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I had a medical morning yesterday - for annual check up at doctor and annual
cleaning and check up at dentist.... both in the same location close to my
home.... and both paid for by HK govt since I'm a senior. God bless both
clinics!
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Wen Jiabao can again save HK - as Governor! It's on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
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Pope: The
prayer of the poor pierces the clouds
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ezekiel
12-18: Ezekiel
spoke God's message for the false
prophets:
"You have misled my people.
You have not bothered to protect my people".
Ezekiel
also called on the people to stop
their idolatry.
He reminded them how to follow the Lord:
a good person is law-abiding and honest; a good person oppresses no one, never steals;
a good person gives food and clothing to the poor. "God takes no delight in the death
of a sinner.
God hopes the sinner will renounce wickedness and live."
Lord, please help me to avoid evil .....
and do
more good
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
Ephesians
2.19-21:
In God's Church you are not foreigners. You
are citizens. You are part of a building that has the
apostles and prophets
for its base. Christ Jesus himself is the foundation stone.
You are being built into a house where God
lives.
Jesus, be the foundation stone
of my life
Listen
Matthew
6.25-34:
Jesus said to the crowds that life is about more than food and clothing.
Pointing to some birds flying around, Jesus said:
Look at the birds. They don't sow or reap,
yet your heavenly Father feeds them.
And you are more precious than the birds. Pointing to flowers in the field Jesus said:
How beautiful are the flowers.
They are more beautiful than King Solomon's clothing. If God cares so much about the life of flowers
won't he care even more about human life? So, don't spend your day worrying about
what you are going to eat and drink and wear. Put God first in your life, God and a right
way of life,
then God will look after your physical needs. Don't waste your energy worrying about
tomorrow.
Live life one day at a time.
Heavenly Father, thank you for
caring for
the birds and flowers....and me!
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: If he was speaking in 2019 with the assistance of modern technology, Jesus could say "Notice how the Creator has marvellously programmed the world so that no two people have the same finger prints, no two zebras have the same stripes, no two snowflakes are the same"
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All
snowflakes are six-sided .... and all different! (how do you spell
"Creator"?)
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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 29th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Chongqing
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 29th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Mauritania
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Oct 28
Cocaine
in bottles of wine - two lots in two days!
Canada
thought it could bankrupt drug dealers by legalising cannabis. It hasn't worked
Why don't they vandalise their own neighbourhoods? Why do they
always vandalise my neighbourhood: Fires, tear gas in Mong Kok as MTR station shuts
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ezekiel
4-11:
Ezekiel used many images to describe the fall of Jerusalem.
But the people and their leaders would not believe him. God used
Ezekiel to say to the exiles: "I will bring you back to your homeland of Israel.
I will give you a new heart and a new spirit.
Then you will keep my commandments.
Then you will know that I am the Lord."
Grant to us, O Lord, a
heart renewed
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 7:
Lord God, I take refuge in you.
Please rescue me from people who are trying to hurt me. Lord, please stop bad people from doing bad
things.
Please help good people to keep on doing good
things.
Lord, I will sing to you and thank you for
your goodness to me.
Lord, please help me to avoid
evil and to do good
Listen
Ephesians
2.11-14: You non-Jews were once without hope and
without God.
But now by the blood of Christ,
you who had nothing in common with us Jews,
have been united with us into one family. Christ is the peace between
us.
He has broken down the barrier which used to keep us apart.
Jesus, break down barriers of misunderstanding which divide the peoples of the world
Listen
John
14.22-24 (for Feast of Saints Simon and Jude): Judas
- this was not Judas Iscariot - said to Jesus: "Lord, what is all this
about? Do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?" Jesus
replied:
"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"
Reflection on the above readings: Simon and Jude, apostles
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On the way home last night after the usual gathering for poor
people at Yau Ma Tei Catholic Primary School, I passed a large number of riot
police who were about to board two big buses ... having finished their weekly
appointment with violent protesters in the Nathan Road area. Hope these
appointments can soon stop ...
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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 28th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Beijing
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 28th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Lesotho
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Oct 27
Hello from HK where I arrived back last night on a flight from
Kuala Lumpur that was rescheduled four hours later than its original departure
time. Which turned out to be a blessing for me because it gave me time to have a
most important meeting at KLIA airport.
