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A
voice for the poor
by HK prison chaplain
胡頌恆神父
Fr John Wotherspoon
O.M.I.
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Imitating
Pope Francis
Merry Christmas! I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2023!
Tues Dec 27
Yesterday was Day
15
of my anti-drug campaign trip and featured a gathering about 50 people at my
Johannesburg hotel's dining area ....mainly relatives of people in prison in HK.
The gathering also included several very special guest speakers. At the end of
the day I once again asked a blessing on all the people who made this trip
possible!
Beautiful! Gentri
- Little Drummer Boy ... and this one: Andre
Rieu and Kimmy Scota - Ave Maria
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for St John the Apostle
John
13.34-35: Jesus said to his
disciples at the meal "I give you a
new commandment: love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also
must love one another. By
this love you have for one another, everyone will know that you are my
disciples". Jesus,
please help all Christians to love one another as you have loved us
Recording of this reading
John
20.1-10: Before
dawn the next morning, Sunday, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb. She saw
the stone had been moved from the tomb's entrance. She
ran to Peter and John and said "Someone has taken the Lord out of the
tomb". They ran back to the tomb. Peter went in first. He saw that the
linen cloths were on the ground. But the cloth that had been around Jesus' head
was not on the ground. It was neatly folded and in a place by itself. Then John
went into the tomb. He
saw, and he believed
Jesus, I believe you rose from the dead. Please increase my faith
Recording
1
John 1.1-2: Something
which has existed since the beginning - that we heard, that we saw with our own
eyes, that we touched with our hands: the
Word, who is life - this is our subject. That
life was made visible. We
saw it, and we are giving our testimony, telling you of the eternal life which
was with the Father and has been made visible to us.
Jesus, Word-made-flesh, you are the Way, the
Truth and the Life
Recording
Revelation
1.9-17: I,
John, share your sufferings. I
was on the island of Patmos, imprisoned for having preached about Jesus. One
Sunday the Spirit possessed me. I heard a voice shouting "Write down all
you see, and send it to the seven churches of Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum,
Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia and Laodicea". I turned to see who had
spoken to me, and I saw Jesus, full of glory. His face was like the sun shining
with all its force. He said to me "Do not be afraid. It is I, the First and
the Last. I am the Living One"
Jesus, Living One, we praise and adore you, Lord
Recording
Reflection on the above Bible readings: John's words about the Word are ideal food for thought in these days after the birth of the Word-made-flesh
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Wear
mask & Cross!
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Here in South Africa almost no one wears masks .....and so
nor have I over the past few days ....although each time I go out I start
searching for my 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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 27th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Merry
Christmas! I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2023!
Mon Dec 26
Good King Wenceslas with lyrics - a famous Dec 26 story about helping the poor ....which makes me remember the example of the late Archbishop Frank Rush of Brisbane who literally put on an apron and served the poor at the grotty St Vincent's Hostel each Christmas Day.
Yesterday was Day
14
of my anti-drug campaign trip. I spent
the day at my hotel ..answering lots of messages...and preparing for a special
activity to take place today. As usual I also prayed especially for all the people who made this trip
possible!
New
video interview I made recently: Malaysian
mother of four after 30 months in HK prison for drug trafficking. Acquitted by
High Court. Other recent videos here
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Readings are from
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Feast of St Stephen - THE STORY OF STEPHEN:
Acts
6.8-15: One of the
seven deacons, Stephen,
was filled with grace and power. He began to do many miracles. A group of Jews
tried to beat Stephen in a debate. But they could not win, because the Holy
Spirit was guiding Stephen in his speech. The group then got some men to falsely
accuse Stephen of being disloyal to Moses and to God. The group had Stephen
arrested and brought before a meeting of the religious leaders. At the meeting,
false witnesses accused Stephen of speaking against Moses and the Law.
Jesus, please protect people who are accused by false witnesses
Recording of this reading
Acts
7.1-54: The meeting of
religious leaders had falsely accused Stephen of
being disloyal to Moses. So
Stephen gave a long speech, full of loyalty to Moses. Then he made a stinging
attack on the leaders: "You stubborn people, with your pagan hearts and
pagan ears. You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, just as your ancestors
did. Your ancestors killed the prophets who foretold the coming of the Just One.
