Christian Prayer Thread for Winter - all welcome!

[DontstepontheBaubles]

Roomforalittleone - That the house sale continues speedily and completes asap and that God would provide for them and help them make ends meet financially. For her sickness to ease in her pregnancy. And for her friend who has sadly lost a baby, who was sleeping.
BabyBeatrice- who has been diagnosed with cancer at only 14 months, Mum is a long term MNer who has name changed. Prayers that God would surround the family at this time and heal her DD.
Blackeyedsusan- for good health, for energy, for her two children as she struggles to get them support at School and for her Mum. For more support at Church and to not feel isolated or lonely.
Jan- For peace, for her DD to sleep better, for her to be able to put firm boundaries in place and that her H would reach acceptance and peace about the situation and learn to respect her, so they can reach a place of good co parenting. That God would help her as she begins to investigate divorce and proceed. And that the meeting goes well with her parents and in laws and that a line would be drawn in the sand.
MHD-for her body and lungs to recover from the pneumonia fully and completely and her lungs to strengthen, so that she doesn't relapse at all but enjoys this festive season with her family.
amberlight-For her family to recover from the norovirus and for peace and reconciliation with an old friend.
MrsRhettButler- for her friends Mum who is very ill in hospital with a 5% chance of survival and young children.
HaveALittleFaith -for her energy as she grows this baby.
Cloutiedumpling- that her DD settles into nursery for her return to work and adjusts to bottles/ cups.
LewisFan- Her Nan has passed away, prayers for her family.
CharlotteCollinsislost-Prayers for her as she makes big decisions about her future as she plans to separate.
Positiveattitude-for her DD over Christmas, as her Mum is so far away. For home sickness to ease with PA and DS. That her children back home get support from PA's old Church and the heating is fixed asap. And that the organisation trace the money and PA then has the funds she needs whilst they serve God out there.
Kaykat- Prayers for her in her difficult marriage, for protection, peace and for God to help her and surround her with people, so she can end things, have a safe home and for her DS.
LiftUpYourGingerHeadsOYeCurls-for her as she does her thesis, for energy, concentration, clarity, ability to see the connections as well as the bigger picture AND be able to express it in writing.
Dontsteponthemomeraths - Prayers especially for her lovely man (LM) as the court case heads to High Court, there have been so many delays but it should get there in January. That God would make a way, where there is no way, help him to afford the court fees and that he will finally have the closure; contact with his children and a maintenance agreement in place that is fair to him, his ex wife and to the children. For justice. It's 6 years since divorce due to her infidelity and it is so hard for him. The children and ex wife live in another Country and the legal system there is very different. Prayers that he has freedom from his past and doesn't live in it anymore but breaks free and moves forward in all God has for him.
And for my brother, that his thumb heals fully and that with the rehabilitation he regains movement and use and that his nerves and feelings across the top of his hand come back. The outlook is not positive currently.

If I've missed anything, please add it.

Helloooooo! I'm back! Did you miss me?

Just got in and am putting off unpacking and catching up quickly, so won't type much now, but wanted to wish everyone a happy and blessed 2013. Thinking of you all. Will be back once I'm more organised.

Sorry for my delayed thank yous for suggestions on the Lord's Prayer. positive I think the Message version is too modern, Mary I like yours.
At the moment I"m just practicing and practicing the old version so I don't forget it at my dad's funeral next week.
BES sorry to hear about all the RL crap you're having to deal with. You sound like a saint to me, so here's some and a glass of to help you get through the weekend!

While I think about it, Mome, how is your brother?

Welcome back Tuo!

Reading and praying.

Sorry to hear about your Dad Cuddledup. There are so many different versions of the Lord's prayer. If you are in Scotland we tend to say debts and debtors rather than trespasses. It always confuses me when I am down south and I always stumble over it. My sister who has been out of Scotland for years now stumbles over the Scottish version. Don't worry about having to get it right. As it can differ slightly between different churches in the same denomination most people get a little confused at some time or other.

Hello everyone! Not been around as I've been resting at the ILs and then the parents for a week. It's been a good rest but I'm not recovering as quickly as I would like - still have a lot of pain and shortness of breath.

I feel like there is so much to do now having 'lost' December!

Have read through and prayed. Prayers especially to BES, Kat, Oma.

Lovely to see CC and Milliways too. I miss CD on here as well.

