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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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SESthebrave · 17/11/2012 13:14

Hello all.

Forgive me for being AWOL and sneaking back in. RL has kind of taken over and when I do get online, FB tends to be my first port of call.

First things first though.... Blue - congratulations!!! I am so pleased for you and look forward to hearing more about your new little one.

Lost - following a MN thread, I'm convinced my mother has Narcissistic Personality Disorder so I sympathise. Praying for you for your future plans and affirmation.

Jan - If I may be so bold, that response from your pastor lacks any understanding or support. It sounds like you think the church is a good enriching one generally and that you have lots to think about and pray about in the coming weeks. I'm praying for you too - that you will continue to feel God's love and guidance.

Mary - prayers for your sermon writing

cloutiedumpling - prayers for the mould patch, that it doesn't develop.

Hello to everyone else - MHD, DO, Mome, BES, PA, Faith, KayKat and anyone else I've missed.

Things are good here. DD is 5mo now and a really happy content little girl with a brother who is very protective of her and loving towards her. I am very lucky.
I started my online course (Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies) and am finding it very interesting - the content and also the discussion forum boards. The module this term is the New Testament and it is really helping me to see the NT in a broader perspective and understand more why the books were written and who for.
Having a bit more online time today (hence catching up on here) as I seem to have hurt my lower back. It's pretty bad as I can't really pick up DD or do much at all really. I'm trying to be sensible and rest it but would appreciate your prayers for rapid healing as I'm not very good at not doing much!

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 17/11/2012 13:21

Ohhh SES I saw about your back on fb, you poor love. Do you have a nice McTimmoney Chiropractor you can see?

PositiveAttitude · 17/11/2012 13:22

Congratulations Blue I love the name too. Enjoy your new born snugggles!!

Jan your pastor sounds as if he needs a kick up the proverbial!! Is he young and inexperienced? Or is he ancient and set in his ways? I can see a pastor trying to help a marriage that is in difficulties, but he should also be there for you and support you through this time that has surely gone beyond that. Perhaps he has not grasped how far this has gone and how long you have been putting up with this all for. Prayers for the right people to come alongside and be that Godly support for you at this time. ((hugs))

Global Leadership Summit was amazing, but also exhausting. lots of challenging talks and it gave us loads to mull over and discuss between me and DH.

Please pray for us as we mull over a few things here and see what God wants us to do. Something really exciting could be happening soon. I so want to share this with you, but I have to keep quiet for just a little bit longer, but so many things have happened over the past few weeks to convince us that this is so totally of God.
Really excited about church tomorrow. A few God inspired conversations and we have one family and two young ladies coming along tomorrow for the first time. I cannot believe how open people are here to knowing more about the Gospel. They are so eager to know more and to investigate and ask questions. No embarrassment and no hiding, just open conversations wherever you are.

Waves to everyone. Smile

jan2013 · 17/11/2012 13:32

oh PA this sounds exciting. can't wait to hear more...! sounds like God is on the move!

thanks everyone for all the support. wish people in rl could understand more!

SES im so sorry about your back. it must be a bit of a nightmare trying to cope with your dc without lifting them especially at that age... i hope you are ok... and the online study sounds awesome, what a fulfilling way to spend your time.

SESthebrave · 17/11/2012 13:43

Oh PA - that does sound good and very Holy Spirit inspired. Praying....

Thanks for sympathies with my back. At least DH is around today and can pass DD to me for feeding. If no better by Monday, I will look into a chiropractor or osteopath. My cousin is a physio and has said she may be able to pop by tomorrow morning and have a look.

PositiveAttitude · 17/11/2012 14:37

SES I x-posted earlier and didn't see your post. Prayers for you back pain to ease.

jan2013 · 17/11/2012 17:11

oh my gosh. 47 children died in the rail crash in Egypt - Lord God undertake - comfort, bring help and support to all involved... how devastating

ZipadiSoozi · 18/11/2012 14:58

jan - indeed loads of prayers for the poor families and children xxxx

blue - congratulations on the safe birth of you precious daughter xxxxxx

blackeyedsusan · 18/11/2012 21:56

jan, not all pastors have an understanding ofabuse. I will see if I can find a link later/tomorrow, if the memory cells hold up!

I have left mum at home. she is feeling a little worried and confused buit not as bad as she was. you could pray for patience as I am tired and lost my temper with her a bit as I am struggling to come to terms with her being so helpless. i have had a caring role dropped on me with little warning. I will need to ring her several times a day to see if she is remembeing to take her tablets... she is fine when she sleeps, she is toatally confused when she does not sleep much. this is the problem. got to get her through the worries and help her to sleep... so she can recover.

Tuo · 19/11/2012 01:53

Hello all. I'm not really here... busy writing. Have finished one thing, written another lecture from scratch and gave it on Friday, and have one more chapter to finish in the next week or so if possible. Wish me luck!

Anyway, on the way back from giving my lecture up in Scotland I missed a train connection and was messing around on my phone while I waited for the next one and saw the fabulous news about Bluetinkerbell and baby Lotta Beatrice, so I had to pop in and post. Many many congratulations and prayers of thanks for her safe arrival. May she have a life full of happiness and love, and may she bring happiness and love to all around her. I am so pleased for you, Blue.

Praying for all, even though I'm not here. Especially for those with relationship problems, for those who are unwell, for those who are caring for others who are unwell, and for all who need prayers right now.

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Tuo · 19/11/2012 02:02

PS if you can spare a little prayer for a scary work meeting tomorrow morning that would be very much appreciated. In fact, I'd better go to bed, or I'll be fit for nothing in the morning.