You have gone further: you have killed the Just One himself". When the
leaders heard these words, they were very angry and wanted to kill Stephen.
Jesus, Just One from heaven, please don't let me resist the Holy Spirit. Holy
Spirit of God, please increase your influence in my life
Recording
Acts
7.55-58: Stephen,
filled with the Holy Spirit, looked up and saw the glory of God, and Jesus
standing at God's right hand. "I can see heaven thrown open", he said,
"and Jesus standing at the right hand of God". At this, the religious
leaders at the meeting covered their ears with their hands. They sent Stephen
out of the city and stoned him. The false witnesses (who were required to throw
the first stones) put down their clothes at the feet of a young man named Paul.
Recording
Acts
7.59- 8.3: As they
were stoning him, Stephen prayed
"Lord Jesus, receive my spirit". Then he knelt down and prayed
"Lord, do not hold this sin against them". Then he died. Paul entirely
approved of the killing. That day a bitter persecution started against the
church in Jerusalem and everyone except the apostles fled to the countryside.
Paul began working for the destruction of the church. He went from house to
house arresting men and women and sending them to prison
Jesus, thank you for the example of Stephen who, like yourself, forgave those
who were killing him
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings:
Stephen's extraordinary forgiveness of Saul surely had something to do with the
deradicalization of Saul. A powerful lesson for today's radicalized world
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For the day after Christmas! Tangmalangmaloo
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On
this 26th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Merry Christmas! I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2023!
Sun
Dec 25
Christmas
Day - O come let us adore him!
Yesterday was Day
13
of my anti-drug campaign trip. Last night I joined a brother Oblate priest for
Christmas Eve Mass at the famous Regina
Mundi church in Soweto .... a lovely experience. At
Regina Muindi I said a specal prayer for all the people who made this trip
possible!
Bishop
Stephen's very practical Christmas message
On
Christmas Day my thoughts go back to happy
days in Zhaoqing
Head
of Asia's biggest drug syndicate - Tse Chi Lop - extradited to Australia
While on flight from Doha to Johannesburg on Dec 23, I read this
article a couple of times: sobering
words for church leaders... like me!
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Dec 25
Isaiah 62.11-12: This
the Lord proclaims to the ends of the earth: Say to the daughter of Zion,
"Look, your
saviour comes, the prize of his victory with him, his trophies before
him." They shall be called "The Holy People", "the Lord's
Redeemed." And you shall be called "The-sought-after",
"City-not-forsaken."
Recording of this reading
Psalm
97: The Lord is king, let
earth rejoice, the many coastlands be glad. Cloud and darkness are his robes.
His throne is justice and goodness. The
skies proclaim his goodness. All peoples see his glory. Let those who serve
idols be ashamed. Let
all creation worship the Creator. Light shines forth for good people and
joy for the upright of heart. Rejoice in the Lord, all good people. Give glory
to his holy name.
Lord, you indeed are God of the
universe
Recording
Titus
3:1-7: Remind
everyone to be obedient to government officials; to be ready to do good at every
opportunity; not to go slandering other people or picking quarrels; to be
courteous and polite to everyone. There was a time when we too were ignorant;
when we lived in wickedness and ill-will, hating each other and hateful
ourselves. But then the
kindness and love of God our Saviour were revealed, and God saved us
because of his compassion. God saved us by the cleansing water of rebirth, and
by renewing us with the Holy Spirit whom he has poured over us through Jesus
Christ our Saviour. So we are justified by his grace, and look forward to
eternal life.
Jesus, Saviour of the world, you are our Saviour
Recording
Luke
2.15-20: After
the angels went away, the shepherds said to one another "Let's
go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us
about". So
they quickly went and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger.
