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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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DontstepontheBaubles · 04/12/2012 18:01

Oh how sad Room Sad Praying.

I would keep seeking advice from places who understand abuse Kaykat and how they can and do try to manipulate the poor children involved. We're all praying for your son to be protected from it and for the strength for you.

Yes keep those boundaries up Jan x

RoomForALittleOne · 04/12/2012 21:54

Just wanted to say thank-you for everyone's prayers. I'm sorry that some of you lovely ladies have gone through the same thing and I hope that I haven't stirred up memories for you.

I'm going to try and stick around and keep praying with/for you. I'm not sure if I can keep up with everyone but I'll try. I used to be a regular on here under a different name (in fact DO knitted a cardigan and a jumper for my DD!). I've not been on MN much for a while because it can take over a bit but I figure that the prayer thread is a good place to be!

blackeyedsusan · 04/12/2012 22:06

my aunt is going to arrange respite care forr my mum, asap. the quicker it is done the quicker they will get some peace. mum is not easy at the moment and was hysterical over the weekend. they have done several drs visits and phonecalls. the dr is going to chase up the consultant. I can not face having her back here. it is not good for ds or mum. nor me come to think of it as I am trying to separate them.

mil is still hanging on I think. that is not going to be pleasant as there is always a risk of h being violent at times of stress. and it is coming up to christmas when he will be spending more time with us. I do not want to have to be put in the position of calling the police or the children going to case conference and being put on the at risk register. I hope she survives until at least christmas... for the children's sake.

I am just keeping my head above water. only just. the thing is, I have to keep it together for the children. there is only me.

DutchOma · 04/12/2012 22:38

Did you have a user name that began with S and a real name with A?
Whoever you are, I hope you will stay awhile.
BES that is an awful responsibility: there is only me. Christmas is still a long way away, so I hope that everybody keeps it together. As you say: for the sake of the children. Praying for you and for all on the thread.

Kaykat · 04/12/2012 22:51

Thanks for your prayers, I'm having a bad few days. My strength and resolve has all gone and I miss what I thought I had up until six months ago and the person I thought I was married to who has either changed beyond all recognition, or I was blind. Looking back it can't have been that great but I thought I was happy most of the time. Now I feel so so unhappy so much of the time.

DutchOma · 04/12/2012 22:58

Kaykat it may well get worse before it gets better. But whether you never knew your husband or whether you only now see his true colours, your marriage is broken and cannot be mended. You need to go through the pain now and you will, with God's help, come out the other side.

blackeyedsusan · 04/12/2012 23:56

(hugs kay) hugs.

plenty of room, room. Smile

TuoComeOComeEmmanuel · 05/12/2012 01:00

Praying for all tonight. Haven't shared this old favourite on this thread, so here goes:

Watch, dear Lord, with those who wake, or watch, or weep tonight, and let your angels protect those who sleep. Tend the sick. Refresh the weary. Sustain the dying. Calm the suffering. Pity the distressed. We ask this for the sake of your love. Amen.

Praying in particular tonight for Room's friend as she mourns the loss of her baby. Praying also for strength for Kaykat, BES and Jan as they approach the Christmas period with trepidation rather than joy - may they know love and comfort. Praying for those who are pregnant (CheerfulYank, Faith) in this period of waiting. Thinking of those who are ill, including BES's mum and MIL, Bob, and our lovely MHD, who's in hospital and could do with our prayers. And praying for those who have caring responsibilities, whether for loved-ones or as part of their job.

blackeyedsusan · 05/12/2012 07:44

tuo, send my love to mhd. poor love. not another christmas. Sad

DutchOma · 05/12/2012 09:32

Adding Friendo Dorothy into the pregnant ones. She is coming up to her due date, if I remember correctly.
And praying for MHD of course.

Thank you for all your prayers for Bob and me. We are doing ok at the moment, having some new things like the bathroom, the blinds in Bob's room and tomorrow we are going out to buy him a little tv for his room. This is the third Christmas we thought he would never see, praise the Lord.

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 05/12/2012 09:48

I hear from FoD on an ante-natal thread. She's on mat leave now and hoping the baby comes before Christmas!

Thanks for the prayers.

Poor MHD! Praying for health and wellness.

Hang in there kay!

DO I hope the shopping is a success and you have a blessed Christmas together :)

DutchOma · 05/12/2012 10:45

Glad your 4th December anniversary passed without incident Faith. When is your due date again?