Trip included meetings with families of 9 prisoners in HK, two media
conferences, meetings with authorities, a meeting at Nigerian High Commission,
and two separate meetings with two Drug Lords responsible for sending drug mules
to HK (...I kid thee not ...). Thank
you Jesus for a safe trip - please bless everyone I met on the trip ... and
those who made the trip possible
For my two Masses this morning I had been thinking about a sermon based on the Gospel (the Pharisee and the outcast). But last night on the plane I watched a 2019 movie that had me in tears from about the 25%. mark - based on a true story from Canada .... about a teenage boy dead for nearly an hour after a drowning accident .... but who, to the astonishment of the doctors but the joy of so many praying for him ...CAME BACK TO LIFE ....and to their further astonishment and joy ....SUFFERED NO BRAIN OR OTHER ORGAN DAMAGE .... and was back at school a few weeks later, playing his beloved basketball. With all sorts of sub-stories about growth in self-awareness, growth in relationships, grow in faith. Name of movie so perfect for many reasons: BREAKTHROUGH! So, my sermon will be about the line in the first reading "The humble person's prayer pierces the clouds" because it was his mother's prayers, his adopted mother's prayers, through which the miracle happened. As the doctor said in his case summary "Patient died; mother prayed; patient came back to life". Praise God!
Protests
might cause 1,000 restaurants to close? Causing
suffering to innocent people is an irresponsible way to protest. Gandhi
did not cause suffering to ordinary people. HK protesters need to imitate
Gandhi, not imitate the Red Guards.
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 30
Sirach 35-37: Be generous as the Lord has been generous to
you.
Be cheerful when you make a gift to the Lord. The humble person's prayer pierces the
clouds,
so love the Lord with a humble heart. If a property has no fence, it will be
plundered. If a man has no wife, he is like a boat without an anchor. Be careful when you consult other people.
After all consultation, follow the advice of your own heart.
Lord, please give me a cheerful
and humble heart
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
34: I will bless the Lord at all times,
his praise always on my lips.
In the Lord my soul shall make its boast,
the humble shall hear and be glad. Glorify the Lord with me, together let us
praise his name.
I sought the Lord and he answered me.
From all my terrors he set me free. The angel of the Lord is encamped around those
who revere the Lord, to rescue them. Taste and see that the Lord is good.
They are happy who seek refuge in him. The Lord is close to the broken-hearted.
Those whose spirits are crushed he will save.
Lord, by our Bible reading and
prayer, may we taste and see your goodness each day
Listen
2
Timothy 4.6-8:
As for me, my life of service to the Lord is
nearly over.
I have fought the good fight to the end. I have run the race to the
finish. I have kept the faith. The Lord will soon give me the best of all
prizes: eternal life in heaven. He will give it not only to me, but to
everyone who has loved him sincerely in this life
Jesus, help me keep running to
the finish line
Listen
Luke
18.9-14: Some people prided themselves on being
virtuous, and despised others. Jesus told them this story: Two men went to the Temple to pray, one a
religious leader, the other a social outcast. The leader stood there and said "I thank
you, God, that I am not greedy, unjust and adulterous like other people
such as this outcast here". The outcast did not even raise his eyes, but
beat his breast and said "God, be merciful to me, a sinner".
The outcast, I tell you, went home a friend of
God. The leader did not. People who exalt themselves will be humbled.
People who humble themselves will be exalted
Jesus, be merciful to me, a sinner
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Luke's Gospel has a special emphasis on prayer .... today warning us to avoid hypocritical prayer
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
Daniel Daring: Do not despise others (with Chinese text below English 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 - from today's article by Daniel Daring: In today's
world, the danger is we pray "Thank you God I am not like that
Pharisee"!
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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 10th
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 10th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Guinea
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 Oct 26
Hello one more time from Kuala Lumpur. Yesterday morning I was
part of the R.AGE team (Star Media) in
their presentation at the
2019 Kancil Festival. Report & photos to come. Today I'm due to return
to HK. God bless everyone I've met over the past week ... and those who made
this trip possible.
