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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 Nov 7
I read every word of this most informative article
about the background of the Gaza situation: Why
Israel wants to erase history
At
the High Court yesterday a local HK woman was given bail because MercyHK's Lucia
Leung and I went surety for her. Thank you Jesus! (And thank you Lucia! ....we
are now looking after 6 bail people!)
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
31. This situation has to do not only with
physics or biology, but also with the economy and the way we conceive it. The
mentality of maximum gain at minimal cost, disguised in terms of reasonableness,
progress and illusory promises, makes impossible any sincere concern for our
common home and any real preoccupation about assisting the poor and the needy
discarded by our society. In recent years, we can note that, astounded
and excited by the promises of any number of false prophets, the poor themselves
at times fall prey to the illusion of a world that is not being built for them.
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Tobit
7: When Tobias and Raphael reached Media,
they went to the home of their relative Raguel, father of Sarah. Tobias asked Raguel for Sarah to be his wife.
Raguel told Tobias that 7 previous bridegrooms had died. Tobias repeated his request, and Sarah became
his wife.
That night everyone prayed for the safety of the couple.
Dear God, please bless everyone
being married this month
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
27: The Lord is my light and my
help, whom shall
I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life, before whom shall I shrink? Though
an army encamp against me, even then would I trust. There is one thing I ask of the Lord, for this
I long:
to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. It is your face, O Lord, that I seek. Hide not
your face.
I am sure I will see your goodness in the land of the living. Hope in the Lord, hold firm and take
heart.
Hope in the Lord!
Lord, you are my light and my
help.
I will always praise you.
Listen
Acts
4.1-12: While Peter was talking to the crowd, some
religious leaders and soldiers came and arrested Peter and John. The next day the leaders held a meeting and
asked the prisoners: "By what power and by whose name did you
heal the crippled beggar?" Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, replied
"The cripple is able to stand up perfectly healthy because he was
healed by Jesus the Nazarene, the one you crucified, whom God raised from
the dead. Salvation comes no other way. Only by the name
of Jesus can we be saved"
Jesus, your name means "God saves", you are indeed the Saviour
of the world
Listen
Luke
6.41-45:
In his teaching, Jesus said "Why do you
notice the splinter in someone else's eye, but don't notice the plank in
your own eye? Deal with your own faults before you start correcting
other people. A good tree does not produce bad fruit. A bad
tree does not produce good fruit. The fruit tells you what sort of tree it
came from. So with people: their words and actions tell
you what their heart is like - good or bad.
Jesus, please help me be a good person,
producing good fruit
Listen
Reflection: How to reconcile Jesus' words about trees and fruit with the words of Barack Obama: "Sometimes good people do bad stuff ... and sometimes bad people do good stuff"?!
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At midday HK time today, the
Melbourne Cup. Since I spend a lot of time ministering to people in prison,
how can I not notice a horse called "More Felons"?!
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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 7th
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Hebei
And praying for one of
the world's poorest countries
each day of the month:
On this 7th of the month, Jesus please
bless the people of Burkina Faso
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Nov 6
5,000
children killed ((by Israel's US-made bombs)) - UN ***
Body
language of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken maybe indicates that he
doesn't really believe what he's saying? ***
Live updates
from Gaza
This morning I'm due to be at the High Court for another bail
application .... thank you for a prayer
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
30.
One need but think of the momentary excitement raised by the
money received in exchange for the deposit of nuclear waste in a certain place.
The house that one could have bought with that money has turned into a grave due
to the diseases that were then unleashed. And I am not saying this, moved by a
overflowing imagination, but on the basis of something we have seen. It could be
said that this is an extreme example, but in these cases there is no room for
speaking of "lesser" damages, for it is precisely the amassing of
damages considered tolerable that has brought us to the situation in which we
now find ourselves.
