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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
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Imitating
Pope Francis
Tues Nov 28
A
map history of Israel-Palestine conflict
Video after
my Nov 2 protest outside US Consulate has now had 300 views
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
49.
Following several Conferences with scarce results, and the disappointment of
COP25 in Madrid (2019), it was hoped that this inertia would be reversed at
COP26 in Glasgow (2021). In effect, its result was to relaunch the Paris
Agreement, put on hold by the overall effects of the pandemic. Furthermore,
there was an abundance of "recommendations" whose actual effect was
hardly foreseeable. Proposals tending to
ensure a rapid and effective transition to alternative and less polluting forms
of energy made no progress.
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Book Blog:
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Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judith
13: When the banquet was over at a late hour,
Judith was alone with Holofernes in his tent.
Holofernes lay drunk on his bed.
After praying to God for strength,
Judith used Holofernes' sword to cut off his head. She went outside and gave the head to her
maid.
Her maid put the head in her bag. Judith and her maid then left the camp
as they usually did when they went to pray early in the morning. They went straight to Bethulia and showed
Holofernes' head to the people. The people were overcome with joy
and praised God for what he had done by the hand of a woman.
Dear God, please give people
the courage to confront injustice
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
61-65: O God, hear my cry,
you who are my refuge and help. In you alone is my soul
at rest. My help comes from you. Take refuge in God,
everyone in trouble.
Trust him at all times. O God, you are my God,
for you I long.
My body and soul thirst for you
like a dry, weary land without water. Your love is better
than life,
my lips will speak your praise. On my bed I remember
you.
On you I muse through the night. You are the Creator of
the world.
You care for the earth, you give it water. To you our praise is
due,
wherever we are on earth.
Lord, my
soul clings to you. Your right hand holds me fast
Listen
Acts
10.1-48: Cornelius was a Roman centurion stationed in
the town of Caesarea.
He and his household prayed, loved God, and helped the local people. One morning Cornelius had a vision that Peter
would visit him.
In another town, Peter was instructed by the Lord to visit Cornelius. Peter preached God's message to Cornelius and
his household.
While Peter was speaking, the Holy Spirit came down on all the listeners.
Jewish believers who had accompanied
Peter were astonished
that the Holy Spirit would come down on non-Jewish people
Holy Spirit, please come down on all peoples
everywhere!
Listen
Luke
10.1-9: Jesus appointed 72 disciples to go ahead of
him in pairs, to all the towns and places he himself was to visit. He said to them "The harvest is rich, but
the laborers are few, so ask the Lord of the harvest to send laborers to
his harvest. When you go into a town, cure those in it who
are sick, and say: 'The kingdom of God is very near to you' "
Jesus, please inspire more people to make the
spreading of the Good News their life's work
Listen
Reflection: Today Jesus still tells us to cure the sick
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To go with today's first reading. Total lack of blood ...
body sitting up in bed?
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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 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon Nov 27
Today Lucia and I are due to be at the High Court where a judge
will process two more bail applications. Thank you for a prayer!
Philippine MSF worker in Gaza: I
could smell rotten flesh
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
48.
The Paris Agreement presents a
broad and ambitious objective: to keep the increase of average global
temperatures to under 2° C with respect to preindustrial levels, and with the
aim of decreasing them to 1.5° C. Work is still under way to consolidate
concrete procedures for monitoring and to facilitate general criteria for
comparing the objectives of the different countries. This makes it difficult to
achieve a more objective (quantitative) evaluation of the real results.
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Judith
12: Holofernes allowed Judith and her maid to
stay in a special tent each night, and each morning to go to a spring near
Bethulia to wash and pray.
After 3 days, Holofernes held a banquet for his staff.
He invited Judith to the banquet with the aim of seducing her. Holofernes was so captivated by Judith's
beauty that he kept on drinking wine until he was drunk. All the while Judith kept praying to God for
strength and help.
Dear God, please give me
a bit more of Judith's faith and courage
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
52-60: Lord, I will tell everyone about how good you
are.
You are our Creator. Everyone should love you. Thank you for so often rescuing me from
trouble.
You uphold my life. Sometimes I have so many troubles and cares
that I can't get to sleep.
Sometimes I wish I was a bird and could fly away to a safe place. When I fear, I will trust in you,
in you whose word I praise. My heart is ready, O God, my heart is ready.I will sing, I will sing your praise.
Each morning I will sing of your strength,
and each morning acclaim your love.