People who heard the shepherds talk about the angels were amazed. As for Mary,
she treasured every moment of what had happened and pondered the whole event in
her heart. The
shepherds went back to their fields glorifying and praising God for all they had
heard and seen
Jesus we adore you, Jesus we adore you, Jesus we
adore you, Christ the Lord
Recording
Reflection on the above readings:
There's something in our DNA that draws us to the Baby Jesus, like metal to a magnet. That Baby makes us fall to our knees in loving adoration
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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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 25th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Merry Christmas! I wish all dear readers the peace of Christmas right through 2023!
Sat Dec 24
Christmas Eve! - O come let us adore him!
brilliant!
The
Christmas Scale (860k
views)
It's hard to believe that the greatest message the world
will ever hear is contained in one simple scale
Beautiful
Indonesian Christmas video: Yesus
Putra Maria
Yesterday was Day
12
of my anti-drug campaign trip. Early yesterday morning I arrived in
Johannesburg, South Africa. ....and what was meant to be a slow day turned out
to be one of the longest and busiest in my whole life! Jesus,
please bless all the people who made this trip
possible!
Today
is the anniversary of Lottie
Moon (1840-1920) who spent 40 years as a missionary
in China. I have read several books about her. An awesome lady!
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c.f. midnight Mass readings
Isaiah 9: The
people that walked in darkness has seen a great light. On those who live
in a land of deep shadow, a light has shone. For the yoke that was weighing on
them, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken and removed. For there is a
child born for us, a son given to us, and dominion is laid on his shoulders. And
he will be called Wonder-Counselor, Mighty-God,
Eternal-Father, Prince-of-Peace.
Jesus, Prince of Peace, thank you for the peace and hope and joy of your
friendship
Recording
of this reading
Titus
2: God's grace has made
salvation available for the whole human race. We
must give up everything that does not lead to God. We
must delete our worldly ambitions. We must be self-restrained and live good
lives here in this present world, while we wait in hope for the blessings that
will come with the Coming of the glory of our God and savior Christ Jesus. He
sacrificed himself for us in order to set us free from wickedness, and to purify
us so that we would have no ambition except to do good.
Jesus, please help me give up everything that does not lead to you
Recording
Luke
2.1-7: Caesar Augustus issued a
decree for a census of the whole world to be taken. This census - the
first - took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria, and everyone
went to his own town to be registered. So Joseph set out from the town of
Nazareth in Galilee and travelled up to Judaea, to the town of David called
Bethlehem, since he was of David's House and line, in order to be registered
together with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child. While they were
there the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to a son,
her first born. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid
him in a manger because there was no room for them at the inn.
Recording
Luke 2.8-14: In
the countryside close by there were shepherds who lived in the fields and took
it in turns to watch their flocks during the night. The angel of the Lord
appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone round them. They were
terrified, but the angel said, "Do not be afraid. Listen, I bring you
news of great joy, a joy to be shared by the whole people. Today
in the town of David a saviour has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
And here is a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes
and lying in a manger." And suddenly with the angel there was a great
throng of the heavenly host, praising God and singing: "Glory
to God in the highest heaven, and peace to all who
enjoy his favour."
Recording
Reflection: No matter where we are, no matter what's happening in our lives, even if we are in a time of sadness (e.g. after a death in the family), even if in prison .... Christmas gives us hope and peace .... because Christmas is all about the birth of the Source of hope and peace: Jesus
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Elderly
man in Phoenix calls his doctor son in New York ... your mother and I are
getting a divorce. Divorce?! After 53 years? What are you
talking about? 53 years is about 50 years too long. We
really don't even like each other any more. Dad! I can't
believe this. Hold on .... I'm gonna call my sister & I'll get back to
you. (calls attorney sister in Chicago) Sis! You're not going to
believe this! Dad just called to tell me that he and mom are getting
a divorce! What?! That's crazy! I'll call them,
then we better get down there just as soon as we can. (sister calls
Dad back in Phoenix) Dad? This is just crazy, and besides
I'm a lawyer. Don't do anything until I get there - until my brother &
I get there. We're coming in on the next possible flights. Elderly
man hangs up the phone and turns to his wife and says, "Well, dear, the
kids are coming home for Christmas ... and they're paying their own way!"
