Christian Prayer Thread. Back to school and into Autumn

[Dutchoma]

As we were nearly at 1000 posts and TUO is both very busy and away today, I thought I might have a go at setting up a new thread.
I have looked back over nearly four months of prayers, of sharing, of support, of gladness and sadness and so much more. I think there are about 50 different people on the thread, some are there from beginning to end, some come in, are here for a few days and then don’t post any more.
Both are valuable, all are welcome, we share with you in anxiety and depression, in worry for others, but also in prayers answered, wonderful healing, good exam results and so much more.
But we also realise that life moves on, that the prayer thread was helpful for a while and is not so relevant now. Never be afraid to come back, we all need prayer and support.

So, like TUO I shall pick out a few names for the new thread, but leave behind some that have not posted for a while, hoping that they will come back and update us.
Specially thinking of: Anjelica27; I know how much this thread has helped you. Bsshbosh and wondering how she is now.

Whoagirrrrl, after her operation. Dizzydaffodil, Pandora37 and PeterSpots .

There are so many more names to remember: Alittleroom, Bluetinkerbell, DontstepontheMomeraths, Howtoapproachthis and several more.

And then the ones that are quite recent like:
ALittleFaith, Amberlight; BlackEyedSusan, Dontbesilly; EdithSimcox; FaithLoveandHope, Kaykat, Lightnessofbeing; MadHairDay; PositiveAttitude; QuestionofFaith; QuietIsland2; SESthebrave; TUO; Weegiemum; ZipadiSoozi

And if I have omitted any one, be assured that God never forgets and holds you fast in His love and mercy.

Great to hear that, IHope Continuing prayers for a good recovery now. Can I ask? Do you have a faith? It really doesn't matter here if you do or don't, but I was just curious.

DO Yes, dad will come round after he has had a moan at everyone on the way. On Wednesday my sister text me to say that he had really had a go at her and was being very awkward. Yesterday it was my turn to be on the receiving end and my Dsis was the blue eyed girl who was the only one who understood him!! I don't think he realises that we actually talk to each other! And BES my patience has all been used up with the situation now, so I am saying exactly what I think and closing my ears to the inevitable backlash. not so easy to turn off the emotions involved, though!

AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG what a palaver trying to change an appointment... not managed it yet.

I'm with you BES. I spent four extra hours in work on my own time to try to fix two simple things and I'm home defeated.

To answer your question don't work is going well some days! My anxiety has got better too - I was ill with food poisoning for a week and during that time I managed to break the cycle of negative thinking. I felt too blah to think of anything at all. I don't recommend food poisoning as an treatment for mild anxiety but it was an interesting side effect.

Glad to hear your Dad is home. I am praying for you and him.

Excuse me while I read through some of the earlier posts...

SES hope your dh is back home safe and that issues surrounding your church role have eased and that they appreciate you

MHD Keep well and hope the antibiotics work
PA Saying a prayer for dd3's marriage

Tuo Thanks for all the lovely prayers that you post
DO hope the retreat went well and glad for you that you are home.

Ihope Glad that your friend's dad is out of surgery - continued prayers for his full recovery

BES you have inspired me to do a full house clean for Advent. Would love to know what the diy platform in the bathroom is for!

don't I hope your little dog had a good consultation with his/her cardiac specialist. You must be running around after everyone so take care of yourself. Continued prayers for your Dad's successful treatment

A big hello to Edith - hope you are looking forward to Advent.

My little son is writing a letter to Santa - lego seems to feature.

Apologies to anyone I've left out

I would clean but I seem to have lost the carpet and floor again. rampaging dcs and poorly me have put everything back again.

diy platfrom is to do diy but is currently stacked with stuff... funny that. do you see a theme developing?

the person from physio rang me back despite me giving them the wrong number. (aren't they brilliant?) have printed the tickets for the santa train first time, taken down the recycling dd has done recorder and violin, ds is reading and I am er ahem supposed to be listening.

I need to pack and wash up. knickers. always seem to be short of knickers...

If I'm honest, my faith extends as far as praying when I need something

I grant you that sounds awful but up until a month or two ago that's all it was, I'm slowly starting to think more about my faith and where I'd like to be with it.

I nannied for a family last year who were big church goers and when I worked Sunday's, I would take them (although just sit/bow my head quietly during prayers etc) and the one thing I loved was the sense of community so I'm hoping to get to a service at my local church soon to just try it out

PA - great to hear that a place has been sorted for your DM in a nice nursing home.

Life is getting a bit manic here. Too many people doing too much stuff. Just holding out for Christmas!

Well it's very bad news for my little dog. He has a serious heart condition. It's common to the breed but extremely rare at his age, just two and a half. I guess he us halfway through his short little life and I am gutted, he is a wonderful insightful little man and has really helped me during these past few months. He is insured for the year and after that the vet said the meds alone will be 100-120 pounds per month. Whatever it takes he will have the meds.

I hope, good news about your friends dad. Praying for him to get stronger and better soon. What a lovely friend you are!!!

Oma wonderful that you have had such a lovely break. Much deserved too!!

