遺失的禱告 讀經: 詩篇86篇1-7節
金句: 「我在患難之日要求告你，因為你必應允我。」（詩篇86篇7節）
全年讀經: G耶利米書27-29章；提多書3章
有家報館以醒目的標題報導：「未蒙應允的禱告──致上帝的信件被遺棄於大海」。
共有三百多封寫給紐澤西州某牧師的信件被丟進了海裏，這些信件大部分都沒拆封。這位牧師早已去世，至於這些信件為何會漂浮在紐澤西海岸，就成了一個謎。
因為牧師答應要為人們禱告，所以人們把這些信寄給這位牧師，其中有些信件涉及的事情相當瑣碎；有些出自內心傷痛的配偶、兒女或寡婦。他們在信中向上帝傾心吐意，求上帝幫助他們吸毒酗酒的親人和不忠的配偶。其中有一位寄信者則希望上帝給她一位愛她的丈夫，成為她孩子的父親。記者把這些信件稱為「未蒙應允的禱告」。
然而事實並非如此！如果這些寄信者是向上帝呼求，那麼他已經聽見他們的禱告，因為每一個真誠的禱告都會到達他那裏。大衛在危難之際，曾呼求上帝：「主啊，我的心願都在你面前；我的歎息不向你隱瞞」（詩篇38篇9節）。大衛深知，就算沒有別人為我們禱告，我們仍能將所有的煩憂全交給主。他滿懷信心地宣告：「我在患難之日要求告你，因為你必應允我」（詩篇86篇7節）。DHR
上帝已經發應許，垂聽回應你祈禱；若將重擔卸給他，哀求他都能聽到。Bernstecher
最輕聲的呼求，耶穌都能聽到。
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November 2, 2007
Lost Prayers
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In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, for You will answer me. —Psalm 86:7
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The headline read: Unanswered Prayers: Letters To God Found Dumped In Ocean.
The letters, 300 in all and sent to a New Jersey minister, had been tossed in the ocean, most of them unopened. The minister was long dead. How the letters came to be floating in the surf off the New Jersey shore is a mystery.
The letters were addressed to the minister because he had promised to pray. Some of the letters asked for frivolous things; others were written by anguished spouses, children, or widows. They poured out their hearts to God, asking for help with relatives who were abusing drugs and alcohol, or spouses who were cheating on them. One asked God for a husband and father to love her child. The reporter concluded that all were “unanswered prayers.”
Not so! If those letter-writers cried out to God, He heard each one of them. Not one honest prayer is lost to His ears. “All my desire is before You,” David wrote in the midst of a deep personal crisis, “and my sighing is not hidden from You” (Ps. 38:9). David understood that we can cast all our cares on the Lord, even if no one else prays for us. He confidently concluded, “In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, for You will answer me” (86:7) —David H. Roper—David H. Roper-->
God has given you His promiseThat He hears and answers prayer;He will heed your supplicationIf you cast on Him your care. —Bernstecher
Jesus hears our faintest cry.
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肥胖誘發6種癌症（2007年11月2日）
【明報專訊】國際癌症研究權威「世界癌症研究基金會」最新報告證實，肥胖是繼吸煙後的主要致癌元兇，能誘發6種癌症，包括大腸、食道、胰臟、腎臟、子宮內膜和乳癌。大肚腩人士風險更高，即使體重正常，脂肪多亦屬高危，因此9招防癌策略之首是「在體重不至於過輕的情下，愈瘦愈好」，並要在21歲後一直維持正常體重，避免腰圍隨年齡變粗。
防癌9招 瘦身居首
基金會亦首次警告，市民絕對不要使用營養補充劑防癌，因某些高劑量補充劑更會增加癌症風險（見另稿）；其餘防癌招數包括謝絕有糖飲品、每日運動30分鐘、少吃紅肉、不飲酒、戒鹽、多菜和餵母乳。專家指人人跟足指引，全球癌症個案可減少三分之一。
此份研究是世界癌症研究基金會自97年發表首份專家報告後公布的第二份環球研究報告，21名國際知名科學家組成的專家小組，
花了5年時間為全球7000多項有關癌症的科研論證進行檢視，綜合出「確信可增加癌症」風險的各種因素，其中重大發現是，因肥胖誘發的癌症已由首份報告所指的1種（子宮內膜癌）急增至6種，另外亦可能會增加膽囊癌的風險。腰圍增1吋 患大腸癌風險高8％
專家小組成員之一、新西蘭奧塔古大學人類營養學及醫學系教授Jim Mann更表示，中央肥胖人士風險更高，腰圍每增加一吋，患上大腸癌的風險便高8％。脂肪之所以增加癌症風險，是因為它會令體內荷爾蒙分泌失衡，釋放出雌激素，增加細胞病變風險。
都市人極少運動，放假多在家中看電視，平日愛吃高熱量食品、甜味飲品、快餐，均是致胖成因，即誘發癌症的元兇，因此專家小組建議市民應在體重不至於過輕（BMI不低於18.5）情下，「愈瘦愈好」，體重正常也要記緊不要太多脂肪，女士腰圍要少於31.5吋，男士少於35.5吋，即使年紀漸老，也要保持腰圍纖瘦。BMI介乎18.5至23，視為適中體重。
首訂吃紅肉指標﹕每周12.5
運動方面，基本要每日最少做30分鐘中度劇烈運動，當身體機能提升，每日運動量要增至1小時。基金會首次指出，母親持續餵哺母乳至少6個月，可減低患乳癌風險。專家更為牛、豬、羊等紅肉防癌食用量定出標準，一周不應吃超過12.5，即平均每日只吃體積少於兩隻麻將牌的紅肉。
世界癌症研究基金會亞洲發展總監石嘉蘭指出，如公眾依照專家小組提出的九大防癌建議，改變日常生活，全球癌症個案將可減少三分之一。
衛生防護中心總監曾浩輝認為，有關報告的防癌建議非常全面，並具有力科研證據支持，衛生署會仔細研究，如適用於香港，將加以推廣。