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 24th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Dec 23
2 days
to Christmas.
O
Immanuel, you are our
king and our judge, the One whom the peoples await and our Saviour. O come and
save us, Lord our God!
Yesterday was Day
11
of my anti-drug campaign trip. Last night, after a very important meeting, I
left Kualu Lumpur and flew to Johannesburg in South Africa, via Doha
One
of my favourite videos
Bob
Welsh: My Christmas Eve (3.7m
views!)
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
c.f. readings for Dec 23
Micah 3: The
Lord God says this: Look, I
am going to send my messenger to prepare a way before me. Know
that I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before my day comes. He shall
turn the hearts of fathers towards their children and the hearts of children
towards their fathers.
Lord, may we accept the messengers who prepare your way
Recording of this reading
Psalm 24: Lord,
make me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths. Make
me walk in your truth, and teach me, for you are God my saviour. The
Lord is good and upright. He shows the path to those who stray, he guides the
humble in the right path, he teaches his way to the poor.
Lord, help me walk in your truth
Recording
Luke
1.57- 62: The
time came for Elizabeth to have her child, and she gave birth to a son; and
when her neighbours and relations heard that the Lord had shown her so great a
kindness, they shared her joy. Now on the eighth day they came to circumcise
the child; they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his
mother spoke up. "No," she said "he
is to be called John." They said to her, "But no one in your
family has that name", and made signs to his father to find out what he
wanted him called.
Recording
Luke
1.63- 66: The father asked for a
writing-tablet and wrote, "His name is John." And they were all
astonished. At that instant his power of speech returned and he spoke and
praised God. All their neighbours were filled with awe and the whole affair
was talked about throughout the hill country of Judaea. All those who heard
of it treasured it in their hearts. "What
will this child turn out to be?" they wondered. And indeed the hand
of the Lord was with him.
Lord, may I treasure your message in my heart
Recording
Reflection: Today's readings are all about the Christmas Baby's cousin, John the Baptist, born 6 months before the first Christmas. His job was to prepare the way for Jesus. Which is also the job of every Christian - to prepare a way for Jesus, to help other people know and love the Baby born at Christmas.
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Each time I visit Kuala Lumpur I have trouble spelling
"Kuala" and want to spell it "Koala" because I'm from
Australia!
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guangxi
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 23rd of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Togo
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 22
3 days
to Christmas
Jesus
born at Christmas, please give hope and peace to our troubled world!
Yesterday
MercyHK staff arranged a most enjoyable Christmas party for some 80 people ....
including a large number of drug addicts ... at the Vietnamese Restaurant in Yau
Ma Tei.
Two
days ago MercyHK staff reverently deposited the ashes of two street sleepers at
a HK cemetery .... having arranged the funeral services of the two men some
months ago .... with not even one relative attending. May the two men in Heaven
help us with their prayers!
Yesterday was Day 10
of my anti-drug campaign trip .... more video making with special people in
Kuala Lumpur....during which a local journalist joined the group with a view to
a follow up story in the coming weeks ...which hopefully will help stop people
from drug trafficking to HK. Today, after a very important meeting, I'm
due to go to Africa ....so...travel might affect the updating of this blog in
the next day or so. And .... Jesus,
please bless all the people who made this trip
possible!
With
a real baby! 
Christmas
Flash Mob
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Readings are from Simple
Bible
c.f. readings for Dec 22
My recording of this reading
1
Samuel 2: Hannah
praised God for giving her a child: "My
heart rejoices in the Lord. The Lord, our fortress, is holy. Don't speak
proudly, for the Lord knows what's in our hearts. The Lord breaks the power of
the strong. He gives strength and victory to the weak. He blesses the barren
woman. The Lord raises the poor from the dust, and gives them a seat of honor
with princes. The Lord guards the steps of good people, but scatters bad people
in their pride." The Lord blessed Hannah and she gave birth to three more
sons and two daughters. Her son Samuel grew up in the temple. The temple priest
at that time was Eli. But Eli's sons were bad men. They stole the people's
offerings to the Lord.
