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Tues June 28
I spent yesterday at the desk, in the morning working on the new
edition of the Simple Bible New Testament (English edition ... mainly for
prisoners).... and in the afternoon on many jobs for prisoners, with phone call
from an Embassy in Beijing, calls from a barrister and prison welfare staff ...
and an enjoyable visit to the Dr Jesus Centre by the consulate staff of a Latin
American country dear to my heart.
This is good! BBC
Video: The most powerful pirate in history: (Ms!) Zheng
Yi Sao
20 years ago today when I was an English teacher at the
Canadian-American School in Zhaoqing: Final
Friday Night English Corner for this Semester + Bingo & Apples! (for
poorer students who lived in area near CAS)
When hospital staff in Queensland seem to putting a patient's
life in danger, relatives can call Ryan's Rule ... as
in this moving report
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Proverbs
15: A mild answer diffuses a tense situation.
A sharp answer stirs up anger. A kind tongue is a source of
life.
A harsh tongue hurts other people's feelings. A happy heart produces a cheerful face.
A sad heart means a drooping spirit. Hot-headed people provoke disputes.
Peaceful people prevent disputes. Without deliberation, plans come to nothing.
Successful plans need many counselors. A kindly glance gives joy to the heart.
Good news gives strength to the bones.
Dear Lord, please give me a
kind tongue
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
140-143: Lord, save me from
people who do evil,
you who do justice for the needy. I have no way out of
this situation.
And no one wants to help me. Lord, I beg you tonight
to make haste and give me an answer,
for my spirit fails within me. In the morning let me know your love
for I put my trust in you
Lord, please help people who
are in big trouble
Listen
2
Peter 1.20- 3.18: We must be careful to understand Scripture
according to God's mind.
We are not free to make up our own interpretations as we like. In the past there were false prophets. So
there will always be false prophets and teachers who twist the truth to
suit their own tastes and corrupt behavior. They will have much to
answer for when the Day of the Lord comes. Our brother Paul has written to you about this
issue. Sometimes his writing is not easy to understand, and is distorted by false teachers.
Avoid false teaching. Stand firm in the truth.
Go on growing in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
To him be glory, in time and in eternity. Amen
Jesus, protect me from people who
distort the Bible message
Listen
Mark
11.15-19: When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem,
he went to the Temple.
In the Temple there were money changers and people selling pigeons.
Jesus tipped over their tables and drove them out of the Temple.
He said to them "My house is a house of prayer for all the peoples of
the world,
but you have turned it into a place for robbery"
Jesus, protect all
places of prayer from corruption
Listen
Reflection: 2 Peter and Mark have the same idea: religious leaders who have lost the plot
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Wear
mask & Cross!
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When I received so many calls and messages in a short space
of time yesterday afternoon, I couldn't help thinking Jesus was wise to be born
before the technological age. Imagine if he had been born at our time ... how
would he manage with email, mobiles, social media etc?! He'd have to spend all
night replying to messages!
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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 28th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Beijing
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 28th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of Ivory Coast
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon June 27
Last night my NGO MercyHK
was providing accommodation for about 40 local homeless people and about 30
other people (domestic helpers and asyulum seekers). We are also providing more
than 100 free meals each day for needy people in the Jordan/YMT area
As the world's pro-abortion media attacks the US Supreme Court
for reversing the Roe-Wade decision, Australia's tiniest baby (... the size of a
can of Coke) is
about to celebrate his 30th birthday. He was born at the
Mater Hospital in Brisbane, where both mothers and babies are 100%
important
20 years ago today when I was an English teacher at the
Canadian-American School in Zhaoqing: Final
Thursday Night English Corner for this Semester + Bingo & Ice
Cream! (for poorer students who lived near CAS)
My article in today's Ming Pao newspaper has the topic: Is compassion weakness or wisdom?. Text without recording
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Proverbs
13-14: Guard your talk and you will protect your
life.
People who talk too much, easily get into trouble. Choose wise people as your friends and you
will be happy.