Must try not to get too dragged into MN now I'm back, but try and get the house sorted a bit, dh won't let me do too much yet. cracked ribs take 4 weeks plus to mend apparently.

Welcome back Tuo! Hope you had fun.

Continuing to pray for ongoing issues - kat and jan for relationships, bes for energy and family issues, Bob's health.

I am loads better from the lurch although still sniffly. DH is suffering now though! Random prayer request - my sister has a tortoise that she adores. He was in hibernation and he's really ill. He's at the bet who is trying to rehydrate him but it's touch and go. He's only about 7 so you'd expect him to live another 50 years. Please pray he'll pull through!

I love it that we pray for some many and varied things Faith. We had a tortoise who was about 30 and he upped and went, never to be seen again.

Oh my goodness! I've gone down with the most hideous cold/sinus infection. The pressure inside my head is something else and my nose is gushing. Please pray that I feel better before Monday, when I have to go back to work, as I have a zillion things to do and do not really want to be an achey, snotty, grumbling mess!

Praying for everyone with all their various needs. Thinking especially of MHD, Faith, Bob, Momey's brother, and Room and praying for health for all of them. Praying for strength for those in difficult situations because of relationships (Jan, BES, Kat) and for the recently bereaved (BES again, CuddledUp).

Don't worry about remembering the prayer, CuddledUp... there will be enough people saying it that you'll get sort of 'carried along', I'm sure. (Having said that, when my girls were briefly at a Catholic school - when we lived in the US - I kept showing myself up by forgetting to stop a 'deliver us from evil...'. I felt as if I might as well be wearing a big shiny 'Protestant' sign on my head! Not that anyone minded, of course... but I did feel a bit when it was just me going 'For thine is the ... [tails off] Ahem!'.)

Faith, I love torties. Praying for your sister's to get well soon.

Sadly tortie RIP'd :(

Praying for your health Tuo. That is what I'm recovering from!

Aww... RIP little Tortie. Hope your sister is OK.

Feeling marginally better today. Still full of cold, but sinuses less blocked which is a relief. Made it to church as DD2 was reading, but could quite happily go back to bed again now.

sorry i haven't been able to catch up on thread as have not had a minute lately, and it seems all hell has broken loose. please pray! i made a start on making our finances independent from one another, and dh is very angry, because of the consequences and implications of this. our whole financial situation has got very complicated, that i can't go into detail, it is very confusing to me, and he is becoming very demanding, making constant calls etc. we will both lose money. i need to wait till tomorrow as i need to try to arrange to see a solicitor or at least citizens advice. i don't feel confident sorting this out with dh myself.
and at church this morning, people asked where dd was - she was with dh and i didn't know if she was also at church and i guess i made a mess of the answer i gave as i was put on the spot. i felt very embarrassed and one of the pastors asked me about us, when i told him we were not back together yet and it was not looking like it was heading that way he said 'what about the baby' which really upset me. i said i was protecting her. i feel like they don't understand at all. i feel like they don't agree with separation, and they think it is damaging to the children (it was said in a sermon a few weeks back). i feel quite vulnerable going to church and also, i don't want to leave this church.

really need prayer for wisdom and guidance....feel like there is storm all around me.

oh jan. time to find another church I think. it is eaasier ` at a new chur7ch. they will acceopt that you come and as single parent. you are doing your best to protect dd. there are situations where it is best for children for you to be separate.

oh and if he continues to bombard you with clalls, try to get some sort of legal restraint on him for harrassment or something. you will then also hjave concrete evidence for church. (not that you will want to stay there anyway. they have a poor biblical understanding of marriage. it is not ok to force you to stay in a relationship when he has already broken his vows to love honour cherish.

Praying for you that you will be able to 'fix your eyes upon Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith' (Heb12:2)
There is a hymn about the 'storm is all around me', I can sing it but can't think of the first line.
Nobody likes separation, in that respect I can understand your pastor, but he will need to look at the whole story and then try to understand where you are coming from. You are trying to protect dd from a life of arguments between her parents and from a life where her mother is totally downtrodden and miserable. If your h would gree with you and help yu it would be in everybody's best interest, but I'm afraid pigs will fly before he sees that. So your dd is entirely dependent on you to do what is best for her in the face of all opposition.

