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New Christian Prayer Thread for Autumn - all welcome!

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Tuo · 17/10/2012 19:46

As the nights draw in and the leaves start to fall, it's time to start a new prayer thread. Read, pray, and post your own prayer requests.

Praying in particular, at this time, for...

... amberlight - for her continuing good health, and for her work raising awarenss of ASD in churches;
... Bluetinkerbell - for the last weeks of her pregnancy to go smoothly, for her peace of mind as she prepares to meet this baby and remembers her beautiful Sterre, and for her vocation;
... CharlotteCollinsislost - for her relationship with her H to improve with the help of counselling;
... Cupoftea - for little Beatrice and the whole family;
... Dontsteponthemomeraths - for her new job to go well;
... DutchOma - for Bob's health to be stable and for his appetite to improve, and for continued support and respite for DO;
... expatinscotland - for the whole family to receive all the love and suppor they need after the loss of their beautiful Aillidh;
... FriendofDorothy - for her pregnancy, and for a difficult work situation to be resolved;
... HaveALittleFaith - for her pregnancy, and for various work possibilities to be resolved for the best;
... jan2011 - for her H to be more sensitive to her needs and to those of their dd, and for jan to believe in herself (as we all believe in her);
... Kaykat - for her H to understand that his behaviour towards her has been unacceptable and to respect her wish for them to separate, for their ds to know that he is safe and loved at this difficult time;
... madhairday - for better health;
... MaryBS - for peace of mind and happiness;
... PositiveAttitude - for her family and their mission, for health and well-being, new friends and no rodents/mosquitoes; and for her DD1 to respond well to medication and to feel happier very soon;
... Redwhiteandblueeyedsusan - for her to know peace and comfort following her loss of her dad, for ongoing issues with her children's school, and for her ex to treat her with the respect she deserves;
... SESthebrave - for school choices;
... and for all who visit this thread - regulars, occasional posters and lurkers; those who post and those whose prayers are known only to God.

A prayer of St Richard of Chichester
Thanks be to you our Lord Jesus Christ
for all the benefits which you have given us,
for all the pains and insults which you have borne for us.
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

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HavingALittleFaithBaby · 15/11/2012 14:41

Afternoon all. If I seem hazy, I'm just waking up after nights!

Wow Charlotte, that sounds like a but step but a positive one for you. Could you go to CAB for financial advice? Praying if it is the right house it all comes together in his timing,

mhd praying for peace in a difficult time.

Sounds like a tough time for you BES. How is your Mum today?

PA have a wonderful weekend! Sounds fantastic!

blue praying for a smooth birthing process and that its all worth it! :)

I'm delighted to say DH got that job he went for so thanks for any prayers! :) he is really pleased, he desparately needs a change. He's also got a significant pay rise which is great because I recently changed roles so an earning less. I may be able to have a longer mat leave now! So we're delighted :)

jan2013 · 15/11/2012 15:20

reading and praying.

Charlotte... praying for you in your difficult situation, there is hope for the future

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 15/11/2012 18:26

Faith that's great! Love how God works the finances out every time Smile

Charlotte you maybe eligible for extra tax credits and perhaps rent relief type help from the council. I'd definitely have a look in entitledto and put in your income without H's and have a look see. Also speak to CAB it sounds perfect Smile

Bluetinkerbell · 15/11/2012 18:46

Praying for everyone!

Would like to ask for prayers as I think I'm in labour... Midwife is coming over to check me out... :)

madhairday · 15/11/2012 19:00

Oh goodness - much to pray for here

Lord, we lift up lost to you and ask for your wisdom, guidance and reassurance as she looks at next steps. We pray you will surround her with your love and help her to know your Holy Spirit with her. May she find comfort and peace in you at this difficult time.
We pray for Blue right now in possible labour. We pray for a safe and lovely delivery, and for your calm and peace upon her as she labours. Amen

jan2013 · 15/11/2012 20:06

oh blue! how exciting! thinking of you...God is with you now

blackeyedsusan · 15/11/2012 21:49

ooo ooo OOOOO OOOOOO BLUE... SQUEEEE

(runs several lapsround living room)

what mhd said^

oh and thank God that by some miracle mum has put on 2 lb in 24 hrs on the scales if not actual.. and has not lost anymore... sheis convinced she is not going tolast til next week to see the dr as she has lost so muchweight . she has been for a scan already... just waiting results. got to go and look at post at her house and check.

I have had a filling but am still a bit sore as there was lots of drilling and filling and a sore injection... and I did notget to eat any lunch after not as much breakfast as I hoped and soft food all day so a bit hungry grumpy...

jan2013 · 16/11/2012 08:59

oh thats great BES your mum has put on some weight.

excitedly waiting for more news from blue...

thinking of you lost...

thinking of each of you...

im going demented with dds sleep here. the pastor is meant to be calling round this morning, and ive been up half the night and keep wanting to cancel... pray for the right thing to happen this morning! if he comes i need to get out to the shops soon as theres no nice biccies in (and no milk left...)
i could do with the support but im too tired and it makes me nervous if you know what i mean

Bluetinkerbell · 16/11/2012 11:54

Lotta Beatrice born at home at 2.10 am. All is well just exhausted! :)

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 16/11/2012 12:06

Wonderful! Grin congratulations!

