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Christian Prayer Thread

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DontstepontheMomeRaths · 27/07/2012 11:40

All welcome to join or post a prayer request. Thinking especially of Expat at this time.

This below list is just what I've summarised from reviewing the last months post, please add any requests I've missed or if I've made an error, please correct it:

Amberlight - Prayers for dh and Amber?s small business and that all will be resolved after Mr Stalker was caught on camera outside her house and arrested
Bluetinkerbell - lost her beloved Sterre during her second trimester. Now 23 weeks pregnant again, prayers for peace and for this lovely healthy baby girl
Dontsteponthemomeraths (A.K.A teaandcakeplease) - Prayers especially for her lovely man (LM) as the court case heads to High Court in September. That God would make a way, where there is no way, help him to afford the court fees and that he will finally have the closure; contact with his children and a maintenance agreement in place that is fair to him, his ex wife and to the children. For justice. It?s 6 years since divorce due to her infidelity and it is so hard for him. The children and ex wife live in another Country and the legal system there is very different and he barely sees his children due to her. Prayers that he has freedom from his past and doesn?t live in it anymore but breaks free and moves forward in all God has for him
Also for her DD who is struggling especially lately with not seeing her Dad as much as she?d like and wishing they lived all together and weren?t divorced Sad
DutchOma - Prayers for Bob, his health, the support for DO and respite care to be put in place. To see more of DGCs in the coming weeks and for Zac to get more comfortable around Grandad and her DD to not be too reluctant to visit with the grandchildren
Expat - God to hold the whole family in his arms, as they deal with the tragic loss of their beautiful daughter Aillidh
FriendofDorothy - That completion on the house they are trying to buy, happens soon and that they get all work on the new house completed, before the baby is due in December
HaveALittleFaith - Prayers for her to loose weight and get an op date soon for a blockage in her urinary tract, so she can exercise and so she can be referred for IVF and for her relationship with God to strengthen, despite the struggles and disappointments she has suffered, that she would feel God?s presence and her H
For her friend and her H who?s baby was still born at the beginning of July.
Jan2011 - Prayers for her marriage, her H?s treatment of her to change and clarity and wisdom for Jan about the future. And for her voluntary job and the training
JugglingWithTangentialOranges - For a refreshing and inspiring break this weekend in the Lakes, prayers for her marriage, her H to talk to her with respect and DS to not mimic him and less arguing in the car too Smile
Kaykat - For safety, protection and strength at this difficult time in her marriage and a way out and to find a church that is right for her
Lostmywellies - For the move next Weds, Prayers for her marriage and her H?s new behaviour to be sustainable and he stops minimising her feelings
Madhairday - For her lungs to hold out as she goes to New Wine and good weather. For her DD starting Senior school in Sept and for the support, help and understanding from the teachers with her Dyspraxia and Psoriasis she needs
MaryBS - To have favour and peace this school holiday, and that she finds lots to do without money to keep both her children entertained and without people judging DS?s behaviour. Also for her DD who was meant to be going away with the youth group and has been let down
NCIS - Prayers as she starts the open university student paramedic course
PatsyPlusOne - Her friend who has lost her 11 year old son to cancer and the 8 year old brother left behind missing him
PositiveAttitude - Prayers as they follow God?s call that they settle and are happy in this new Country and become immune to the mosquitoes Wink, also especially for DS and DD4 to adjust and back at home for DD1, DD2 And DD3, especially DD1 who is really struggling with being "mum & dad-less? And for PA?s Dad who is an Atheist and has started going to church with her Mum, who has Alzheimer?s lately
Redwhiteandblueeyedsusan - Prayers for her as she copes as a lone parent and for her DS and the long road to assessment for Autism. For her DD who has been removed from the sen register despite her needing help for a lifelong condition. DD?s IEP was reviewed without parental involvement, contrary to the sen code of practice, that God will be with BES as she gets official with the school and that her DD would get the help and support she needs and that the head teacher takes BES?s concerns seriously and stops fobbing her off
SESthebrave - For the daughter of a friend from church, who had been sectioned and is now back home with her 2 DS?s and really struggling with depression and her mum who is travelling long distances to support her and the children at this difficult time.
For SES?s friend who had an Ovarian cyst removed which was malignant and has now had to have a hysterectomy, for her husband and her to feel peace at this difficult time
TribbleWithoutACause - DH?s one and only set of car keys turn up
TUO - to find ways of working more efficiently, so she can sleep more but still get lots done, that God would lift her from the stress and tiredness and that she gets everything done before her holiday
Weegie - Thank God that treatment is bringing some relief to her condition Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. Ongoing prayers for more improvement and adjusting to a new way of life for both weegie and her DH. DD has Perthe's syndrome , where the hip joint dies then regrows. Thank God for an improvement in her condition and further improvements so no op is needed.