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ezekiel
1-3:
About 5 years after
the first group of Jews were exiled to Babylon,
Ezekiel received a vision while he was with the exiles in Babylon. Ezekiel saw the glory
of the Lord and he heard a voice saying:
"I am choosing you to speak my message to the people. Whether the people
listen to you or not,
you must keep on proclaiming my message. You are to be a sentry
to the House of Israel,
a lookout who warns them of danger coming." About 5 years after
the first group of Jews were exiled to Babylon,
Ezekiel received a vision while he was with the exiles in Babylon. Ezekiel saw the glory
of the Lord and he heard a voice saying: "I am choosing you to speak my message to the people.
Whether the people
listen to you or not,
you must keep on proclaiming my message. You are to be a sentry
to the House of Israel,
a lookout who warns them of danger coming."
Lord,
please help people listen to your message and obey it
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
6: Have mercy on me, Lord, I have no strength.
My body is racked with pain. Please heal me,
Lord. I am exhausted with my groaning.
Every night my pillow is covered with tears. Lord, please hear my prayer.
Dear Lord, please help people who are in distress of mind or body
Listen
Ephesians
2.4-10: God loved us so much, that when we were dead
through our sins,
he brought us to life with Christ. We are God's work of
art, created in Christ
Jesus to live a life of goodness, as God originally intended us to
live
Heavenly Father, help me live my life the way
you want me to live it
Listen
Matthew
6.16-24: Jesus said to the crowds:
When you do a bit of fasting,
don't run round telling the world what you are doing. Secret fasting is spiritually powerful.
Your most important account is
with the Bank of Heaven.
Build up your deposit with lots of good deeds and prayers. Physical blindness is a great tragedy.
Greater still is spiritual blindness. God must be number one in your
life.
Don't let money or anything else replace God.
Jesus, please be Number One in
my life
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: One of
the most famous Christian leaders in China got his name from today's Ezekiel
reading: Watchman
Nee
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At the Kancil Festival
presentations yesterday, I had the honour (?) of being the oldest person in the
theatre
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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 26th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Xinjiang
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 26th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Togo
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Oct 25
Hello again from Kuala Lumpur (... which I have to be careful not
to spell as Koala Lumpur. Apart from a lunch-time meeting, yesterday was spent
mostly at the desk + recovering from previous two days + getting my washing done
at a nearby laundry-mat. If you have a "Bucket List" I hope you can
add "experience the simple happiness of the people at KL Sentral
Plaza" ... I love walking through there. And see 
below
Mexico:
Drug Lords control a state within a state
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Jeremiah 46-52: Jeremiah predicted that the powerful nations involved in
Israel's capture would all fall:
the Egyptians, the Philistines, the Moabites, the Ammonites,
the Babylonians and others. Jeremiah also reminded Israel to rely on the help of the Lord
more than the help of other nations: "Our redeemer is strong. The Lord is his name.
He will bring peace to the world".
Lord, help us to rely on you
more than on human help
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
5: At the start of this day I
pray to you, O
Lord, my King and my God. I offer you my prayer and ask for your
help. Through the greatness of your love, I have
access to your friendship. I bow down in reverence and worship. Lead me, Lord, in the way you want me to
go. It is you, Lord, who bless good people.
You surround them with favors, as with a shield.
Lord, I adore you as my Creator
Listen
Ephesians
1.19-23:
God the Father raised Christ from death, and
put him on the divine throne. Christ is the C.E.O. of the
universe, in
charge of everything, from galaxies to governments. No one and nothing is exempt from
his rule. At the center of everything is the church.
It is Christ's body, in which he speaks and acts.
Jesus, help me understand how the church is
the heart of the world, pumping your life and love to all parts of the world
Listen
Matthew
6.1-15: Jesus said to the crowds:
When you do a good deed,
do it for its own sake, not just to get people to praise you. When you pray, love to pray in private in your
heart.
Don't be looking for people to notice and praise you. When you pray, there's no need to rave on and
on.
God is not deaf. Prayer is not a lawyer arguing a
case.
Prayer is a child speaking with simple trust like this:
Our Father in heaven,
may every one love and honor you. Your kingdom come.
Your will be done on earth as in heaven. Thank you for enough food for today.
Forgive us as we forgive others. Save us in time of trial.
Protect us from evil.
