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Tues May 26
Yesterday afternoon a kind local Baptist pastor came to our
MercyHK stalls in Temple Street Market ... donating items for the stalls.
I enjoyed meeting him and showing him around the Ping On Building where MercyHK
is renting 14 rooms for 33 homeless people. Also had a drink with him at nearby
McDonald's! During the afternoon while at the stalls I also received a donation
from a lady who is not a Christian but who read about the work of MercyHK for
the poor and prisoners. God bless the pastor and the lady!
My article in today's Ming
Pao newspaper has the topic: Covid-19:
Leaders and doctors.
It's on Ming
Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text
without recording
To
prepare for Pentecost (May
31) let's reflect on the Holy Spirit each day this week:
The seal is
a symbol close to that of anointing. "The Father has set his seal"
on Christ and also seals us
in him. Because this seal indicates
the indelible effect of the anointing with the Holy Spirit in the sacraments of
Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders, the image of the seal (sphragis)
has been used in some theological traditions to express the indelible
"character" imprinted by these three unrepeatable sacraments. CCC
698
In this week before Pentecost let's often pray each day: Come
Holy Spirit, fall afresh on our world!
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Joshua
4: After the Israelites
crossed the Jordan River,
Joshua selected 12 men, one from each tribe,
and told them to get 12 stones from the middle of the Jordan. The 12 stones
were set up at Gilgal, east of Jericho, as a reminder of how God had helped the Israelites
cross the river. When children in the
future asked
"What do these stones mean?"
parents were to answer:
"The waters of the Jordan separated and stopped flowing
when the Lord's Sacred Chest entered the river.
These 12 stones are a permanent reminder of this." As soon as
the
Israelites had finished crossing the Jordan,
its waters immediately started flowing again.
Dear
Lord, please don't let me ever forget
the many times you have helped me cross "Jordan" rivers
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
98: Sing a new song to the Lord for he has worked
wonders.
His right hand has brought salvation. The Lord has made known his salvation.
He has shown his justice to the nations.
He has remembered his truth and love for the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the
salvation of our God.
Shout to the Lord all the earth, ring out your joy. Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp,
with the sound of music. Let the sea, the world and all peoples
acclaim the King, the Lord. Let the rivers clap their hands
and the hills ring out their joy at the presence of the Lord, for he comes to rule the earth.
He will rule the world with justice
and the peoples with fairness.
Lord,
may all peoples in all countries know your love and goodness
Listen
Acts
1.1-5:
Dear Friend of God, in my first book (the
Gospel of Luke) I wrote
about everything Jesus did until the day he was taken up to heaven. For 40 days after his death, he appeared to
his apostles many times, and taught them about the kingdom of God.
He told them to stay in Jerusalem and wait for what the Father had
promised: "You will soon be baptized with the Holy Spirit"
Jesus, please baptize me with the Holy Spirit.
Holy Spirit, increase your influence in my life
Listen
Luke
9.10-17:
Once after Jesus had been healing and teaching
all afternoon, his disciples said to him
"It's getting late and the people need to go and eat".
Jesus answered "They don't need to go. You feed them".
The disciples replied "We have only 5 loaves and 2 fish". Jesus got the people to sit on the grass.
There were about 20,000 of them.
Then he blessed the loaves and fish. He handed the loaves and fish to his
disciples.
His disciples gave them to the crowd.
Everyone had plenty to eat.
They even had 12 baskets of leftovers.
Jesus, please make
leaders do more to help
the starving people of the world
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: This week before Pentecost encourages to try to deepen our understanding of the words "be baptized with the Holy Spirit"
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During breakfast each morning I listen to Vatican Radio
news of the day before. I have twice contacted VR to ask for an improvement in
their use of English. Even their US readers' English is defective. Yesterday was
a classic: one US reader pronounced Shanghai as "Shang Gai"! Recording
is here
if you'd like to hear for yourself
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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 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon May 25
Yesterday morning I attended a meeting with Eddie Chan (chairman
St Peter's Association) and about 10 kind volunteers for the MercyHK project in
Temple Street Market to help homeless people. Then a lunch meeting with two kind
priests who support the project ... with a visit to some of the rooms in the
Ping On Building being rented for homeless people. Then much time at the stalls
... with so many kind visitors/supporters. God bless everyone I met yesterday! (And:
our 3 stalls had their best ever day: A - $882; B - $1,055; C - 879. Deo Gratias!)
