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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:
jan2013 · 01/12/2012 19:03

mhd so pleased you are in a much better place this year - praise the Lord

i feel i am in a better place in many respects, but in a harder place in some respects too. i mean, i don't know what to do about christmas decorations. theres just me and dd and she is too young to understand, although she will enjoy the decorations. it will feel a bit weird putting them up myself....and dh will be really hurt when he sees house all christmassy without him. this sounds stupid doesn't it :(

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 01/12/2012 19:14

Good to hear you're in a better place mhd. Loving the name change!

jan maybe you can just do a little bit? A small tree?

Still praying into your situation with your Mum bes, sounds like things are slightly better?

It's rolling round to the anniversary of when our house caught fire :( (Early hours 4th December). We're trying not to dwell on it but I feel my anxiety levels are up and signs of stress are evident like dry skin on my hands and anxiety when I go to bed. I look awful too - DH said Um, you look grey! Quick check in the mirror confirmed he was right Confused so I'd really appreciate prayers for peace and health right now :)

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 01/12/2012 20:28

What I did like about the first year I prepared the home for Christmas on my own, was that I could buy little trinkets ExH would never have liked and decorate the tree, exactly how I wanted to. But it's terribly strange, the first year you do it alone.

My kids were 1 and 2 and a bit, my first Christmas alone. It made me feel super Christmassy, when I decorated. I think I did it for me really, that year Blush

Try not to feel guilty Jan x

Hope this post makes sense. I am soooo tired tonight.

CharlotteCollinsislost · 01/12/2012 21:34

I think that's absolutely fair, to do the Christmas stuff for yourself. You say dd is too young to understand, jan, but she understands enough to enjoy seeing Mummy singing along to something on the radio with a smile on her face, or whatever you might want to do. It could be a really healthy opportunity to give some thought to yourself: think about what you like and what makes you happy - chances are you've not given that much thought for a while now. DH can make things Christmassy in his place - he's an adult, after all: he can look after himself. Xmas Wink

A year ago, I was still hopping around on crutches after the car accident and had just moved house not to mention country. I am so thankful to be a year further on, despite all the stuff going on now.

Praying tonight particularly for Faith and bes and her mum.

cloutiedumpling · 02/12/2012 21:26

Praying for all, esp BES.

Praying also for all who find Christmas and the lead up to it difficult for whatever reason.

blackeyedsusan · 02/12/2012 22:37

thanks cloutie and charlotte. needed it on that last bit home trying to drive with runny cold and getting crying children in bed.

mil is very ill. not long left now. I told dd today aas we were going to see mil. it would be good if she did not die on a birthday or christmas. and actually lasted to birthdays in 2 weeks. Sad

mum has had another crisis of non sleeping... my aunt, (mums sil) has arranged emergency drs care and drs appointment tomorrow. mum was worse on the phone than she has been for a few days, though not as bad as a week and a half ago. tomorrow is the meeting about the care that can be offered.

blackeyedsusan · 02/12/2012 22:40

oh nad ds managed to get water comingthrough the kitchen ceiling quite spectacularlyI got raained on and quite wet. I think I broke the record for stair climbing.

TuoComeOComeEmmanuel · 03/12/2012 01:31

Hello all... popping in to show off my Advent namechange, and to pray for all, but especially for...
BES - for your MIL, for your mum, for your kitchen ceiling, and for you. You have so much on your plate right now, may you feel God's love around you as you deal with it all;
Faith - rest up, and I pray that you feel better soon;
Charlotte - for the strength to make the changes you need to make in your life;
Momey - for rest;
jan - for more peaceful feelings about Christmas, and for support in dealing with your H;
Kaykat - for continuing strength to deal with your marital situation;
MHD - for continuing health and strength in this busy period;
Oma - for health and strength for you and Bob;
... and for all who read this thread.

I don't feel on top of things at all atm, and could do with prayers to get done all that I need to get done before Christmas. I've got a panicky 'out-of-control' feeling today that I could do without. Still... I've got my Quiet Day to look forward to on Saturday, so I'm hoping to work hard all week and then use Saturday to gather my thoughts somewhat.