O God, please help me to praise
and love you every day
Listen
Acts
9.32-35: Peter visited churches in many areas. When he
went to Lydda,
he saw a man named Aeneas, a paralytic who had been bed-ridden for 8 years.
Peter said to him "Aeneas, Jesus Christ
cures you.
Get up and fold up your sleeping mat". Aeneas got up immediately. The people of that
area who saw him, were converted to the Lord
Jesus, let there be more miracles of healing,
so that more people will believe in you
Listen
Luke
9.51-58: When the time came for Jesus to finish his
life on earth, he resolutely took the road to Jerusalem.
As Jesus and his disciples traveled along,
they met a man who said to him "I will follow you wherever you
go". Jesus replied "Foxes have holes, and birds have nests, but
I have nowhere to lay my head"
Jesus, give me courage to do what
I should do
Listen
Reflection: Judith was like Jesus ... she resolutely went to a dangerous situation
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Since MercyHK's canteen opened in Temple Street, Jordan, many social workers and
doctors and nurses and hospital pastoral workers have come for a meal. Another
doctor and another social worker came yesterday. God bless them all!
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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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun Nov 26Christ the King
The countdown has begun for my next overseas anti-drug campaign
trip. I'm due to be away from after Christmas, returning before LNY. With much
the same aims as on previous trips: using my holiday time for visiting families
of prisoners in HK, attending meetings and doing publicity to try to stop drug
mules coming to HK. Thank you for a prayer!
European prime ministers: The
indiscriminate killing of thousands of boys and girls is completely
unacceptable
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
47.
COP21 in Paris (2015) represented
another significant moment, since it generated an agreement that involved
everyone. It can be considered as a new beginning, given the failure to meet the
goals previously set. The agreement took effect on 4 November 2016. Albeit a
binding agreement, not all its dispositions are obligations in the strict sense,
and some of them leave ample room for discretion. In any case, properly
speaking, there are no provisions for sanctions in the case of unfulfilled
commitments, nor effective instruments to ensure their fulfilment. It also
provides for a certain flexibility in the case of developing countries.
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c.f. readings for Feast of Christ the King
Matthew
25: 31-46 (a): Jesus
said to his disciples: When I come in glory at the end of the world, all peoples
of all times will be gathered in front of me. I will separate them, like a
shepherd separates sheep from goats. I will place the sheep on my right, the
goats on my left. I
will say to those on my right "Come and enter my kingdom. For I
was hungry, and you gave me food. I
was thirsty, and you gave me drink. I
was a stranger, and you made me welcome. I
was naked, and you clothed me. I
was sick, and you visited me. I
was in prison, and you came to see me".
Listen
Matthew
25.31-46 (b): Then those good
people on my right will say "Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you?
When did we see you thirsty and give you a drink? When did we see you a stranger
and welcome you, naked and clothe you, sick or in prison, and visit you?" I
will answer "Each time
you helped and cared for a poor person, you helped and cared for me".
Listen
Matthew
25: 31-46 (c): Then
I will say to those on my left "Go away from me and join Satan and his
angels in hell. For I was hungry, and you
never gave me food. I was thirsty, and you
never gave me anything to drink. I was a stranger, and you
never made me welcome, naked, and you
never clothed me, sick and in prison, and you
never visited me".
Listen
Matthew
25: 31-46 (d): Those
on my left will then ask "Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty, a
stranger or naked, sick or in prison, and did not come to your help?" I
will answer "Each time
you refused to help and care for a poor person, you refused to help and care for
me". Those on the left will then go to eternal punishment. Those on
the right will go to eternal life.
Jesus, please help me do more for poor people. Make me understand that when I
help a poor person, I help you
Listen
Reflection on the above readings:
The King of the Universe identifies with the poor....to the point where he will judge us according to the way we have helped, or not helped, the poor. So we need to remind ourselves often ... in a paraphrase of the sign in Bill Clinton's office: "The poor, stupid". (in Clinton's office: "The economy, stupid")
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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I
had to smile yesterday when my bail group came for their daily meeting at Dr
Jesus Centre. As they came up the stairs they passed through some police
officers who were checking ID of a guy on the footpath at the bottom of the
stairs!
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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 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, Sunday,
please bless all Muslims in my country
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Sat Nov 25
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
46.
Afterwards, it was proposed to create a mechanism regarding the loss and damage
caused by climate change, which recognizes as those chiefly responsible the
richer countries and seeks to compensate for the loss and damage that climate
change produces in the more vulnerable countries.