Prisoner
on drug trafficking charge hangs himself
This
article mentions my presence at High Court on May 22
Click
"countries" here
for Covid-19 latest figures. Sobering
To
prepare for Pentecost (May 31), let's reflect on the Holy Spirit each day this
week:
Cloud and light. These
two images occur together in the manifestations of the Holy Spirit. In the
theophanies of the Old Testament, the cloud,
now obscure, now luminous, reveals the living and saving God, while veiling the
transcendence of his glory - with Moses on Mount Sinai, at the tent of meeting,
and during the wandering in the desert, and with Solomon at the dedication of
the Temple. In the Holy Spirit, Christ fulfills these figures. The Spirit comes
upon the Virgin Mary and "overshadows"
her, so that she might conceive and give birth to Jesus. On the mountain of
Transfiguration, the Spirit in the "cloud came
and overshadowed" Jesus, Moses and Elijah, Peter, James and John, and
"a voice came out of the
cloud, saying, 'This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!' Finally, the
cloud took Jesus out of the sight of the disciples. (CCC
697)
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Joshua
3: Instructed by the Lord,
Joshua told the people to go to the bank of the Jordan River.
He told the priests carrying the Sacred Chest
to stand in the river on the edge of the water.
As soon as the feet of the priests touched the water,
the river stopped flowing.
The people then went across the dry river bed towards Jericho.
Dear God,
please help me to cross rivers of difficulty, doubt, conflict etc
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
97: The Lord is king, let earth rejoice,
the many coastlands be glad.
Cloud and darkness are his robes.
His throne is justice and goodness. The skies proclaim his goodness.
All peoples see his glory. Let those who serve idols be ashamed.
Let all creation worship the Creator. Light shines forth for good people
and joy for the upright of heart. Rejoice in the Lord, all good people.
Give glory to his holy name.
Lord, you indeed are God of the
universe
Listen
Revelation
22.16-20: "I, Jesus, have sent my angel to make these
revelations to you
for the sake of the churches. I am of David's line, the Root of David,
the Bright Star of the Morning". The Spirit and the Bride say: "Come".
Let all who want eternal life say: "Come". Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!
Come Lord Jesus! Come into my heart! Come into
our world!
Listen
Luke
9.1-6: Jesus called the
12 apostles together. He gave them power and authority to cast out devils and to
heal sick people.
He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom
of God and to heal the sick. So they set out and went from village to
village proclaiming the Good News and healing sick people
Jesus, help me understand how some people have a special gift for healing
sick people .... and how I can better pray to heal sick people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Children should love their parents .... all humans should love our Divine Creator Parent
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To
go with today's first reading:
Q: Which bank did Joshua use?
A: The Bank of the Jordan River
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun May 24
The
Ascension of Jesus
Yesterday morning 6 adults, 2 small children and a baby attended
a meeting in my home, discussing the topic of drug trafficking to and in Hong
Kong. A most encouraging get together! Not sure if the baby should be counted as
a number 9 to cause us to exceed the "maximum of 8 people" rule.
Tanzania
leader - Africa's Trump? (this article makes me very,
very sad. Magufuli started well, but has become a dangerous dictator)
Report
on drug trafficking through Addis Ababa airport - mentions my campaign
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c.f. Feast of the Ascension
Acts
1.6-11: On
the day he was taken up to heaven, Jesus said to his apostles "You will
receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you. Then you will be my witnesses
in every part of the world". As he said this, he
was lifted up while they watched. A cloud took him from their sight. Then
two angels appeared to them and said "Jesus who has been taken up from you,
will come back some day in the same way as you have seen him leave".
