New Christian Prayer Thread for February...

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

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.

Praying for you Kay :(

Praying for you all as I read - I left a message last night but it's disappeared! Odd.

Praying very much for pannetone's friend and for Ginger and family relationships.

Praying for you Jan.

Praying as I read too, especially for kay. Sorry to hear things have got so bad you can't be at home :( praying for a breakthrough.

Pannatonne what an awful situation. Praying for everyone affected.

I'm generally ok but have developed a severe case of the itchies, especially at night, with a bit of a rash so I'm off to the GP. What fun Google has indicated it could be a third trimester pregnancy problem so please pray its not a big problem!

Oh Faith be careful with itchies. That happened to my dd-i-l and she had to have extensive treatment for it. Glad to hear that you are off to the doctor, but you need to be in touch with your midwifery team too. Take care.

It's driving me bonkers! Waiting for the doc now. Not due to see the MW for another week so thought it must to see the GP! Going to be late for work because the doc is running late too. Not good!

I have read through and prayed for everyone. I'm not feeling particularly good today so I hope you don't mind the lack of individual responses. Generically, I hope that the Lord is providing the right care for each and every one who needs it in whatever form necessary.

I'd appreciate prayers for house sale again. It's all come to a head and is more likely to fall apart than proceed unless the estate agent bridges a gap that one of his employees has created by promising that all fixtures and fittings were included. Prayers for an understanding GP on Thursday would be great too. I really can't keep anything down without a specific anti-sickness medication. Unfortunately it's by far the most expensive one and they don't like prescribing it...

ouchy... got a meeting with the head teacher and others in a hour. got a violent migraaine like headache.. feeling sick. it impoved ith paracetamol... which is wearing off before time fo the next so going to hit it with ibuprofen too. I need to be on top form for the sen meeting. I hve been revising. the sen code of practice

hope your meeting went ok BES... migraines are not good :(

i got a new doctor today who was really nice (unusual for my practise) so going to stick with her. thanks for prayers. have to go back in 2 wks

Still praying.
And prayers of thanks - first checkup for our son after his eye operation says it seems to be doing whatever it is that it's supposed to do. Hurrah!

meeting did not go well and I could be in a lot of trouble fo letting her reaad science books. really upset. need prayer for clear thinking and composition of an email.

Praying bes. Why is the science reading such a problem?!

Doc thinks my itchiness is just heat rash/normal pregnancy rather than anything sinister but I'm glad I got checked out! I'm pleased to say having swapped to short shifts, I'm finding work much easier to cope with, physically and emotionally so that's definitely an answer to prayer!

That's great news amber :)

Praying Room.

Praying. I'm signing off and out now. Am giving up MN for lent. Will be praying for you all while away.
See you on the other side.

So glad everything went well Amber :) Bes - it sounds like you are going through such a stressful time with the school... it sounds out of order that they would be annoyed about science books! thanks for praying for me and asking for me, i appreciate it so so much. things have been difficult lately but God is taking good care of me

im actually going to take a break from mn for lent as well. i really feel like i am making excuses not to be spending the time with God and want to draw closer to him for this time. i also will be thinking of each of you xo

Praying for all those going offline for Lent - will miss you, hope you find it a rich and helpful time.

Faith, so glad all is well.

Room, been praying for you.

Kaykat, howare things?

House sale may cruelly complete on Monday! Eek!

Argh! Actually not cruelly. My post is ruined!

ahhh the perils of autocorrect

I've given up fb only, as I spend more time on there than anything else. I literally check it every 30 mins when I'm not at work or sleeping

Please could we have your prayers, my dh and I have had no relationship for over a year now, he sleeps on the settee every night, in a dilema because he would move heaven and earth for me, is the kindest man on earth, but there is nothing there. The lights are definitely extinguished, I feel very sad because we have been through so much together, we just exist round our dc which I am sure will affect them, we haven't said anything to them, we cannot seperate because we can't afford it, its a case of can't live with each other and can't live without each other, there are no petty arguments, but I can't stand to be in the same room as him, we just lead separate lives but in the same house. I have tried to find a solution but there is not one, my family have acknowledged the problem but don't like me talk about it so its all knotted inside me as well as in my dh. I don't want to mange it anymore I want it to disappear, miracles hey! (plus 3 bedrooms and 5 people)

Oh Suzy, that must have taken so much courage to post that on here and acknowledge the problem. Of course you have my prayers, but you need more than that, a listening ear and some practical solutions re sleeping arrangements.
If there are no petty arguments and a reasonably pleasant atmosphere in the home it need not affect the children that much. In the very first instance I would say: make sure that the sofa is comfortable to sleep on.

Hello. I've given up everything (not everything, but all social media) except the work FB page that I update and this thread for Lent. Let's see if I can keep it up.

I am praying for everyone, but especially for:

Soozi... I agree that it must have been so hard for you to post that, and I hope that you feel a bit better for getting it down. I shall be praying for a way forward for your family that is bearable for you all, and for you to find happiness. I have - kind of - been where you are: married very young; realised very soon that I didn't love him, although he was a good man; handled it very badly (which I regret, although I don't regret that the marriage ended - I think that needed to happen); but got out before we had children which certainly made it a lot easier both practically and emotionally. It was a very hard time and I have no advice, but I shall be thinking of you and keeping you in my prayers.

Room... for the house sale to go through actually and smoothly, not curelly! How are you feeling?

BES... for support for your DD. Why on earth would the school object to her reading science books?

Momey... how's your DBro? I was thinking about him today.

Faith... glad you're OK, but you did right to get it checked out.

and for

Jan and Ginger in their absence.

Have had a hard day today which culminated in me bursting into tears on my boss. He took it quite well, considering, but I would like not to do that again! Also need getting-things-done prayers, as I am off to Ireland on Friday for work and need to get things written and prepared before I go.

Went to a beautiful Ash Wednesday service this evening. I nearly didn't go as it snowed a lot today and the roads and pavements were quite slippery, but I am so glad I did. I felt quite emotional, but in a helpful way (unlike at work earlier, when I felt emotional in a really crappy way!), and came away feeling a lot more positive, so thanking God for that.

He's having physio. The metal plates were removed last week. Slow going, not much movement.

Can I just send big ((hugs)) to all women separated, divorced and in loveless marriages on here or reading. This day can be hard x

Morning all - I wonder if someone could kindly point me in the direction of good online resources for Lent. I would like a list of readings, prayers and if poss explanations of the Bible passages.! I've had a quick look on the web but can't find anything that meets all these criteria.

THANK YOU!
For Lent I'm taking up reading to DD every evening (she's thrilled) and doing the 5:2 Fast diet.

Soozi - like the others said, it must have taken a lot of courage to write this down.

I am so sorry; I have no words, but I will pray. May you know God's love surrounding you, especially today.

Cuddled, I'm not sure what's out there - there are some good resources on for eg doing something positive each day like Love Life Live Lent but can't think of something that is a list of readings etc, I am doing a book called 'Abiding' which is the Lent Book 2013 endorsed by the AB of C, it seems good so far.

Lovely idea of using Lent as a positive, reading to your dd every evening :)

Prayers Sooz...

Praying and lurking, lurking and praying.

DD has started crawling! I was starting to get a bit worried about it because I know she is slower than the DSs were at physical things but she is getting there.