Dad's back in hospital thus week for further tests to see if the big operation can go ahead. I am praying for things to go smoothly and successfully so that the operation can go ahead soon while he is well. I am emotionally exhausted. I know that sounds self indulgent, but things are piling up and because I come across as capable and sensible people don't realise that I have a maximum level. I cried to mum yesterday about my dog then felt awful as she is worrying about dad. I then felt terrible and the cycle continues. People seem to put on me and I am toying whether to speak up. Although I am worried that I might blow up like vesuvius and upset people. My in laws need to know that their eccentric relative I loosely look after while they holiday is taking the mickey asking for 'urgent' assistance wasting my time and using using the opportunity to tell me dad's taking the mickey asking for lifts to the hospital when he's just been discharged himself and cannot drive. She also compared dad's illness to a young female family members who caught her breadth cancer early and was able to do more for herself than dad is capable of doing. Ignoring the fact dad's double their age has had a stroke and an operation that would out me if I mentioned it. It's not comparable nor is it reasonable for her to compare them. Then I remember that she is batty but still it's unreasonable. She had me take her shopping for supposed essential things due to the trouble in Paris....The essential things were among other non essential items, bird food for the garden. Grrrr throw in the unnecessary remarks about dad and I am fit to blow. And breathe

Praying for you all too. It calms me down to pray and it's a welcome distraction from life too. Thinking of everyone. Oh and Quiet, hope you are fully recovered. That sounds nasty, although it helped with the anxiety still it's unpleasant, you have my sympathy.

This moaning old @#@# is off to walk her dogs and think about everything and come back with a clear head.....Hopefully.

right I will be back and comment properly later.. in the mean time I am fretting about travelling to see santa. this is the third year and I am still fretting. eek.

Dont you have every reason to say: "No", to the mickey taking relative for the next three occasions she asks you to do something. You have every right and reason to blow a gasket, here, or in real life. Even Vesuvius needs to have a let out, so best blow before it is a full time explosion.
Sorry to hear about your dog.
BES, I hope you'll manage just fine. This may just be the last year that they still believe in Santa, so enjoy the occasion....if you can.
I went into a local church which had an advent labyrinth, very well done.

Thank you Oma. I am brewing up to speak up this afternoon with the inlaws so hoping that I can report all went well and things are sorted out without anyone taking offence ....Let's see.

Bes, if you need an extra pair of hands just to carry bags and nothing whatsoever to do with santa you understand, then I am free. I wont jump the queue or go round twice or dawdle or anything. I am very envious, can you tell? ENJOY x

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I'm abroad again so not posting much but reading and holding you all in prayer. Love and prayers to all.

Hope your trip is all good, tuo.

Reading through and praying.

It's advent Sunday today. I would link to a prayer but on phone, but thinking about the passage from Luke of zechariahs song when it says 'the dawn from on high will break upon us' - keep on holding to that hope, sparks of light in the darkness.

we are home and safe. not yet warm. heating is on. shattered. absolutely shattered.

My chat with the inlaws went well. I put my point across and they told me that I can and should say no to people and they will back me up. I am the one doing favours and can choose to withdraw them anytime I like and they will totally support me. So feel much better now.

Have a peaceful time Tuo. Have a safe journey home when it's time.

Glad you are back safely Bes. I am guessing that you all had a great time. Hoping everyone enjoyed the experience.

Thinking of everyone and praying along the way too.

excellent as usual don't. I just really really struggle with the responsibility of getting everyone where they need to be with all the things they need.

glad your inlaws were sympathetic. so sorry about your dog.

praying for safe travelling tuo and smooth journeys and uncomplicated luggage retrieval and no hitches of any sort..

oma, how are you? praying for a relaxing weekend and time to grieve without it being too painful.

mhd praying for lungs to be well behaved at christmas and everything to go well. for dh too at his busy time of year.

school trips. one is having to sit out a bit. worried about the weather and the wind and where the school trip is. eek. prayers for safety amd my nerves.

Thanks for prayers. Someone was watching over me last night, as we had terrible turbulence and I started to feel travel sick - and I'm a lot bit phobic about throwing up, and not least on a FULL plane of people, with complete strangers on either side of me. I had to stare straight ahead and count backwards to take my mind off it for ages before it passed, but I wasn't sick.

Prayers for the school trip, BES, and for Don't's dad and dog, and for Ihope. Will post more soon, but just wanted to drop in with some thanks for a safe and un-vomitty return to terra firma.

yay. glad there was no hurling. not so yay that the smooth bit of the prayer was missed...

Good to hear that you are safely back TUO.

thank God for the world tonight which has just got me through a megaload of washing up. now got dishes and lunch boxes for tomorrow morning.

Glad you're safely home Tuo and your trick for not vomiting worked. I will remember that for the future as I am taking tablets that often make me feel sick in the most inconvenient of places, think parents evening.

Dads having an operation today to check out his stomach area for signs of cancer. If it's all clear then the surgeon can hopefully operate to remove the tumour. I slept badly last night, waking often in a panic and then praying furiously for a good outcome and calm for myself, then wake and repeat through the night. I haven't taken dad today my sibling has gone this time so I will be updated regularly. Praying for the medical team and dad and a positive outcome.

Oma, have you heard anything from Angelica? I am still praying for her and her family for safety, hoping she is safe and well. Also how are things with you? Are you keeping busy and how are you feeling?

Continued prayers for everyone. Hoping Madhairs health is improving and you are fit for Christmas and PAs mum is OK in the nursing home and her dad is OK too with the situation.

Speak soon.

Dont praying for your dad, for you and for your sibling who is closer to the scene, as it were. Please do keep us updated as and when you can.
Sadly I have heard nothing from Anjelica and can only assume that things became so desperate for her that she is unable to communicate, whatever form that desperation has taken. She is a most considerate person, always ready to make sure I wasn't worrying about her, so things really must be bad if she is not able to do so.
Yes, I am keeping busy, but also worrying about this whole bombing Syria thing. Can I please urge all members on this board to pray to the 'Prince of Peace' that He will prevail and that the Holy Spirit will hover over Parliament so that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven

Prayers dont.
oma I went to church this morning to pray for the same. I feel quite despairing regarding the situation. And the suggestion from the powers that be that I am akin to a "terrorist sympathizer" for having reservations regarding the case for war just adds to that feeling.