Jesus,
help me be your witness by the way I think and speak and live
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
47-48: All
peoples, clap your hands, cry to God with shouts of joy. For the Lord,
our Creator, we must love and honor, great king over all the earth. Especially
in his holy city is the Lord worthy to be praised. Praise is fitting in Mount
Sion, our earth's most sacred site. O God, as we pray in your temple, our hearts
meditate on your love. May peoples and rulers everywhere acknowledge and love
you as Creator of the Universe
Let all the peoples praise you, Lord. Let
all the peoples praise you
Recording
Ephesians
1.16-18: I
never fail to remember you in my prayers and to thank God for you. May the God
of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, give you more and more wisdom and
knowledge to see ever more clearly his great love for you. May he enlighten your
mind to hope for the glorious life he
has prepared for us in heaven.
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, may I see you more
clearly, love you more dearly, follow you more nearly, day by day
Recording
Matthew
28.16-20: The
11 apostles went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had arranged to meet
them. When they saw him they fell down before him in worship. Jesus said to them
"All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore,
and make disciples of all the nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them to understand and live
according to my words. And know that I
am with you always, yes, to the end of time".
Jesus,
"God-with-us", please help us live our lives according to your
teaching ....and thank you, Matthew, for this beautiful Gospel Report
Recording
Reflection on the above readings: God the Son became a baby in Mary's womb when the Holy Spirit "overshadowed" Mary .... "shadow" ... cloud. Jesus went back to Heaven "when a cloud took him from their sight". Not Cathay Pacific or Qantas ... Jesus travelled by Holy Spirit Airways!
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
Daniel Daring: Jesus will come (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 thinking about Heaven for Feast of the Ascension
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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 24th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Inner
Mongolila
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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat May 23
Yesterday morning, for the 3rd day this week, I was at the High
Court building ... this time for the application by a woman from the Philippines
for a Court of Appeal appearance. After which I went to the Chinese University
of HK office in Admiralty on behalf of some prisoners ... then for lunch at McDs
... then a visit to the Catholic Centre Chapel in Central ... then to a
bookstore in TST to collect a text book for a prisoner ... then a visit to the
custodial section of Queen Elizabeth Hospital .... then home for office work and
support for our 3 MercyHK stalls in Temple Street Market. No trouble sleeping
last night
Updated financial report (hopefully here each Saturday) for
MercyHK Temple Street Project helping the homeless - here
Cardinal Tong announces HK
Masses will resume June 1
Church
is not a Customs house! (This
is SO good!)
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Joshua
2: Joshua sent two men as
spies to explore the Jericho area.
In Jericho they went to the house of Rahab the prostitute.
The king of Jericho was told about this and he sent men to capture the two Israelites.
But Rahab hid the men
and told the king that they had already gone.
Rahab said to the men in their hiding place on her roof:
"I know that the Lord has given you this land.
My people are afraid of you. We have heard how the
Lord dried up the sea for your crossing
out of Egypt. We have heard how you defeated the 2 kings Sihon and Og. Since I have shown you
kindness
I now ask you to show kindness to my family
and spare their lives when you attack this city." The men agreed and told Rahab
to tie a scarlet cord to her window
so the Israelites would know her family were inside. Rahab helped the men go down from the
window by a rope.
The men stayed in the nearby hills for 3 days until it was safe to leave. The men returned to Joshua and told how the people of Jericho
were already trembling at the thought of an Israelite attack.
Lord,
please bless all women and girls caught up in prostitution
01
02
Psalm
96: O sing a new song to the Lord.
Sing to the Lord, all the earth.
O sing to the Lord, bless his name. Proclaim his help day by day.
Tell among the nations his glory,
and his wonders among all the peoples. It was the Lord who made the heavens.
Give the Lord, you families of peoples,
give the Lord glory and honor. Bring an offering and enter his temple.
Worship the Lord in his sacred place. Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad.
Let the sea and all within it thunder praise. Let the land and all it bears rejoice,
all the trees of the forest shout for joy.
Everyone and everything,
give the Lord glory and honor.
Lord, you are our Creator. We
love and praise you
Listen
Revelation
22.1-5:
Then an angel showed me the River of
Life,
flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb, flowing crystal-clear through the middle of the city.
Here God's servants will worship him.
They will see him face to face,
and his name will be written on their foreheads. It will never be night again.
