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Tues Dec 7
Yesterday at the High Court in two separate drug trafficking
trials, a man from China and a man from the UK were acquitted by High Court
juries, but a woman from Russia was convicted
From Camay
- her new sharing, on Nov 28
Pope
in Greece castigates Europe over migrant crisis
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Consecrated
Christians
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ruth 1: In the days of the
judges, there was famine in the land.
Because of the famine, a man from Bethlehem named Elimelech moved to Moab.
Elimelech took with him
his wife Naomi and his two sons.
Elimelech died.
The two sons married Moabite women: Orpah and Ruth.
But then the two sons also died. Naomi was
heart-broken. She had lost her husband and two sons. She decided to return
to Bethlehem
and told her daughters-in-law to go back to their own homes. Orpah went back to her
people.
But Ruth with great loyalty and love chose to go with Naomi. Ruth said:
"Wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you live, I will live.
Your people shall be my people.
Your God shall be my God.
Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried."
Dear God, in time of trouble, please help people to be loyal and kind to each other
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02
Psalm
111: I will thank the Lord with all my heart.
Great are the works of the Lord,
to be pondered by all who love him. His goodness stands firm for ever.
The Lord is compassion and love. His precepts are for all peoples and all
times.
He is to be honored by all nations. To love and honor the Lord
is the beginning of wisdom.
Dear Lord, please help me to
love and honor you every day
Listen
Galatians
1.1-7:
To the church of Galatia, from Paul, an apostle appointed not by man but by
Jesus Christ. Trouble makers among
you have changed the Good News. I am astonished that
you have begun following their false version
of the Good News
Jesus, don't let people
be deceived by anyone who waters down or changes your Good News
Listen
John
19.4-16:
Pilate now put Jesus on display and again
told the leaders
"I find no case against him". The leaders replied "According to our Law
he must die, since he claims to be the Son of God. If you free him, you
are no friend of the Roman Emperor". Eventually Pilate gave in to them and handed
Jesus over to be crucified
Jesus, please help all judges to stand up for
the truth and not make false judgments
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Today's Gospel relates the greatest miscarriage of justice in the history of the world
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Recommended
movie:Dead
Man Walking -True
story about man on death row
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Yesterday
morning I enjoyed a HK$14 McDonald's special at Kowloon Park ... sitting
out in the open on a lovely sunny morning after a cool night. Come to think of
it ...that's what old people are supposed to do .... sit out in the park!
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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 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Dec 6
Yesterday afternoon at the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street I attended a gathering for the family of 50 year old HK mentally disturbed Wu Chu Man who was executed in Shenzhen on Oct 28 for drug trafficking. God bless his dear family!
Today
is the Feast of Saint
Nicholas!....from
whose name we get the name "Santa
Claus".
He was a bishop who cared about poor people. 
The
St Nicholas tradition.
And see 
below
187: Everyone - especially people fighting cancer - welcome to come to Dr Jesus Centre 3pm each Saturday for prayer for healing, at M/F, 187 Temple Street, Jordan (not far from Jordan MTR Exit A) ... next to MercyHK's second hand shop at 191 Temple Street.
Helping MercyHK rent rooms for
homeless people - Carousell:
Shop 1
Shop
2
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Preventing student suicide in HK. Text without recording
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: "Religious
life" not a good name?
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judges
17-21: After Samson's death, there was no leader
in Israel
and everyone did as they pleased
as lawlessness and anarchy became widespread.
Dear Lord,
please don't let lawlessness increase in our world.
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
109, 110: O God whom I praise,
do not be silent,
for people are bombarding me with words of hate. They speak to me with
lying tongues
and attack me without cause. They repay me evil for
good.
While I pray for them, they show me hatred. I have become an object
of scorn.
Help me, Lord my God.
Lord,
when people are unkind to me, please give me the grace to pray for them
Listen
2 Corinthians
13.1-13: Soon I will be with you for a third time.
What I ask is that you live the way God wants you to live. So, grow in your Christian life. Help one
another. Be united.
Live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you. The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love
of God the Father,
and the friendship of the Holy Spirit be with you all
Father, Son and Holy Spirit, help me live the
way you want me to live
Listen
John
19.1-3: Pilate then had Jesus taken away
and scourged. The soldiers used thorns to make a
crown and pushed this into Jesus' head. They dressed him in a purple cloak and mocked
him saying
"Hail, king of the Jews". They slapped him in the face
Jesus, scourged and made fun of, please help
me not to hurt anyone by my words or actions
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Modern media report all the gory details of tragedies. Imagine how they would report the scourging of Jesus. One sign that the Gospels are genuine is that they do not give gory details about the scourging of Jesus.