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Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Tobit
5-6: Tobit told Tobias to find a trustworthy man
to go with him to Media. Tobias found Raphael, but Tobias did not
know Raphael was an angel. On the first night of their journey, Tobias
and Raphael caught a large fish. Raphael told Tobias to keep the gall, liver and heart of
the fish.
Raphael explained that the gall would cure the blindness of Tobit, and
that the liver and heart would drive away the demon Asmodeus.
Dear God, thank you for the
help we receive from your angels
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
24-26: The Lord's is the earth and all its peoples.
It is the Lord who is Creator of the universe. May all hearts open their doors to the Lord.
Let him enter, the king of glory. Lord I hope in you all the day long.
Forgive my sins and help me walk in your truth.
God my savior, teach me your
way of truth
Listen
Acts
3.9-16: When people saw the former crippled man
walking, they couldn't believe their eyes. So Peter said to them "Why
are you so surprised? Do you think John and I made this cripple walk? It is by our faith in Jesus that this man has
been restored to health. Jesus is the Holy One, the Just One, the
Prince of Life whom you handed over to Pilate for crucifixion. But God
raised him from the dead
Jesus, Prince of Life, please increase my
faith in you. Please give me a faith that can bring your healing to
handicapped people
Listen
Luke
6.27-38: Jesus said to the people
"Love your enemies. Do good to people who hate you. Pray for people
who are unkind to you. Treat others as you would like them to treat you.
Be compassionate as your heavenly Father is
compassionate. Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn,
and you will not be condemned. Grant pardon, and you will be pardoned. Give,
and there will be gifts for you. The amount you measure out is the amount
you will be given back"
Jesus, bless ....(name)....who was
unkind to me
Listen
Reflection: Forgiveness of enemies ... praying for people who are unkind to us .... releases spiritual energy which is more powerful than guns or rockets ...e.g. the example of Nelson Mandela who forgave his enemies and thereby saved his country from civil war
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At last Saturday's Cathedral Mass to pray for Cardinal Stephen
Chow, one of the Filipinas staying at a MercyHK shelter was chosen to do the
first reading
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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 6th of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Hainan
And
praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 6th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Mali
And praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Nov 5
Australia's
Foreign Minister: Israel needs to listen to friends
((and so does the US which continues to support Israel's GENOCIDE in Gaza)) ***
Israel's
bombs on Gaza have cost US$2 billion
Last Tuesday I met a man from an African county recently arrested
at HK airport with drugs in his body. He said he did this thing because he was
desperate to get money for his family. He asked me to help him inform his wife
where he was. I was able to send her a w/app. She did not know he had gone to HK
and did not know he was in detention. I assured her he was safe and well and
that HK prisons are among the best in world. I also asked her about their three
children, aged 7, 5 and 3 which the husband had told me about. She said the two
older ones had stopped going to school some time ago because the family could
not pay school fees ... and that the family also could not pay rent and faced
eviction. Last Friday, thanks to a kind friend, I was able to send her HK$4,000
which covers fees for half a year and pays their rent for the time being.
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
29. The
ethical decadence of real power is disguised thanks to marketing and false
information, useful tools in the hands of those with greater resources to
employ them to shape public opinion. With the help of these means, whenever
plans are made to undertake a project involving significant changes in the
environment or high levels of contamination, one raises the hopes of the people
of that area by speaking of the local progress that it will be able to generate
or of the potential for economic growth, employment and human promotion that it
would mean for their children. Yet in reality there does not seem to be any true
interest in the future of these people, since they are not clearly told that the
project will result in the clearing of their lands, a decline in the quality of
their lives, a desolate and less habitable landscape lacking in life, the joy of
community and hope for the future; in addition to the global damage that
eventually compromises many other people as well.