They will not need lamplight or sunlight,
because the Lord God will be shining on them
Jesus, may your name be written on my forehead
Listen
Luke
8.40-56: A prayer hall official came to Jesus and
urgently asked him to go to his house, where his 12 year old daughter was
dying.
As Jesus and his friends were following the official to his home,
a woman who had a hemorrhage for 12 years came up behind Jesus and touched
his clothing. Her bleeding stopped at that moment.
Jesus knew what had happened and said to her
"My daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace".
Before Jesus arrived at the official's house, a messenger arrived
and said to the official "Your daughter is dead. Do not trouble the
Master any more". Jesus heard these words and said to the
official "Do not be afraid. Have faith, and she will be ok". At the house Jesus allowed only Peter, James,
John and the girl's parents to go with him inside.
To the mourners Jesus said "Stop crying.
She is not dead, but asleep". They laughed at him, since they
knew she was dead.
Jesus took the little girl by the hand and called to her "Child, get
up". Her spirit returned and she got up at once
Jesus, please increase my faith in your power to
heal sick people and raise the dead
Listen
Reflection
on the above readings:
In today's reading
from Revelation, the
River of Life means the Holy
Spirit
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First
toilet paper, then masks ... now ... VPNs!
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri May 22
Yesterday afternoon I renewed the rent ($25,900) for one month of
5 rooms at the Ping On Building ... where MercyHK is now renting 14 rooms for 33
formerly homeless people. See tomorrow's menu for a weekly financial update of
the homeless project
Beijing
drafting security legislation for HK (this will deeply
disturb most HK people)
Black
Americans dying of Covid-19 three times more than white people
May 29-30 funeral arrangements for Fr
John Chai O.M.I. - here
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Bible
Joshua 1: God said to Joshua:
"I will be with you, as I was with Moses.
I will not leave you or abandon you. Be strong and stand
firm
and be careful to keep all the Law which my servant Moses laid on you.
Never swerve from this
to right or left,
and then you will be happy in all you do.
Have the book of this Law always on your lips.
Meditate on it day and night,
so that you may carefully keep everything that is written in it. Be fearless, be
confident,
for wherever you go
I the Lord your God am with you." Then Joshua said to the
people:
"Get ready, for in 3 days you will cross the Jordan River
and take possession of the land which God is giving to you."
Dear God, thank you for the courage and confidence
that you give us
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
95: Come ring out our joy to the Lord.
Hail the rock who saves us. Let us come before him giving thanks.
With songs let us praise the Lord.
A mighty God is the Lord,
a great king above all gods. In his hand are the depths of the earth.
The heights of the mountains are his. To him belongs the sea, for he made it,
and the dry land shaped by his hands. Come in, let us bow and bend low.
Let us kneel before the God who made us.
For he is our God and we are the people who belong to his pasture.
Lord, you are our Creator. Our
life comes from you. We praise and love you, Lord
Listen
Revelation
21.10-23:
I saw the Holy City, the New Jerusalem,
coming down from God out of heaven. It had God's glory, and glittered like
a precious diamond. There was no temple in the city, since the
Lord God and the Lamb were themselves the temple. The city did not need sun or moon for
light, since it was lit by the radiant glory of God and of the Lamb
Jesus, Light of the world, Light of Heaven, we
adore you, Lord!
Listen
Luke
8.22-25: Jesus and his disciples got into a boat to
cross the lake. Jesus was so tired that he went to sleep in
the boat.
Then a sudden storm caused big waves to lash the boat. Jesus' friends woke him up and said
"Master, we are sinking". Jesus ordered the wind and sea to be
calm.
Straight away the wind and sea were calm. The disciples said to each other
"Who is this? Even the wind and sea obey
him."
Jesus, please calm the storms in my life
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: When a typhoon/cyclone/hurricane approaches, everyone tries to ensure the safety of their family. Jesus can protect us during a typhoon .... and during a virus. Let's ask him each day for his protection.
