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by HK prison chaplain 胡頌恆神父Dr
Jesus Centre 187 Temple St Jordan
Fr John Wotherspoon
O.M.I.
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Imitating
Pope Francis
Tues March 4
Tomorrow Ash Wed .. no meat
Yesterday
morning I went with two Mainland mothers and their children for a visit to the
Oblate Primary School in Tokwawan. Maybe the children might attend OPS if
the families move to HK. The two mothers used to be my students when I was
teaching at the Canadian American School in Zhaoqing!
Israel
condemned for blocking aid to Gaza
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Ruth
1-2: In the days of the
judges, there was famine in the land.
Because of the famine, a man from Bethlehem named Elimelech moved to Moab.
Elimelech took with him
his wife Naomi and his two sons.
Elimelech died.
The two sons married Moabite women: Orpah and Ruth.
But then the two sons also died. Naomi was
heart-broken. She had lost her husband and two sons. She decided to return
to Bethlehem
and told her daughters-in-law to go back to their own homes. Orpah went back to her
people.
But Ruth with great loyalty and love chose to go with Naomi. Ruth said:
"Wherever you go, I will go. Wherever you live, I will live.
Your people shall be my people.
Your God shall be my God.
Wherever you die, I will die, and there I will be buried."
Dear God, in time of trouble, please help people to be loyal and kind to each other
01
02
Psalms
69-70: Save me, O God, for the waters have risen to
my neck.
I am sinking fast and can't keep afloat much longer. So many people hate me without cause.
I have no more strength to resist them. May my situation not cause anyone to lose
faith in you.
May people realize that it is for your sake that I am taunted. Taunts have broken my heart.
No one shows me any compassion. For food they give me poison.
In my thirst they give me vinegar to drink. Lord, do not hide your face from your servant.
Answer quickly for I am in distress. You are my rescuer, my help, O God.
O Lord, do not delay to help me.
O God come to our
assistance. Lord make haste to help us
Listen
Acts
16.16-24: One day we met a slave girl who made a
lot of money for her owners by telling fortunes. The girl followed us each
day shouting "These are the servants of God". Paul said to the spirit possessing
her "I order you, in the name of Jesus Christ, to leave her".
The spirit immediately left her, but her owners were angry that she could
no longer tell fortunes. The owners seized Paul and Silas and dragged
them to court, saying to the magistrate "These people are causing a
disturbance in our city". A crowd supported the owners in calling for
their punishment. They were given many lashes and put into prison with their feet in irons
Jesus, please help Christians who are
suffering in prison
because they announced your message
Listen
Luke
20.45-47: After some leaders had asked him
some trick questions,
Jesus said to his disciples "Beware of the religious leaders who like
to walk about in special clothes and love to be greeted obsequiously in
the market places.
They like the front seats in prayer halls and the places of honor at
banquets. They like making a show of lengthy prayers.
But at the same time they steal the property of widows. They will
receive a severe sentence from God at the end of their lives
Jesus, please help religious leaders be good
people
Listen
Reflection:
A beautiful song which uses the words of today's first reading:
Wherever
You Go
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The visit of my former students brought make happy memories
of the years in Zhaoqing ... including a
trip to Australia which one of them joined.
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 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, Tuesday,
please pacify Boko
Haram
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Mon March
Yesterday 3 Filipina domestic workers who give up their day off
to visit prisoners ... visited 13 (!) prisoners at 2 different prisons on Lantau
Island ... each visit lasting 30 mins .... a long day of bus trips and
considerable walking. God bless the 3 angels!
Letters
from a
HK husband and wife facing
extremely long sentences in prison for drug trafficking ... how Covid time
financial difficulties led to their getting involved in the world of drug
trafficking ... their remorse ... their warning to others:
English
01 English
02 Chinese
Israel
cuts off humanitarian aid to Gaza
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judges
17-21: After Samson's death, there was no leader
in Israel
and everyone did as they pleased
as lawlessness and anarchy became widespread.
Dear Lord,
please don't let lawlessness increase in our world.