It was not yet a matter of financing the "adaptation" of those
countries, but of compensating them for damage already incurred. This
question was the subject of important discussions at various Conferences.
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Judith
11: Judith was very clever when she spoke to
Holofernes.
She told him that the Jews would be abandoned by God
if they broke God's laws. She said that the Jews planned to
break God's laws
in a few days by eating consecrated foods. She said she would monitor the
situation each day and let Holofernes know when the Jews were abandoned by
God and ready to be attacked by Holofernes. Judith's words and beauty won
over Holofernes and his staff
and they agreed to her suggestions.
Dear God, please give us wisdom
and tact
for dealing with difficult people
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
51: Have mercy on me, God, in your
kindness,
and cleanse me of my sin. My offences truly I know them.
What is evil in your sight I have done. But in my defence please don't forget that
sinfulness is part of the human condition, part of our DNA. A pure heart create for me, O God.
Put a steadfast spirit within me. Give me again the joy of your help.
With a spirit of fervor sustain me.
Lord, you will not spurn
a humbled, contrite heart
Listen
Acts
9.20-31: After a few days,
Paul began preaching in the
prayer halls that Jesus is the Son of God. People were amazed at Paul's
conversion. As time
passed, the Jews planned to kill
Paul. Paul heard of this and decided to leave the city. The Jews kept watch at
the city gates to stop him leaving. Then one night he was able to escape: some
disciples lowered him in a basket from the city wall. He went to Jerusalem and began preaching
boldly in the name of the Lord.
Soon another plot was made to kill him. Therefore the disciples sent him
to Tarsus. After this the churches throughout Judea,
Galilee and Samaria were left in peace. They steadily grew, strengthened
by the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit, please strengthen me, as you
strengthened Paul and the first believers
Listen
Luke
9.28-36: One day Jesus took his disciples Peter, James
and John
up a high mountain to pray.
On the mountain, while Jesus was praying, his whole appearance changed.
His clothes became brilliant as lightning. The prophets Moses and Elijah appeared
and spoke with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus "Lord, how good it is for
us to be here!" Then a bright cloud covered them with its
shadow.
From the cloud came a voice:
"This is my Son, the Beloved. Listen to him".
When the voice had finished speaking, the disciples saw only Jesus in his
normal appearance
Jesus, Beloved Son of God,
how good it is to spend time with you in prayer
Listen
Reflection:
Transfiguration
by Carey Landry
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To go with readings about Paul in Acts today and
yesterday:
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day:
Sun:
Africa
Mon: Europe,
Russia
Tues: South
Asia
Wed: East Asia
Thurs: S.E. Asia, Pacific
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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Nov 24
UN:
5,300 children have been killed by Israel in Gaza ***
Latest
updates
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
45. All parties also committed themselves to implementing programmes of
adaptation in order to reduce the effects of climate change now taking place.
Provisions were also made for aid to cover the costs of the measures in
developing countries. The Protocol actually took effect in 2005.
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Judith 10: Judith put on her most beautiful clothes and
jewelry.
Then she and her maid headed for the Assyrian camp. She told the Assyrian soldiers that she was
fleeing from Bethulia since it would soon be attacked. She said she wanted to give Holofernes some
important information. The soldiers took her to meet Holofernes.
Dear God, please give us the
courage of Judith
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
49-50: I will turn my mind to a parable,
with the harp I will solve a problem. The problem is: why do bad people prosper and
succeed? The answer: at the end of their lives bad
people will have to face death and judgement, just like everyone else. When we are rich, we often lack wisdom.
Wealth blinds our minds and hearts. Let's not
forget God and his laws.
Let's try to be good and lead good lives
Lord, please help me understand
the meaning of life
Listen
Acts
9.1-19:
Paul kept up his campaign against the Lord's
disciples.
He got the ok to arrest followers of the Way in Damascus. But on his way to Damascus, a light from
heaven surrounded him.
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying "Paul, Paul, why are
you persecuting me?" He said "Who are you, Lord?"
The voice replied "I am Jesus, and you are persecuting
me.
Go into Damascus and you will be told what to do". Paul's eyes were open, but for more than a day
he was without his sight, and he ate and drank nothing. The Lord got
Ananias, a disciple in Damascus,
to visit Paul and pray for him. The Lord said to Ananias "Paul
is my chosen instrument to bring my name to non-Jews and Jews. He will
suffer much for me". Ananias went to
Paul and prayed for him with the laying on of hands.
