Welcome to our new prayer thread... just in time for Holy Week and Easter.
This is a safe and supportive place of prayer, where regulars, occasional visitors and lurkers, committed Christians and those just dipping a toe into the water are all equally welcome. Come and leave a prayer, tell us what's going on in your life, bring your worries, hopes, fears and joys to God, and know that you will be prayed for.
We pray, in particular, for...
... amberlight, for her work raising awareness of the ways in which we can work to make life easier for our autistic friends, and for her to know love and acceptance wherever she goes;
... Badvoc and her family, as they grieve for her dad and for her aunt - this has been a very tough time for the family... may spring bring them happier times;
... BlackEyedSusan, for all the many things which she has to juggle in her life as a single parent; in particular, we pray for her mum's health, and for both her DC to receive the support that they need at school, and for her to feel welcomed, accepted and supported at her church;
... BlessedAssurance, for breast-feeding to settle down for her following the birth of her baby son, for her relationship with her extended family (and in particular her MIL and her bonkers baby-naming ideas ), and for her parents who are far away;
... CharlotteCollins, for her new life as a single mum - may she be happy and fulfilled and supported in it;
... DontstepontheMomeRaths, for her life as a single mum, for support for her to do all the things she'd like to be able to do, for her DC, for difficult relationships at work, and for the wonderful work she does through her church supporting people going through separation and divorce;
... DutchOma, as she grieves for Bob, that she may find peace of mind, love and support at this time;
... Gingercurl, for her relationship with her DH, for the final 'tweaks' to her thesis, and for friendship for her DS;
... ALittleFaith, for baby Faithlet as she approaches her first birthday, for Faith's work to bring her joy and not exhaustion, and for her to find happiness and fulfilment in her church;
... jan2014 for her to understand what the right thing to do is vis-a-vis her relationship with her DH, and for her to have the courage to do what needs to be done, and to find support in doing it; also for her new church to be a place where she finds love and support and welcome;
... JugglingFromHereToThere, for her sister and her family as they grieve the loss of Juggling's nephew;
... Kaykat, giving thanks that she is now settled and happy in her new home with her DS, and continuing to pray for her situation, that she receive the moral and practical support she needs for herself and her DS
... MadHairDay, for her health to improve this spring and for her to stay out of hospital, and for health, friendship, and freedom from bullying for MHD's DD;
... PandaG, as she and her family grieve the loss of her mum; and for
... PositiveAttitude, praying for the right outcome for PA's DH as he decides between a career opportunity at home and a return to Cambodia; also praying for PA's parents health, for her DD3 and DGS as they move into their own home, and for her other three DDs and one DS in their various situations; and finally praying for peace for PA herself and - whatever happens work-wise in the UK and/or abroad - for God to provide for her and her family.
We pray also for all regular and occasional visitors, and those we haven't seen for a while, including: boxofdelights, bountyicecream Bluetinkerbell, CheerfulYank, cloutiedumpling, EasyCompadre, FairPhyllis, fluffieduckie, FriendOfDorothy, GoodbyeRubyTuesday, harbinger, JakeBullet, ktef, LollipopViolet, MaryBS, NeverKnowinglyUnderstood, niminypiminy, notquiteagrownup, PloddingDaily, revivingshower, RoomForALittleOne, saintsalive, SchrodingersFerret, SEStheBrave, Soozi, SunshinemMum, thegreenheartofmanyroundabouts, thehorridestmumintheworld, trish5000, weegiemum, youretoastmildred, ZingSweetApple, and zulubump, and for anyone I've forgotten to name-check (don't take it personally, please!). And we pray for those who read and pray but don't post, for those who need our prayers but are afraid or too uncertain to post them, and for all those known to us in our own lives who need God's love.
Keep Your people, Lord, in the arms of Your embrace.
Shelter them under Your wings.
Be their light in darkness.
Be their hope in distress.
Be their calm in anxiety.
Be strength in their weakness.
Be their comfort in pain.
Be their song in the night. Amen
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Tuo · 09/04/2014 23:44
thanks for the thread tuo
BA i remember looking at ds and deciding that i would rather let him starve than let him latch on. I cracked open the formula. (it was his own fault for chewing on them all night) We did left, right, formula so that each side got 12hours to rest in between feeds. that was enough to keep up my supply and I increased the brest feeds gradually later. the midwife said that he would give up breast feeding if he had a bottle. well he did. took two and a half years though... 
(with a fair bit of standing on one leg feeding, upside down feeding, trying to turn over the long way round... )
Thanks Tuo for the new thread. I am at MIL's bonkers baby naming ideas. She is bonkers. Boa means brother in Norwegian. Why brother as a NN? Whose brother:) so many names to choose from and she comes up with Boa. I just think of a feathers..
Bes..
tuo how fitting that you closed the thread!!!
i mean the old thread...
Morning all.
I do read this thread but often have not much to add.
I have bit of a problem with the act of praying as such nowadays, because something I prayed for for a long time didn't happen the way I expected it so now I feel like a sulky two year old.
I know I'm wrong, and just because I didn't get what I was hoping for it doesn't mean He doesn't care - but I can't help it.