Jesus, help me remember
that each time I pray "The Our Father",
you are praying with me. "Your Father = my Father = our
Father"
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Poor God. Prayer for him is 99% a listening exercise?.
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Most people in KL don't use ordinary taxis, they use GRAB
taxis ... of which there are 100,000 in KL. Two days ago I downloaded the
GRAB app and succeeded in arranging a taxi for when I left the High Commission
of Nigeria. Taxi arrived in 4 minutes!
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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 25th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Ningxia
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 25th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Comoros
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Oct 24
Hello again
from Kuala Lumpur. Yesterday morning I was up at 5.15 for Mass and
breakfast before kind friend from Star Media gave me a ride to Star's FM988 for
breakfast show which was live on FB and is now here.
Was seen/heard by a huge audience and hopefully will help stop young Chinese
Malaysians from drug trafficking to HK and other places. Many thanks to Star
team for arrangements. And see
below!
From
the radio station I went to the High Commission of Nigeria where the staff were
super-friendly and super-helpful .... re the cases of a number of prisoners in
HK recruited by people who unfortunately give their beloved nation a bad name.
From the Commission I went to a gathering for families of prisoners in HK ...
assisted by two media teams who are assisting my anti-drug campaign. Apart from
a break from about 5pm to 7.15pm, the gathering went from 1pm to 11pm!
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The
Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Jeremiah 37-45: Jeremiah was arrested and put into a muddy well to die.
But a good official persuaded the king to free Jeremiah. When the Chaldaeans captured Jerusalem,
they sent many people to Babylon as exiles. Jeremiah was spared from exile
and he kept trying to get the people to accept defeat as God had told them.
But most of the people would not listen to Jeremiah,
even though all his prophecies about defeat had come true. God protected the good officials who had helped Jeremiah.
Lord, please help government
leaders be good,
like the good officials who helped Jeremiah.
Recording
Psalm 4: At the end of this day I praise you, Lord,
for all your love and help. O people of the world, how long will you close
your hearts to God?
How long you will keep on chasing false goals? Lord, you have put into my heart a joy that
cannot be obtained by big meals and plenty of wine. I will lie
down in peace and sleep comes at
once,
for you, Lord, make me dwell in safety and peace
Thank you, Lord, for your love
and help right through today
Recording
Ephesians
1.16-18: I never fail to remember you in my prayers
and to thank God for you. May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the
Father of glory,
give you more and more wisdom and knowledge
to see ever more clearly his great love for you. May he enlighten your mind to hope for the
glorious life
he has prepared for us in heaven
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, may I see you
more clearly,
love you more dearly, follow you more nearly, day by day
Listen
Matthew
5.13-48: Jesus said to the crowds:
You are the salt of the earth.
But if salt loses its taste, it's no use for anything. You are the light of
the world.
Let the world see your light, your good deeds.
When people see you doing good deeds,
people will praise God. I have not come to
abolish the Jewish religion. I have come to raise it to a higher level of goodness.
Your goodness must not
just be something superficial.
Your goodness must be something from the heart. You must avoid anger
and insult, just like you avoid murder.
If you have offended someone, say "Sorry". You must avoid lustful
looks and thoughts.
Looking at someone lustfully is immorality of the heart. Love and pray for
people who are unkind to you.
This is the way to practise the highest level of goodness. Jesus,
please help me practise a higher level of goodness
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: When we do good deeds, may they be done for their own sake (and thereby God's glory) rather than for our own glory.
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At
yesterday's live FB breakfast program of FM988, my fellow guest and I learnt
something after the program finished that we did not realise when the show was
on air: even though the DJs said "we will now have a break for music
etc", and only music etc was played on radio, FB live continued and
broadcast what was said "off air"!
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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 24h 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Oct 23
Hello again from Kuala Lumpur. Yesterday was a very long day -
with an even longer one shaping up today. Yesterday included a morning Consulate
visit on behalf of prisoners in HK .... and then a road trip to a far location
to get info for a prisoner in HK facing trial. Trip began at 12 noon and
finished at 8.30pm.
So.... please excuse a smaller menu for today...
and please check
below!
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Chris McDonnell
At home in the parish
The church is our family writ large
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Jeremiah 36: God told Jeremiah to write down
all the messages he had spoken for God. So Jeremiah got Baruch to make a written record of all his messages.