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 05/12/2012 10:54

I didn't sleep very well but I was determined not to be superstitious about history repeating itself! Happily we have decorated the house for Christmas (which we never got chance to do last year) which is lovely. I'm due 23rd April so I'm literally halfway there now! Xmas Smile

RoomForALittleOne · 05/12/2012 12:10

DO - yes, that's me! I'll post again later - need to get organised for the pre-school run.

TuoComeOComeEmmanuel · 05/12/2012 12:42

In haste, from work... just to say that I have asked MHD's DH to pass on that we are praying for her.

Was thinking about FoD the other day, so thanks for mentioning her, DO.

blackeyedsusan · 05/12/2012 17:41

2 play rehearsals led to a kicking screaming biting hitting refusal to wear coat, meltdown on the way home from school. I shall be talking to the head teacher tomorrow about how to ease his distress. i could see it when I picked him up. sitting and holding him for quite a qhile when we got home has helped. he switched off and ent to play beautifully with dd. unfortuately this is going to be the story til the end of term.

blackeyedsusan · 05/12/2012 19:21

oh and he has just socked me one in the middle of the back on the way to bed time. he is not at all himself at the moment. it is quite sore.

Kaykat · 05/12/2012 19:27

Poor you BES.
Glad you are in a happier situation this year, Faith.
Thinking of MHD, hopes she gets well looked after and able to go home soon.

I don't know what's wrong with me, crying when driving from school to work, managed to hold it together at work. This is how I was six months ago, thought I was stronger now.

DontstepontheBaubles · 05/12/2012 20:25

Kaykat you're under immense pressure with your H. I'm not surprised you cried. I suspect it's been building up. You're trying to remain so strong. Sending you a massive ((hug)) lovely x

I ended up on anti depressants for a year after separation. It's hard and my H wasn't abusive, just a cheat.

BES prayers for you x

LiftUpYourGingerHeadsOYeCurls · 05/12/2012 21:27

Hello! I'm not really here, just popping in. Decided to change my nn for advent. Not that I'm posting much at the moment, so it makes little difference really, but wanted to just do something to mark the season and I'm struggling to concentrate on my thesis.

Praying for everyone

DontstepontheBaubles · 05/12/2012 22:43

I'm having a nightmare with my local district council. I should be eligible for £10 pw off my council tax due to my low income but the office keep promising to send me forms and don't and now my bill has come through really high. I keep calling them and I'm now getting so stressed. I cannot make it to their offices in person, as it's not open when I'm not working or doing school runs. Please pray the letter I send tomorrow by recorded delivery reaches the right person and things are sorted out Sad

I'm so stressed about it now.

TuoComeOComeEmmanuel · 06/12/2012 01:03

Prayers for your council tax situation, Dontstep... (I can't call you Momey when there are no MomeRaths in your name! Xmas Wink). Also for BES and her DS, for Ginger and her thesis (BTDT, sending tons of sympathy...) and for our lovely MHD, of course.

Please can you pray for a colleague of mine who had had a mysterious bleed on his brain. Not sure what it is yet - could be very serious indeed, could be just 'normally' serious, don't think it's trivial... Really hoping he's OK.

blackeyedsusan · 06/12/2012 07:44

8 days to ados.

RoomForALittleOne · 06/12/2012 09:09

Dontstep we had problems with two councils saying that they had sent us forms when they never turned up despite chasing. I doubt that they were ever sent. My DH managed to find electronic versions of both forms online and sent them in. The council couldn't ignore us then and both councils paid money that they owed us.

TUO praying for your colleague. Sounds scary. Does he have a DW or DC's?

Please continue to pray for my friend who is feeling very low. I don't know any more details and it doesn't seem appropriate to ask.

Could I ask for you to pray for me and my family? I'm struggling with hyperemesis and DH is holding everything together but it's hard for him to do his study and 'be me' as well. I'm going back to bed now having taken another dose of anti-sickness that makes me sleepy.

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 06/12/2012 09:21

It's all go! Good to see you sticking around room. Definitely praying for an improvement in your symptoms.

How awful Tuo! I hope they get the answers quickly and it settles without any repercussions.

Don'tstep you have my sympathies. We had loads of problems with the council as students. We sent in our student exemption forms several times but they kept sending threatening letters about CCJs! It did take two of us going down in the end to get it sorted! Praying your letter does the trick.

I'd like prayer please - I've got a bug from work (d&v, mostly d with stomach cramps). I'm off work and trying to decide if I'll be well enough for nights at the weekend (probably not).

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