Choose foolish people as friends and your problems will multiply. The heart knows its own grief best.
No human person can fully understand another person's heart. A peaceful heart is necessary for good health.
Envy is like a cancer in the bones. Injustice to the poor is an insult to our
Creator.
Kindness to the poor gives honor to our Creator. Virtue makes a nation great.
Sin causes empires to fall.
Dear God, please help everyone
in our country
to be wise and kind and just
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
139: O Lord, you search me and you know me.
You know my resting and my rising. You know exactly what's going on in my life,
all my ways are an open book to you. Before ever a word is on my tongue,
you know, O Lord, what I'm going to say. Your knowledge is beyond my understanding,
too high, beyond my reach. It was you who created my being,
knit me together in my mother's womb. I thank you for the wonder of my life,
for the wonders of all your creation.
Lord, thank you for the gift of
life. Please help me follow the path to eternal life
Listen
2
Peter 1.12-18: As long as I am in this passing world, my duty
is to keep on reminding you of the truths we hold dear. Writing this letter is one way of making sure
that after my departure you will still have a way of recalling the truths
we hold dear. These truths are not cleverly invented myths.
I myself saw the majesty of our Lord Jesus Christ. He was honored and glorified by God the
Father,
when the Sublime Glory himself spoke to him and said
"This is my Son, the Beloved. He enjoys my favor". I heard this myself, spoken from heaven,
when I was with Jesus on the holy mountain
Jesus, Beloved Son, may more and more people
accept the truth of your Good News
Listen
Mark
11.1-11: Jesus sat on a donkey colt for the trip down the hill
from the Mount of Olives into the city of Jerusalem. Big crowds accompanied Jesus down
the hill.
People spread their clothes on the road as a sign of honor. People cut branches from the
trees and waved them singing
"Hosanna to the Son of David. Blessed is he who comes in the name of
the Lord. Hosanna in the highest!"
Jesus, may you be warmly
welcomed
by every place and every person in the world
Listen
Reflection on today's readings: Psalm 139 ... baby in womb .... US Supreme Court ....Roe vs Wade .... media so pro-abortion .... maybe someone can start a new movement: ULM (unborn lives matter) .... since both mother and baby matter.
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Yesterday
at a meeting, a lady asked me to pray for her hearing. I thought she was
referring to her ears, but she was talking about a coming court case!
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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 27th of
the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Tibet
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 27th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Tanzania
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun June 26
Last Wednesday a kind employer whose domestic worker became Covid
positive with many symptoms, registered her case on line as required by the law.
They were told that a govt vehicle would take the sick woman to a govt
quarantine station. That was Wednesday. Only on Friday did the vehicle arrive.
When its observant driver noticed how sick the woman was he asked if she would
like to go to hospital ... and she said yes. So she was left at the emergency
section of Queen Mary Hospital, given an xray, and told to go to pharmacy to
collect some medicine. She waited many hours at pharmacy until they closed at
10pm ... and was then told to go away ... without any medicine.
She could not go back to her employer's home because of the danger of infecting vulnerable people there. Eventually she phoned an NGO who phoned me .... at 12.15am yesterday. I got the woman to get a taxi and I told the driver where to go and that I would pay him (the woman had no money for a taxi). She arrived around 12.45am and I arranged a mattress for her at the Dr Jesus Centre (where 11 women once slept, 3 months ago). She could not go to one of our MercyHK hostels because the people there were all negative.
Around 9am yesterday morning our social worker Lucia moved the woman to one of our hostels (having moved its occupants to another of our hostels). On a separate note, not at all connected, two of our previous guests tested positive early yesterday morning, and they have joined the above woman in the positive hostel. Seems that the "6th wave" is spreading.
From this we have learnt that we need to keep one
shelter dedicated to positive cases ....even if there have not been any recent
cases .. .since using the Dr Jesus Centre means many problems (some appointments
yesterday morning needed to be cancelled and yesterday afternoon's prayer
meeting for cancer patients needed to be held on line .... and the centre needed
disinfecting late yesterday afternoon).