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To go with today's reading from Joshua:
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu May 21
On
this day in 1861, in Marseilles, a French bishop died at the age of 78. He had
been born into an aristocratic family which was forced to flee from the French
Revolution. His family went to Italy as refugees. His parents had an unhappy
marriage and eventually divorced. In Italy the young Eugene de Mazenod had an
overpowering experience of the love of Jesus on the Cross. Eugene became a
priest and dedicated himself to serving the poorest parts of French society such
as prisoners and domestic servants. To further his work he joined with other
priests to form a new congregation in the Church. The group came to be known as the
Oblates of Mary
Immaculate. Today the Oblates
have around 4,000 members working for the poor in most countries of the world. Saint
Eugene de Mazenod, pray for us!
And ... a special letter for today from O.M.I. Superior General Fr Louis Lougen
- here
Yesterday
I attended a Court of Appeal case from 10am to 1pm. In the afternoon I spent a
couple of hours checking most of the 14 rooms now being rented at the Ping On
building for 33 homeless people. I spent part of the evening at our 3 stalls in
Temple Street Market .... which have had several good days/evenings lately ...
and are now being helped by a growing number of kind volunteers.
Singapore
uses Zoom to sentence Malaysian man to death ... for 28.5grams of heroin
Covid-19
claiming lives in California prisons
S.E.
Asia's biggest ever haul of synthetic drugs
Tonight
at 7:30pm (EAST time; 4.30pm HK time) a Mass will be live streamed from St
Mary's Seminary in Melbourne, to mark the feast of St Eugene de Mazenod at which two Scholastics
will renew their vows. Link is here
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Deuteronomy 33-34: Before Moses died, he
blessed the twelve tribes of Israel.
Moses then went up Mount Nebo, opposite Jericho,
where the Lord showed him the whole land
that the Israelites would possess.
Moses was buried in the land of Moab.
After the people mourned Moses for 30 days,
Joshua son of Nun was filled with the spirit of wisdom,
since Moses had laid his hands on him.
From that time there has never been a prophet like Moses,
the man who knew the Lord face to face.
Dear
God, thank you for the life of Moses. May civic and church
leaders be more like him, filled with love for you and for the people
Recording
Psalm 94: O Lord, Judge of the earth,
how long will the wicked crush the poor? The wicked say "God does not hear".
But can he who made the ear, not hear? Blessed are those whom the Lord teaches.
The Lord gives them peace in troubled times. When cares increase in my heart,
God's consolation calms my soul.
Lord, when cares and troubles
increase, please help us to trust in you.
Recording
Revelation 21.5-8: Then the One sitting on the throne said
"Now I am making the whole of creation new.
I am the Beginning and the End. I give Eternal Life to all who die in my
friendship. But for those whose evil deeds have removed
themselves from my friendship, there is Eternal Death"
Jesus, have mercy on people who are rejecting your
friendship
Listen
Luke 8.19-21: Jesus' mother and his brothers came looking
for him.
They could not get to him because of the crowd. Jesus was told "Your mother and brothers
want to see you". Jesus replied "My mother and brothers are
people who hear the word of God and put it into practice"
Jesus, please help me put your word into
practice in my daily life
Listen
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June
4 in HK will be like Christmas?
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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 21st 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed May 20
Yesterday morning I was at the High Court for two cases. Then in
the afternoon, with other members of the NGO "Voice
For Prisoners", I attended a meeting with officials from HK's
Narcotics Commission who are encouraging our NGO to apply for funding so as to
expand our work. God bless the kind and patient people who are filling out the
very, very, very complicated application forms!
Such is a mother's love:
Man
abducted as toddler reunited with parents after 32 years
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Chris McDonnell
Out of
touch
Social distancing is the very antithesis of our human relationship one with
another
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Deuteronomy 32: The Song of
Moses:
Listen, O heavens, and I will speak;
let the earth hear the words on my lips.
May my teaching fall like the rain,
my speech descend like the dew,
like rain drops on the young green,
like showers falling on the grass. For I shall praise the
name of the Lord.
O give glory to this God of ours!
The Rock - his deeds are perfect,
and all his ways are just,
a faithful God, without deceit,
a God who is right and just. Those whom he begot
unblemished
have become crooked, false, perverse.
