"By this love you have for one another, everyone will know that you are my disciples": Christian Prayer Thread for April

[Tuo]

I thought it was about time we started a new thread, seeing as the previous one now has over 600 posts, making it difficult for some people to load it and navigate around it. I used the quote from John 13. 15 that I posted on the previous thread on Maundy Thursday, because I think it sums up what this thread - and this group of people - is all about.

We pray particularly at this time for RoomForALittleOne: that her baby hang on where s/he is for as long as possible and continue to grow in size and strength, and that Room stay well and as pain- and stress-free as possible. Prayers, too, for the medical team looking after them both at this worrying time.

We pray also for:
amberlight ? for her work raising awareness of ASDs, and for her friends who have cancer;
BabyBeatrice and her family ? for continued healing and with thanks for recent good news;
BlackEyedSusan ? for strength to cope with all the many things on her plate, for health for her mum, and for happier times at school for her DD and DS;
BlueTinkerbell ? for work possibilities and for her vocation;
charlottecollinsislost ? for a peaceful holiday, despite the circumstances, and for as pain- and recrimination-free a separation as possible for the sake of all concerned;
Dontsteponthemomeraths ? for her as she dips her toe back in the 'dating pond'; 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 Oma to feel supported as she cares for him day-to-day; also for Oma's planned trip to Holland;
GingerCurl ? for the successful and (relatively) stress-free completion of her thesis;
HavingALittleFaithBaby ? for as easy a time as is possible during these last days and weeks of her pregnancy;
jann2013 ? for strength for her following the break-up of her marriage, and for her dd who has badly broken her arm;
Kaykat ? for her and her DS to know peace and happiness as they emerge from an abusive relationship, and for the legal issues to be sorted out quickly so that they can get back into their own home;
MadHairDay - for strength as she lives with chronic illness and for the Spring to bring her better health;
MaryBS - for peace and happiness following a difficult situation at Scouts with her DS;
PositiveAttitude ? for her mission overseas and for her family both over there and back here, especially her DD1;
...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.

Oma...I see what you mean. Hank your to your wise amd kind words.
I also checked the date on Ts thread :(
Praying we all have a peaceful night x

i have bag full of paperwork to be filed. the post man delivered several more letters today too, more filing. dad's bankstatements have neverturned up. we could really do with them.

I got to the party at a reasonble time. am feeling the effects of hurrying across town though. ah well, it was good exercise, and think of the calories used! (which makes me think of cake... )

Continued prayers for all you lovely ladies and also for Trinity and her DDs.

DO - how did you get to be so wise?

Still improving here so thank you for your prayers. Am back at the eye clinic in the morning.

Soooooo tired, but reading and praying for all.

Survived meeting - slightly frustrating but never mind. I didn't make a fool of myself, so that's something. Just want to add prayers of thanks for all the people who support me in my work and outside of it - especially the lovely person who sent me a little snippet of peace today. [cryptic]

Praying..

For Trin in what must be awful circumstances :(

For Tuo - for energy! Glad the meeting went well.

For bes dealing with the emotional fall out of going through paperwork and the ongoing family challenges.

Badvoc I'm sure DO is right! Try not to make sweeping judgements against yourself.

After a rough night the night before last, we had a much better night last night (phew!). I've won an electric breast pump on eBay which should come soon which should make life easier for expressing - she takes a bottle well but I find it hard to find the time to express and my hand hurts from the hand pump! So glad I've got that sorted :) off to meet another MNetter from my antenatal thread who moved to the area recently for coffee later so looking forward to that :)

For a short time only I'm going to put a couple of photos on my profile...

Oh Faith, she is gorgeous! She seems so alert in the one on the playmat. You should be very proud of her and yourself :)

Thanks! That one was taken yesterday - she's having very alert periods! Going to borrow a play gym for her. DO knitted the pink cardigan in the other one :)

Oh, Faith I'm getting so excited about having our baby now that I've seen your pics. Faithlet reminds me why I'm doing this pregnancy thing. She is so gorgeous. You can see the look of discovery on her face when she's on the playmat

Sorry not been around I've been ill!