thanks... been at these forms all weekend, just finished and got everything ready... i feel a bit sick actually. he was hassassing me to talk to me and i said either email me or go to a solicitor... i haven't heard anything from him now. im so nervous and anxious!

yeah, the church thing is so hard. my friend went through the same thing, and noone talks about it now and she just held her head up and goes to church fine, but i feel its different because her dh did not go to the same church. its so awkward with him going. the problem with leaving is that he wouldn't agree with me making dd join a new church, and he would be taking her there on alternate sundays, which wouldn't be very good for her... its all so complicated.

i feel so all over the place.

it would be better for her to go to two different churches, with a happy mother, than going to one church and having the complication of not knowing which parent she is supposed to be with. how is it good for her to see her mother at church when she is supposed to be with dad? especially as he is likely to be such an idiot about the whole thing. also the church people are going to be comnfused as to which parent to contact if there is a problem.

thanks room for praying on Friday. I needed it. it was a difficult visit to mum. she really is not all there at the moment, is poorrly and unhappy. she found ds very difficult and embarressing.

we are home. I am not stressing about ds breaking stuff, climbing on stuff or messing stuff up at mums. I am very stiff as I have moved lots of furrniture and a freezer.

You are a Good Girl BES. Your mother would appreciate it more if she wasn't so unhappy and out of her depth.

I'm sorry it's still so tough bes. Are you considering that your DMum might be better off staying long term? She doesn't seem to be settling considering how long it's been. Make sure you get in the bath to ease those aching muscles.

Sorry it's so tough jan, I agree with the others though. As long as the fundamentals of the teachings of the two churches aren't different, it won't do her any harm to go to a different church every other Sunday.

wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ados results, or not, tomorrow. someone else I know had an inconclusive result...

Oh gosh bes there's so much going on! Ok praying for a clear and accurate result and that DS gets the support he needs regardless.

Praying for clear and helpful results tomorrow, BES. And also for your mum. And, above all, for you. You have so much on your plate and yet you always seem to deal with it with fortitude and strength. Hang on in there... we're all praying.

And for you too, Jan. I second what others have said, that it is better for you to separate and have a chance of happiness than for your DD to grow up in a home where her mum is treated badly and is desperately unhappy, and that it won't harm your DD at all to go to two different churches. Thinking of you and praying for calm

Thinking about the latest 'gay bishops' thing that has been in the news - on top of the 'women bishops' issue and all the rest - and feeling the need to pray for the CofE and its leadership, especially the new ABC. I know where I stand personally on these issues, but to guide the Church to a resolution on any or all of them will be a real feat of leadership. I pray, then, for wisdom for Church leaders and for loving acceptance on all sides of the various divides, so that we can see that what binds us together (the fundamental Christian good news) is stronger than the little things that keep us apart.

Adding my prayers for BES and Jan. May both of these tricky situations have some light shined on them and for there to be clarity for all parties involved.

Get well soon Tuo and may your recovery continue MHD,

Faith I'm surprised by how gutted I am about Tortie. I always wanted one and feel very annoyed that it's hibernation period wasn't peaceful.

DH started a placement yesterday for his course and he is back at college this week. Please pray that I manage to look after the children safely so that DH doesn't miss any more college and that he catches up with his essays. He is doing really well but looking after me and the children has made him behind. It would help a lot if I could sleep better at night time as I would find the days easier.

I am nervously waiting for the time to go to the appointment.

rip tortie.

Littleone, that's another thing I have missed: your dh's career change. What's he doing now? Sounds interesting. Praying for your health and strength and sleep at night.
Praying for BES this morning as she gets her ados results. Praying that they will be clear and that, if not, she will get the help anyway. Also praying that there will be no additional burdens on her and that she will be able to deal with her mother in the best and kindest way.
TUO very good point, praying for the Church of England and its new Archbishop. A friend of mine, who has met him, described him as 'smooth and very capable'. She also said there were attitudes that she had come across that greatly disturbed her, so prayer for those issues is greatly needed.

I'm concerned for Bob, who seems to have slipped straight into the doom and gloom of earlier days. There is nothing much that I can put my finger on, we didn't get a district nurse's visit on Thursday, so I have no outside perspective. It is his last day at the day hospice on Wednesday, I will see them tomorrow, so will have a word then to see whether they have any idea what is going on. He is blowing out vast amounts of clear snot (sorry if tmi), I ironed 17 hankies last week and 16 yesterday, what is that all about?