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Christian Prayer Thread - Joy to the world, the Lord is coming

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DutchOma · 14/12/2011 16:07

I thought it was time to set up a new thread for Christmas.

Will just leave it short and give you all the opportunity to add your own prayers.

Nickelbabe Prayers of thanks for the delivery of her little girl, continuing prayers for her and the baby. We look forward to you to be able to update us.

MHD prayers that the medical team will get their act together, but also that you will be able to be at home and stay at home over Christmas.

Soozi we know how hard things have been for you for such a long time. Prayers that you will find the strength to cope, especially at this Christmas time.

CaptainDippy Prayers for comfort and joy.

Prayers for all of us that we will proclaim the birth of the Saviour to a world in need.

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madangelhairday · 14/12/2011 17:44

Thanks DO for new thread.

Praying for everyone.

Haven't heard anything back from new consultant but don't expect to today. We've done all we can now. Feel in pain and breathless but will keep coping, until I get the treatment I need, it's almost become normalised in a way for me now anyway, not a good thing I know.

Thanks for all prayers. I really appreciate them.

PositiveAttitude · 14/12/2011 19:24

Thanks DO and prayers for you MHD.

Prayers for you Sooz - Christmas time can bring all negative things to the fore. Prayers for a peaceful time and special prayers for you and DH.

Here flights are booked for our training conference in January. We have been given some more information about the work we will be doing in Cambodia. Its scary stuff!!!
And I have started my Christmas shopping today after reaching panic point!! (Only started, mind, a long way to go yet!!)

PandaG · 14/12/2011 19:27

Thanks for the roundup DO.

Praying for you Sooz, that God will be your comfort and your strength.

MHD am [grr] on your behalf. Praying. xxx

JugglingWithGoldandMyrhh · 14/12/2011 19:41

Hi all !

I'm a Quaker so on the liberal end of the spectrum.
You might think of me as having faith the size of a mustard seed !

But I'd like a new job in the New Year working 1-2-1 with a child with additional needs in a local school. Any child, any school. I sort of feel that God may be able to find a child and family I could offer some support to. I have various relevant experience and qualifications if that's any help ! ( Not that I understand he/she is usually too bothered by that in fixing people up with tasks ! )

Could you good people see if God could fix it for me ?

I really would appreciate your prayers as I'd like to put the two talents (not five!) that I've been given to good use Xmas Smile

I'm also hoping for a happy, worry free, Christmas holidays with the children (and DH)

( Have just given in my notice for a lunch time job at DSs school and hoping to recommence new job search in New Year )

Bluetinkerbell · 14/12/2011 20:14

Praying for everyone! Just marking my spot... need to get cracking with writing Xmas cards!

JentlyDoesIt · 14/12/2011 20:26

Evening all & thank you DO for the new thread (am about to fb msg you btw!)

Praying lots MHD for news from your consultant, you poor poorly person Sad

Sooz, lots of prayers for you too, Christmas tends to bring these things to a head, hope you can work through them

Adding myself to the prayer list. It's the anniversary of DP being away from us on Friday & we're going to see him for a special Christmas Family visit. I can't believe it's a year already. A year ago, I could never have imagined getting to this point. Am proud of us & sad for us all at the same time...

Anyway, enough rambling from me Smile praying for you all x x

madangelhairday · 14/12/2011 20:48

Good to see you Jently and praying the visit will be a lovely special time for you all.

Welcome Juggling and praying you will find the right job.

Prayers ongoing. off to bed.

madangelhairday · 14/12/2011 20:49

PS Blue - how's the new house?

JugglingWithGoldandMyrhh · 14/12/2011 20:54

Thanks angelhair Xmas Smile

Bluetinkerbell · 14/12/2011 21:58

mhd the new house is lovely Grin when you feel up to it... very welcome!

jently thinking of you!

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DutchOma · 15/12/2011 08:17

Welcome Juggling. Once we realise that God has promised that all the hairs on our head are counted, we also realise that no request is too small or too large for God.
Let us know how it goes.
Jently well done, it is a very difficult thing you have done over the past year.
MHD blessings on your day.

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JugglingWithGoldandMyrhh · 15/12/2011 09:58

Thanks Oma

  • I like this which I came across in the prayer link book from our local church

"The Lord will guide you continually,
and satisfy your needs in parched places,
and make your bones strong,
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water, whose waters never fail"

(Isaiah 58.11)

Hope others like it too Smile

gingerbreadhousecurl · 15/12/2011 10:43

Marking my spot! Thanks for the roundup DO.
Praying.

madangelhairday · 15/12/2011 12:11

Morning all

Feel a little better this morning so hoping the oral abs are doing something, shocking night though, but I hope and pray God is working and giving me a nice miracle for christmas :) Resting lots and just praying for wisdom in the whole thing and whether to chase more or leave it as I am inclined to do to stay here and have some peace and rest. I only went to the gp on monday to get more abs to tide me over, he was the one who told me I needed IVs now and set the whole ball rolling, and it all ended up being so stressful and horrible, we were treated badly I think and when we were chasing it all up got some pretty curt replies. What can you do??

