand the beauty of your word. Lord, when I'm worried or in trouble,
your word revives me and gives me strength. Lord, keep my eyes from what is false.
Bend my heart to your word and not to love of gain. The word from your mouth means more to me
than silver and gold. The unfolding of your word gives light
and teaches simple people.
Lord, thank you for your word
which gives peace to our hearts
Listen
1
Corinthians 15.1-8: Let me remind you of
the basic facts of the
Good News:
Christ died for our sins. He was buried.
He was raised to life on the third day. He appeared to Peter, then to the other
apostles, then to more than 500 of the believers - most of whom are still
alive. Then he appeared to James and the other disciples. Last of all he appeared to me. I was like an
unexpected child
Jesus, I have not yet seen you, but I believe
in you and I love you
Listen
John
15.9-13: At the meal, Jesus said to his disciples
"As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you. Remain in my love
by keeping my commandments, especially this commandment:
love one another, as I
have loved you. A man can have no greater love than to lay
down his life for his friends"
Jesus, thank you for loving us. Help us
to love one another as you have loved us
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: One difference between Jesus and the founders of other religions - Jesus died for his followers. Not saying other founders (Confucius, Buddha, Muhammad etc) were not good people. Just saying they did not die for their followers.
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Oh.... so this is
what my ears are for!! - 2nd "top
comment" on Beethoven's 9th - here
- after beautiful 1st top comment from Xiaohan Yu: I
was writing Beethoven's essay when I listen to this piece, when it comes to
2nd movement I literally burst into tears, this piece is his late period work,
he was fully deaf, totally isolated, and extremely moody and suspicious, he
faced financial problem, health problem, family problem, but his music is always
full of hope, I am just speechless, he is a great man, I admire him with all my
heart
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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 18th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shandong
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 18th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Ivory
Coast
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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