Bible Study: 1
Peter
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c.f. readings for Sunday 13
1
Kings 19: Elijah
once spent a night in a cave. The Lord then told him to stand at the mouth of
the cave. Then there was a mighty wind that shattered trees and rocks. But the
Lord was not in the wind. Then there was an earthquake. But the Lord was
not in the earthquake. Then there was a gentle breeze. And
the Lord was in the breeze. Not
long after this Elijah called Elisha to become his follower.
Dear Lord, please help us be aware of your presence in our lives
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
16: Please
protect me, Lord, I take refuge in you. You are the only source of all
true happiness. I bless you, Lord, who guide and lead me. Even at night you
direct my heart. And so my heart rejoices, my soul is glad. My body shall rest
in safety now and always. You will show me the path of life, the fullness of joy
in your presence, at your right hand, happiness for ever.
Thank you, Lord, for the little joys you give us each day ....and the big joy
you've prepared for us in Heaven
Listen
Galatians
5.13-15: Serve
one another in works of love, since the whole of the Law is summed up in the
command "Love your neighbor as yourself". If
you go in for non-stop criticism and personal attacks, you will destroy the
church community
Jesus, help me avoid unfair/unnecessary criticism of other people
Listen
Luke
9.51-58: When the time
came for Jesus to finish his life on earth, he
resolutely took the road to Jerusalem. As Jesus and his disciples
traveled along, they met a man who said to him "I will follow you wherever
you go". Jesus replied "Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but I
have nowhere to lay my head"
Jesus, give me courage to do what I should do
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Success in sport, study, music ...whatever ....means "blood, sweat and tears" ....so also, being a good Christian means effort/sacrifice/courage ... like that of Jesus going to Jerusalem
Reflection by Fr Peter: English Chinese
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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I
really enjoyed a nap after lunch yesterday!
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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 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 Madagascar
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 June 25
Madness: US
Supreme Court's ruling on gun possession
MercyHK's Lucia is possibly one of the busiest ladies in HK these days .... in
fact, not just for the past few days but for the past few months! One of her
many jobs yesterday involved accompanying an abandoned mother to the Legal Aid
office in Admiralty .... where kind staff immediately began a file of the
case.
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Proverbs
11-12: Pride comes before a
fall.
Humility brings wisdom. A city prospers when good people are many.
A city falls when good people are few. Good people are kind to animals.
Bad people are cruel to animals. Good people overlook insults.
Good people's speech promotes harmony in society. Worry makes our hearts heavy.
Kindly words from others make us glad.
Lord, help me to be kind and
wise
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
138: I thank you, Lord, with all my heart.
You have heard the words of my mouth. With the angels I will bless you.
I will adore you in your holy temple. I thank you for your faithfulness and love
which are far above what we can understand. On the day I called you answered.
You increased the strength of my soul. All earth's kings shall thank you
when they hear the words of your mouth. They shall sing of the Lord's ways:
"How great is the glory of the Lord!" Though I walk in the midst of affliction
you give me life and frustrate my foes. Your love, O Lord, is eternal.
Do not abandon us whom you have made.
Lord, when we remember how much
you love us and help us, every day of the year is a Thanksgiving Day
Listen
2 Peter
1.1-11: From Simon Peter, servant and
apostle of Jesus Christ,
to all who have faith through our God and Saviour Jesus Christ.
May you have more and more grace and peace
as you come to know our Lord more and more. By his divine power, he has given
us all we need for life and faith.
He has called us to share his divine nature in his eternal kingdom.