Baruch wrote the messages on a scroll. Some good officials took the scroll to the king to read.
The officials hoped the king would obey the words of the scroll. The king had the scroll read aloud for him.
As each section was read, the king used a knife to cut off the section,
and then threw the section into a fire. Eventually the whole scroll was burnt.
The king then issued an order for Jeremiah to be arrested. God protected Jeremiah and did not allow him to be arrested for the
time being.
God also told Jeremiah to have another scroll made.
Lord, please move world
leaders' hearts
to be open to your message of justice and peace and love
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
3: When people make fun of me for believing in
you, Lord,
I deeply remember how you are my help and my shield. Even when the whole
world seems against me, I can go to bed and sleep easy, knowing that you protect
me. O Lord, please rescue me from people who plot against me.
Lord our savior, please bless everyone who needs help.
Lord, thank you for your
protection and help
Listen
Ephesians
1.9-13: God the Father has let us know his sacred
plan:
the whole show, everything in heaven and everything in earth,
is one big orchestra with Christ as the conductor.
We Jews are special instruments in the
orchestra.
We were chosen to put our hope in Christ before he came. And you non-Jews are also on the stage,
now that you have believed the truth of the Good News. All of us have been stamped with
the Holy
Spirit.
He's the composer whose music we are playing
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, thank you for the
gift of life
and the gift of faith. Help me play well!
Listen
Matthew
5.1-12: Jesus said to the crowds: Blessed are
poor and simple of heart people.
They belong to the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are people who are going through great
sorrow.
Their hearts will be filled with peace. Blessed are people who lead just and honest
lives.
They will see the victory of goodness. Blessed are people who show mercy to
others.
God will be merciful to them. Blessed are people who have a clean
heart.
They will see God. Blessed are people who are
peacemakers.
They are God's children.
Blessed are people who are persecuted for the cause of right.
They will receive a great reward in heaven.
Jesus, please help me be
merciful and kind and just
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Jesus the Conductor (Ephesians) calls us to play his message of peace and compassion (Matthew) even if people reject us or persecute us (Jeremiah & Psalm 3)
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Malaysia's
dogs are political animals!
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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 23rd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Djibouti
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, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Usually I remove each menu after one week. It can still be accessed on "Archives" (top of this page). But because the menu of Oct 8 has special relevance to HK at the moment, I will not delete it for the time being
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Tues Oct 8
The collapse of HK is continuing at exponential speed: Vandals
bring HK to standstill.
Yesterday before midday as I crossed the intersection of Nathan Road and Jordan
Road to join two very special friends for a Yum Cha, I noticed the traffic and
pedestrian lights were not working ... with pedestrians running the gauntlet
between buses, trucks and cars to cross the road .... and vehicles blasting
horns trying to force their way through the intersection .... with not a few
near-misses. I actually made a video of a police car going through the
intersection, but not stopping to help the situation.
More than an hour later when I returned to the same place, after the Yum Cha,
the situation was just as chaotic. So, I went home, got my trusty bush hat, and
went back to the intersection as a volunteer traffic guide .... for which, as
the afternoon went on, many dozens of bus drivers and other drivers waved a
thank you sign to me as they went past. Many pedestrians gave me bottles of
water ... from a few of which I took a few mouthfuls before putting the bottles
at an crossing island.
After about 30 minutes a police car stopped and several policeman told me to stop. I said I'd be happy to stop if they would do the job. They asked me to get in their car. I declined and walked to a footpath. Then I went home for a drink and toilet break. Then went back. Police still not helping. So I went back to work. Having a bus licence (in Australia and formerly in HK) I understand traffic and felt in no danger. Just got tired after another 90 minute stint. With a cramp in my left foot. So I went again to the footpath. Providential timing. Within a minute another police car came and two polite officers and I had the same conversation as above. They told me to go. I said I would go if they would do their job. My left foot and tiredness decided on a trip home, where I had a shower (very hot weather) and rest.
