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Tues April 13
MercyHK's new multi-purpose centre at 187 Temple Street, Jordan, is due to be blessed at the end of the month. Most of the renovation work has been completed and furnishings have begun to arrive. The centre is named "The Doctor Jesus Centre" since its most important section is a room for praying for healing.
Camay, recovering from stage 4 lung cancer, has put a new post on
her
FB page
God bless all dear Muslim friends at the
beginning of Ramadan:
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Jeremiah
24-29: For 23 years Jeremiah spoke the message of the
Lord,
calling on people to do good and turn away from evil. But the people, especially the leaders, refused to listen to
Jeremiah.
They eventually arrested Jeremiah and planned to kill him. Jeremiah also sent a message to the exiles in Babylon.
But they too refused his message.
Lord, please give me some of
Jeremiah's courage and faith
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
James
3.3-10:
When a bit is put into a horse's mouth, the
whole animal is under control. A tiny rudder can control a big ship. In the same way, if you can control your
tongue,
you can control every other part of yourself. The tongue is a whole wicked world in
itself.
It is so hard to control.
We use it to bless God, but we also use it to curse people made in God's
image
Jesus, please help me control my tongue!
Listen
Mark
9.1-8:
One day Jesus took his disciples Peter, James and John
up a high mountain.
On the mountain Jesus' whole appearance changed.
His face shone like the sun. His clothes were as white as snow. Moses and Elijah appeared
and spoke with him. Peter said to Jesus "Lord, how good it is for
us to be here!" Then a bright cloud covered them with its
shadow.
From the cloud came a voice:
"This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to
him." The disciples bowed to the ground.
When they got up, they saw only Jesus in his normal appearance.
Jesus,
how good it is to spend time with you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Babylon in first reading and in psalm.... tongue in psalm and James
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For start of Ramadan:
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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 13th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jiangxi
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 13th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Mali
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon April 12
Carousell is helping MercyHK
raise funds to rent rooms for
homeless people:
Shop 1
Shop
2 ***
Updated financial report for MercyHK is here
(notice how our little second hand shop at 191 Temple Street, Jordan, had sales
of $73,291 for March - a record!)
Colombia's
cartels target Europe ((from where an increasing
amount of cocaine is coming to HK))
The man
who seized power in Burma - Jesus, please zap him as you zapped Saul on his way to Damascus!
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Camay - recovering from stage 4 cancer. It's on Ming Pao website - click "Australian in HK". Text without recording
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Jeremiah
21-23: Jerusalem was under siege by the Chaldaeans.
The Lord told Jeremiah to tell the leaders of Jerusalem to surrender. But the leaders of Jerusalem did not obey Jeremiah's words.
So the Lord got Jeremiah to say these words:
"Woe to the shepherds who allow my sheep to be scattered and killed.
You have not taken care of my sheep. Therefore I will raise up a leader who will be wise and just.
He will be a good shepherd of my people."
Lord, please help our leaders
to be good shepherds
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
136: O give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his great love is without end. It was his wisdom which made the skies,
for his great love is without end. It was he who made the sun, moon and stars,
for his great love is without end. It was he who rescued and protected his people
Israel,
for his great love is without end. He gives food to all living things,
for his great love is without end. To the God of heaven give thanks,
for his great love is without end.
We praise you, Lord, for your
great love is without end
Listen
James
2.14-26: Faith and good works need to go together.
Suppose someone is lacking clothes and food,
and you say "I wish you well" and do nothing to help them. What good is that?
Faith
without good deeds is useless
Jesus, please help me put my faith into action
by good deeds
Listen
Mark
8.27-38: One day Jesus asked his disciples
"Who do people say I am?" The disciples replied"Some say you are one of the famous prophets".
Jesus then asked them "And who do you say I am?" Peter answered "You are
the Christ". Jesus then explained to them
how he must go to Jerusalem to suffer, die and rise from the dead. He also said
"If you want to be my disciple, you must deny yourself,
take up your own cross, and follow me. Selfishness will ruin your life.
Self-sacrificing will bless your life. What use is it to have everything in this
world
yet miss out on Heaven?"
Jesus, please help me find my
life by losing it in service of others
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Former Australian prime minister Sir Robert Menzies, once said: "What our world needs is not some economist's theory but a great mood of unselfishness"
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The
website of the Australian Football League
has become, in my opinion, more and more complicated ... less and less
user-friendly ... as the years have gone on. So much so that yesterday I could
not find the video replay of the Lions-Dogs game 2 days ago, nor find the
coaches' post match press conferences. But a friend helped me find both items.
Friend's name? G.Oogle!