So we must do our best to live
lives of goodness, understanding, self-control, patience, a love for
prayer, kindness and love
Dear Jesus, may I see you more
clearly, love you more dearly,
follow you more nearly, day by day
Listen
Luke
2.39-52 (for feast
of Immaculate Heart of Mary): Joseph
and Mary moved back to their own town of Nazareth. The child Jesus was filled
with wisdom as he grew older. Each year Joseph and Mary would take Jesus
to Jerusalem for the celebration of the Passover. When Jesus was 12 years
old, they went to Jerusalem as usual. But when their traveling group left
Jerusalem, Jesus stayed behind without his parents knowing it. They
presumed he was somewhere with the group. When they couldn't find him, they went
back to Jerusalem to look for him. After 2 days, they found him, in the
Temple, listening to the religion teachers and asking them questions. People who
heard him were astounded at his intelligence. His mother said to him "My
child, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been really worried
about you". Jesus replied "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you
know that I must be concerned with my Father's work?" But they didn't
understand what he meant. He went with them to Nazareth and lived under their
authority. His
mother stored all these things in her heart
Jesus, please help all "lost children" to be found!
Listen
Reflection on the above Gospel: Mary got involved, from start to finish
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One of the domestic helpers who has been staying at a
MercyHK hostel is due to start work with a new employer today. Location? Mui Wo
on Lantau Island ....where our hike took us last Tuesday!
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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 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 Lesotho
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri June 24
Feast
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
"Over the top" - the love in Jesus' heart (John W)
So much bad news these days .... the main good news is in the
Good News, below!
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Readings from Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
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 "How Great Thou Art"
My recording of this reading
Ephesians
3.14-21: This is what I pray,
kneeling before the Father from whom every family, whether spiritual or natural,
takes it name: May he give you power through his Spirit, for your hidden
self to grow strong. May Christ live in your hearts through faith. Planted in
love and built on love, may you continually focus
on the
love of Christ, until your life is filled
with that love.
Glory be to him whose power working in us, can do infinitely more than
we can ask or imagine. Glory be to him from generation to generation in the
Church, and in Christ Jesus for ever and ever. Amen
Recording
Matthew
11.25-30: One day Jesus
prayed: Father, Lord of heaven and earth, I am joyfully amazed at the way simple
people understand and accept what I'm saying, while proud and clever people miss
the plot. And he said to the ordinary people: Come to me, all you who are
treated unfairly by unjust religious laws. I will give you peace and justice.
Learn from me, and you will know peace, for
I am gentle and humble of heart.
Jesus, please help people who are suffering from unjust religious laws
John
19.31-37: The next day was
the Passover. To prevent the bodies remaining on the crosses during the
Passover, the soldiers broke the legs of the two men crucified with Jesus. But
when they came to Jesus, they saw that he was already dead. Instead of breaking
his legs, they
pierced his side with a spear.
Immediately there came out blood and water. And so the Scriptures were fulfilled
"Not one of his bones will be broken" and "They will look on the
one they have pierced".
Jesus, please help me understand how blood and water are symbols of the
Eucharist and Baptism
Reflection on the above Bible readings:
A beautiful reflection: The heart of Jesus and our hearts
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My
team, the Brisbane Lions, suffered
an embarrassing loss last night!
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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 24th
of the month, Jesus please bless the prisoners of Inner
Mongolia
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 24th of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Djibouti
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu June 23
A busy day at the Dr Jesus Centre in Jordan yesterday: (1) the usual morning staff meeting, (2) the usual afternoon gathering for Chinese drug addicts, (3) the usual evening gathering for Nepalese drug addicts. One aim of the meetings for drug addicts is to encourage them to voluntarily spend extended time at a drug treatment centre .... and, thank you Jesus .... over the past few months our social workers have helped quite a few drug addicts to do so.
Pope:
Possession
of nuclear weapons is immoral
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Birthday of John the Baptist (usually June 24, but today because tomorrow is Feast of Sacred Heart of Jesus)
Isaiah
46-49: The Lord called me before I
was born. From
my mother's womb he knew my name. While I was thinking that I had toiled
in vain, all the while my cause was with the Lord. The Lord who formed me in the
womb and assigned me to rescue his people, that same Lord said to me: 'I
will make you the light of the nations, so that my salvation will reach to the
ends of the earth'. The Lord also says to his people: "Does a woman forget
her baby, or a mother the child within her womb? Yet even if these forget, I
will never forget you".