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Recommended Book: Freeing Celibacy by Donald Cozzens - Amazon - See also: The Changing Face of the Priesthood
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For
feast of St Nicholas!
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Dec 5
2nd Sun of Advent
187: Yesterday afternoon's prayer meeting for the sick at the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street was attended by 18 people, including Camay ... a most encouraging and inspiring experience
Camay's
update has video of her playing "Beauty and the Beast" -
beautiful!
4,500
students and 1,000 teachers leave HK in one year
God bless the new leader of HK Catholic Diocese, Bishop Stephen Chow who was ordained bishop yesterday afternoon at HK cathedral
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: The
concept of "Religious life" needs re-thinking?
Bible Study: Acts
12
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Advent 2
Isaiah
36-40: "Console
my people, console them" says the Lord. A voice cries out "Prepare
in the wilderness a way for the Lord. Make a straight highway for our God
across every desert. Let every valley be filled in, every mountain and hill be
laid low. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all people will
see the Lord's glory." Go up on a high mountain, joyful messenger to Zion.
Shout with a loud voice, joyful messenger to Jerusalem. Shout to the towns of
Judah "Here is your God".
Lord, please help me prepare
your way into my heart, into my family, into my world
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
126: When the Lord delivered Zion
from bondage, it seemed like a dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
on our lips there were songs. What marvels the Lord worked for us. Indeed we
were glad. Those
who are sowing in tears will sing when they reap. They go out, full of
tears, carrying seed for the sowing. They come back, full of song, carrying
their sheaves.
Dear God, please bless all
people who are sorrowful as they work
Listen
Philippians
1.1-9: From
Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the believers in the Church
at Philippi. We wish you the grace and peace of God our Father and of the
Lord Jesus Christ. I thank God whenever I think of you. Every time I pray for
you, I pray with joy, remembering how you helped to spread the Good News. You
have a permanent place in my heart. God knows how much I miss you. I love
you as Christ Jesus loves you. My prayer is that your love for each other will
increase more and more, helping you always to know what is good and to avoid
what is bad.
Jesus, thank you for all the people who have a permanent place in my heart
Listen
Luke
3.1-6: In the 15th year of
the Roman Emperor Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judaea,
Herod was ruler of Galilee and during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas,
God's message entered the heart of John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. John
went through the whole Jordan River area proclaiming a baptism of repentance for
the forgiveness of sins. This
had been foretold by the prophet Isaiah when he said "A voice cries in the
wilderness: Prepare
a way for the Lord"
Jesus, help us prepare your way, like John
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: God's rescuing/saving help is available 24/7. So what is stopping people addicted to drugs or other things from receiving that help? Mountains of delusion need to be flattened .... valleys of depression/fear need to be filled in. And how can this be done? Bit like asking a drowning person to save themselves? Persons themselves need to be as honest as they can with God ... and usually someone else needs to help prepare a way for the Lord to enter their hearts. How prepare? By prayer/friendship/compassion and practical help.
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 5th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guizhou
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 5th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Chad
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 Dec 4
21 days to Christmas .... so .... Christmas videos were used at the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street at yesterday's lunch for mothers who work on Temple Street and for our regular Friday afternoon gathering for homeless people. May Christmas give a bit more hope to our troubled world.
Yesterday the ordinary banner and also a special Christmas banner were re-installed at MercyHK's second hand shop in Temple Street ...after being uninstalled two nights ago in compliance with Building Dept instructions for most shops in the street to remove their front billboards (on/from which our two banners were located).
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: A
& B chastity
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judges
16: Samson went to Gaza and
entered the house of a prostitute.
The men of Gaza tried to capture Samson
but he eluded them. Samson
then fell in love with a woman called Delilah.
The Philistine leaders pressured Delilah to find out the secret of Samson's great strength.
Day
after day Delilah pestered Samson
until he told her his secret:
"A razor has never touched my head,
because I have been specially dedicated to God from my birth.
If my hair is cut, I will lose my strength." Delilah
then cut Samson's hair while he was asleep
and called the Philistines to capture him. The
Philistines bound Samson, put out his eyes.
and chained him in a prison in Gaza.