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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 12th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Jiangsu
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 12th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guinea
Bissau
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun April 11
If you Google "MercyHK" you'll notice that Google
has added a map, a photo of MercyHK's shop at 191 Temple Street, Jordan, and an
info description. Many thanks Kane Wu
for doing this job yesterday afternoon! Kane has his own IT company - www.thinkcol.com
Bible Study: Luke 6
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Easter 2
Acts
4.32-35: The
apostles continued to witness to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great
power. The whole group of believers was united, heart and soul. They
willingly shared everything they had with people who were in need. Joseph
was a Temple minister who had been born in Cyprus. He sold a field he owned, and
gave the proceeds to the apostles. The apostles called him "Barnabas"
("Son of Encouragement")
Jesus, help me to be more caring and sharing
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
118: Give thanks to the Lord for
he is good. His love has no end. Let the sons of Israel say: "His love has
no end." Let those who honor the Lord say: "His love has no end."
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in humans. It is better to
take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes. I was falling, falling,
falling, but the Lord was my helper. The Lord is my strength and my song. He is
my saviour. The Lord's right hand has triumphed. His right hand has raised me
up. I shall not die, I shall live and recount all his deeds. The stone which the
builders rejected has become the corner stone. This is the work of the Lord, a
marvel in our eyes. This day was made by
the Lord. We rejoice and are glad.
Lord, we give thanks to you, for you are good. Your love has no end
Listen
1
John 4.20 - 5.13: Anyone
who says "I love God" but hates his brother, is a liar. A man
who does not love the brother he can see cannot love God whom he has never seen.
Who can overcome the world? Only the person who believes that Jesus is the Son
of God. God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. You who
believe in the Son of God have eternal life.
Jesus, I believe you are the Son of God
Listen
John
20.21-29: That same Sunday
evening, the doors were locked in the room where the disciples had gathered, for
fear of the religious leaders. But Jesus appeared and stood before them, saying
"Peace be with you". He showed them his hands and his side and said
"As the Father sent me, so I am sending you". Then he breathed on
them, saying "Receive the Holy Spirit". Thomas, one of the 12
apostles, was not there that night. When the other disciples said they had seen
the Lord, he replied "Unless I see and touch his wounded body, I refuse to
believe". Eight days later,
the group was again in the same house, with the doors locked. This time Thomas
was with them. Jesus again appeared and stood before them saying "Peace be
with you". Then he said to Thomas "Put your hand into my side. Doubt
no longer, but believe". Thomas replied "My
Lord and my God!" Jesus
said "You believe because you can see me. Blessed are those who have not
seen me and yet believe"
Jesus, my Lord and my God, I believe in you. Help me live and grow and die in
your friendship
Listen: 01 02
Reflection on the above readings: "My Lord and my God" is a beautiful prayer to use when showing reverence to the Tabernacle on entering/leaving a church, when looking up at the Host/Chalice at the Consecration time of the Mass, when receiving Holy Communion ....and (Pope Francis) when touching Jesus by helping a poor person!
Video
commentary on today's readings - in Italian, Chinese, English, and
Spanish
(+
Cantonese audio)
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Hour
of Love HK radio program 8.30
pm HK time tonight
- with items about HK prison inmates
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To
go with today's Gospel:
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Fri: South America
Sat: Cent., N America
Jesus,
today, Sunday,
please bless the people of
Africa
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 11th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hunan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 11th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Eritrea
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat April 10
Yesterday I was at the High Court for the 10am to 1.30pm case of
a couple from South America on a drug trafficking charge. Each was given a 3
month sentence reduction for taking part in my anti-drug campaign.
Interview
with Fr Franco Mella who has a passionate concern for the rights of the poor
in HK
Artwork
with 8,200 holes ... for the 8,200 people who sleep rough each night
Coffee
with God! - daily readings
and reflections
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Jeremiah
18-20: Some officials decided to get rid of
Jeremiah.
They did not want to listen to his message any more.
"Come on,", they said, "let us make a case against
him." Jeremiah prayed to God:
"Lord, you know that people are plotting against me.
Please help me and keep me safe." One of the Temple priests had Jeremiah beaten
and put in stocks for a day near the Temple. Again Jeremiah prayed to God:
"You have seduced me, Lord.
You have told me to proclaim a harsh message for the people. This has made me a
laughing-stock.
Being your messenger has caused me insult all the day long. At one stage I even thought of not speaking
your message any more.
But then I felt a fire burning in my heart. I could not stop thinking of you. I just had to speak your message."
