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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

OP posts:
blackeyedsusan · 28/11/2012 18:46

oo charlotte I hope it goes well.

blackeyedsusan · 28/11/2012 20:12

right, i have had a message from the team that is going to assess mum. got to ring them tomorow.

Milliways · 28/11/2012 20:23

Hello all.

Could I please ask for prayers for my DD as she is coping with a new job, winter vomiting bug & her wedding is in just over 3 weeks!! She & her fiance have a strong faith and I know any extra prayers would be very welcome. It certainly adds a new dimension to the notmal Christmas stresses.

Thank you all very much :)

DutchOma · 28/11/2012 22:08

Praying that all will work for the best, Millie. What a lot of stress it must all be for you.

madhairday · 29/11/2012 09:14

Prayers for today lost and un mn hugs as well, a hard thing to do but the right thing for definite.

Prayers Milliways - exciting times ahead!

Continued prayers for your mum, BES.

Sooooz, how scary, gosh, glad you are ok.

Keeping you all in my prayers

jan2013 · 29/11/2012 11:19

reading and praying

CharlotteCollinsislost · 29/11/2012 12:39

Am praying for you all as I read through, mostly in a general way with thanks that God has a far bigger heart and mind than I have! :) I'm a bit preoccupied at the moment...

Thank you for your prayers. The meeting with my pastor went very very well. It's definitely been worth these hard months getting to grips with what the problem is, as I couldn't have explained it clearly during the summer. I have had so much practice at forgiving my h and forgetting or suppressing his (verbal/psychological) attacks that I had just a general awareness that something was wrong, but now I can describe so many specific incidents. He said at the beginning of our meeting that he's been a pastor a while and heard a lot, so he won't be shocked - but I think he was very surprised. My h is a charmer in public, a smooth liar and a convincingly charitable Christian - but in private he's shown me much much more judgment than love; the dcs are on the receiving end of that, too. He has big issues from childhood, but he just won't address them. I have spent years (13 in total) putting my needs aside in order to support him better or in order to stop myself getting hurt, but it is damaging me and it's not good for him, either. As for the example it sets to the dcs...

I've said some of this before in bits and pieces, but I wanted to give you a clearer picture if you've not been following it all because your prayer support will be so valuable in the coming months. Now I know I will not be abandoned by my parents or my church, I am determined to leave him. I am scared, but I know God will sustain me.

jan2013 · 29/11/2012 12:49

wow Charlotte... massive massive hugs to you. youre going through so much but God is in it and with you all the way and bringing support all around you. xxx

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 29/11/2012 16:23

Big steps Charlotte, massive ((hugs)) to you x

CheerfulYank · 29/11/2012 20:37

Charlotte.

Wow, Milliways, a wedding so close to Christmas! It will be lovely I'm sure. :)

Sorry KK, how awful. :( Praying for you and everyone.

I would like to ask for prayers for this boy. He needs to be adopted desperately. When he is 5 (this summer) he will be transferred out of the baby house where he currently lives and into an adult institution, where his future will be bleak. I would love to adopt him myself, actually, but don't know if the timing is right and if DH and I would be able to raise the money.

cloutiedumpling · 29/11/2012 21:14

CheerfulYank - what fantastic news. Congratulations!

BES - praying for you and your Mum.

CharlotteCollins - I was going to call you Lost, but you don't seem lost any more, you know which direction you are going in! I think you were very brave speaking to the pastor today. Prayers for you over the coming months.

Millie - praying everything goes smoothly.

CharlotteCollinsislost · 29/11/2012 21:21

:o I was just thinking that I might lose the "lost" when I move out!

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 29/11/2012 21:43

Hey all

Charlotte, in a non-patronising way I'm proud of you! It must have taken guts to tell all to your pastor but I'm sure it means it will give you the support you need. I continue to pray into your situation.

Cheerful how are you? When are you due? I will pray for the beautiful little boy to find a family.

bes I hope the contact with the services today has resulted in progress and your Mum is ok.

milly I don't think we've met! My sister had a Christmas wedding (22nd Dec) and it was beautiful. I'll pray for peace and health.

I'm now getting strong kicks and DH felt it last night Grin

Milliways · 29/11/2012 21:55

Thanks for the prayers everyone. I had a hospital appt today and they said I need to go back for gastroscopy & colonoscopy. I said fine - but AFTER the wedding please! (Although would be a quick way to shift a pound or too!) Grin

blackeyedsusan · 29/11/2012 22:50

mental health are fgoing to visit her at my uncles. i hope they see what she has been like if she is still like it.

got the call.... time to go and see mil this weekend if we ever want to see her. a blocked bowel due to the cancer.. not good. quicker than we hoped. Sad

DutchOma · 30/11/2012 09:55

BES so sorry. If it isn't one thing it's the other. Prayers for you to feel enveloped by the unending love of God.

blackeyedsusan · 30/11/2012 14:59

dosco afte school, costume making for pirate party that is suddenly back on..after a cancellation of another guest and early pirate party.

place your bets ladies and gentlemen on the time I fall into bed tonight"!

DutchOma · 30/11/2012 15:40

I will bet on tomorrow morning. You are one brave mummy.

blackeyedsusan · 30/11/2012 17:12

[bblush]

jan2013 · 30/11/2012 17:36

hope it takes your mind of things BES thinking of u

ZipadiSoozi · 01/12/2012 09:32

bes x

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 01/12/2012 09:37

Hope it's been a fun distraction bes.

blackeyedsusan · 01/12/2012 09:41

oops I was not making sense

pirrate costume is done enough. need tossew the elastic if I can... sometime when I get a ssewing machine, I will sew the waist coat properly.

the mentaal health tem hve been to see mum. they re meeting onmondayto see wht services are available.

blackeyedsusan · 01/12/2012 09:47

sorry can't type with a boy banging into me and being clingy and showing me stuff under my nose...

dingdongMadHairDayonhigh · 01/12/2012 16:56

It's that time again :)

BES - thinking of you.

Charlotte/notlost Grin so glad it went well with the pastor. Praying for you especially this time of year.

Getting in the Advent spirit here - thinking of this time last year when I was so poorly and ended up in hospital over Christmas, and feeling very thankful for all I am able to do so far this year. :)