But in prison, Samson's hair began to grow again. The
Philistines held a special ceremony in a large building
to celebrate the capture of Samson. They
paraded Samson at the ceremony
and then made him stand between two pillars. Samson
prayed to God for strength one more time
and the Lord heard his prayer. He
then used his great strength
to pull down the main pillars supporting the building. In
this way, at his death, Samson killed more Philistines than before he went to prison.
Dear
Lord, you once gave special strength to Samson.
Please give me strength to face the battles of life.
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02
Psalm
108: My heart is ready, O God. I will sing, sing
your praise.
Awake, lyre and harp. I will awake the dawn. I will thank you, Lord, among the peoples,
praise you among the nations, for your love reaches to the heavens
and your truth to the skies. O Lord, come and deliver us today.
Help us with your right hand. Give us help in difficult situations.
With your help we shall be brave.
Lord, we need your help every
day
Listen
2
Corinthians 11.24 -12.14: Remember how much I have suffered for the sake
of the Good News: 5 times I had the 39 lashes from the Jews;
3 times I was beaten with sticks;
once I was stoned; 3 times I was
shipwrecked; I have often been starving.
This should prove to you that I am a
genuine apostle, not after money or fame or power. It is you I want, not
your possessions
Jesus, help church workers want souls,
not money/fame/power
Listen
John 18.28-40: The religious leaders took Jesus to the Roman
governor, Pilate. Pilate asked Jesus "Are you the King of the
Jews?" Jesus replied "My kingdom is not a
kingdom of this world. But I am a king. I came into this world to bear
witness to the truth". After further questioning, Pilate said to the
leaders "I find no case against him, so how about I release him
according to the custom of releasing one prisoner at Passover? At this the leaders shouted "Not this
man, but Barabbas".
Barabbas was a bandit
Jesus, help me be a better witness to
good values
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Paul mentions 3 shipwrecks. But there was a 4th one ....in Acts 27. I wonder what the 1st and 2nd and 3rd shipwrecks were like?!
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Two nights ago a Santa Claus was seen walking
down/up Temple Street ...not stopping to talk with anyone. Which prompted one
local to say out loud "where are the presents?"!
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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 4th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Guangdong
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 4th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mozambique
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Dec 3
Over the past few weeks, at the direction of the Buildings Department, many shops in Temple Street have removed name boards from their front entrances ... "illegal structures". Last night, at the arrangement of our landlord, the name board of MercyHK's second hand shop also was removed .... hopefully to be replaced by a "legal structure" a.s.a.p. (which might be several months after waiting for govt permission etc). Building Dept has chosen a strange time to carry out this order in Temple Street when virtually every business is struggling to make ends meet
This
is the page of Jonas, an artist I met two nights ago at the opening of an
art exhibition to support MercyHK
469
years ago today, in 1552, on a remote island off the coast of China, Saint
Francis Xavier died. He could see China some 14km across
the sea, but could not enter it. In the months before he died, he offered up his
suffering that someone else might follow him and enter China. On October 6,
1552, Matteo
Ricci was born in Italy. Xavier's prayer was answered two
months before he died. With hindsight, we can see that for the spread of the
Gospel in China, Ricci's cultural approach was a more suitable missionary method
than Xavier's direct evangelisation. Maybe this is why God allowed Xavier to
leave the scene without entering China.
Xavier
died on the island today known as Shangchuan.
I've been privileged to visit there a number of times: e.g. 1993 & 2005. But
only after checking above Wiki article did I know that the name "Shangchuan"
means "Saint John"!
Huge
cannabis bust on NSW north coast
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Which
country has had the most martyrs?
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Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
Judges 15: When Samson found out
his wife had been given to someone else
he took his revenge on the Philistines
by setting fire to their crops. The Philistines then
attacked the land of Judah, trying to capture Samson. To avoid war with the
Philistines,
the men of Judah bound Samson with ropes
and handed him over to the Philistines. But as the Philistines
approached him,
Samson was filled with the spirit of the Lord
and broke free from the ropes. He saw a dead donkey's
jawbone on the ground
and used this to strike down many Philistines
before making his escape. Samson was judge in
Israel for 20 years.
Dear Lord, you
once gave strength to Samson.
Please give me strength to face the battles of life.
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 107: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His great love is without end. Let them say this, those the Lord has helped, people from east and west, north and south.
Some people wandered in the
desert, lost and unable to find their way to safety. In their hunger and thirst they cried to the
Lord for help.
He rescued them and showed them the way to safety. Let them thank the Lord for his love,
for he fills the hungry with good things.
