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A voice for the poor
by HK prison chaplain
胡頌恆神父
Fr John Wotherspoon
O.M.I.
Dr
Jesus Centre 187 Temple St Jordan
jdwomi@gmail.com
+852 67095674
Imitating
Pope Francis
Tues Oct 31
11/01 = All Saints'
Day
10/31= the evening
before All
Saints' Day
=
the eve of
All Saints' Day
"All Saints"=
"All Hallows"
10/31
= the eve of
All Hallows
= Hallow+eve = Hallowe'en!
But: Halloween
can be dangerous .... with an increase in occult activity
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One year ago ....shows the horrible injustice which bred the evil
of October 7: Irish
lawmakers call for sanctions against Israel *** Amnesty's
report about apartheid in Israel
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
24. Not every increase in power represents
progress for humanity. We need only think of the "admirable"
technologies that were employed to decimate populations, drop atomic bombs and
annihilate ethnic groups. There were historical moments where our admiration at
progress blinded us to the horror of its consequences. But that risk is always
present, because "our immense
technological development has not been accompanied by a development in human
responsibility, values and conscience. We stand naked and exposed in the
face of our ever-increasing power, lacking the wherewithal to control it. We
have certain superficial mechanisms, but we cannot claim to have a sound ethics,
a culture and spirituality genuinely capable of setting limits and teaching
clear-minded self-restraint". It is not strange that so great a
power in such hands is capable of destroying life, while the mentality proper to
the technocratic paradigm blinds us and does not permit us to see this extremely
grave problem of present-day humanity.
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Tobit
1: Tobit was a Jewish
exile living in the city of Nineveh in Assyria.
Even though other
Jewish exiles, even his own relatives,
neglected their religion, Tobit stayed loyal to
God.
Tobit also cared for
the poor and hungry.
And he made a special practice of burying the dead.
Dear
God, please help me to be like Tobit:
loyal to you and caring for the poor
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
20-21: May the Lord protect and help you,
may he give you your heart's desire
and fulfil every one of your plans. Some trust in chariots or horses,
but we trust in the Lord.
Lord, may our plans and hopes
be acceptable to you.
Please bless our plans
Listen
Acts
2.22-36:
Peter said to the crowd "You know that
Jesus of Nazareth was a man from God. You know all about the miracles he
worked. This same Jesus has been raised from the dead
by God. There are many witnesses to his resurrection. Jesus has been taken up to God's right hand.
He has received the Holy Spirit from the Father. He has poured out the Holy
Spirit on us. Know for sure that Jesus whom you crucified is
the Messiah and he is Lord"
Jesus, Messiah
Lord, please pour your Holy Spirit into my heart
Listen
Luke
6.6-11:
On another Sabbath Jesus visited a prayer hall.
A man with a withered hand was in the prayer hall. Some religious leaders were watching to see if
Jesus would heal the man (since no work was allowed on the Sabbath, and
they regarded healing as work). Jesus knew what they were thinking, so
he said to the man with the withered hand "Stand up! Come out into
the middle of the hall".
He came out and stood there. Jesus then asked the leaders
"Is it against the law on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil; to
save life or to destroy it?" Then he said to the man with the withered hand
"Stretch out your hand". He stretched it out. It was healed.
The leaders were very angry. They
left the prayer hall
and began plotting how to get rid of Jesus
Jesus, please stop bad religious leaders from
misleading people
Listen
Reflection: Goodness stirs up opposition ...
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17
million views! Hauser-
Live in Zagreb - a taste of Heaven! (Wikipedia: Stjepan
Hauser)
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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 31st
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Shanghai
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 31st of the month, Jesus please
bless the people of Uganda
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Oct 30
Children
of UK doctor trapped in Gaza: "Let them kill us"
*** UN
chief: Gaza more desperate by the hour *** War
crimes have no justification
(Monbiot)
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
23.