Straight away, Paul could see again. Then Ananias baptized him
Jesus, please help me understand
how unkindness to others is unkindness to you
Listen
Luke
9.22-25:
Jesus now began explaining to his disciples
how he would suffer, die and rise from the dead. He also said "If you want to be my disciple, you must deny yourself,
take up your own cross, and follow me. Selfishness will ruin your life.
Self-sacrificing will bless your life. What use is it to have everything in this
world
yet miss out on Heaven?"
Jesus, please help me find my life by losing
it in service of others
Listen
Reflection: As a former Australian prime minister once said in 1984: "What our world needs is not some economist's theories, but a great mood of UNSELFISHNESS"
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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 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, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Nov 23
Thank
you Bishop Joseph Ha and 10 seminarians for having lunch at MercyHK's canteen
yesterday. You are always most welcome!
Letter
in English from local mother of two in prison for drug trafficking charge
*** Letter in English
and Chinese
from local HK man ... sadly describing how drugs have destroyed his family
Three
of Mother Teresa's sisters in Gaza - with almost nothing to eat
*** Israel's
brazen disregard for Gaza dead
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
44. For several decades now, representatives
of more than 190 countries have met periodically to address the issue of climate
change. The 1992 Rio de Janeiro
Conference led to the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention
on Climate Change (UNFCCC), a treaty that took effect when the necessary
ratification on the part of the signatories concluded in 1994. These States meet
annually in the Conference of the
Parties (COP), the highest decision-making body. Some of these
Conferences were failures, like that of Copenhagen (2009), while others made it
possible to take important steps forward, like COP3 in Kyoto (1997). Its
significant Protocol set the goal of reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions
by 5% with respect to 1990. The deadline
was the year 2012, but this, clearly, was not achieved.
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Judith 9: Judith put ashes on her head, bowed with her
face to the ground,
and prayed urgently to God: "Lord God, help of the oppressed, support
of the weak,
please hear my prayer and protect your people Israel."
Dear God, help us to imitate
Judith
and pray to you with faith when we are in trouble
My
recording of this reading
Psalms 47-48: All peoples, clap your hands, cry to God with
shouts of joy.
For the Lord, our Creator, we must love and honor,
great king over all the earth. Especially in his holy city is the Lord worthy
to be praised.
Praise is fitting in Mount Sion, our earth's most sacred site. O God, as we pray in your temple,
our hearts meditate on your love. May peoples and rulers everywhere
acknowledge and love you as Creator of the Universe
Let all the peoples praise you, Lord. Let all the peoples praise you
Listen
Acts
8.14-17: The apostles in Jerusalem heard that people
in Samaria had accepted the word of God. Peter and John went to Samaria
to pray for the Samaritans to receive the Holy Spirit. So far the Samaritans had only been baptized
in the name of the Lord Jesus. The Holy Spirit had not come down on them. When Peter and John prayed over them with the
laying on of hands, the Samaritans received the Holy Spirit.
Come Holy Spirit. Come down on me. Please help me
understand the sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation
Listen
Luke
9.18-21: One day Jesus asked his disciples
"Who do people say I am?" The disciples replied "Some people say
you are one of the famous prophets come back to life". Jesus then asked them
"And what about you. Who do you say I am?" Peter answered
"You are the Anointed One of God"
Jesus, please help more and more people know
you and love you
Listen
Reflection: Psalms above remind us that Jerusalem is the world's most sacred city .... may it be what it's name means "City of Peace"
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HK
needs more waiters, cooks and cleaners and ... civil
service needs 18,000 more people!
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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 23rd 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 23rd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Togo
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the
week:
Jesus, today, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Nov 22
Yesterday morning I was at West Kowloon Court for a
"hearing" for two bail people for whom I am surety. Yesterday
afternoon I went to the High Court Registry Office to make bail applications for
two more people currently in detention.
Blessing
by Cardinal Stephen Chow of MercyHK's Nathan Road centre and Temple Street
canteen: 01 02
*** Latest
updates
Pope's
new climate change letter "Laudate
Deum:
43. All this
presupposes the development of a new procedure for decision-making and
legitimizing those decisions, since the one put in place several decades ago is
not sufficient nor does it appear effective. In this framework, there would
necessarily be required spaces for conversation, consultation, arbitration,
conflict resolution and supervision, and, in the end, a sort of increased "democratization"
in the global context, so that the various situations can be expressed and
included. It is no longer helpful for us
to support institutions in order to preserve the rights of the more powerful
without caring for those of all.