Is it thus you repay the Lord,
O senseless and foolish people?
Is he not your father who created you,
he who made you, on whom you depend? Remember the days of
old,
consider the years that are past;
ask you father and he will show you,
ask your elders and they will tell you. When the Most High
gave the nations their heritage
and disposed men according to his plan,
in fixing the boundaries of the nations
he thought first of Israel's sons.
For Israel was the Lord's possession,
Jacob the one he had chosen. God found him in a
wilderness,
in fearful, desolate wastes;
he surrounded him, he lifted him up,
he kept him as the apple of his eye. Like an eagle that
watches its nest,
that hovers over its young,
so he spread his wings; he took him,
placed him on his outstretched wings.
The Lord alone was his guide
and no other god was with him.
Dear
Lord, thank you for life and all your love and care
01
02 03
Psalm
93: The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed,
he has girded himself with power. The world you made firm, not to be moved.
From all eternity, O Lord, you are. The oceans and coastlines of the world
are majestic and powerful. But greater than the roar of mighty waters,
more glorious than the surging of the sea
is the Lord on high.
Such a Lord, such a Creator, such a God.
Truly your decrees are to be trusted.
Holiness is fitting to your house
O Lord, always and everywhere.
We praise you, Lord, our
Creator
Listen
Revelation
21.1-4: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth.
The first heaven and the first earth
had disappeared now, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem,
coming down from God out of heaven,
as beautiful as a bride all dressed for her husband. I heard a voice call from the throne: "You
see this city?
Here God lives among people. He will make his home among them. They shall
be his people. He will be their God.
His name is God-with-them. He will wipe away all tears from their
eyes.
There will be no more death, no more sadness.
The world of the past has gone
Jesus, may the thought of heaven give us
courage here on earth
Listen
Luke
8.4-15:
One day Jesus told the people this story: A farmer was planting seeds in his field.
Some seeds fell on the path. Birds ate them. Some seeds fell on rocky ground.
They became sickly plants, without roots, and died. Some seeds fell among thorns.
When they became plants, they were choked by the thorns. Some seeds fell on good soil
and produced a rich harvest. People who hear God's word without good will
are like the seeds on the path.
They are easy prey for Satan. People who hear God's word only superficially
are like the seeds on rocky ground.
As soon as difficulties come, such people easily give up. People who hear God's word with one ear
but with the other are listening to the call of greed and pleasure
are like the seeds among thorns. Greed kills the word. People who hear God's word
with good will and
put it into practice
are like the good seeds which produced a rich harvest
Jesus, please help me be
good seed!
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: God, like parents, smiles when His children are good ... and grieves when they are not good
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Two nights ago, because of storms and heavy rain, the 3
MercyHK stalls in Temple Street Market did very little business. But last night
was a good one ... maybe because the Good Lord forgot to check the weather
forecast for rain!
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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 20th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Sichuan
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, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Tues May 19
Yesterday I was at Lai Chi Kok men's prison from 11am to 5pm ....
not affected too much by the heavy rain since most of the prison is an indoor or
semi-indoor type of place. These days ... never too late to start .... I try to
remember to begin every conversation with a prisoner with the words "God is
good" to which they reply "All the time". Only wish I could
remember all the time!
HK English Catholic paper - Sunday
Examiner - report about Temple Street project - here
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Deuteronomy
31: Moses said to the
people:
"I am 120 years old and can no longer come and go as I will.
The Lord has told me I will not cross the Jordan."
Moses then said to Joshua in the presence of all the people:
"Be strong, stand firm. you are going with this people
into the land promised by the Lord.
The Lord himself will lead you; he will be with you;
he will not fail you or desert you.
Have no fear; do not be disheartened by anything."
Dear
Lord, please help more and more people
to choose life and blessings...and not to turn their backs on you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
92: It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
to make music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your love in the morning,
and your truth right through the night. Your deeds, O Lord, have made me glad.
For the work of your hands, I shout with joy. To me you give the wild ox's strength.
You anoint me with the purest oil. May we love and praise you right through our
lives,
right till the end of our days. May we keep on proclaiming your goodness,
proclaiming that in you, our rock, there is only goodness.