It is chilling to realize that the capacities expanded by technology "have
given those with the knowledge and especially the economic resources to use
them, an impressive dominance over the
whole of humanity and the entire world. Never has humanity had such power
over itself, yet nothing ensures that it will be used wisely, particularly when
we consider how it is currently being used. In whose hands does all this power
lie, or will it eventually end up? It is extremely risky for a small part of
humanity to have it"
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Nehemiah
7-13:
The wall of Jerusalem was finally rebuilt
and doors were set in place in the wall.
In the seventh month of the lunar calendar
Nehemiah assembled all the people
and read to them the Book of the Law of Moses. This was the first time that most of the
people
had heard the words of Moses' Book. The people were grateful to God
and praised him with great happiness. The people also promised God
that they would serve him more faithfully in the future. But
while Nehemiah was away on a visit to the king
the people and leaders became careless about the Law. When
Nehemiah returned to Jerusalem
he brought the people back to proper observance of the Law
Dear God, may we find joy and
strength in reading the Bible
and may the world have more good leaders like Nehemiah
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
19: The heavens proclaim the glory of God,
the starry skies are the work of his hands. The stars can't speak, but they are
God's handwriting.
The sun is God's love shining on the whole world. The universe is a masterpiece, and so is God's
law
which shines in our hearts. The precepts of the Lord
enlighten our lives
each day.
The law of the Lord gives joy and wisdom to our hearts. The decrees of the Lord are to be desired more
than gold,
they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. But often we are unaware of our
errors.
Lord, please protect us from making mistakes.
Lord, may the words of my mouth
and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you
Listen
Acts
2.11-18: When people heard the apostles' group
speaking in many different languages, some said the apostles were drunk. Peter stood up with the Eleven and said to the
crowd:
These people are not drunk. It's only 9am .... too early to drink.
What is happening is what God said through the prophet Joel: 'I, the Lord, will pour out my spirit on all
peoples. They will prophesy and see visions. I will pour out my spirit on
everyone'
Come Holy Spirit, fall afresh on all peoples,
all nations
Listen
Luke
6.1-5: One Sabbath day Jesus and his disciples were walking through a
cornfield. The disciples were hungry. They picked some ears of corn
and ate them. Picking corn on the Sabbath was regarded as unlawful by the
Pharisees.
So the Pharisees said to Jesus "Your disciples are
breaking the Sabbath law". Jesus replied "Don't you remember what King David and his
followers once did when they were hungry? They ate the Temple bread which
only the priests were allowed to eat. I am Master of the Sabbath"
Jesus, please help me understand that love is more important than law
Listen
Reflection: 10 leadership lessons from Nehemiah
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The situation in Gaza reminds me of when Britain was responsible for the
1919 Amritsar massacre in India
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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 30th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Tianjin
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 30th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Rwanda
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Oct 29
Bombs
made in US destroy bakeries in Gaza ***
Protests
give hope to people of Gaza ((... maybe this week I will again stand outside
US Consulate - like
last Thursday ...one-person protests don't need permit)) ***
Latest reports from Al Jazeera
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
22. Without a doubt, the natural resources
required by technology, such as lithium, silicon and so many others, are not
unlimited, yet the greater problem is the ideology underlying an obsession: to
increase human power beyond anything imaginable, before which nonhuman reality
is a mere resource at its disposal. Everything
that exists ceases to be a gift for which we should be thankful, esteem and
cherish, and instead becomes a slave, prey to any whim of the human mind and its
capacities.
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f.
readings for Sunday 30
Exodus 22: Laws
announced by Moses: Do not discriminate against foreigners, for you yourselves
were foreigners in Egypt. Do
not be harsh to widows and orphans. Do not demand interest if you make a
loan to a poor person. Always remember you are a people consecrated to
God."
Dear God, please help us not to hurt other people
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
17-18: Lord, when trouble
breaks out on every side, please protect and help me. For
you are my strength, my rock, my fortress, my savior. I love you, Lord
who save me because you love me. Lord, you are my lamp who lightens my life. I
will praise you among the nations.