My
recording of this reading
Psalms
66-68: O God, be gracious and bless us
and let your face shine its light upon us. Let all the peoples praise you, O
God.
Let all the peoples praise you. O sing to the Lord, make music to his name.
Rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence. Father of the orphan, defender of the widow,
God provides a shelter for the homeless. God gives his people
strength
May all the peoples of the
earth know you and praise you, O God
Listen
Acts 16.11-15: We went to a number of towns in Macedonia. In
Philippi, the Jews had no prayer hall. They met on the river bank. We went
there one Sabbath and preached to the women who were meeting there. One of these women was
Lydia. The Lord opened
her heart to what Paul was saying. She and her whole household were
baptized
Jesus, open the hearts of more people to
accept your word
Listen
Luke
19.41-48: As Jesus caught sight of Jerusalem, he shed
tears over it and said "How I wish you had accepted my message of
peace. You will be totally destroyed, because you rejected God's offer of
grace". Jesus then went into the Temple and drove out
the sellers. According to the Scripture", he said, "my house
will be a house of prayer. But you have turned it into a robbers'
den". Each day Jesus taught in the Temple. The leaders wanted to
do away with him, but they didn't know how to, since most of the
ordinary people had great respect for Jesus
Jesus, please don't let me ever reject your
friendship
Listen
Reflection: Our troubled world is starting to resemble the world of today's first reading?!
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As I started to prepare two more mitigation letters yesterday
afternoon for the High Court at the end of this month, I discovered that the two
people were husband and wife, involved in the same case ... so I was able to do
one common letter!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 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, Monday,
please pacify I.S.
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Sun March 2
Yesterday morning MercyHK chairman Eddie Chan and I went to the Living Springs Centre in Kwun Tong for the recording of 3 interview programs. Yesterday afternoon there were 23 people at the weekly Mass for Healing at the Dr Jesus Centre. Last night I again joined Eddie for the annual meal of the group of organizations which visit prisons in HK. I had no trouble sleeping last night ...
Goodwill
message from Vatican to Muslims throughout the world for the start of Ramadan
Powerful
video footage of how 12 year old boy was shot dead by Israeli soldiers in West
Bank. SHAME, ISRAEL. SHAME, SHAME, SHAME!
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
c.f. readings for Sunday 8
Sirach
25-28: Happy the
husband of a really good wife. A good wife is the joy of her husband. Do not
praise a person before they have spoken. A
person's speech reveals what sort of person is speaking. Among stupid
people look for an opportunity to leave, but among thoughtful people take your
time. Sarcasm and abuse are the mark of an arrogant person. Resentment and anger
are bad for everyone. Forgive others if they have offended you. Then when you
pray, your own sins will be forgiven. Avoid quarrelling and losing your temper.
Do not let your mouth speak scandal.
Lord, please give me the wisdom to control my speech
My
recording of this reading
Psalm
92: It is good to give thanks to
the Lord, to make music to your name, O Most High, to proclaim your love in the
morning, and your truth right through the night. Your deeds, O Lord, have made
me glad. For the work of your hands, I shout with joy. To me you give the wild
ox's strength. You anoint me with the purest oil. May
we love and praise you right through our lives, right till the end of our days.
May we keep on proclaiming your goodness, proclaiming that in you, our rock,
there is only goodness.
Lord, it is right and fitting to love and praise you
Listen
1
Corinthians 15.54-58: When
this mortal nature has put on immortality, then the words of Scripture will come
true: "Death has been defeated. Death,
where is your victory? Death, where is your
sting?" Never give up, dear friends, never admit defeat. Keep on working at
the Lord's work always. Know that, in the Lord, no work is in vain.
Jesus, please give me more faith to "keep going"
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 on the above readings: Lent is approaching - Ash Wed this week. A good resolution suggested by today's first reading and today's Gospel: kinder/encouraging speech, less unkind/critical/complaining speech
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 8.00
pm HK time tonight
- with items about HK prison inmates
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Vatican
always publishes a goodwill message to Muslims for the month of Ramadan. I
wonder if any dear Muslim friends have thought of sending Christians a goodwill
message for the start of Lent (this Wed)!?