CheerfulYank · 03/12/2012 06:34

I just wanted to pop back in and pray for everyone, and also to say that the darling little boy I linked some pages back has apparently found a family, and will be going home as soon as the money is raised, etc. I am so happy! :)

jan2013 · 03/12/2012 07:14

brill news cheerful

Praying Tuo - i hate that out of control feeling. maybe writing a list would help it go away? praying that god gives you peace and makes you very productive

BES so sorry things are just so hard one thing after the other. please keep posting and we will keep praying - at least its an outlet here and God cares about everything that is going on. praying you get some respite from it all very soon and in the meantime God gives you the grace to get through

Praying for faith and sense of peace in hte house

remembering all those who are having a difficult christmas cos of illnesses, being away from their family, and also relationship problems and bereavement. there are so many things people are going through on the board and God knows each of us and how each of us feels and understands

ive got an interview for a job this morning, if i get it it would have to just be one shift a week as i can't commit to more than that, but it would really help me month to month.

dingdongMadHairDayonhigh · 03/12/2012 13:21

Hope it goes well Jan!

Liking the NC, Tuo Grin

CY, that is fabulous news. :)

BES, continuing to pray for peace and calm for you.

We had a really good meeting yesterday, a sort of advent messy home-church, so I feel fairly upbeat about stuff, got some carol singing stuff coming up too. Hoping it all makes a difference in this community.

thinking of and praying for you all.

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 03/12/2012 14:02

Ooh praying for you jan! :)

blackeyedsusan · 03/12/2012 15:04

ho did it go jan?

jan2013 · 03/12/2012 17:57

thanku for prayers it went ok will find out near end of week

CharlotteCollinsislost · 03/12/2012 21:06

Advent messy home-church sounds great!

CheerfulYank · 03/12/2012 21:54

Have you all seen this ? So sweet...really left me feeling Christmassy! :)

Kaykat · 03/12/2012 23:15

Hope my weekends get better soon and before I end up going crazy. H now realising there's no chance with me is trying to use DS to trap me. It scares me how easily he can persuade DS to go anywhere with him saying 'we don't want you with us mum'. Surely any court order will be worthless if decides he wants to be with his dad. So scared he will take him away from me, then I will be forced to stay with a cruel man that I have to share with OW. Dreading Christmas, having to spend days on end with h or miss out on time with DS, that's my choice. I am feeling very low about it all.

CheerfulYank · 04/12/2012 00:57

How old is DS again, kay ?

Kaykat · 04/12/2012 07:13

DS is 12

DutchOma · 04/12/2012 09:46

Praying Kaykat. For you, your DS and you h.

RoomForALittleOne · 04/12/2012 10:46

Ladies, my friend is going in to give birth to her 20 week angel baby today. So very, very sad for her. Please will you pray that everything goes as smoothly as possible and that she is dealt with sympathetically and with dignity. Gutted that I am so far from her Sad

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 04/12/2012 10:56

Oh how very sad Room :( I'm 20 weeks today, I can't imagine how awful that just feel...I'll be praying.

kay I can't imagine what you're going through but I just wanted to remind you how far you've come. The fact that your ExH recognises he can't manipulate you is progress. Stand your ground and just be the great Mum you are to DS, kids are perceptive, he'll see through his Dad's manipulations.

Bluetinkerbell · 04/12/2012 11:26

Praying for your friend Room I know what she's going through, I gave birth to DD2 last year at 20 weeks!

Praying for everyone else too. Had my parents visiting over the weekend and this afternoon my brother arrives! Busy days!

jan2013 · 04/12/2012 15:50

praying for your friend Room. so sorry for blue and all those who have went through this

Kaykat, no words but am thinking of you. it can be so difficult.

dh sending me nice texts and being cooperative at the minute. trying not to get sucked in.

janglebells2013 · 04/12/2012 17:21

took the advice re Christmas and name changed :) getting in the mood to be happy this christmas for dd and me and remembering what its all about... so will aim to get some deco's up soon.