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

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Tuo · 13/04/2013 23:35

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.

OP posts:
BlackeyedSusan · 23/05/2013 00:22

i m just falling into bed after sorting out clothes fo holiday, only to find there are non for dd in the current size. emergency trp to sda tomoow to get some and hope they dry in time to pack. she normally wears dresses, but trousers for the beach. will get some boys trousers so tht ds can wea them when he eventually grows. he currently goes to school in size 2 trousers.

RoomForALittleOne · 23/05/2013 00:49

Just in case anyone is up (and knowing that God stands outside of time so it doesn't matter when we pray any way) I have been having contractions for a while now. They hurt and this baby's head is low so that makes them hurt more. I'd really like to go to bed and get some sleep now. I've taken some painkillers. Fairly certain that this isn't the real deal but I've had enough none-the-less...

HadALittleFaithBaby · 23/05/2013 01:29

I'm up (feeding) - praying it settles.

Glad it was ok ^Badvoc. Praying bes*.

MaryBS · 23/05/2013 08:15

Praying Room, Badvoc, Blue, BES, Faith, DO, and Kay, and for anyone else in need of prayer. If you're not mentioned, just mentally add your name to the list, I don't miss people out deliberately Blush.

We are going on holiday this evening. DD has come down with a cold, enough to keep her off school today. Praying for a lovely time and the chance to relax as a family.

RoomForALittleOne · 23/05/2013 08:47

That's a shame, Mary. Hopefully a day in bed/resting will get her over the worst of it.

I finally managed a drug-induced sleep (about the time when Faith came on Smile). Feeling pretty rough today but I have a good friend coming to help me bake cakes for DD1. She has been unwell so I haven't seen her for ages and really miss her. I love how she connects with God when creating something so it should be special Grin

MaryBS · 23/05/2013 10:05

Misread that as a drug-induced SHEEP Blush, I need my eyes testing!

HadALittleFaithBaby · 23/05/2013 10:17

Baa Grin

BlackeyedSusan · 23/05/2013 12:35

yawn

I have been to 2 supermarkets looking for clothes for dd to wear on the beach, the only place she wears trousers. now I need a bit of sunshine to get them dry

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 23/05/2013 16:30

Massive relief here. Hmrc have replied and I do not need to pay anything back Grin

Mum's lending me her car and mine is going in for the dash to be repaired/rewired.

Now I just need prayer for my camping trip. It seems over whelming with packing, driving and then just how it all goes whilst there. I need to save pennies to fix car, so I need good weather desperately for beaches etc.

HadALittleFaithBaby · 23/05/2013 16:46

Oh that's great news Mome! Praying you have a lovely time and fine weather. I used to do Crusader camp at Studland and I have fond memories of that part of the world! :)

I am doing much better today. The pump is working again! I've managed to express plenty and am enjoying Faithlet so much more. Maybe just one hour away from her was enough to make me realise how much I love her?!

Dutchoma · 23/05/2013 17:13

I'm sure you are tight Faith: an hour away was all you needed. Make sure you build some time away into the coming weeks and months. Every time you come back you will fall in love with her all over again.
Good news about the care Mome. Does that mean you will take your mum's car on holiday or will yours be repaired by that time. Praying for good weather on all our accounts for the next week.

RoomForALittleOne · 23/05/2013 18:19

Good news here too, my glucose tolerance test gave normal results Grin

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 23/05/2013 18:33

Mums car for holiday, mine into garage for the week.

Kaykat · 23/05/2013 19:01

So good to see lots of answers to prayer on here. I am getting very frustrated with waiting, somehow I need to get more patience or for things to get moving quicker or to appreciate where I am now rather then always waiting for things to change. Any of these things would stop me feeling so bad and waking up every morning thinking I might phone him to try to sort things out which would be a really bad idea. I wake up feeling so so bad every day. Really not looking forward to a long break, I need to keep busy and not got much lined up yet except one visit to a friend which might not even go ahead.

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 23/05/2013 19:37

Kay where do you live? I'd love to meet up sometime.

Perhaps we should have a prayer thread get together again soon?

Kaykat · 23/05/2013 20:22

Oooo did you have a get together before? How wonderful. Got a feeling I'm miles away from everyone. I will PM you Mome.

Tuo · 23/05/2013 20:50

Lots of prayers from here...

Momey and Mary and BES - for your holidays to be relaxing and peaceful. When we lived down south we used to go to Studland quite often: it's very beautiful (mind the nudists, though Wink!).

Room - for a better night tonight with no pain, and thanks for no diabetes.

Kay - for answers soon, and for things to distract you over the weekend.