Lord, you are worthy of all praise
Listen
1
Thessalonians 1.1-6: From
Paul, Silvanus and Timothy to the Church of God the Father and the Lord Jesus
Christ in Thessalonika. Wishing you grace and peace. In my prayers for you, I
thank God our Father for your faith in
action, your work for love,
and your persevering hope. When
we brought the Good News to you, it came to you not just as words, but as power
from the Holy Spirit. By the grace of the Holy Spirit, you accepted the Good
News, despite great opposition from many quarters
Jesus, help people accept the Good News, despite opposition
Listen
Mathew
22.34-40: In Jerusalem a
religious leader asked Jesus "Which is the most important
commandment?" Jesus replied "You
must love the Lord your God with all your heart. And you must care as much about
others as you care about yourself. These are the two most important
commandments. All other commandments depend on these two."
Jesus, please help me love you with all my heart and care for others as much as
I care about myself
Listen
Reflection on the above readings:
The more we try to love God and care for others, the better our lives, our families, our nations, our world ...goes/go. Inasmuch as we fail to love God and care for others, the worse everything goes
Reflection by Fr Peter: English Chinese
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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 one
part of the Mainland each day of the month:
On this 29th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Chongqing
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 29th 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Oct 28
I read every word of this most important article: Open
letter from 250 UK lawyers *** "The sight
of defenceless children in distress should evoke global outrage and galvanise us
to act" - in this
article
Dear Holy Spirit, please bless the
Synod in Rome!
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
21. In recent years, we have been able to
confirm this diagnosis, even as we have witnessed a new advance of the above
paradigm. Artificial intelligence and the latest technological innovations start
with the notion of a human being with no limits, whose abilities and
possibilities can be infinitely expanded thanks to technology. In this way, the
technocratic paradigm monstrously feeds upon itself.
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Nehemiah
6: As Nehemiah and the Jews rebuilt the wall
some people continued to obstruct them. But with God's help the wall was
finished in 52 days. Dear God, please help us do
your work, despite difficulties
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
17-18: Lord, when trouble breaks out on every
side,
please protect and help me. For you are my strength, my rock, my fortress,
my savior.
I love you, Lord who save me because you love me. Lord, you are my lamp who lightens my life.
I will praise you among the nations.
Lord, you are worthy of
all praise
Listen
Acts
2.1-4: About ten days after Jesus' ascension to
heaven was the Feast of Pentecost. Jesus' 12 apostles, his mother,
several other women, and his brothers were together in one room. Suddenly they heard what sounded like a powerful wind. Tongues of
fire appeared and came to rest on the head of each of them. They were all filled with the Holy
Spirit, and began to speak
foreign languages
Come Holy Spirit, fall afresh on me. Fall
afresh on our world
Listen
John 14.22-24 (for Feast of
Saints Simon and Jude): Judas -
this was not Judas Iscariot - said to Jesus: "Lord, what is all this about?
Do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?" Jesus replied: "If
you love me, you will put my words into practice, and my Father will love you,
and we shall make our home in your heart"
Reflection on the above Bible readings: Saints Simon and Jude
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A few days ago 5,000 copies of the
Chinese edition of Dr Jesus were delivered to Temple Street ......
the 16th printing
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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 28th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Oct
Yesterday Jane and Flora from Voice for
Prisoners and I joined staff from the Indonesian Consulate for a
lunch time meeting ....most encouraging as we shared ideas about how to stop
HK's 160,000 Indonesian domestic helpers from being tricked into drug
trafficking. The Consulate staff were also pleased to know that over the past
few years MercyHK has helped dozens of
Indonesian domestic workers to find accommodation ... especially those who were
Covid positive.
The
generations to come will know that we watched this human tragedy unfold over
social media and news channels. We will not be able to say we did not know.
History will ask why the world did not have the courage to act decisively and
stop this hell on Earth - from this
report by the head of a UN agency
Well, yesterday I tried to do something. ... I stood outside the US Consulate with 2 signs:
Dear Holy Spirit, please bless the
Synod in Rome!
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
20. In Laudato Si, I offered a brief
resume of the technocratic paradigm underlying the current process of
environmental decay. It is "a
certain way of understanding human life and activity that has gone awry,
to the serious detriment of the world around us". Deep down, it
consists in thinking "as if reality, goodness and truth automatically flow
from technological and economic power as such". As a logical
consequence, it then becomes easy "to accept the idea of infinite or
unlimited growth, which proves so attractive to economists, financiers and
experts in technology".
