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New Christian Prayer Thread for February...

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Tuo · 04/02/2013 20:32

Is it too early to call this the ?early Spring? thread? Wishful thinking? Wink

Praying at this time especially for:
amberlight ? for strength to cope with those who would campaign against those with ASDs; and, in contrast, giving thanks for her work in raising awareness of the needs of people with autism;
BabyBeatrice and her family ? for healing and fortitude as they deal with Beatrice?s illness;
BlackEyedSusan ? for health and strength for her; for an easier time at school for her children; and for her mum to feel more settled;
BlueTinkerbell ? giving thanks for her baby DD; and praying for her as she explores her vocation;
charlottecollinsislost ? for her to know more certainty in her difficult relationship situation;
DoctorAnge ? for health for her little girl;
Dontsteponthemomeraths ? for her DS as he is referred to the community paediatrician; for her ?LM? as he tries to establish contact with his children; for her brother to regain full use of his thumb, following an accident;
DutchOma and Bob ? for health for Bob and for him to feel at ease in his new ; and for Oma to feel supported as she cares for him day-to-day;
FlatsInDagenham ? for the family and friends of her colleague, who died recently; for her SIL who has cancer; and for her brother and their family;
GingerCurl ? for the successful and (relatively) stress-free completion of her thesis;
HaveALittleFaith ? for health and happiness as she nears the end of her pregnancy;
jann2013 ? for her health; for an easier relationship with her ex; and for her to feel accepted at her church following the break-up of her relationship;
Kaykat ? for her and her DS to know peace and happiness as they emerge from an abusive relationship;
MadHairDay - for her continued good health; and for her whole family and their mission, that they will find the resources (financial, practical, spiritual, whatever) that they need to grow and flourish;
PositiveAttitude ? for her mission overseas; and especially for her DD1 who has been going through some tough times and may soon be spending some time abroad with her parents; for happiness for the whole Attitude family; also for PA?s mum who has Alzheimer?s; and prayers of thanks for the birth of PA?s baby great-nephew;
raininginbaltimore ? for healing for her broken foot; for health for her baby girl who has terrible reflux; and for her financial situation to improve;
Roomforalittleone - for her hyperemesis to ease and for her house sale to go through smoothly, easing her family?s financial anxieties;
Teahouse ? for healing following her TVT operation;
waitingtobeamummy ? for her to feel closer to God following a series of difficult situations, and in the meantime for her to feel our prayers supporting her;
...and for all who post on this thread, for those who lurk, for occasional visitors, and for those known to us who are in need of prayer, whether mentioned here or not.

Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayers.

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amberlight · 09/03/2013 22:24

Please may I ask for prayers for C, a friend in the West country, who has two small children and is battling breast cancer that has spread to other parts. It's not looking very good for the future. Praying hard for something that delays things until a proper answer can be found....

Bluetinkerbell · 10/03/2013 09:05

Please pray for me, preaching this morning for the archdeacon and also need to tackle difficult work problem with church wardens! Not exactly a good combination!

Kaykat · 10/03/2013 09:16

To all the wonderful mums and soon to be mums on this thread, have a very happy Mother's Day, hope you get thoroughly spoilt. Your words and prayers help to keep me strong. Sorry to have sounded a bit self absorbed these past few weeks, I do still pray for all of your situations.

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 10/03/2013 11:29

Thanks Kaykat. I find this day very hard as a lone parent. I'm on my own with the kids. It feels like any other day. So glad I've given up fb for lent and I won't see my newsfeed full of pictures or statuses about how wonderful their morning/ day has been, how spoiled they are etc. It's too painful seeing all these happy families and being treated by their H's.

I did consider trying to do something special but it's exhausting with my two and anything we do is always interspersed with tantrums and just generally negotiating/ managing their behaviour. I would end up feeling more resentful tbh. I'm roasting a chicken instead and staying home.

What are you doing today Kat? Can you see your son? It must be even harder for you.

Happy Mothers Day to all of you x

Kaykat · 10/03/2013 11:49

Yes my son is with me all the time, hasn't seen his dad since he threatened us. I am lucky to have other family who made a point of taking him shopping for Mother's Day but must be very hard if you don't have that and with younger children who can't organise anything themselves. So sorry that your parents or siblings didnt organise that for you, maybe hey are too far away? For my birthday my son went into th shop on his own to get something and kept it all secret but he is a lot older than yours. Yes Facebook is extremely annoying today, I noticed that. x

Tuo · 10/03/2013 12:17

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DontstepontheMomeRaths · 10/03/2013 12:20

My Dad is abusive and I haven't seen him in over a year. My parents haven't been much help in the last 3 years tbh. I find I get quite envious of families whose parents are hands on sometimes. But actually as my Dad used to speak horrid things over my son and smacked him when he was only 18 months. I'm thankful I no longer see him.

Mum comes here now and then but she's very negative and critical of my parenting. I have 4 brothers but they all live quite a drive from me and they're all busy with their own families. So it's just little old me.