Dear God, please bless good people like Hannah, and please help bad people
like Eli's sons to stop being bad
Listen
Luke
1.46-56: Mary
said "My soul praises the
greatness of the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my savior. Starting
from today, all generations will call me blessed, for the Almighty has done
great things for me". Mary
stayed with Elizabeth about 3 months and then went home. Elizabeth gave birth to
a son. Her neighbors and relatives shared her joy. When the child was
circumcised on the 8th day, he was given the name John
Jesus, please bless all women who are having a baby today
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: Christmas is a time for praise and adoration ... with Mary
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Wear a mask and a Cross
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As
an English teacher I added a comma after "bull" (in today's first
reading) to save the life of the mother. A trap for lectors: They
slaughtered the bull, and
the child's mother came to Eli.
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 21st of the month, Jesus please bless the people of
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 21st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Afghanistan
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 21
Happy Winter Festival! (my 2017 article)
4 days to Christmas. Come and save us, Emmanuel!
Yesterday was Day 9
of my anti-drug campaign trip .... more video making with special people.
Heartbreaking to meet two young children of man in detention in HK ....Daddy
might not be home for a long time. I am praying that his appeal against
conviction will be successful .... and hopefully a video made two days ago with
some of his friends might help that appeal. And .... Jesus,
please bless all the people who made this trip
possible!
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c.f. readings for Dec 21
Song
of Songs 1-2: The
bride says:
Kiss me. Your love is better than wine. How right it is to love you, you whom my
heart loves. The
bridegroom says: How
beautiful you are, my love, how beautiful you are. The
bride: He
has taken me to his banquet hall and his banner over me is love. The
groom: Come
then, my love, my lovely one, come. Show me your face and let me hear your
voice, for your voice is sweet and your face is beautiful. The
bride: My
beloved is mine and I am his.
Dear God, please give me a lover's love for you
Listen
Psalm
33: Ring out your
joy to the Lord, all good people, for praise is fitting for loyal hearts. For
the Lord loves justice and right; he
fills the earth with his love. By his word the heavens were made, he
spoke and the universe came into being. They are happy, whose God is the Lord,
he is the source of all true joy. May your love be upon us, O Lord, since we
place all our trust in you.
Lord, we trust in your precious love
Recording
Zephaniah 3.14-18: Shout
for joy, daughter of Zion, Israel, shout aloud! Rejoice, exult with all your
heart, daughter of Jerusalem! The Lord has repealed your sentence; he has
driven your enemies away. The Lord, the king of Israel, is in your midst; you
have no more evil to fear. When that day comes, word will come to Jerusalem:
Zion, have no fear, do not let your hands fall limp. The Lord your God is in
your midst, a victorious warrior. He will exult with joy over you, he will
renew you by his love; he
will dance with shouts of joy for you as on a day of
festival.
My
recording of this reading And
the Father Will Dance - Song
Luke
1.39-45: As soon as
she could and as quickly as she could, Mary went to Elizabeth's home in the
hills near Jerusalem. As soon as Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the
baby in Elizabeth's womb jumped, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy
Spirit. Elizabeth
said to Mary "Of all women, you are the most blessed, and blessed is the
baby in your womb. Why should I be honored with a visit from the mother of my
Lord? Blessed are you for believing God's promise"
Mary, blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb,
Jesus
Recording
Reflection: Not with a royal family, not with religious rulers, but with simple and lowly people did God arrange the first Christmas
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Christmas smile
Little
boy in "Outback" Australia had never seen rain.
There had been a drought for more than 5 years.
Then just before Christmas the clouds began to form.
On Christmas Eve water fell from the sky.
The little boy ran to the window to see what was happening.
He called out to his mother "Mum, what's that?"
His mother replied "That's rain, dear" (.. reindeer ..)
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 21st
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Hunan
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 21st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Afghanistan
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
Jan 1, 2020: How cocaine trafficking is impacting West Africa
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
2017-09-27: 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)
2017-05-17: 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, 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
http://hkdrugblog.org/name-and-shame/index.htm
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Photos
from my time in China 2001-20008
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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
prisoners:
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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