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Nehemiah 6: As Nehemiah and the Jews rebuilt the wall
some people continued to obstruct them. But with God's help the wall was
finished in 52 days. Dear God, please help us do
your work, despite difficulties
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
Acts
1.15-26:
During these days, Peter spoke to a group of about 120 disciples:
"As you know, Judas hanged himself after betraying Jesus. We must now
choose someone to take Judas' place, someone who has been with us since
the time when John was baptizing". Two men were nominated, Joseph and Matthias.
After prayer was offered, Matthias was chosen. He was listed as one of the
12 apostles
Jesus, please protect your church from
betrayal and disloyalty
Listen
Luke
5.27-32: As Jesus walked along, he noticed a tax
collector sitting by the customs house. The collector's name was Levi
(Matthew). Jesus said to him "Follow me".
Leaving everything, he got up and went with Jesus. In Jesus' honor Levi
held a banquet in his house. Many tax collectors and social outcasts
were present. The religious leaders complained "Why do
you eat and drink with tax collectors and outcasts?" Jesus replied "It is not those who are
well who need the doctor, but the sick. I have come to call sinners, not
the virtuous, to repentance"
Jesus, thank you for befriending people who
were looked down on.
Please help me do likewise
Listen
Reflection:
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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
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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Oct 26
33
year old woman with 1.3kg of cocaine in body
UN
Secretary General:Guterres
said the 7 October attacks by Hamas were appalling but did not
happen in a vacuum.
"The
Palestinian people have been subjected to 56 years of suffocating occupation....They
have seen their land steadily devoured by settlements and plagued by violence;
their economy stifled; their people displaced and their homes demolished. Their
hopes for a political solution to their plight have been vanishing" - in
this report
Dear Holy Spirit, please bless the
Synod in Rome!
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
19. Finally, we can add that the Covid-19
pandemic brought out the close relation of human life with that of other living
beings and with the natural environment. But in a special way, it confirmed that
what happens in one part of the world has repercussions on the entire planet.
This allows me to reiterate two convictions that I repeat over and over again:
"Everything is connected"
and "No one is saved alone".
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The Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Nehemiah 5:
The people were very poor and could not
pay their debts.
Therefore Nehemiah cancelled all debts owed by poor people. Nehemiah was a just and kind
leader.
He even used his own money to pay his expenses,
and never took the salary that he could have claimed.
Dear God, to reduce
government corruption in all countries,
please raise up more leaders like Nehemiah
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
14-15: So many people live and act as if God doesn't exist.
Some foolish people even say there is no
God. So many people have left the way of justice and truth.
So many people follow the way of falsehood. Lord, help us to live as we should.
Help us not to slander, help us not to wrong others.
Lord,
help us to stand firm in the
way of goodness
Listen
Acts
1.12-14: After Jesus went up to heaven from the Mount
of Olives, the apostles went back down to Jerusalem, a walk of about half
a kilometer. They gathered in an upstairs room which they used as
a meeting place. The 11 apostles were Peter, John, James, Andrew, Philip,
Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, Simon and Jude. They spent a long time praying. With them were
several women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, and also Jesus'
brothers
Jesus, your apostles' group spent
special time in prayer preparing for the coming of the Holy Spirit. I now
ask them in heaven to pray that the Holy Spirit will increase his
influence in my life
Listen
Luke
5.17-26: God's power was on display when Jesus healed
people.
People came from far and near to hear him teach, and to ask for healing. One day some people carried a paralyzed
man through a crowd to Jesus. The man was on a stretcher. Jesus knew that these people believed he could
help them,
so he said to the paralyzed man "My friend, your sins are
forgiven". Some religious leaders in the crowd were
thinking to themselves
that Jesus was wrong to say he could forgive sins. So Jesus said to the leaders "Which is
easier:
to say 'Your sins are forgiven', or to say 'Get up and walk'?" Then to prove that he had authority to forgive
sins, he said to the paralyzed man "Get up, pick up your bed and go
home". The man got up, picked up his stretcher and
went home.