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 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 Guinea
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 March 1
Letter
from a Kenyan father of 3 children, how economic hardship led to his tragic
mistake to bring drugs to HK, with a warning to others not to get involved in
drug trafficking
- here
(Feb 7)
Sao
Paulo drug gang in Australia
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The
Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judges
16: Samson went to
Gaza and
entered the house of a prostitute.
The men of Gaza tried to capture Samson
but he eluded them. Samson
then fell in love with a woman called Delilah.
The Philistine leaders pressured Delilah to find out the secret of Samson's great strength.
Day
after day Delilah pestered Samson
until he told her his secret:
"A razor has never touched my head,
because I have been specially dedicated to God from my birth.
If my hair is cut, I will lose my strength."
Delilah
then cut Samson's hair while he was asleep
and called the Philistines to capture him. The
Philistines bound Samson, put out his eyes
and chained him in a prison in
Gaza.
But in prison, Samson's hair began to grow again. The
Philistines held a special ceremony in a large building
to celebrate the capture of Samson. They
paraded Samson at the ceremony
and then made him stand between two pillars.
Samson
prayed to God for strength one more time
and the Lord heard his prayer. He
then used his great strength
to pull down the main pillars supporting the building. In
this way, at his death, Samson killed more Philistines than before he went to prison.
Dear
Lord, you once gave special strength to Samson.
Please give me strength to face the battles of life
01
02
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
16.1-10: In the town of Lystra, Paul recruited
Timothy, whose mother was a Jewish Christian and whose father was Greek. As they visited one town after another, they
announced the decisions taken in Jerusalem about what Jewish practices to
follow. The local churches continued to grow strong in
faith as well as grow in numbers. One night Paul had a vision: a Macedonian
appeared and said "Come across to Macedonia and help us". We
immediately crossed the sea to Macedonia (Luke was now with Paul)
Jesus, if someone asks me for help, may I
say yes
Listen
Luke
19.28-40: When Jesus came near to Jerusalem, he
sent two disciples to a nearby village to get a donkey colt which no one
had ever ridden. Jesus sat on the colt and began the descent
from the Mount of Olives down the hill to Jerusalem. The disciples spread their clothes on
the road,
and joyfully praised God for all the miracles they had seen. They cried
out "Blessings on the King who comes in
the name of the Lord!" Some religious leaders told Jesus to stop the
disciples from calling out. Jesus replied "If these keep silence, the
stones will cry out"
Jesus, you who came in the name of the Lord,
we praise and love you
Listen
Reflection: Samson was a prisoner in Gaza ....
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For some reason I thought yesterday was March 1 ...
and even put that date on a mitigation letter done yesterday
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 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, Saturday,
please pacify the
Taliban
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Fri Feb 28
Yesterday
a kind MercyHK volunteer went to Eastern Court, paid bail money for a man in Lai
Chi Kok prison, then took the Court's release letter to Lai Chi Kok ... and the
man was released. That's the 2nd person released this week through the same
volunteer's work. A few days ago the volunteer went to Shatin Court, paid the
bail money, got Court's release letter, took the letter to Tai Lam women's
prison ... and a woman was released.
Today I'm due to go to the High Court to make 2 bail applications ... for
hearings next week or the following week.
We are in the Bail Business!
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Book Blog:
readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judges 15: When Samson found out
his wife had been given to someone else
he took his revenge on the Philistines
by setting fire to their crops. The Philistines then
attacked the land of Judah, trying to capture Samson. To avoid war with the
Philistines,
the men of Judah bound Samson with ropes
and handed him over to the Philistines. But as the Philistines
approached him,
Samson was filled with the spirit of the Lord
and broke free from the ropes. He saw a dead donkey's
jawbone on the ground and used this to strike down many Philistines
before making his escape. Samson was judge in
Israel for 20 years.
Dear Lord, you
once gave strength to Samson.