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Kaykat · 16/08/2012 22:37

That's meant to say I just found out what BFP means. Congratulations.

SESthebrave · 16/08/2012 22:43

DO - that is brilliant news. Hope Bob settles well there and you have a lovely break

Faith - congratulations!

Jan - prayers.... How old is DD now? How is weaning going? My DS wanted to feed constantly at night and so we co-slept and it helped me get more sleep

Prayers for everyone of you lovely ladies.

DS's chicken pox has all scabbed now and so far no sign on DD. We have a house full of visitors from Ireland at the moment as DD's being baptised on Sunday. We are hosting a BBQ for 30+ afterwards so please pray for fine weather and for DD, her godmother (SIL) and godfather (my brother).

SESthebrave · 17/08/2012 08:58

Prayers please. Just found a small lump the size of a 1p behind DS's ear. GP said to bring him down now. I'm hoping it's "just" an infected chicken pox spot.

HaveALittleFaith · 17/08/2012 09:04

Oh SES :( I'm praying it is chicken pox related!

SESthebrave · 17/08/2012 10:04

Thanks Faith. Yes, GP says it's infected lymph nodes from the puss from the spots. Aggravated from where he's been scratching. I've got piriton and calamine in aqueous cream but only been using them at bedtime as he's not been complaining of it itching or scratching too noticeably. Will increase use of both.

MaryBS · 17/08/2012 10:56

We're off on holiday today, please pray we have safe journeys, and that we will have a lovely holiday together as a family

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 17/08/2012 11:45

I am lurking ladies. Sleeping better now, in fact I feel permanently exhausted for some reason and have a dull headache most days. But my kids are being fab and despite other disappointments in life, they're bringing me joy.

Thank you for the prayers about LM. Still praying for him. I do feel God with me very much at the moment. The disappointment and sadness comes in waves. I'm reading Christian books, writing a journal (which I've never done before) and praying lots. Hoping to try and put the last 6 months to bed and move on with my life. God asked me to walk with him and pray for him. That's what I heard him say in March. I can still pray for him and I shall, but yes, any hopes I had about our future, have definitely been dashed and it hurts.

Wonderful news Havealittlefaith Smile

What relief SES!

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amberlight · 17/08/2012 18:36

Prayers continuing...

Tuo · 18/08/2012 00:53

Hello! Praying for all, but especially:
Oma - on the ferry tonight! Smile;
Mary - praying for a safe journey and a happy and stress-free holiday;
MomeRaths - I'm so sorry that things are tough for you, but you are being incredibly strong. Who know's what's around the corner for you? I pray it will be something (or someone) who'll bring you untold happiness.
SES - praying for a swift recovery for you ds.
Kaykat and Jan - ongoing prayers for you in your difficult situations.

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Kaykat · 18/08/2012 01:17

Welcome Flooded, I am praying for your grandfather, for you and for your family x

HaveALittleFaith · 18/08/2012 07:13

Hi flooded, I'm praying for all your family to know the strength and peace of the Lord at this time.

SESthebrave · 18/08/2012 08:07

Prayers for all....

Flooded - prayers for you, your grandfather and all those who love him.

SESthebrave · 18/08/2012 08:40

Prayers please.... SIL visiting from Ireland borrowed a necklace from a friend to wear tomorrow at DD's baptism. The necklace was real pearls and belonged to the friend's late grandmother. It has gone missing and SIL is ill with guilt and worry. She's tried lost property at Dublin airport and next options are getting someone to check at home. Please pray that it turns up somewhere some how.

HaveALittleFaith · 18/08/2012 09:14

Oh how awful for her SES. I lost my engagement ring last year for two months. Just kept praying and it turned up (had fallen off my dressing table into a bag and I'd stuffed the bag into a drawer). I will pray it turns up!
how is your DS?

kay how are things?