Lord, please help me understand how you loved me even before I was born.
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
139: O Lord, you search me and
you know me. You know my resting and my rising. You know exactly what's going on
in my life, all my ways are an open book to you. Before ever a word is on my
tongue, you know, O Lord, what I'm going to say. Your knowledge is beyond my
understanding, too high, beyond my reach. It
was you who created my being, knit me together in my mother's womb. I
thank you for the wonder of my life, for the wonders of all your creation.
Lord, thank you for the gift of life. Please help me follow the path to
eternal life
Listen
Luke
1.67-80: When John was named, his father
Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and said "Blessed be the Lord,
the God of Israel. He has visited his people. And you, little child, you shall
be called a prophet of the Most High. You
will go before the Lord to prepare a way for him". When John grew
older, he lived in the wilderness until the time came for him to begin his
ministry.
Jesus, please help me prepare your way by helping people to know you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Why June 24 for John the Baptist? Because Jesus was conceived in the 6th month of Elizabeth's pregnancy .... so John was born 6 months (approximately) before Jesus ... and 6 months before Dec 25 is June 24. Let's think of the baby baptist if we happen to see any babies today!
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Wear a mask and a Cross
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John
the Baptist as a boy:
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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 23rd 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 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Togo
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed June 22
Yesterday I went with 12 domestic helpers who are staying at
MercyHK hostels, for a hike to Lantau Island. We walked from Jordan to the Star
Ferry through beautiful Kowloon Park (which most of them had never visited),
then got Star Ferry to Central, then got ferry to Discovery Bay (which most of
them had never been to), then walked to the Trappist Monastery (again a first
for most of them), then walked (a first for all of them) to Mui Wo, then got
ferry back to Central and MTR to Jordan. Many thanks to Virgie and Jackey,
volunteers at the monastery, and Fr Chow, for kind help at lunch time, and many
thanks to Fr Anthony and friends at Epiphany Church, Mui Wo for lovely drink at
the end of a hot day. And thank you Jesus for perfect hiking weather: no sun, no
rain ... and a lovely breeze!
20 years ago today when I was an English teacher at the
Canadian-American School in Zhaoqing: CAS
activities in Yunfu, arranged by Yunfu TV & Radio Stations
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Proverbs 10: A wise child is a father's joy.
A foolish child is a mother's sorrow. Laziness leads to poverty.
Diligence leads to success. Hatred provokes disputes.
Love covers over all offences. A flood of words is never without fault.
Prudent people control their lips.
Lord, may my words be wise and
loving
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
1
Peter 5.5-14: To everyone else I say: do what the elders
tell you.
Wrap yourselves in humility to be servants of each other.
God refuses the proud and favors the humble. Bow down before the power of God, and he will
raise you up. Unload all your worries on to him, since he is
looking after you. Be calm, but careful, because your enemy the
Devil is prowling round like a roaring
lion, looking for someone to eat.
Stand up to him, strong in faith. Peace to all who are in Christ
Jesus, please protect me from Satan
Listen
Mark
10.46-52:
As Jesus was leaving Jericho on his way to Jerusalem,
many people followed him along the road. Sitting by the road was a man
who had become blind.
His name was Bartimaeus ("son of Timaeus").
When he heard that Jesus was going past,
he called out "Son of David, have pity on me". Some people tried to stop him
from calling out,
but he shouted even more loudly "Son of David, have pity on me".
Jesus stopped and said to him
"What do you want me to do for you?" He
replied "Lord, let me see again".
Jesus said to him "Go, your faith has saved you".
Immediately his sight returned, and he followed Jesus along the road
Jesus, please heal my blind
friend (.. name ..)
Listen
Reflection: Once again, a link between faith and healing. Jesus, please increase our faith!
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When our hike group got back to Jordan last night around
7pm, Lucia and Fr Jun had some beautiful hot pizza and lovely cold ice cream for
us!
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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 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 Senegal
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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