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Judith 8:
Judith lived in Bethulia. She had been
a widow for 3 years.
She loved God, prayed all the time, and often fasted. When she heard about the situation of Bethulia
she encouraged the elders to keep on trusting God for help.
Dear God, when life gets tough,
help us to keep trusting you
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
46: (c.f.
famous hymn by Martin Luther "A Mighty Fortress is our
God", and also the hymn "Be Still and Know that I am
God")
God is for us a refuge and strength,
in time of distress he is a helper close at hand. Therefore we shall not fear even though the
earth should rock,
even though the mountains fall into the sea. The Lord of hosts is with us.
The God of Jacob is our stronghold. Come and consider the works of the Lord
and always remember his words: "Be still and know that I am God".
Lord, help us to be more aware
of your presence,
especially when we are in trouble
Listen
Acts
8.4-8: The believers who escaped from Jerusalem went
from place to place spreading the Good News. One of these believers was Philip. He preached about Jesus in a
Samaritan town. The Samaritans welcomed Philip's message
because of the miracles he worked. Unclean spirits came out of many possessed
people,
and a number of handicapped people were cured.
Such miracles caused great
rejoicing in that town
Jesus, let there be more miracles in our day,
especially the healing of handicapped people
Listen
Luke
9.10-17: Once after Jesus had been healing and teaching
all afternoon, his disciples said to him
"It's getting late and the people need to go and eat".
Jesus answered "They don't need to go. You feed them".
The disciples replied "We have only 5 loaves and 2 fish".
Jesus got the people to sit on the grass.
There were about 20,000 of them.
Then he blessed the loaves and fish. He handed the loaves and fish to his
disciples.
His disciples gave them to the crowd.
Everyone had plenty to eat.
They even had 12 baskets of leftovers.
Jesus, please make
leaders do more to help
the starving people of the world
Listen
Reflection: Water to wine ....loves and fish .... more than enough .... Jesus the opposite of miserly
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At the High Court Registry Office yesterday I was told the
name of the judge who would hear my two new bail applications next week. A few
minutes later in the High Court lift, a couple of local lawyers were discussing
what a good judge the same judge is! A Providential sign of blessing for next
week! Thank you Jesus!
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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 22nd
of
the month, Jesus please bless the people of Zhejiang
And praying for one of
the world's poorest
countries each day of the month:
On this 22nd
of the month, Jesus please bless the people of Senegal
And praying for one
Islam-related intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Wednesday,
please pacify Al-Shabaab
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Tues Nov 21
Yesterday afternoon at the Dr Jesus Centre, 8 people who sleep
"on the street" came to the weekly function for homeless people
animated by MercyHK social worker Simon and his assistant Shirley. A very
special gathering.
Sing Tao report about blessing of MercyHK canteen by Cardinal Stephen Chow *** Hard copy
How
Pope spent last Sunday, the World Day of the Poor
God
bless these US federal employees who are speaking out about Gaza situation
*** Latest
updates
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judith
7: Holofernes laid siege against the Israelite
mountain town of Bethulia.
Holofernes seized control of Bethulia's water supply springs,
thinking that thirst would force the Israelites to surrender. For 34 days the siege continued, until the
people of Bethulia were weak from thirst. The people of Bethulia prayed hard to God for
help.
The leaders of Bethulia planned to hold out for 5 more days
before surrendering.
A feeling of hopelessness hung over the town.
God, help of the helpless, please help people who are in big trouble
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
42-45: Like a deer that longs for running streams,
so my soul is longing for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for you, the God of my
life.
I think of you all the time, here in my land of exile. People make fun of us here in exile.
They taunt us saying "Where is your God?" Yet no matter what happens we will hope in you,
for you are our saviour and our God. No
matter where we are or what happens to us,
our hearts will long for you, like a bride longing for her groom.
Lord, no matter what happens,
may I always hope in you
Listen
Acts
7.55 - 8.3:
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. 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
Listen
Luke
9.1-6:
Jesus called the 12 apostles together. He
gave them power and authority to cast out devils and to heal sick people.
He sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
So they set out and went from village to
village proclaiming the Good News and healing sick people
Jesus, help me understand how some
people have a special gift for healing sick people....and how I can
better pray to heal sick people
Listen
Reflection: Healing the sick was .... and should still be ... a fundamental part of spreading the Good News
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I was hoping for a draw, but Australia
defeated a gallant 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, Tuesday,
please bless the people of
South
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 Yunnan
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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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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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