Some people were prisoners in misery and
chains,
living in darkness and gloom. In their distress they cried to the Lord for
help.
He rescued them and restored their freedom. Let them thank the Lord for his goodness,
for he shatters the iron bars of prisons.
Some people were sick on account of their
sins,
unable to eat, and close to death. They cried to the Lord in their need.
He healed them and saved them from the grave. Let them thank the Lord for his love,
for the wonders he does for us.
Some people sailed to the sea in ships
and were caught in terrifying
storms. They cried to the Lord in their need
and he calmed the sea and wind. Let them thank the Lord for his love,
for the wonders he does for us.
Whoever is wise should meditate on these
things
and reflect on the love of the Lord.
Thank
you Lord, for your rescuing love
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02 03
04
2
Corinthians 8.9 - 9.7:
Remember how generous the Lord Jesus was.
He was rich, but he became poor for our sake, to make us rich. So we also should help people who are
poor. If
we have extra
we should help people who don't have enough. Maybe some day, the same poor people will be
rich,
and we will be poor, and they will help us. And don't forget, God loves a cheerful giver
Jesus, help me do more to help poor
people
Listen
John
18.19-27: The main religious leader interrogated
Jesus about his teaching. Jesus told him "I have spoken openly in
prayer halls and in the Temple. I have said nothing in secret. The people
can tell you what I said". At these words, one of the guards slapped
Jesus in the face, saying "Don't speak to the leader like that".
Jesus replied "If I said something wrong, point it
out. But if there was nothing wrong with my words, why did you hit
me?" Meanwhile Peter was outside in the courtyard,
keeping warm by a fire. Three times he was asked by different people if he
was a disciple of Jesus. Three times he replied "I am not".
After his third denial, a rooster crowed
Jesus, on trial before the leaders, please
bless everyone on trial today, in every country
Listen
Reflection on the above Bible readings: All of our problems/difficulties/failures/ belong to one of the four categories in Psalm 107, above
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MercyHK's shop will still as usual open each day from 11am
to 8pm... but has "lost a bit of face"!
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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 3rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Gansu
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 3rd of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Burundi
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Dec 2
Yesterday afternoon at the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple Street I attended the weekly gathering for drug addicts. About 20 addicts came and the gathering was animated by MercyHK social workers Simon and Patrick with a team from the Rahabilitation Society.
Last night I was a guest for the opening of an art exhibition (to help MercyHK) at Beyond Coffee & Bar in Causeway Bay. The exhibition will run until Dec 3. I hope many HK readers can please visit the exhibition.
Drugs
from Pakistan seized in Thailand (... Drugs from Pakistan for HK often come
via Thailand)
My
reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: Sickness
is something to be healed!
Everything's a miracle!
Where
did water come from?!
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from Simple
Bible
Judges 14: Samson
wanted to marry a Philistine woman,
even though custom required he marry an Israelite. On his way to
visit
the woman in Philistine territory,
Samson was confronted by a young lion. The spirit of the Lord
filled Samson
and he tore the lion to pieces with his bare hands. On his next visit to
the woman's home,
Samson saw that in the carcass of the dead lion
there was a swarm of bees, and honey. The people of the
village made a wedding feast for 7 days.
But they were scared of Samson
so they assigned 30 men to stay with him. Samson challenged them
to answer a riddle:
if they got the right answer before the 7 days were over,
he would give them 30 pieces of silver and 30 festal robes. But if they failed to
get the right answer,
they had to give Samson 30 pieces of silver and 30 robes.
They agreed to the challenge. Samson stated his
riddle:
"Out of the eater came what is eaten,
out of the strong came what is sweet".
Three days went by and
they could not solve the riddle.
So they asked Samson's wife to find out the answer. Day after day she
pestered Samson with pleading and tears
until, on the 7th day, he told her. She then told the men. The men then said to
Samson:
"What is sweeter than honey,
and what is stronger than a lion?" Samson
then went to a nearby Philistine town
and killed 30 men there. He took their robes and
gave them to the 30 wedding feast guests.
Full of anger, he stormed out of the village
and returned to his parents' house. His wife was then given to
the companion
who had been his best man.
Dear
God, please help me control my anger
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02
Psalm 106: O give thanks to the Lord for he is
good.
His great love is without end. They are happy who do what is right,
who at all times remember what is just. When our ancestors came out of Egypt,
they forgot the greatness of God's love. Each time they strayed, God forgave them.