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 31
Ezekiel
33.-34: God told Ezekiel to say this
to Israel's leaders: "Punishment is coming for you shepherds who have fed
yourselves but not looked after the sheep. You have failed to make the weak
sheep strong, or to care for the sick ones. You have failed to bring back stray
sheep or look for lost sheep. On the contrary, you have been cruel to the sheep
and treated them badly. Therefore I will look after my flock myself. I will
rescue them from where they have been scattered. I will look for the lost one,
bring back the stray, bandage the injured, and make the weak strong. I will also
judge the sheep themselves. I will judge the fat sheep which have bullied the
weak sheep. I will raise up a special shepherd and put him in charge of all my
sheep."
Lord, please help all leaders care for
their people, like Jesus the Good Shepherd
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
23: The Lord is my
shepherd, there is nothing I shall want. Fresh and green are the pastures where
he gives me repose. Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping
spirit. He guides me along the right path. He is true to his name. If I should
walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear. You are there with your
crook and your staff; with these you give me comfort. You have prepared a
banquet for me in the sight of my foes. My head you have anointed with oil. My
cup is overflowing. Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me all the days of
my life. In the Lord's own house shall I dwell for ever and ever.
Thank you, Lord, for being my good shepherd
Listen
1
Thessalonians 1.7-2.12: You
are a great example to other believers, since it was from you that the word of
the Lord spread to many places. Everyone knows how we planted the Good News in
your hearts, and how you broke with idolatry and became servants of the living
God. Let me remind you how we loved and served you, like loving parents caring
for their dear children.
Jesus, thank you for the
people who nurtured me as a Christian
Listen
Matthew
23.1-36: Jesus told the
people to respect their religious leaders, but he condemned the religious
leaders
- for not practising what they preached
- for doing things just to attract attention
- for craving front seats and places of honor
- for being concerned only with externals.
Jesus
called the religious leaders
- "hypocrites"
- "blind guides"
- "tombs that look good on the outside but are full of dead bones".
Jesus, help religious
leaders be good people
Listen
Reflection on the above readings:
The only real authority in today's world is moral authority ...... which many leaders lack because they are not practising what they preach.
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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Israeli
missile hits ambulance
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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 5th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guizhou
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 5th of the month, Jesus
please bless the people of South Sudan
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 Nov 4
According to many authorities - UN,
Oxfam, Red Cross, MSF, Amnesty etc - what is happening now in Gaza is GENOCIDE
...which is why I used the word "Genocide" in my
protest outside the U.S. Consulate 2 days ago. The
evil that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, with US support, is now perpetrating
in Gaza will breed more more and more evil and violence against the beloved
Jewish people, and against the US, in the Middle East and around the world. What
Hamas did on October 7 was a great evil. But that evil has been far surpassed by
Netanyahu's evil in Gaza. DEAR GOD, PLEASE STOP THIS MADNESS!
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
28.
We need to rethink among other things the question of human power, its meaning
and its limits. For our power has frenetically increased in a few decades. We
have made impressive and awesome technological advances, and we have not
realized that at the same time we have turned into highly dangerous beings,
capable of threatening the lives of many beings and our own survival. Today it
is worth repeating the ironic comment of Solovyov about an "age which was
so advanced as to be actually the last one". We
need lucidity and honesty in order to recognize in time that our power and the
progress we are producing are turning against us.
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Tobit
4: Tobit said to his son Tobias: "When I die give me an honorable burial.
Always honor your mother. When she dies, bury her at my side. Be faithful to the Lord all your days.
Always be willing to help poor people. Give your bread to those who are hungry
and your clothes to those who are naked. Ask advice of every wise person.
Bless the Lord God in everything. Beg him to guide your ways
and bring your paths and purposes to a successful conclusion. Avoid all loose conduct.
Do to no one what you would not want done to you. Choose a wife from our tribe, from our kin in
Media.
Go to Media, to my friend Gabael.
Many years ago I left 10 talents of silver with him.
This money is yours."
Dear God, please guide me
and help me to do what is right
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
23: The Lord is my shepherd, there is nothing I
shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit. He guides me along the right path. He is true
to his name.
If I should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and your staff; with these you give me
comfort. You have prepared a banquet for me in the
sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil. My cup is overflowing. Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me
all the days of my life.