A lot better now and hoping to be 100% in a few days. Just the smallest thing takes so much longer to get over here due to the heat.

Lovely photos faith

I have been reading and praying, just not felt up to typing a post.

Prayers for you all.

She's a little darling Faith. And I'm glad that the cardigan is coming in handy. Looks like the cardigan for your little one will need to be a bit bigger now, Room

Thanks DO! Yes it's a tad big yet but since she's growing well it'll fit nicely soon. It goes with lots of her outfits too!

Sorry to hear you've been ill PA, praying for your health.

Sorry to hear you've been ill PA
Praying that you'll be back to 100% soon.

Nooo.... just typed a long post and promptly lost it!

I wanted to say thank you to whoever was praying for energy, as I feel much better today, although it's late again!

Praying tonight for all on this thread - readers and posters, lurkers, pray-ers, and those just having a look!

Praying in particular for:
... Trinity - what a truly awful thing to have happened. I am without words.
... PA - that she feel better soon, and for the whole Attitude family, over there and back here.
... Oma and Bob - thanking God for Oma's wisdom and love so generously imparted, and praying for Bob's health and for support for both of them .
... Faith - Faithlet is truly gorgeous! Thanking God for Faithlet, and praying that Faith stays happy and positive as Faithlet continues to grow and flourish.
... Room - that LittleOne stays put for a bit longer, that Room isn't in too much pain, and that the whole family comes through these tough times and is soon enjoying their beautiful new baby.
... BES - as she deals with the difficult task of sorting her dad's paperwork, and as she fights for her children to get the support they need.
... SES - for her health and that of her DD.
... Badvoc - for her DS2's health, for her future plans, and for her to be kinder to herself!
... mathanxiety - for her DS and his roommate
... and for our lovely MHD who I gather is ill again.

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 (St Augustine)

Hello all...can I ask for prayers for ds2 wh I am taki back to the gp today?
Hs facial incur seems to ha gotten worse :(
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DO I think this baby is going to need a much bigger cardigan now! I can't quite believe that I've made it past 32 weeks.

So DH had his mark back yesterday for a presentation he gave while I was in hospital last month. He got a first! I've had weeks of him thinking that he had ruined his average score and how he hadn't done a very good job We're currently waiting to find out where he has been matched for a curacy. We know that we should hear any day now and it's frustrating not knowing when we know that the decision has been made.

Praying for healing for all those who are needing it (including DS who started vomiting while DD2 was in her ballet lesson last night).

Yes Room, last night I had a look at the cardigans I made earlier and they are definitely going to be too small. Actually, nothing should be so small that they fit into that size. Soon run up a bigger one.

DO your local neonatal unit will be very pleased to receive the tiny cardigan

I know but I may well hang on to it for the next tiny MNter baby. Trouble is with our hospital that they put all stuff you hand in for the neonatal unit in the shop and then people have to buy it back. That was not my intention. AIBU?

We had a rough couple of days, hoping we're past the worst of it. DD3 has been vomiting non stop the whole of Wednesday, yesterday luckily only twice, but I'm exhausted and took it out on DD1 this morning :(
I apologised and we had a cuddle, but just wish I hadn't snapped at her.

DO YANBU HTH

Too much to cope with Blue. Hope dd3 is better now and dd1 will understand that mummies are people too. A necessary lesson to learn.

DO YANBU. That is shocking!

Oh good, I glad you think so Room, because half of me thinks that the hospital must need to make some extra money and this is one way to do it. But I've given up sending it there.
Do you want to share the gender of your little one? If you know, that is?

We don't know DO because I want a surprise to help get me through labour (especially pushing!). I've been extremely clear about this with all the extra scans we've had over the past few weeks. I've had to look away quite a few times!