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Obesity-induced six kinds of cancer (November 2, 2007) HK Ming Pao: international cancer research authority, "the World Cancer Research Foundation," the latest report confirmed that obesity is the main cause cancer after smoking the culprits, can induce six kinds of cancer, including colon, esophagus, pancreas, kidney, endometrial and breast cancers.大肚腩are higher risk, even with normal body weight and fat it is more high-risk, 9 strokes anti-cancer strategy is "not too light in weight of the circumstances, the more thin as possible" and to be after the 21-year-old has maintained normal body weight, waist circumference with age to avoid excess. Anti-Cancer nine strokes thin top The Foundation also the first time warned that the public should never use anti-cancer nutritional supplements, for certain high-dose supplements will increase cancer risk (see another version); The remaining anti-cancer declined with tactics including sugar drinks, daily exercise 30 minutes, and eat less red meat, drinking alcohol, quit salt, more vegetables and breast-feeding . Experts refer to everyone with adequate guidelines, the Global cancer cases could be reduced one-third. The study is the world Cancer Research Foundation since 97 published the first report of the Expert announced after the second global report on 21 internationally renowned scientists panel of experts and spent five years as the cancer global 7000 a number of scientific proof for review, a comprehensive "that can increase cancer "The risk of a variety of factors, including significant discovery is a result of obesity-induced cancer has been referred to the first report of one kind of (endometrial cancer) sharply increased to six kinds, and may increase the risk of gallbladder cancer. By 1-inch waist with colorectal cancer risk 8% higher Member of the Panel of Experts, of the University of New Zealand Horta and human nutrition Jim Mann, a professor of medicine, said that a central obesity are higher risk, each additional inch waist circumference, the risk of suffering from colorectal cancer is 8% higher. The reason why fat increases cancer risk, because it will make imbalance in hormone secretion, the release of estrogen, increasing the risk of disease. City people rarely campaigns, TV looks into a holiday more at home on weekdays to eat high-calorie foods, sweet drinks, fast food, are caused by fat causes cancer that evoked the culprits, The Group recommended that the public should not too light in weight (BMI of not less than 18.5) circumstances, " the more lean better, "the normal weight should also bear in mind not too much fat, waist circumference, to less than 31.5 inches, less than the 35.5-inch man, even old age gradually, we must maintain waist纤瘦. BMI between 18.5 to 23, considered moderate weight. The first set eating red meat indicators: Weekly 12.5 Campaign, the basic daily to at least do 30 minutes moderately vigorous exercise, when bodily functions upgrade, daily exercise to increase to one hour. Foundation for the first time that mothers continue breast-feeding for at least six months, suffering from breast cancer can reduce the risk. Experts more cattle, pigs, sheep, and other anti-cancer consumed red meat set standards, the week should not eat more than 12.5 , or a daily average volume of less than two only eat the red meat mahjong tiles. The World Cancer Research Foundation, the Asian Development Director Stone Granville pointed out that if the public in accordance with the Expert Group's recommendations IX anti-cancer and change their daily lives, the global cancer cases will be reduced one third. Center for Health Protection Thomas Tsang, director of the view that the report of the anti-cancer proposal is very comprehensive, scientific evidence and have the support of the Department of Health will be carefully examined and, if applied to Hong Kong, will be promoted.
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