Lord, it is right and fitting
to love and praise you
Listen
Revelation
20.11-15:
Then I saw God sitting on a great white throne. I saw the dead, both great and small, standing
in front of his throne, while the Book of Life was opened, in which was
the record of everyone's life. Everyone was judged according to the way they
had lived. Then Death and Hades were thrown into a
burning lake.
This burning lake is the second death. Anyone whose name could not be found in the
Book of Life
was thrown into the burning lake
Jesus, may all near and dear to me, be in the
Book of Life
Listen
Luke
8.1-3:
Jesus went to many towns and villages,
proclaiming the Good News.
The 12 apostles went with him, as did a group of women who had been healed
of evil spirits and sicknesses: Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Susanna and
several others.
These women used their own money to support Jesus and the apostles
Jesus, thank you for all the women who support
the spread of the Good News in today's world
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: The most important book in the world is not the Bible but the Book of Life!
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Yesterday at Lai Chi Kok men's prison I was struck by the
rapt attention the men in one dayroom were giving to something live on TV.
Beautiful women? Fast cars? No. It was a live broadcast of the violent scenes in
the legislature - here
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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 19th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Shangxi
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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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On-going project to help homeless people in YMT-Jordan area
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Africa:
2020: My trip to Addis Ababa, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
2017:
My trip to Southern Africa, Dubai (
The
Last Run)
2016:
My trip to Kenya, Uganda
2015: My trip to Tanzania, Malawi
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Latin America:
2019-05-10: No More Mules Peru FB boost 199,000 views!
2019-01-20: Article in El Pais, Uruguay - 01 02
2018-09-18: No More Mules Facebook campaign - more than 300,000 people reached in Venezuela
2018: My trip to Latin America
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South East Asia:
Oct 23, 2019: FM988 Breakfast program in Kuala Lumpur at which I was a guest
June 2019: My campaign featured in The Malaysia Drug Trade (6 written reports & documentary video)
2019-03-25: Eleven HK01 video and photo reports about Malaysian drug mules arrested in HK- here (one of the reports is about my anti-drug campaign).
Dec 2018 - My Jan 2019 trip to Malaysia
2018: My trip to Thailand and Cambodia
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Hong Kong:
July 2019: My warning to HK domestic helpers - published here in HK Filipino media
2018-09-22:
My
60 min video interview with Radio99,
in Cantonese, is here: 01 02
to help stop people going to prison
2018-07-29: SCMP- Beware drug lords luring domestic helpers, refugees into narcotics trade
2018-04-08: The Pearl Report on TVB - concerning HK's Long Term Sentencing Review Board and my anti-drug campaign
March 18, 2018: South China Morning Post report on my work
2017-12-01: Report in Chinese in Ming Pao Magazine
2017-09-27: SCMP Spirit of HK Awards (video starts after 20 secs)
2017-08-24: Cable TV video report on my anti-drug campaign and a Facebook report on the video report (click "translation" for English)
2027-05-18: SCMP - The prison chaplain who has stopped 150 drug mules reaching HK
2017-03-25: Oriental
Daily
report of case of South African woman given discount for help to my campaign
*** May
14 updates:
Oriental
Daily, Apple
Daily, Sing
Tao
Dec 1, 2016 - HK News: More women being recruited as drug mules
2016-10-13: HK01 report about campaign and about work for the poor
2016-09-11: Oriental Daily report about my campaign - and same day Editorial
2016-08-27: Oriental Daily article about court case and campaign
My
anti-drug campaign sites
(skillfully
managed by kind HK friends):
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nomasmulas/
Facebook: AddisAbabaDrugTrade; KenyaDrugTrade; TanzaniaDrugTrade; JohannesburgDrugTrade; SaoPauloDrugTrade; MalaysiaDrugTrade; ThailandDrugTrade; HongKongDrugTrade; CambodiaDrugTrade; IndonesiaDrugTrade
http://hkdrugblog.org/name-and-shame/index.htm
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Photos
from my time in China 2001-20008
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Australian Chinese for
Families Association
Gay marriage: Elephant in the room (by John W)
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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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