About 6.30pm I went back to the intersection ....as part of a prayer walk ...and was pleased to see 4 (!) traffic policeman on the job. But when I returned around 7pm they were just leaving ....walking away from a dangerous situation. So I ask myself, as on last night's menu: why are police not on the job? Why are they letting vandals have hours of freedom to wreck MTR stations and smash shops? Some people say the authorities want to see HK in chaos so that the PLA can come in and restore order and rule will be from Beijing. To this end, some people even say that some of the destruction is being done by undercover policemen .... maybe from the Mainland since some don't speak HK Cantonese.
Some people say that while the vast majority of protesters are peaceful, there's a small minority of radical vandals whose aim is anarchy. No mainstream media will talk much about this, but in private many people feel that former legislator "Long Hair" Leung Kwok Hung is one of the masterminds of the destruction that "spontaneously" breaks out at the same time at so many locations. Wikipedia's main article (with it's many links) shows he was/is a Trotskyist, anarchist and revolutionary Marxist.
So, the vandalising is maybe coming from more than one source, but it is turning one of the safest and most beautiful cities in the world into a place of destruction and despondency. I felt absolutely gutted last night as I walked down Nathan Road from Jordan Road to Waterloo Road, seeing the trail of destruction ...especially my beloved Kowloon Central Post Office whose doors and windows have been smashed and the front of the building covered in "campaign signs". And I noticed many groups of mainly young people in black carrying umbrellas (on a fine night) heading towards Mong Kok ....trouble brewing there.
Violence just makes things worse. And this is a lesson that the HK government is just not getting. It caused the original peaceful protests (by its crazy extradition amendment) and then by ignoring the peaceful protesters, the govt bred violence, bred radical vandals ..some of whom didn't need much breeding .... they were waiting for a chance to destroy HK. The govt has handed HK to them on a petrol bomb.
Is this all a bad dream? If only. But today is another day .... and how will people get to work and school with the MTR badly damaged and under threat after four nights of destruction (Frid, Sat, Sun, public holiday yesterday for Chung Yeung Festival)? God, please help HK get out of this mess! Please thwart the plans of the wicked!
New
FB to try to stop women from Thailand
bringing drugs to HK: Thailand Drug
Trade
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Jeremiah
7: At the gate of the Temple in Jerusalem,
Jeremiah proclaimed the word of the Lord: "You people of Judah who come here to worship,
amend your behavior and actions,
and then I, the Lord, will meet you here in this Temple. Do not exploit the stranger, the orphan and the widow.
Do not follow alien gods, do not break the Commandments. If you don't care about bad behavior
and yet keep on coming to my Temple for worship,
your worship is useless
and you are turning this Temple into a robbers' den. This nation refuses to listen to the Lord.
Sincerity has vanished since worship and behavior are not
related."
Lord, please help me "practise
what I preach"
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
137: By the rivers of Babylon we sat and cried,
remembering Zion.
On the poplars that grew there we hung up our harps. For it was there that they asked us, our
captors, for songs.
"Sing to us", they said, "one of Zion's songs". O how could we sing the song of the Lord on
alien soil?
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand wither. O let my tongue cleave to my mouth
if I remember you not, Jerusalem, above all my joys.
Lord, please help people
who have been exiled from their homeland
Listen
Galatians
1.11-24: The Good News I preach is not a human message.
It is something I received from Jesus Christ. I used to persecute the church, but then God
called me to follow Jesus. I am a one-time persecutor who is now
preaching the faith I had previously tried to destroy. When I visited Jerusalem three years after my
conversion, the believers gave glory to God for what he had done for me
Jesus, please turn more persecutors into
preachers!
Listen
John
20.1-10: Before dawn the next morning, Sunday, Mary
Magdalene went to the tomb. She saw the stone had been moved from
the tomb's entrance. She ran to Peter and John and said
"Someone has taken the Lord out of the tomb". They ran back to the tomb. Peter went in
first. He saw that the linen cloths were on the ground. But the cloth that
had been around Jesus' head was not on the ground. It was neatly folded
and in a place by itself. Then John went into the tomb. He saw, and he
believed
Jesus, I believe you rose from the dead.
Please increase my faith
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings: Today's Gospel reminds us
that in the midst of death and destruction and dejection, God plants seeds
of .... deliverance and delight
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Australian
protesters using HK tactics!
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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 8th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Heilongjiang
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 8th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Sierra Leone
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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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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