Please give me strength to face the battles of lifeMy
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 15.36-40:
Some time after this, Paul said to Barnabas
"Let's revisit the towns where we preached the word of the
Lord". Barnabas suggested taking John Mark with them,
but Paul opposed this, since John Mark had deserted them on the previous
trip when the situation became dangerous. After a violent argument, Paul and Barnabas
split up. Barnabas went with John Mark to Cyprus. Silas joined Paul for
his next journey
Jesus,
at your Last Supper you
prayed for the unity of your followers. Help us avoid
arguments
Listen
Luke
19.1-9: In Jericho there was a wealthy man named
Zacchaeus, a senior tax collector. He wanted to see what kind of person
Jesus was. But because of his
short stature he couldn't see over the crowd.
So he climbed a tree. Jesus saw him up the
tree and said "Zacchaeus, come down, because I will stay at your
house today". Zacchaeus hurried down
and welcomed Jesus warmly. People complained "He's gone to stay at
the house of an outcast". Zacchaeus replied
"Sir, I am going to give half of my property to the poor. And if I
have cheated anyone, I'll pay them back fourfold". Jesus said to him
"Today salvation has come to this house"
Jesus, please help more
people to want to know and love you
Listen
Reflection: Jesus was a friend of "outcasts" and "down and outs" ... and the Church should be likewise
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 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 Coasst
And praying for one Islam-related
intention each day of the week:
Jesus, today, Friday,
please bless all Muslims
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Thu Feb 27
I spent most of yesterday working on a mitigation letter for an
African man due to be sentenced at the High Court for drug trafficking in less
than four weeks time, with two more letters needing to be written for two more
prisoners (local people) due to be sentenced a day after the African man, and
still two more letters for two other local people due to be sentenced two days
after the African man. Five cases in 3 days!
The UK has announced drastic cuts in foreign aid ... just like
the US ... putting millions of people at risk in many parts of the world. China
please God will come to the aid of these abandoned people
SHAME
ISRAEL, SHAME, SHAME SHAME! Gaza
doctors tortured ***
Powerful UN
speech
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readings + recordings
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judges 14:
Samson
wanted to marry a Philistine woman,
even though custom required he marry an Israelite. On his way to
visit
the woman in Philistine territory,
Samson was confronted by a young lion. The spirit of the Lord
filled Samson
and he tore the lion to pieces with his bare hands. On his next visit to
the woman's home, Samson saw that in the carcass of the dead lion there was a swarm of bees, and honey.
The people of the
village made a wedding feast for 7 days.
But they were scared of Samson
so they assigned 30 men to stay with him. Samson challenged them
to answer a riddle:
if they got the right answer before the 7 days were over,
he would give them 30 pieces of silver and 30 festal robes. But if they failed to
get the right answer,
they had to give Samson 30 pieces of silver and 30 robes.
They agreed to the challenge.
Samson stated his
riddle:
"Out of the eater came what is eaten,
out of the strong came what is sweet". Three days went by and
they could not solve the riddle.
So they asked Samson's wife to find out the answer. Day after day she
pestered Samson with pleading and tears
until, on the 7th day, he told her. She then told the men. The men then said to
Samson:
"What is sweeter than honey,
and what is stronger than a lion?" Samson
then went to a nearby Philistine town
and killed 30 men there. He took their robes and
gave them to the 30 wedding feast guests.
Full of anger, he stormed out of the village
and returned to his parents' house. His wife was then given to
the companion who had been his best man.
Dear
God, please help me control my anger
01
02
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
15.1-29: Some Jewish Christians came to Syrian
Antioch from Judea and said that non-Jewish Christians should be
circumcised. Paul and Barnabas argued against such an
idea, and decided to
go to Jerusalem to discuss this issue with the apostles there. During a long meeting, Peter reminded everyone
how the Holy Spirit had been poured out on non-circumcised people. James spoke
of how all peoples are meant to be consecrated to the Lord. James then issued a teaching for non-Jewish
believers:
"All we ask you to do is to abstain from food sacrificed to idols,
from blood from the meat of strangled animals, from fornication. Avoid these, and you will do what is right"
Jesus, please don't let me make unreasonable
demands on other people
Listen
Luke 18.35-43: As Jesus entered Jericho, there was a blind
beggar sitting by the road. People in the crowd told him that Jesus of
Nazareth was passing by. So he called out "Jesus, Son of David,
have pity on me". Some people told him to be quiet, but he just
shouted all the louder "Jesus, Son of David, have pity on me". Jesus stopped and asked him "What do you
want me to do for you?"