The crowd praised God for what they had seen
Jesus, please give me more faith
in your power to forgive, your power to heal
Listen
Reflection: Today's Gospel seems to be one of the rare occasions when Jesus linked sickness to sin
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These days the large Nepali community in HK's Jordan area is
celebrating Dashain
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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 26th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Oct 25
After yesterday's O.M.I. meeting finished at lunch time at Sheung
Shui, I went to nearby Lo Wu women's prison for a few hours. On the MTR on the
way home I had a strange experience - see 
below
HK's
birth rate is 0.701, the lowest in the world
One
child being killed in Gaza every 15 minutes
Dear Holy Spirit, please bless the
Synod in Rome!
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
18. Consequently, a broader perspective is
urgently needed, one that can enable us to esteem the marvels of progress, but
also to pay serious attention to other effects that were probably unimaginable a
century ago. What is being asked of us
is nothing other than a certain responsibility for the legacy we will leave
behind, once we pass from this world.
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Nehemiah 1-4: Nehemiah was cupbearer for the king of Persia.
He heard how the Jews who had returned to Jerusalem
were facing many difficulties. Nehemiah received permission from the king
to go to Jerusalem and help rebuild the city. Nehemiah then supervised the re-building of
Jerusalem's wall,
even though some foreigners in Jerusalem made fun of him. When the workers were ridiculed by foreigners,
Nehemiah said to the workers:
"Do not be afraid of them. Just keep your mind on the
Lord."
Dear God, please help us to do
what is right,
even if we meet ridicule and opposition
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
9-13: I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart.
You have so often rescued me from trouble. Thank you! You are the best helper for people in trouble.
Please keep on helping me when troubles come. Please stop bad people from hurting others.
Please let peoples in all countries know they must avoid evil and live a
life of justice.
Dear Lord, thank you for
so often rescuing me
Listen
Acts
1.6-11: On the day he was taken up to heaven, Jesus
said to his apostles "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit
comes on you. Then you will be my witnesses in every part of the
world". As he said this, he was lifted up while they
watched.
A cloud took him from their sight. Then two angels appeared to them and said
"Jesus who has been taken up from you, will come back some day in the
same way as you have seen him leave"
Jesus, help me be your witness by the way I
think and speak and live
Luke
5.12-16: In one town that Jesus went to, a leper fell
on his face and pleaded "Sir, if you want to, you can heal me". Jesus stretched out his hand, touched
him, and said "Of course I want to!
Be healed!" And the leprosy left him at once. Jesus' reputation continued to grow.
Large crowds gathered to hear him speak and to have their sicknesses cured.
But afterwards Jesus would always go to a quiet place where he could
be alone and pray
Jesus, please help me understand
that you want sick people to be healed
Listen
Reflection: Jesus' policy towards sick people is not "your sickness is your cross" but "Of course I want to heal you!"
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After my visit to Lo Wu prison yesterday afternoon, I was
very tired and looked forward to a seat on the train for the 30 minute trip to
Hung Hom. But before I could sit on one of the special "Seniors" seats
on the crowded train, a local guy around 40-50 just grabbed the last seat. I
stood directly in front of him to try to shame him, but his dark glasses and
falling asleep did not let my message get through. But then after a few stations
when a very elderly local lady and her 3-4 year old grand daughter were left
standing I woke (?) the man and reminded him he was sitting in a "special
needs" seat which he should give to the little girl and grandmother. He was
not too happy but vacated the seat. Then he started giving me a verbal blast
....at which a big young man from some distance away in the carriage made his
way to my shoulder and said "Father, I recognise you from TV ...you are the
Yau Ma Tei priest ....let me handle this". At which, fearing a fight, I
calmed the young man and things more or less settled down apart from an
occasional running commentary by the 40-50 guy ...who got off at Hung Hom when I
got off. I offered to shake his hand but for some reason he was not interested.
(All of the above was in Cantonese)
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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 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, 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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