Their Dad will see them after School tomorrow. First time in 8 days.

Bluetinkerbell · 10/03/2013 12:42

Prayers of thanks for a solution to work problem, I can nip home during youth club to feed L. :)
Service went fine, although DH said he was struggling to get music balanced, we were using just backing tracks due to no pianist.

Kaykat · 10/03/2013 13:14

It brought tears to my eyes to hear you are so alone Mome, then I recalled your previous post about the Christian dating and the positive experiences of Faith and Room who met their DHs on Christian dating websites. Maybe the time is right for a lovely new man to come into your life.

Thanks Tuo, I am still very homesick although there are many positives about being where I am now, mostly being able to sleep soundly without fear. That's why I'm going the legal route, I need a home where he can't just turn up whenever he likes. I thought I would get a reaction from him to the letter, texts or emails accusing me of lying, but nothing so far so I am a bit perplexed whether he has received it yet, or whether he will pretend to have not received it.

blackeyedsusan · 10/03/2013 21:10

blue. i thhink there is some employment law about breastfeeding. not sure what though. (that came out as beast feeding... at first)

I am back from mums. stressful and I have a bit of a black eye as ds kneed me in it this morning in bed.... ouch. embarressing.

sudka1 · 10/03/2013 21:21

I have just found this thread and I have to say how lovely it is. I am praying that I will be able to stay strong for an event on Wednesday-God willing it won't be as painful as I am expecting it to be!!!!

Dutchoma · 10/03/2013 21:32

Welcome sudka. Praying for strength and wisdom for Wednesday.

Praying for everyone else too. For peace, for reliance on God alone in all our diverse circumstances and difficulties.
We have just had a pretty awful day with dd and the two grandchildren, but they all apologised and I hope they will soon be back.

MadHairDay · 10/03/2013 21:42

Oh DO - I'm so sorry to hear that :( Praying for good reconciliation and for them to come back soon.

Momey, praying for you tonight that you will know God's comfort, and for you too Kaykat, in the midst of all your storm. with love and prayers.

Not heard from Jan in a while, hope she is OK.

Blue, I'm glad there is a solution. Are you happy with it? Is it enough? Praying for you.

love to all - and thanks for prayers. welcome sudka.

RoomForALittleOne · 10/03/2013 21:55

I've been reading and praying through. I think the overwhelming sense I have is the need for peace for everyone on here so that is what I'm praying for. I'm not entirely well and trying to discern a few things at the moment so I'm maybe a bit more deep in thought and posting less than usual!

Bluetinkerbell · 10/03/2013 21:55

Praying for everyone!

Yes atm I'm happy with it, will need to see how it works out when we actually try it out!
I think there should be more awareness about breastfeeding out there!

MaryBS · 11/03/2013 08:58

Thats such a shame DO :(, on Mothering Sunday too! I ended up going to bed with a headache, due to various tensions, both at home and with my mother (who doesn't know when to stop and won't stop even when she is told "not to go there")

Dutchoma · 11/03/2013 10:10

Thank you all for your prayers. They all said sorry and that they would come back soon, so that is some result.

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 11/03/2013 10:23

Morning all!

DO sorry to hear it was a bad day, but glad you got an apology.

blue I'm really glad you've found a solution, I pray it all works for you.

Room praying for health and clarity!

kay you're in my prayers during this difficult time.

Hello to sudka, always nice to see fresh faces. Tell us a little more about yourself?

I'm feeling very tired today, I'm in the middle of a run of 6 shifts Confused but only 10 left before my leave! Now that I'm looking forward to! :)

blackeyedsusan · 11/03/2013 15:15

time to fetch the screaming hoard... (one small boy counts doesn't he?)

hope the shifts go well faith... counting down with you!

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 11/03/2013 15:51

Sadly it's awful! On my break but it's bedlam and I have a really sick patient, Braxton Hicks and until 15 minutes ago we were short staffed! Please pray!

Dutchoma · 11/03/2013 16:36

I have heard from Jan and she has difficultiy getting on the computer, not sure whether that is the computer's fault or her dd's but she says she is ok.
Praying for Faith on her shift in 'bedlam', may the peace of Jesus reign.

blackeyedsusan · 11/03/2013 23:02

oh heck faith. I hope you are home and in bed now.

dd is half way through making a tissue paper pictuer of the solar system for homework. she will then write some facts about which are volcanic... (the inner planets apparently, oh and some of the moons of the outer planets...til now I was vaguely aware that the first few planets were rocky, then a couple of big gassy ones and the next couple were something ermm something... oh and there were a few moons floating about somewhere.. thank goodness for text books and google!)

HavingALittleFaithBaby · 12/03/2013 07:58

Yes, I survived and DH had a bath run for me when I got home! I am impatient to finish now!

That solar system sounds very involved bes!

Dutchoma · 12/03/2013 09:38

Let's hope the teachers read the text books and dd is not the one who has to teach them Grin