In the Lord's own house shall I dwell for ever
and ever.
Thank you, Lord, for being my
good shepherd
Listen
Acts
3.1-10: One afternoon about 3pm, Peter and John
went to the Temple for prayer. A beggar asked them for money. He was
crippled from birth. Peter said to him "I don't have any
silver or gold. But I do have something to give you: in the name of Jesus
Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!" Peter then took him by the hand and helped him
to stand up. Immediately, his feet and ankles became firm and he could
walk.
He was so happy he started jumping around. He went into the Temple,
praising God
Jesus, there are so many crippled people in
the world. Please heal them
Listen
Luke
6.20-26: Jesus said to his disciples
"Blessed are you who are poor: yours is the kingdom of God.
Blessed are you who are hungry: you shall be satisfied.
Blessed are you who weep now: you shall be happy. Blessed are you when people hate you because
of me:
your reward will be great in heaven. But alas for you who are rich: your consolation is
only in this world.
Alas for you who have plenty to eat: you shall go hungry.
Alas for you who laugh now: you shall mourn and weep".
Jesus, please help me to give more time and
importance to the things that really matter
Listen
Reflection: Why are Luke's "Beatitudes" so different from those in Matthew? Maybe because Jesus spoke the same message more than once and in different places .... and maybe he changed his message to suit different types of people who were listening?
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Unable to link this ...so...pls Google:
"Secretary General's remarks to Security Council on Middle East"
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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 4th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Guangdong
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 4th
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Burundi
And
praying for one Islam-related intention
each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Nov 3
Yesterday
outside the U.S. Consulate ***
Ireland's
criticism of Israel
Report in
HK Economic Journal
about MercyHK canteen
***
Updated canteen menu!
Anti-trafficking
awards for Catholic nuns in India, Thailand and Nigeria
Yesterday I watched this most informative short video: What's
behind the wave of coups in Africa?
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
27. For this reason, a healthy ecology is
also the result of interaction between human beings and the environment, as
occurs in the indigenous cultures and has occurred for centuries in different
regions of the earth. Human groupings have often "created" an
environment, reshaping it in some way without destroying it or
endangering it. The great present-day
problem is that the technocratic paradigm has destroyed that healthy and
harmonious relationship. In any event, the indispensable need to move
beyond that paradigm, so damaging and destructive, will not be found in a denial
of the human being, but include the interaction of natural systems "with
social systems"
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Book Blog:
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Tobit 2-3: One night when Tobit was resting,
sparrow droppings fell into his eyes and he became blind.
Some people made fun of Tobit for his misfortune.
Tobit humbly entrusted his life to the Lord. At the same time as Tobit was praying,
Sarah was praying in the town of Media. Sarah had been given in marriage 7 times
but all of her bridegrooms had been killed by the demon Asmodeus
before the couple could make love. The Lord heard the prayers of Tobit and Sarah
and sent the angel Raphael to help them.
Dear God, please help people
who are in difficult situations
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
22: My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
I call to you for help, but day and night you give no reply. I am a worm and not a man.
Everyone who sees me makes fun of me. They taunt me: "He trusted in the
Lord, why doesn't the Lord help him?" Like water I am poured out, my bones no longer
connected.
My throat is parched, my tongue sticks to my jaws. Many evil people attack me.
They make holes in my hands and my feet.
They await my death. They divide my clothing among them,
they throw a dice for my robe. Yet I know Lord, that you are good and
holy.
I know how you heard the cries of our ancestors and you helped them. It was you who took me from the womb
and entrusted me to my mother's breast.
To you I was committed from my birth,
from my mother's womb you have been my God. Lord, I trust in you even now.
I trust you will not scorn my prayer. Even now I praise you as my Creator.
May all the nations know and worship you.