Praying for DO while she's away and that Bob is settling in ok.

DutchOma · 18/08/2012 13:09

Thank you for your prayers. I had a very troublefree journey and and text from Bob to say that his 'prison'was comfortable.
The weather in Holland is very hot.

Tuo · 18/08/2012 14:14

Praying for the necklace to be found, SES. We were talking about 'lost things' this morning, as my MIL lost her engagement ring years and years ago, and despaired of ever finding it. It was lost for a number of years and FIL bought a replacement, but it wasn't the same. Then one day DH (who was just a kid at the time) was scuffing about in the dirt at the side of the road outside their house and noticed something shiny. He picked it up and... you've guessed it... it was his mum's engagement ring. (I am very touched to say that I have it now, and it means so much to me - not only because of that rather fab story, but because I adored my MIL.)

Praying for you to have a happy holiday, DO.

Flooded... welcome. Praying for your grandfather and for all who love him at this time.

PositiveAttitude · 18/08/2012 14:55

Faith Congratulations and prayers for everything to go well for you.

DO I am pleased you have managed to have your break.

Prayers for the necklace SES any news?

Its been a very tough week here. THings have been a bit fraught, but today has been an improvement. On the positive side language study has started and I have been very surprised at how much I have taken in. IT must be God's work!

Have a good weekend everyone.

Kaykat · 18/08/2012 15:24

H turned up late last night. As I can't seem to stop him coming home at the weekend my only goal is to stay civil for sake of DS and so far we managed it.

He talks about OW like she is a child (well she is less than half his age). He thinks she must be held prisoner by her H and parents otherwise she would contact him, he still believes she loves him - so delusional. At best it was a crush on her part or more likely she was leading him on.

I pointed out that she will not get away from this without suffering because she will have to live with what's she's done for the rest of her life. H said 'so will I'. That's the closest he's got to an admission of wrongdoing so far.

The fact that he shows no remorse and blames it all on me means there can be no chance of rebuilding any trust with him. I will not get back with him because I would always be waiting for him to do it again and besides I feel repulsed at the thought of him and OW together. Whatever outcome I need it to be the best solution for DS (please pray).

Kaykat · 18/08/2012 15:32

When I first started posting on this thread I was calling it an EA, not sure if I've mentioned since but I now know they spent the night together and I'm pretty sure they had sex. H won't admit or deny it. To add to the hurt it was in our campervan bed which has been like a second family home for us these past few years.

On the last thread (I think) someone recommended a Christian book on separation and divorce but I can't find the link, can anyone remind me? It's not the Shirley Glass one I've already got that.

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Kaykat · 18/08/2012 17:17

That's the one thanks Mome

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Bluetinkerbell · 18/08/2012 18:32

Madcap you can browse Mumsnet on the mobile browser, they are mobile friendly Wink no android app yet indeed...

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 18/08/2012 19:39

How are you finding the Shirley Glass one Kaykat? I found that so incredibly helpful. An amazing woman called whenwillifeelnormal recommended that book to me over 2 years ago and it was so helpful.

Ahhh lovely madcap how is CaptainDippy these days? I'm not her friend on fb yet Wink

LM and I spoke last night, just as friends, he contacted me first. I'm not texting him myself these days but letting him manage this whole crisis with the space he needs. It was really nice, I felt that I did what I "should" have been doing all along and just supporting him. I didn't feel emotional after, at peace actually! So thank you for the prayers. I need them.

I've just lurked on a couple of threads in this topic section and read everything. I do not normally read them at all. Life is too busy to sit on mn all day for me nowadays, let alone have an intelligent discussion! I do not really talk to any atheists and it has been eye opening reading the posts.

I was born into a Christian family. I wouldn't say I have followed it all blindly but for me, my faith isn't just a comfort, I truly feel God's presence when I pray and too many things occur, for me to put it down to coincidence but I'm no Theologian and couldn't answer anything on those threads if I tried. Mine's definitely a childlike faith Blush Must appear foolish to some.

Feeling quite introspective after reading them. I do need to read some more books. Sarah Williams book called The Shaming of the Strong is on my list to read. I am reading another great Christian book right now which is such easy reading. Much better than the 50 shades books I decided to read before and a couple of others Blush Those are not helpful as a single divorced woman Blush

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