Faith - for your check-up tomorrow; do mention your low mood and the possibility you might be anaemic... Childbirth does take it out of you, and yet looking after a new baby requires you to be in tip-top condition. (Hmm... not sure how that's meant to work, then! Hmm)

BES - also for your mum's health; really hope she's OK.

Mary - for your DD to feel better soon, so that her cold doesn't ruin your holiday.

Blue - for exciting new developments as you leave your job and start on a whole new adventure.

Badvoc - for more peace in your life, for health for your DS and your parents, and for career decisions.

Oma and Bob - for health and happiness for you both.

Also for those we haven't seen for a while: MHD (praying she's staying well), PA (her DD's wedding must be coming up soon... hope all's well for the whole family at this time), amber (praying you have a relaxing Bank Holiday weekend), Ginger (for her thesis), lost (for her personal situation), and Jan, SES, Soozi and others...

OP posts:
CharlotteCollinsismovingon · 23/05/2013 22:42

Aw, thanks for the name-check! Shall I update?

I told H it was over on March 10th. Then took him back at the beginning of April to try again. (Was away on the holiday I asked for prayer for - missed the support of MN so much those three weeks!) It was probably as well that I tried again, as the six weeks that that lasted for showed me that any change there was was not enough to make an equal, unabusive partnership. So last Sunday I ended it again.

I have not regretted it once, this time. I have had amazing little interventions from God, like strength provided before I'd finished praying for it and my favourite, a Queen song popping into my head as I prayed about the situation: "God knows I want to break free." :o

H is not accepting the separation as yet, but good counselling we are doing could help. I still hope that he will make fundamental changes, but for his own benefit rather than to resurrect the marriage. I really am moving on this time.

Lovely to catch up, reading through the last few posts. Congratulations to Faith on your lovely LO and praying for you Room with your imminent arrival. And a quick to math whose posts I read avidly on a competely different thread.

BlackeyedSusan · 23/05/2013 22:44

yay to so many answered prayers mome.

and to a working breast pump. (and after not admitting all the trouble with the garage to mke you feel better too. Blush )

mums bp went down a bit.

i have the suitcase out ready to receive washing when it is dry. the sun came out a bit and aired quite a few things. I may have to whack the radiators on for a bit tomorrow to dry the last bits.

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 23/05/2013 23:05

That sounds so good Charlotte. Lots of love to you x

BES I gave up and climbed into bed a short while ago. I have tomorrow off work, so I'll try and crack on then.

PositiveAttitude · 24/05/2013 00:28

Hi everyone,

Lovely to have so much positivity around here at the moment and little steps forward for those needing them. God is god.

We are doing ok here. Under 4 weeks and we head home for 5 weeks. I will be doing a panic shopping trip for the dress for the wedding as soon as I land! DD1 seems to be plodding along ok-ish at the moment, no great dramas or anything, so that is a good plus. DD2 is doing ok and waiting on police to see if her incident goes to court. DD3 is handling all the wedding plans very well and has finished her college course and passed all her exams, soooooooo proud of her, she has had so much to contend with over the past 5 years and has come through it happy and blessed!
Here DS and DD4 are doing well and looking forward to coming home and seeing family again.
Dmum and Ddad are not so good health wise, but I am hopeful that I will get to see them again on this earth, which a year ago I did not think I would.
Big decisions needed to be made here. Please pray for wisdom and a clear guidance from God.
Church back home have not invited us to talk when we are back! Sad Angry - useless, clueless bunch!!! - and that is my Christian version of how I feel about them!!!

Prayers for everyone as I read through.

Badvoc · 24/05/2013 08:23

Very quick post...I was rushed to hospital early hours yesterday with AF.
Had to have beta blockers and warfarin but was discharged last night.
Very scary :(
Blue lights, straight into resus...
Anyway, am home and feel pretty weak but am ok.
Please pray that it doesn't happen again and that the further tests I have are normal.
Thank you x

Dutchoma · 24/05/2013 08:43

Badvoc how scary. Glad you are home now.

Prayers for all.

madhairday · 24/05/2013 09:54

That sounds scary Badvoc, my mum has af, and is on warfarin, it can be so horrible, praying you stay well.

Just a quick pop in....sorry for not being around a lot lately - I was poorly then incredibly busy over past few days, then off on holiday tomorrow (nice weather please...we're camping...must be mad!) Keeping you all in my daily prayers and sending love to all...have read through and prayed.

DontstepontheMomeRaths · 24/05/2013 10:35

What's AF? Sounds scary.

I'm camping too MHD so we're both mad Smile