Lord, please help people who
are in big trouble right now,
especially people whose lives are in danger
Listen
Acts
2.37-47:
The crowd was deeply moved by Peter's words,
and asked "What should we do?" Peter replied
"You must repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then
you too will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit". That day about
3,000 people were baptized. These remained faithful to the teaching of the
apostles, to a life of sharing and
caring, to the Breaking of Bread, and to
prayer. Many miracles were worked by the apostles, and
this made a deep impression on everyone. Each day the Lord added new
members to their group
Jesus, please help me remain faithful to the
Christian way of life
Listen
Luke
6.12-16: Jesus went to the hills to pray. He spent a
whole night praying.
In the morning he called all his disciples together. He chose 12 of them
and called them "apostles": Peter and his brother Andrew, James, John,
Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James son of Alphaeus, Simon, Judas
son of James - and Judas Iscariot who became a traitor. Jesus and the 12 came down from the hill to a
place of level ground.
Gathered there were his many disciples and a large crowd of people from
all over the country who had come to hear him and to be healed of
diseases. People in the crowd tried to touch Jesus
because power came out of him that cured everyone
Jesus, please bless modern day apostles who
pray for the sick to be healed
Listen
Reflection: An excellent description of Christianity is provided by the 4 practices in Acts, above!
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The
moral collapse of Western leaders over Palestine
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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 3rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Gansu
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the
month:
On this 3rd of the month, Jesus please bless the
people of Chad
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Nov 2
ALL
SOULS DAY
On
this All
Souls Day we
especially remember those who have died in recent tragedies,
especially in the Israel-Palestine & Russia-Ukraine wars.
Yesterday afternoon and last night a team from Green
Bean Media spent much time at Temple Street preparing a YouTube report on
the work of MercyHK. Please check their many excellent videos
Latest reports from Gaza
.... more than 3,000 children and 3,000 women murdered so far by bombs made in
the US ... which is why I will today again go to the
US Consulate with my signs
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
26.
This itself excludes the idea that the human being is extraneous, a foreign
element capable only of harming the environment. Human
beings must be recognized as a part of nature. Human life, intelligence
and freedom are elements of the nature that enriches our planet, part of its
internal workings and its equilibrium.
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c.f. Readings for All Souls Day
Isaiah 25: On Mount Zion in Jerusalem, the
Lord will prepare for all peoples a banquet of rich food, a banquet of fine
wines. On this
mountain he will delete Death. The
Lord will wipe away the tears from every cheek. Lord, you are my God, I
extol you, I praise your name. You, Lord, are a refuge for the poor, a refuge
for the needy in distress.
Lord, please give hope and courage to people who are sad and troubled in the
world today
My recording of this reading
Psalm
27: The Lord is my light and
my help, whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life, before whom
shall I shrink? Though an army encamp against me, even then would I trust. There
is one thing I ask of the Lord, for this I long: to live in the house of the
Lord all the days of my life. It is your face, O Lord, that I seek. Hide not
your face. I
am sure I will see your goodness in the land of the living. Hope in the
Lord, hold firm and take heart. Hope in the Lord!
Lord, please increase my remembering, my longing and my hope
Recording
Philippians
3.20-41: Our
homeland is in heaven. We wait for the Savior from heaven who will
transfigure these wretched bodies of ours into copies of his glorious body. He
will do this by the same power he has as C.E.O. of the universe. So, do not stop
running but remain faithful in the Lord.
Jesus, please increase my longing for heaven
Recording
Mark
16.1-8: Jesus died
on Friday afternoon. Early on Sunday morning, Mary of Magdala and two other
women went to Jesus' tomb to
anoint his body with spices. They had been wondering how they would roll away
the large stone, but when they arrived, the stone had already been rolled away.
When they went into the tomb, they saw a young man in a white robe and they were
full of awe. But he said to them "Do not be afraid. You are looking
for Jesus who was crucified. He is not here. He
has risen from the dead. Go and tell his disciples he will see them in
Galilee"
Jesus, when life seems hopeless, like a dead body in a tomb, please help us
remember how you rose from the dead .... and you can help us "rise"
from any "hopeless" situation
Recording
Reflection
on the above Bible readings:
One thing that nearly all cultures share: an instinct to remember the dead, to
pray for the dead, to honor the dead.