Blue - would love to come over in the new year :)

gingerbreadhousecurl · 15/12/2011 12:56

MHD, I've PMed you.

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DutchOma · 15/12/2011 13:42

MHD Is the GP you saw on holiday? If not, I would try to get back to him, since he referred you to the hospital. Alternatively is there any chance of getting in touch with your previous consultant and have his advice?

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ZipadiSoozi · 15/12/2011 13:46

Jently - Thank you, you sound as if you've been through the mill this year, absolutely be proud of yourselves, I know its tinged with sadness too.

MHD - love angelhair, prayers you get sorted sooner. xx

DO - thank you for update and your continuing support xxxxxxxxxxx

Positive - Wow, sounds like a big challenge, prayers for you all.

madangelhairday · 15/12/2011 14:18

DO I think he works part time, he has been asked to give us a call when he is back in. All my notes have been sent on from last consultant so not sure if I could get any advice really. Just seems we get stopped at every turn. However I feel at peace today. As if it is in God's hands, and to leave it with him, and all these prayers are being answered. I'm just happy to be resting here at home and letting it go a bit at the moment.

Sooz, how are things today? Praying for you.

Ginger have replied Xmas Smile

TotallyUnheardOf · 16/12/2011 00:26

Ooh... I haven't been on here for a while and I've come back to a lovely shiny new thread!

Jently: Prayers for you and your family for tomorrow. Anniversaries are hard, but you have coped amazingly through some very difficult times. May God's love be with you and keep you safe and strong.

MHD: I pray that you get the care you need and that they get you well again soon and manage to stay at home. Rest and take care of yourself.

Blue: Prayers that your new house be a place of happiness and love.

Juggling: Welcome. I pray that things work out for you.

Praying for everyone on here, and also continuing to pray for expatinscotland's dd. Oh, and prayers of thanks and welcome for Nickel's baby girl.

notevenaChristmousie · 16/12/2011 03:27

Hi ladies,
Could I join you? I'm a Christian (CofE but denomination not that important to me) and have been locked in a battle with alcoholism this past year. I don't want to use too much that's identifying but I have been very selfish and I am hurting a lot. I can't sleep tonight, but I will get to be with my DD later today.

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DutchOma · 16/12/2011 07:18

Welcome Noteven, more than welcome. The Christian prayer thread knows about alcoholism and there are people on here who know more than I do.

I would like to add prayers here for a gentleman I spoke to yesterday, who had been sleeping in the open again, due to a failure in his battle with alcoholism. He said he thought it was one of the safest places to sleep ("I've got a sleeping bag") but he had still been robbed. Of course we are trying to help him, but we are at our wits' end, well, I am.

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DutchOma · 16/12/2011 07:36

Just seen on site stuff that there is now a Facebook like button at the top of this thread. If you click it the whole thread will be posted on your Facebook page.
I have asked MN to delete it (as have more than 450 other MNters) so we will see what happens.
In the meantime I hope nobody clicks it, please

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notevenaChristmousie · 16/12/2011 08:30

Thank you Oma - tears at your kindness. Poor man, the depths it can take us to. There but for the grace of God go I - I have no doubt that's what would be waiting for me. The facebook button has me feeling somewhat vulnerable. I hope they'll remove it else people will stop being able to share.

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DutchOma · 16/12/2011 09:10

Yes absolutely. Nobody from MN has come back on the site stuff thread. No posts from MN on Facebook either, I would want to delete them from there altogether.

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madangelhairday · 16/12/2011 09:59

I don't like that fb like button either. Want to keep this and RL seperate to a certain extent even though I have lots of you on fb - just don't want anyone apart from MNers to see it iykwim.

Welcome Noteven. Praying for you and your struggle. You are very welcome here.

Hvae had some good (ish!) news today. The new consultant from Birmingham (the CF unit) has got in touch and wants to see me on Tuesday. So pleased my new consultant is someone who listens and cares. However she has asked if I am willing to be in hospital over Christmas. Xmas Sad We will go and see her, take a view as to how I am, how the oral abs are working and see if we can perhaps arrange a new year admission - or maybe I'll be fine and won't need IVs at all, best case scenario and God willing....prayers please!! I do feel better but always do in morning, then by pm feel awful and in pain again. But ever the optimist. Just pleased someone is doing something.

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