He replied "Sir, let me see again". Jesus said to him "Receive your sight.
Your faith has saved you".
Instantly his sight returned, and he followed Jesus, praising God.
Jesus, please heal my blind friend
......(name)...
Listen
Reflection: Jesus can heal any damaged part of our body, mind or spirit
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Preparing
mitigation letters is like preparing assignments for university. Pls God no such
homework in Heaven!
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Please join me in praying for one part of the world each day, especially for the leaders of that area:
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 27th 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 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, Thursday, please pacify Al-Qaeda
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Wed Feb 26
Yesterday afternoon at the Indonesian Consulate, Flora and Jane
from Voice for Prisoners joined me for a
sharing with around 200 domestic workers .... about the danger of
collecting/delivering drug parcels, the danger of false ID cards, the danger of
money laundering, and the danger of over-staying. Helping us were four
Indonesian women who used to be in prison: two of them present with us, two of
them joining us by phone. One of the phone ladies had been released only one
hour before the sharing (!) after we arranged for her bail to be paid yesterday
morning (only HK$500 but she was in prison for 2 months because she could not
raise $500. I received a letter from her on Monday afternoon, and yesterday a
kind friend went to a court and paid the money ... then took a release letter to
the prison).
Doctors
tortured *** Biden,
Blinken and Austin - complicity?
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Book Blog:
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Comments welcome here
Readings are from
Simple Bible
Judges 12-13: Jephthah
was judge in Israel for 6 years.
For the following 25 years,
Ibzan (7 years), Elon (10 years) and Abdon (8 years) were
judges. After these judges, the
Israelites again were unfaithful to the Lord
and so they were oppressed by the Philistines for 40 years. It was then that the
angel of the Lord appeared to Manoah's wife
and said to her:
"You are barren and have had no child.
But you will soon conceive and bear a son.
No razor is to touch his head,
for he shall be dedicated to the Lord from his mother's womb.
It is he who will rescue Israel from the Philistines". The woman gave birth to
a son and called him Samson.
The child grew and the Lord blessed him.
Dear
Lord, please bless all barren women
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 14.19-27: Some Jewish leaders arrived from Pisidian
Antioch and Iconium.
They turned the people of Lycaonia against Paul and Barnabas. The people stoned Paul and, thinking he was
dead, dragged him outside the town. The disciples gathered around Paul's body. As
they did so, he stood up. The next day he and Barnabas went to the town of
Derbe. After Derbe, they went back to Pisidian
Antioch via Lystra and Iconium. In each place they encouraged the
believers to persevere in the faith, especially during difficult times in
their lives. In each place they also appointed elders to be
church leaders.
Eventually Paul and Barnabas arrived back in Syrian Antioch, where they
gave an account of how God had opened the door of faith to non-Jewish
people
Jesus, please help me persevere in the faith,
like Paul and Barnabas
Listen
Luke
18.31-34: Once again Jesus explained to the 12 apostles
what would happen to him:
"Now we are going to Jerusalem. Everything written about me by the prophets will happen:
I will be handed over to the
pagans. I will be mocked and spat on. I will be scourged and put to
death. On the third day I will rise from the dead". But the apostles had no idea what his words meant.
Jesus, especially each Friday, please help me
to remember you on the Cross
Listen
Reflection on the above readings: When Paul was stoned maybe he had a "life after death" experience and had his vision of the third heaven
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Last night at the Dr Jesus Centre there was the usual
weekly gathering for Nepal drug addicts .... last night especially encouraging
as another one of the group is due to enter a drug treatment centre today
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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 people
in one
part of China 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, 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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