I feel cheated and I feel like what's the point of praying, He'll do whatever He wants anyway.
I hate feeling like that. I don't know how to get out of this ditch, how to believe in the power of prayer again
Thanks so much for the new thread Tuo and the lovely roundup. We pray for you too - how are things going?
Blessed oh poor you. I have every sympathy, going back years now but remember the sheer exhaustion and hell of cracked nipples, struggling to bf etc. The La Leche League helpline helped me a lot, don't know if it is still around. I really hope you can get some support, but do what it best and right for you, don't feel pressured into anything. Mil sounds utterly bonkers - Boa? 
O....Kay!! Sounds like a control issue to me. Praying for a better day.
Zing it's so hard isn't it. We know God answers prayer, have seen it in so many ways, and yet sometimes God just seems to be absent. I've read a really good book on this called 'God on Mute' by Pete Grieg who writes about struggling with unanswered prayers when it comes to his wife's chronic illness. There is another great book called 'Disappointed with God' by Philip Yancey which has helped me a lot. I've often felt that whole let down by God feeling, particularly regarding illness but also situations in my children's lives. There's no easy answer, but for me it seems to make most sense thinking of the now and the not yet - that in the now, things are broken and wrong and we don't have a free ticket out of it, and yet sometimes the 'not yet' breaks through, a window on how it should be and will be when God redeems the earth - a beautiful hopeful picture. That's how I see healings etc - not God favouring some over others, but simply a glimpse of the not yet. I have no idea why it's some and not others though....it's hard. prayers for you at this time to almost fall back in love with God again. You can get mad at him - read some Psalms (or shout them!!)
Thanks for your prayers for dd. The school has just rang and said the pastoral care team are sorting it but will only be able to do it tomorrow, but just wanted to let me know that they do see it as an urgent matter so it will be sorted before the holiday. That's good I think? I hope dd is OK today :(
A better afternoon for me BTW as I phoned DS, DH, and DFriend who are birdwatching together in Scotland ATM - was nice to catch up with them. Then popped in to see a friend for a 
Felt a little down earlier what with my neighbour passing on, after everything else we've been going through with the loss of DNephew
Zing, although I don't know that I understand what you're going through, I did have a year of wandering a spiritual wilderness and felt I was clinging onto faith by my fingertips - nothing seemed real. So I know the feeling of not being able to support yourself and needing to be carried. I think it's great that you're talking about how unfair it all feels - railing and sulking at God is also prayer and he can take it! I pray for safe passage out of this shadowy valley in due course. 
Blessed, that all sounds very trying. Living in fear of the next feed is just horrible. Prayers for strength and a quick end to discomfort for you.
Praying for everyone on this thread tonight...
for BA to get help with her breastfeeding issues - I'm no expert (struggled badly myself) but did find that the 'rugby ball' position was the only one that worked for me and prevented me getting completely mangled. Also praying for a better relationship with your MIL. Can you try just ignoring her? If she wants to call your DS Boa (I can't actually type that without doing a face!) let her. You just keep calling him by his name and telling everyone that that's his name and soon enough he'll be saying the equivalent of 'But grandma, my name isn't Boa...' (and doing the face himself). Sometimes people refer to my DD2 by an obvious NN for her name, but one that we've never used and which she doesn't like. She gives them a hard stare and says 'My name is Fred' (her name isn't really Fred, obviously ... just as an example!) and they quickly get the idea.
Praying for your neighbour Juggling, and thanking God that you had a good afternoon.
Zing - I'm sorry, I called you 'Apple' instead of 'Coconut' in the OP. I was convinced you'd changed your name when I was writing it, but couldn't find you in your most recent incarnation. I'm sorry, too, more seriously, that you are finding it so difficult to pray at the moment. Obviously I don't know the situation, but the way that I tend to think about these things is to try not to question why things have happened in a certain way (which we will never know - and maybe there isn't even a 'why') but to ask for the strength to cope with the situation, or the hope to see through the situation to a better future, or the resilience to 'bounce back' from a setback, or whatever seems most appropriate. I agree with Charlotte that talking about how this makes you feel, about the unfairness, and the questions that that gives you, is a good and healthy first step. And don't worry about not being able to pray - we will pray for you and with you.
When I didn't know what to pray, when I first started re-exploring my faith, I clung to this little bit of a prayer I learned at school, which summed up what I thought I needed. I offer it to you tonight.
Most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother,
may we know you more clearly,
love you more dearly,
and follow you more nearly,
day by day. Amen
muser
that's so tragic, so so sorry to hear.
no pain is worse than loosing a child IMO
tuo
thanks for listening & for lovely words (don't worry about my name, I change it monthly, don't expect anyone to remember, Zing is enough!
)
Charlotte
thanks as well. I'm glad you reminded me that it's ok to whinge.
I've just found this thread. I do believe things happen for a reason...
Could I ask for my DAunt(50yo), who's funeral is on Monday, and for her family and friends, especially her DS(10yo). Thanks.
hello miss g. Welcome to the thread. sorry you had to stumble across us in such circumstances.
Also praying for the family of muser's best friend's nephew
I know how close those relationships really are as I have just lost my DNephew x
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