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blackeyedsusan · 19/11/2012 07:33

prayers tuo

i was up til silly o clock sewing spots and pom-poms onto fleeces for our schools delayed spotty day.

thegreenheartofmanyroundabouts · 19/11/2012 07:39

General synod of the Church of England is meeting to decide on the issue of women bishops this week. The legislation isn't perfect but it is probably as good as it is going to get.

It is going to be a hard week for those who care passionately about both sides of the debate and I'm praying for good discussions and debate.

Abitwobblynow · 19/11/2012 07:41

Hi, I want to add a difficult prayer in which I pray for wisdom - to know what I am responsible for and what I am not responsible for. I really struggle with this, and also what God wishes for me - whether to suffer in a marriage for the sake of the children (he will never change) or whether to say 'Life wasn't meant to be this joyless' and to not fear being alone.

It is hard, and I ask for your prayers in this.

PositiveAttitude · 19/11/2012 09:25

Abitwobbly welcome. You are amongst friends here and you are joining people who you might well find have a lot of wise words having been through similar, or going through tough times now. Stick around and we will pray, hold your hand and support in any way we can. Smile

TUO praying for you and everything you are doing at the moment.

TGHOMR prayers for this important meeting today.

Please pray for us here. DH and I have got our first dodgy tummy since being here, just on the very day that we should be going into work more and getting stuck in! Grrrrr!! Dh has struggled in, but I am feeling like a wet rag and have stayed at home. (within a 2 second dash of the toilet) Not sure what from as we have all eaten the same but DS and DD4 are fine! Confused Not pleasant, believe me!! Blush

Many thanks. I hope all newsletters have arrived. Let me know if they haven't as emails are sometimes a little unpredictable.

CharlotteCollinsislost · 19/11/2012 10:46

Enjoyed your newsletter, thanks PA.

Hi, Abitwobbly, nice to bump into you again! Will certainly pray for you - please pray for me too as we are in similar situations, I think. :)

Finally got through to the landlord about that house I was interested in - it's not available to people with children. So that's a door most definitely closed. Back to waiting for God's leading, I think.

DutchOma · 19/11/2012 10:57

Welcome Abitwobbly.
God does promise wisdom to those who ask for it, so I'm sure your,and our prayers will be answered, although the answers you get may well throw up their own problems.
Try and take some time to listen in the quiet and I'm sure I speak for all of us if I say that we will help you evaluating the answers you get.

blackeyedsusan · 19/11/2012 11:21

hello a bit wobbly and green heart.

wobbly, it depends I suppose what you are suffering. there is a whole range of behaviours and the line of what is acceptable/not acceptable can be a bit blurry. while it is good to stick in a marriage and ty to make it wok, there is also a point where it has to be given up on. are you able/willing to say what is happening? or perhaps rerad back though some of the otherr prayers on this and previous threads as ther are a fewexamples of stuff going on in several different mariages of regualrs on here. that may help you.

gingercurl · 19/11/2012 12:13

Hello everyone. I'm not really here. Too busy working on my thesis. I'm just popping in asking for prayers of my sister. She has just called me to let me know she is in A&E with heart problems and they have decided to admit her.

Big congratulations to Blue on the birth of her little girl. Thank you God for a safe delivery.

jan2013 · 19/11/2012 13:26

oh no ginger..hope she is ok

PA hope you feel better soon

thinking of each of you

just back from doc after a bad night... dd has tonsilitis and a throat infection :(

cloutiedumpling · 19/11/2012 13:38

Praying for all. I hope your sis is OK Ginger. That must be pretty scary for her. Praying also for those with relationship problems.

We've had a surveyor out this morning and it turns out the dodgy area in the cupboard is rising damp not dry rot. Good news, as although it will cost a bit to fix it isn't going to be a major piece of work. Prayers of thanks here, although it does seem a bit odd to be thankful for rising damp!

SESthebrave · 19/11/2012 13:42

Jan - poor DD but hopefully now diagnosed and with ABs, she'll start to improve

Ginger - praying for your sister

Lost - well I guess that's a clear answer on that property. Praying for another solution soon

PA - praying for quick relief from your tummy bugs

ABitWobbly - tough decisions for you. Praying for wisdom.

GreenHeart - definitely important that we all pray on this important discussion

TUO - prayers for your scary meeting

BES - not easy with the situation with your mum.....praying

My back is a little better but still constantly painful so I'm seeing the GP later.

DutchOma · 19/11/2012 14:15

Well, yes, let's give thanks for rising damp. Smile The Lord will be glad to hear us.

He will also hear our prayers for healing for clarity on marriage issues and everything else we are prepared to lay at His feet.

Our reading this morning from Jeff Lucas was about Jesus asking:"What do you want me to do for you" (in the context of blind Bartimeus), and he said that sometimes we ask for the wrong things, but sometimes we don't ask at all.

Cupofteaplease has been much on my mind in the past week as she is finding it very hard to come to terms with her darling Beatrice's death.

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 19/11/2012 15:23

Oh abitwobbly I thought you were separated and divorcing Sad I got the impression he'd committed adultery and things were over, from other threads. Bless you for helping others, when you still sound in the midst of it yourself. Prayers for you x

Oh Jan your poor dd but hopefully with good antibiotics she'll improve and sleep better Smile

MaryBS · 19/11/2012 15:23

We were talking about being thankful at the bible study today, and I reminded everyone about Corrie Ten Boom's sister about "being thankful for the fleas" :o