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MSF
condemns attack on refugee camp
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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 2nd of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Fujian
And praying for one of the
world's poorest countries each day of the month:
On this 2nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Central
African Republic
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Nov 1
Happy All Saints Day!
When
the Saints Go Marching In!
Articles
are beginning to appear about the bias of Western media, especially US
media, when reporting the Israel-Hamas war. e.g. this
article claiming the BBC is too lenient on Israel and dehumanising Palestinians.
And last night when I checked Australia's ABC there were three reports, all
heavily pro-Israel: 01
02
03
... 03 has these words: Retired Army
Major General Mick Ryan has told ABC News channel that "unfortunately it
appears that more civilian casualties are inevitable as part of these
operations". He
said the Israeli Defense Forces and Hamas are "two very different
organisations" with one a professional army that is armed very well and
tries to fight by the laws of armed conflict, while the other is a
"terrorist organisation that is equipped with small arms and
explosives". Israel fights "by the laws of armed
conflict"???? No mention of more than 3,000 children killed in Gaza by
Israel rockets! ... which is why each day I now check Al
Jazeera for news from the other side of the fence to try to get a more
balanced picture of the real situation. *** My
protest outside US Consulate
Since
1967 in the UK 10,256,050 babies aborted ... that's 26 every hour
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
25.
Contrary to this technocratic paradigm, we say that the world that surrounds us
is not an object of exploitation, unbridled use and unlimited ambition. Nor can
we claim that nature is a mere "setting" in which we develop our lives
and our projects. For "we are part
of nature, included in it and thus in constant interaction with it", and
thus "we do not look at the world from without but from within".
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. Readings for All Saints Day
Revelation 7.9-17: I saw a
huge number, impossible to count, of people
from every nation, race, and language. They were standing in front of the
throne, with palms in their hands. They shouted: "Victory
to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb". One
of the elders told me who these people are: "These are the people who have
been through the great persecution. They now serve God day and night in his
sanctuary. The Lamb is their Shepherd. He leads them to springs of living water.
God has wiped away all tears from their eyes"
Jesus, please help sorrowing people who are crying today
My
recording of this reading
Psalm 24: The
Lord's is the earth and its fullness, the world and all its peoples. It is he
who set it on the seas; on the waters he made it firm. Who shall climb the
mountain of the Lord? Who
shall stand in his holy place? People with clean
hands and pure hearts, who desire not worthless things. They shall receive
blessings from the Lord and reward from the God who saves them. Such are the
people who seek him, seek the face of the God of Jacob.
God, by living a good life, help me to seek your face
1
John 3.1-3: Think of
the love that the Father has lavished on us by letting us be called God's
children. And God's love has even more in store for us in the future: we
shall be like him because we shall see him as he really is. This is why
we must try to live good lives. We must try to be as good as Christ.
Jesus, please help me be more like you
Recording
Matthew
5.1-12: Jesus said
to the crowds: Blessed are poor
and simple of heart people. They belong to the kingdom of heaven. Blessed
are people who are going through great sorrow. Their hearts will be
filled with peace. Blessed
are people who lead just and honest lives. They will see the victory of
goodness. Blessed
are people who show mercy to others. God will be merciful to them. Blessed
are people who have a clean heart. They will see God. Blessed
are people who are peacemakers. They are God's children. Blessed
are people who are persecuted for the cause of right. They will receive a
great reward in heaven.
Jesus, please help me be merciful and
kind and just
Recording
Reflection
on the above readings:
All you Saints in Heaven, great and small, pray for us!
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For All Saints Day: Are there St.
Bernard dogs in Heaven?
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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 1st
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Anhui
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 1st
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Niger
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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