Praying for energy jan and that the the pastor visit helps.

cloutiedumpling · 16/11/2012 12:13

Huge Congratulations Blue. What a lovely name.

Prayers for all. I'm worried about the mouldy patch I found under the stairs. The last owners had damp works carried out and I found the receipt for them - they were over £10,000 and that was about twelve years ago!

DutchOma · 16/11/2012 12:15

How lovely, Blue, huge congratulations.

jan2013 · 16/11/2012 12:26

wow congratulations blue!! so glad for you :) :)

CharlotteCollinsislost · 16/11/2012 12:37

Congratulations, Blue, such good news.

blackeyedsusan · 16/11/2012 18:04

congratulations blue.b what a lovely name too.

MaryBS · 17/11/2012 07:54

Congratulations Blue :)

Hope your meeting with the Pastor went well Jan. I hope you got some peace from it.

Hope your tooth has settled down now BES, great news about your mum :)

I'd better write my sermon, I've got to be ready to deliver it in 25 hours!

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 17/11/2012 08:03

Oh wow! Huge congratulations Blue Grin

jan2013 · 17/11/2012 08:11

The meeting went ok with the pastor... i just think he is trying to reconcile us. he is going to talk to dh and see where he stands (if he is going to sort himself out) and get back to me. i guess i will be under pressure to get back with him should he decide to do all the right things. i had a bad weekend with dh and texted the pastor to say all my instincts say don't get back with him, and the pastor texted back to say don't do anything rash yet, let things settle a few days. i guess that sounds the sensible thing to do but in other ways i get the feeling he just wants things to work out.... i wonder how he would feel if it was his dd?

'Show me the way i should go , for to You i lift up my soul'

'i have loved you with an everlasting love, i have drawn you with lovingkindness, i will rebuild you and again you will be rebuilt'

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 17/11/2012 09:00

A lot of Church Pastors do this, of course, marriage is an important institution and God hates divorce but no one should remain in an abusive marriage, whether verbal or physical. I think you should lend your pastor some books to read Wink Grin

Remember he cannot make you stay together but it's so so hard, as if they (the Church) do not support you, it makes you look like the bad person, if you still walk away. Perhaps a change of church maybe an idea, depending on how things go in the next few months? You need supportive people around you lovely x

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 17/11/2012 09:04

Has your Pastor heard of Restored Relationships btw? It's a fairly new Christian Organisation set up to help equip and promote Churches to encourage healthy relationships and stop violence against women.

Some Churches despite clear dv, still encourage a couple to do a Marriage Course, which is clearly not the answer in that situation, among other things.

I do hear some very strange things helping on the divorce course at Church. As people travel far and wide to attend it.

madhairday · 17/11/2012 10:13

Oh Blue congratulations! So pleased, and what a lovely name :) :) :)

Praying for you jan. Agree with what Mome said.

How are Kaykat and Lost, you've been on my mind.

jan2013 · 17/11/2012 10:48

Mome... DO suggested moving closer to mum too and i could go to their church. you know it is an idea... but moving away from here comes with so many problems too - where i am now i have friends, i have free kids classes, i have my college course. i couldn't do without all these, and i do love my church, but it is getting increasingly hard to go to with all thats going on, not to mention that my church is massive and i am not the most confident person especially now with a lively toddler to manage. its so hard knowing what to do....someone during the week said, the more i go the easier it will get. if that was true, and i could feel settled in my church, i KNOW it would be worth it as my church really is great. but i would have to get to that stage.

i do have some book recommendations to give to the pastor. i just don't have any extra funds right now at all. my church has more than one pastor, and it would need to be all their attitudes which change. they would really need a training day or something. i think the only thing that is going to change peoples attitudes is more awareness, or if one of their family went through it.

i might send the pastor the link to that website restored relationships it looks good. i think part of the problem is he doesn't get it. he doesn't think my dh really is abusive. he knows him and has spoken to him. and when i told him again yesterday i believe he has been emotionally abusive towards me, that i have a book about angry and controlling men and he nearly ticks every box - the pastor laughed and said 'im sure i did as well in the first year of marriage'

sigh. sorry for this massive post. did you find your church was sympathetic mome or did you move in the end?

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 17/11/2012 10:59

Well my H wasn't abusive, he had an affair and refused to attend marriage counselling and wouldn't end it with the OW, so I had my pastors full backing to divorce him.

This is why I worry for you, as even though I had his blessing, I still felt an outcast, ashamed of being divorced and struggled at church every week, I felt very alone at times, still do. My Church is massive too.

Try not to worry too much about logistics, God can help you take care of all of that, if/ when the time comes. He's more than capable of making it all slot into place. Keep taking it one day at a time right now and seeking God x

jan2013 · 17/11/2012 11:01

oh that must have been such a truly awful situation to be in. yeah it is so hard to go to church... and hard even walking in to a big church like that! and cos a lot of people still don't know, they ask how he is, or you can see them thinking where is he.

youre right God will sort it all our thanks x

CharlotteCollinsislost · 17/11/2012 11:03

That's really not a helpful response, is it? So dismissive. Send him the links to the books as well - not up to you to spend the money on his library. Hope you get some progress. Sounds like he thinks things will settle in a few days - but it's more likely to be years, really.

I'm ok. Reading a great book this morning - h is SO a narcissist. Seriously personality disordered. Book was hilarious - good tonic!