Lord, please increase my
love for you. Please give me more courage to speak your message to my
family, friends and people I meet
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
135: Praise the name of the Lord,
praise him, servants of the Lord. Praise the Lord for he is good.
Sing a psalm to his name for he is loving. I know the Lord is great. He does whatever he
wills
in heaven, on earth, in the seas. Pagan idols are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
They have mouths but they cannot speak.
They have eyes but they cannot see. Sons of Israel, do not trust in useless idols.
Sons of Aaron, trust only in our Creator and
Lord.
Dear Lord, please help people
who worship idols to know and love you
Listen
James
2.1-13:
Don't try to combine faith in Jesus Christ,
our glorified Lord, with the making of distinctions between classes of
people. Suppose two men come into your prayer meeting,
one beautifully dressed and with a gold ring; the other poor and in shabby
clothes. If you welcome the rich man, and look down on
the poor man, you are making a big mistake. It was those who are poor according to the
world that God chose to be rich in faith. So, never make distinctions between classes of
people.
Everyone is your neighbor. Love your neighbor as yourself. There will be judgment without mercy for
people who have not been merciful. But merciful people need have no fear
of judgment
Jesus, help me treat everyone equally and
fairly. No favorites
Listen
Mark 16.9-15:
Reflection on the above readings: At the Crucifixion, only one of the 11 apostles (John) showed up. Then when Jesus rose from the dead, the 11 at first refused to believe. Jesus sure chose a dud group?!
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I used to buy Lonely
Planet travel phrasebooks/dictionaries in various languages for prisoners to
learn English through their own language. But lately the books have not been
available ....because no demand .... because world tourism has come to a
halt!
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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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri April 9
Yesterday morning I joined a 2-hour zoom meeting with
representatives of other NGOs helping homeless people. In all I think we were 30
participants! In the afternoon I attended the weekly gathering for homeless
people at the Alhambra Building in Yau Ma Tei. A homeless day!
"Times of more trouble are times
for more prayer". So many problems in our world, our society ....
let's do a bit more praying, especially trying to visit a church when we can
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Jeremiah 18: The Lord told Jeremiah to go to the house of
the potter. At the potter's house, Jeremiah watched the
potter working.
Sometimes a vessel he was making wasn't shaped properly. So the potter would take the clay and start again
and shape the clay into a new vessel. Then the Lord told Jeremiah:
"The House of Israel is clay, I am the
potter.
I keep on trying to form Israel into a holy nation."
Lord, you are the potter, we
are the clay - the work of your hands.
Please mould us into what you want us to becomeMy
recording of this reading
Psalm
134: O come, bless the Lord,
all you who serve the Lord, who stand in the house of the Lord,
in the courts of the house of our God. Lift up your hands to heaven
and bless the Lord through the night. May the Lord bless you from Zion,
he who made both heaven and earth.
Lord, please protect my
family tonight and every night
Listen
James
1.26-27:
Don't go thinking you're "religious"
while your tongue is out of control. That's the wrong idea of religion. Genuine
religion, in the eyes of God our
Father is this: coming to the help of orphans and
widows, and staying
clear of bad values
Jesus, help me control my tongue ... and help me do more
to help the poor
Listen
John
21.1-14: Jesus also appeared to the disciples at the
Sea of Galilee, when Peter, John and 5 other disciples were fishing. They
had spent all night in their boat, but had caught nothing. In the morning, Jesus stood on the shore,
though the disciples did not recognize him. He called out "Lower your
net on the right side of the boat". Immediately the net filled with fish. John
realized that the man on the shore was Jesus. John said to Peter "It
is the Lord", and they returned to the shore, which was only about
100 meters away. The net had 153 big
fish, but did not break. Jesus had prepared some bread. He also had
some fish cooking on a charcoal fire. He said "Come and have
breakfast"
Jesus, Risen Lord, without you, no fish. With
you, 153 fish. Please help me be more aware of your presence in my life
Listen
Reflection
on the above Bible readings: 
Abba Father, you are
the Potter
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Young
Welsh man left Australia ...as air cargo!
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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 9th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Henan
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 9th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of the Central African Republic
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu April 8
Two nights ago using Google I could not find a HK shop that sells world maps. I need a world map, a map of China and a map of HK to encourage users of the new Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street (due to open at the end of this month) to care and pray for the world/China/HK. Yesterday as I walked along Des Voeux Street in Central, I saw a "Stationery" sign on the front of a building on the other side of the street. So I checked it out and hit gold: Yat Fat Stationers, 2/F, 44 Des Voeux Street had the very items I wanted: 3 large Chinese/English maps!
Everything's a miracle!
The miracle of memory!