But still they continued to forget God who was their saviour,
God who had done such great things for them in Egypt.
O Lord, our God, please don't
let us forget your love
Recording
2 Corinthians 5.14-19: The love of Christ is like a tsunami.
It overwhelms
us and sweeps us away
when we remember how Jesus died for everyone. God, through Christ, has repaired his
friendship with humanity.
We must spread the news of this reconciliation.
"And when I think, that God his Son not
sparing, sent him to die, I scarce can take it in"
- from the song "How Great Thou Art"
Listen
John 18.1-11: After their Last Supper, Jesus and his
disciples went to a garden near the Kedron valley. Judas knew they would be there, since they had
often gathered there.
Judas led the police and soldiers there to arrest Jesus. Jesus said to Judas' group "Who are you
looking for?" They replied "Jesus the Nazarene".
Jesus said "I am the one you are looking for. Let these other men go
free". The group then arrested Jesus and bound
him.
They took him to the religious leaders
Jesus, please bless everyone who is arrested
today, in every country
Listen
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I
have met three artists in the past few days: last night, Elizabeth, at the
opening of her art exhibition; two days ago, Camay (who has produced several
lovely works for the Dr Jesus Centre); and also two days ago "Wa Ga"
("Artist") ... a famous (infamous?) protester who threw eggs during a
protest ... he is now in Lai Chi Kok men's prison!
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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 2nd 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 2nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Niger
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Dec 1
Yesterday I spent several hours at Lai Chi Kok men's prison,
visiting about 7 day rooms in one section. Before Christmas I am hoping to get
to all sections ...that means more than 30 rooms
Each day at a little canteen near the Dr Jesus Centre in Temple
Street, about 30 homeless people receive a free meal at a time of their choosing
.... a rice box with soup .... sponsored by MercyHK
Update
from Camay who continues her courageous fight against stage four lung cancer
My reflections on Documents of Vatican 2: A
beautiful prayer to start the day
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The
Book Blog:
4 readings + recordings
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judges 12-13: Jephthah
was judge in Israel for 6 years.
For the following 25 years,
Ibzan (7 years), Elon (10 years) and Abdon (8 years) were
judges. After these judges, the
Israelites again were unfaithful to the Lord
and so they were oppressed by the Philistines for 40 years. It was then that the
angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah's wife
and said to her:
"You are barren and have had no child.
But you will soon conceive and bear a son.
No razor is to touch his head,
for he shall be dedicated to the Lord from his mother's womb.
It is he who will rescue Israel from the Philistines". The woman gave birth to
a son and called him Samson.
The child grew and the Lord blessed him.
Dear
Lord, please bless all barren women
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
105: Give thanks to the Lord, make known his deeds among all the peoples.
O sing to him, sing his praise.
Tell all his wonderful works. Be proud of his holy name.
Let hearts that seek the Lord rejoice. Consider the Lord and his strength.
Constantly seek his face. Never forget how the Lord has helped us in the
past,
how he has protected Israel from its beginning till now.
Dear
God, please help me understand how you have been loving and protecting me
since the beginning of my life
Listen
2
Corinthians 4.8 - 5.1: We are in difficulties on all sides, but never
cornered.
We see no answer to our problems, but never despair.
Even though our bodies are aging and decaying,
our hearts are renewed day by day. Our troubles seem great now, but they don't
stand comparison with the eternal glory coming soon. When the temporary tent that we live in here on
earth is folded up,
we will move to an everlasting house built by God for us in heaven
Jesus, help me remember Heaven - especially
when life gets tough
Listen
John
17.1-21:
After saying many things to his disciples at the meal, Jesus looked up to heaven and prayed "Father, my time has come. Give eternal life to everyone you have entrusted to
me.
Eternal life is this: to know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have
sent.
I have glorified you on earth, and finished the work you gave me to do. Now, Father, it is time for you to glorify me with the glory I had with you before the world existed.
Protect those you have given me. Protect them from Satan. Consecrate them in the
truth.
As you sent me into the world, so I am sending them into the world. May all my followers be united, so that the world will believe it was you who sent me"
Jesus, please protect our world from lies and
deception. Please bless people who witness to the truth in difficult
situations
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Truth these days has to be filtered out from a great deal that is not true. e.g. I trust The Guardian on most issues, but its strong pro-abortion policy is very disappointing
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Brisbane used to have a scandal sheet newspaper called
.... Truth!
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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 1st
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Anhui
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 1st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Congo
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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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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