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Chris McDonnell
Who
walks with you?
The story of the road to Emmaus
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The Book Blog: 4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Jeremiah 16-17: The Lord will bring back Israel's
exiles,
back to the land he gave to our ancestors. Lord, my strength, my stronghold,
all the nations will come to you
and acknowledge that you alone are God in all the earth.
Let all the peoples praise you,
O God, let all the peoples praise you
Recording
Psalm 133: How good and how pleasant it is
when people live in unity. It is like precious oil upon the head,
running down upon the beard. It is like the dew of Hermon
which falls on the heights of Zion. For there the Lord gives his blessing,
life for ever.
Dear Lord, please help all the
peoples of the world to live as one family, in unity.
Recording
James 1.19-25: Be
quick to listen, and slow to
speak, and
even slower to get angry.
God's goodness is never helped by human anger. Accept and submit to the word which has been
planted in your heart and can save your soul. Do what the word tells you. Don't just listen
to it. Actively put God's word into practice in your life
Jesus, help me put your word into practice in
my life each day
Listen
Luke
24.36-49: The disciples were still talking about what
had happened when suddenly Jesus himself stood among them. At first they
were terrified and thought they were seeing a ghost. But he said "Look at my hands and feet.
Yes, it is I indeed. Touch me and see for yourselves. A ghost has no flesh
and bones as you can see I have". Their fear turned to joy but they still
couldn't believe what they were seeing. So he asked them for something to
eat, and they gave him some grilled fish which he ate in front of them. Then he opened their minds to understand the
Scriptures, and he said "So you see how it is written that the Christ
would suffer, and on the third day rise from the dead. And that in his
name repentance for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all the
nations. Soon I will send down to you what the Father
promised (the Holy Spirit). Stay in Jerusalem until you are clothed
with this power from on high".
Jesus, increase my faith in your
resurrection, and open my mind to understand the Bible better
01
02
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Luke, being a doctor, often shows special interest in medical conditions etc ... in this case .... brain surgery!
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No kidding .... the first thing I thought of when I pasted the
above photo of Jesus and friends eating fish was .... how come they are not
wearing masks?! It used to be the case that people wearing masks were unusual
(e.g. bank robbers) but now it's people without masks who are unusual!
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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 8th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed April 7
Many
times over the past week I have spent much time with drug addicts. Yesterday
morning I shared a table at McDonald's with a local Chinese man. After which I
helped some Nepal men register at a nearby canteen for a daily free meal
sponsored by MercyHK. Drugs are a big problem in most parts of the world, but
here in the Jordan-Yau Ma Tei area the number of drug addicts and drug sellers
is off the radar. The only effective way to help the addicts is in a drug
treatment centre but rarely does an addict agree to go to such a centre. May the
Risen Lord give a few of them the grace to go to a centre!
New post here
from Camay who is making a
remarkable recovery from stage 4 lung cancer
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Jeremiah 15:
Alas, my mother, for you gave me birth
to be a man of strife and dissension for everyone. I neither lend nor borrow,
yet everyone curses me.
Lord, remember how I suffer insult for your sake. When I heard your word, I devoured it.
Your word was my delight and the joy of my heart
for you called me to speak your word.
Lord, please increase my love
for your word, my love for the Bible
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
130: Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice.
If you, O Lord, should
record our guilt,
Lord, who would survive? But with you is found
forgiveness.
For this we revere you. My soul is waiting for the Lord.
I count on his word. My soul is longing for the Lord
more than watchman for the daybreak. With the Lord there is mercy
and fullness of redemption. Israel indeed he will redeem
from all its iniquity.
Lord, please forgive me for all
the bad things I have done
Listen
James
1.1-12: From James, servant of God and of the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Greetings to believers scattered around the world. You will always have difficulties and things
going wrong.
When they happen, praise God for them and patiently keep going.
Blessed are people who stand firm when trials
come. They have proved themselves, and will win the prize of eternal life
which the Lord has promised to those who love him
Jesus, please give me patience and praise
when
life gets tough
Listen
Luke
24.13-35: That same
day, two of Jesus' disciples were on their way from Jerusalem to the village of
Emmaus, about 7 km from Jerusalem. As they talked about all that had happened,
Jesus himself joined them as they walked along. But they did not recognize him.
When Jesus asked them what they were talking about, they said "About Jesus
of Nazareth, and how our leaders had him crucified. And how some women in
our group went to Jesus' tomb and were told by angels that he was alive".
Jesus then explained the Scripture passages which predicted his suffering and
resurrection. Jesus joined the two men for an evening meal. During the meal, he
blessed some bread and gave it to them. They then recognized him. But he
immediately vanished from their sight. They said to each other "Did
not our hearts burn within us as he talked to us on the
road and explained the Scriptures to us?" Straight away they returned to
Jerusalem where the eleven apostles said to them "Yes, it is true. The Lord
has risen". Then they told their story of what had happened on the road,
and how they had recognized Jesus at the breaking of bread
Jesus, please make my heart burn within me as I read the Bible
01 02
Reflection on the above readings: One of the two disciples in the Gospel was Cleopas, whose wife Mary was at the foot of the Cross when Jesus died. An ancient tradition says that Cleopas was a brother of St Joseph! (which makes him Jesus' uncle!)
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Question from kindergarten student: If Jesus was the Lamb
of God, why didn't he wear sheep skin?
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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 7th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hebei
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 7th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Burkina
Faso
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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April 6
Easter Tuesday
Good news: Bishop Joseph Ha has kindly agreed to bless MercyHK's
little multi-purpose room ("The Doctor Jesus Centre") at 187 Temple
Street, just near our shop at 191 Temple Street. The ceremony will take place at
the end of this month. Renovation of the room is going really well and the room
is looking more and more beautiful each day.
New
blogs from Sr. Anastasia, M.M. (黄修女）
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Wear
mask & Cross! (and see 
below!)
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Jeremiah
12-14: Lord, you are in our midst, we are called by your name.
Please give us help and strength in this time of trouble. Wherever I go I see sadness and despair.
Our land has been invaded by the foreign soldier. If I go into the countryside,
I see men killed by the sword. If I go into the city,
I see people sick with hunger. O God, you are our hope.
For your name's sake, please forgive us and help us.
Lord, please help people
whose countries
are under occupation by foreign soldiers
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
128: O blessed are those who love the Lord and
walk in his ways. By the labor of your hands you shall eat.
You will be happy and prosper: your wife like a fruitful vine in the heart of
your house;
your children like shoots of the olive, around your table. Indeed thus shall be blessed
the people who love and honor the Lord. May the Lord bless you from Zion all the days
of your life.
May you see your children's children in a happy Jerusalem!
On Israel, peace!
Dear Lord, may all married
people live to see their children's children
Listen
Hebrews
13.8-21:
Jesus Christ is the same today as he was
yesterday and as he will be for ever. Do not let yourselves be led astray by strange
doctrines
that teach a different Jesus. Jesus died outside the city. Let us go to him
and share his rejection. Our life in this world is a temporary
arrangement, like a tent. We look for a permanent home in the life to come.
Keep doing good works and sharing your
resources
God of peace, you brought Jesus back from the dead to be our great Shepherd and
Priest. Make
me ready to do your will in any kind of good action
Listen
John 20.11-18: Peter and John
went home. Mary Magdalene remained at the tomb, crying. When she looked inside
the tomb, she saw two angels in white. She also saw Jesus standing there, though
she did not recognize him. Jesus said "Woman, why are you crying?".
Mary thought he was the gardener so she said to him "If you have taken him
away, tell me where you have put him". Jesus said "Mary"
and she recognized him. Jesus then said "I will ascend to my Father".
Mary went and told the disciples all she had seen and heard.
Jesus, please bless people who are crying at funerals today. May awareness of
your presence bring them peace and strength for the days ahead
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings: Thine
Be the Glory (Easter song -
Chinese version very popular in HK)
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I shave each morning. I rarely shave a second time. The
second last last time I did so was maybe a year or two ago ... I can't remember.
But since I was due to help with baptisms and confirmations at last Saturday
night's Easter Mass at St Paul's Parish ... with photos being taken ... I had a
shave before going to the church so as to look more respectable. But as I walked
to the church I thought to myself "You idiot. No need to shave. You'll be
wearing a mask"!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun: Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East
Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia,
Pacific
Frid: South
America
Sat: Cent, N America
Jesus,
today, Tuesday,
please bless the people of
South
Asia
And praying for
prisoners in one
part of China each day of the month:
On this 6th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Hainan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 6th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Liberia
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Ongoing 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:
Aug 16, 2020: CNN - Indonesian women recruited to take drugs to Hong Kong
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: Chinese no more mules page
((Facebook: AddisAbabaDrugTrade; KenyaDrugTrade; TanzaniaDrugTrade; JohannesburgDrugTrade; SaoPauloDrugTrade; MalaysiaDrugTrade; ThailandDrugTrade; HongKongDrugTrade; CambodiaDrugTrade; IndonesiaDrugTrade)) (blocked by FB Oct 2020)
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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