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.

that is good news kay, learning to see the abuse, that is. not easy on him though but an improvement to thinking that dad is all wonderful.

trying to squeeze a quart into a pint pot...

Dh got the job. The downside is, and there is usually a downside unfortunately, the salary offered is massively less than his current salary. The salary offered was ten thousand pounds less than the job was advertised as. Dh is over qualified and has thirty years experience, this was acknowledged at the interview too.

He emailed them asking about the low salary and the salary advertised but we have not received any feedback.

He's due to hand in his notice by tomorrow at the latest and the new company are aware of this. If they can't clarify the situation he can't accept, will have to stay put and that's going to be tough. But how can he change jobs without the situation clear in writing.

Oma praying for the old car to survive until you have a suitable replacement and for your dd to feel better quickly. Hoping you feel slightly better after the poetry and reading you have been doing recently. Prayers for peace and quiet calm and God's comforting presence to stay ever close to you, especially so in the difficult times.

Bes your patience with the freezer is amazing. I admire you. Prayers for it to not let you down especially at Xmas.

Oh well. I was doing v well for this time of year and even had some lovely nights out, but infection struck very suddenly last night and now I can't move and breathing hurts and everything hurts. Feel like crying but reminding myself actually of that post I wrote and what matters about Christmas. Thank you for your lovely comments. You're right Kay - Christmas in ads seems to be for those in good health and with perfect family set ups. But Christmas is not really about that at all, it's about God loving us passionately enough to get in the mess with us. Born to an unwed young mum in a dirty stable, no tinsel in sight, just cold air, a screaming baby and a hard floor. That's what it's all about and that's why all of us - with our broken families, our grief, our fear and our crappy health can celebrate what God did and how God understands.

May you all be blessed by God's great love.

I have plans to invite the neighbour to join me beating the bloody thing up with a base ball bat to be fair.

oh no mhd. praying for betterness.

oh heck don't good luck.

Mad, so sorry to hear that your poorly. I really do feel for you. What rotten timing too, not that it's really about the timing. Have you got any medication for it that can start to kick in? Really hoping that with some rest and sleep that you can get over it very quickly. Prayers and

Bes the wack with the bat might just sort it out and it works perfectly. Disclaimer not recommending you try it out though. Will you manage until after Xmas with it? What a pain.

oh for fucks sake. fuck fuck fuck.

not sure what food we have. it seems to have gone a bit weird at my mums. she has lost a chicken. I have poor relis doing an emergency chicken shop for her. seems the bloody thing has flown off. a miracle, defrosted and resurrected.. surely that only happens at easter?

nobody has died no-one is in hospital.

I am taking all the stuff to my mothers for a little holiday. it may be blowing out cold air again.

I have given up trying to cram it all in a pint pot. the pint pot is going on strike and driving up tomorrow.

da da

just come across someone with the name blackeyed. it is not me, just to avoid confusion.

Oh no, MHD, I'm so sorry to hear you're ill again. You are right about Christmas, of course: incarnation literally means the sharing of our flesh, however frail that flesh may be, and sharing it to the point of sharing our suffering. That doesn't make it easier though when all around you are celebrating and having fun, and when you want to just be enjoying some time with your family. Holding you in prayer and asking that same God who knew suffering to be with you in yours and to bring you comfort and peace.

Kay - praying for you too. It's so good to hear that your DS sees his dad for what he really is. Everything else will come; the key thing is that you are free of that abusive relationship, that your DS is happier, and that you are slowly slowly putting the hardest times behind you. Praying for a happier 2016 for you.

Don't - still praying for you and your dad, and also praying for your DH - for the decision that he has to make and for the right outcome. Congratulations to him on getting the job, even though the final decision is proving more complicated than it ought to be.

Oma - continuing to pray for you this Christmas.

BES - praying for peace and calm, white goods that behave themselves, chickens that stay where they are meant to be, and for space to breathe, to relax and to be calm this Christmas.

Also thinking of Edith this Christmas, and of PA, of QuietIsland, of legohurts, of Anjelica, of weegiemum, and of all who've posted on this thread and others through 2015. May God's love touch you all in the year ahead.

thinks about packing hammer and nails to nail one door shut with me on the inside.

if all else fails I will let ds shut us in the front room. he likes blocking the door with the multitude of mismatched furniture in there.

just completely utterly lost the plot.

rotten food in the fridge
wrapping presents til 2am
hunting down the presents from mum to bring.
packing the frozen food.
being told there is no room in the freezer when I arrived
offers of help that involve me holding heavy bags while she blocks the door.
christmas motorway and town traffice congestion
ds had a meltdown this morning.
organising all the food, finding the organisation is getting sabotaged by mum. she has frozen the mince pies that were in date and she was told to leave upstairs in the cupboard. you are not supposed to freeze them.
leaking bin.
dd has been particulary dyspraxic in her inability to listen to instructions and plan her movements.
I think mother telling me I will not get into the supermarket did not help. god knows what she expects to eat though.
oh and that date on the top of food is when you buy it not when you use it... apparently.

all she had to do was leave the freezer drawer with christmas food alone and leave the chopping bags of christmas food alone. did she? did she heck. got to sort through it before going to the supermarket which i will not be able to get in.

also their dad had the day off to help with christmas shopping is he here. is he hell.

That's an awful lot to cope with BES. Praying for calm and for things to straighten themselves out in spite of your mother's anxiety and confusion. And ds meltdowns and dd dyspraxia. Let us now how it goes, a rant is good for the soul.
I am quite unreasonably disappointed with the fact that I expected dd + kids to come today so we could do shopping tomorrow. She had to work late, then fetch the children and it is simply not safe to then still come to me, especially not with the car being a bit rickety. So now I will go and do the shopping by myself and she will come and meet me at the shop and we can cart the stuff home.
Praying for your dad tomorrow Dont. For the operation to go ahead as planned, for skill for the medical team and for him to come through the operation ok. And for you and all the family to be calm and trusting in the Lord.

((hugs Oma))

Thank you BES. They didn't get home till 8.30, so it would have been quite mad to try and come here after that, especially when they do not want to go on the motor way

Thanks Oma for thinking of us. We are in the hotel getting ready for tomorrow morning. Dads scared and faking being not scared. Hopefully I will sleep well tonight and tomorrow will be ok. It's out of my hands now and in far more capable hands. Praying for all to go well.

Bes that's a nightmare that your describing. Poor you. That's seriously a stressful time you have going on. Prayers for you to sort out everything you need to do and for calm to follow. Intrigued to know what happened to the chicken in the end, the vanishing one.

Oma, not surprised that you feel disappointed with the shopping trip. Did you manage between you to get the shopping home safety? Hoping that you are all unpacked and sorted out and that your disappointing trip is replaced with something much better very soon. It's upsetting to be looking forward to something and it doesn't work out. Thinking of you Hopefully after getting all the shopping done by yourself you get a good nights sleep in and a better day awaits you x

Night everyone. Praying for all.

mad am so sorry you are unwell again. Sending you my love for an improvement as soon as possible.
bes praying for calm and support
oma hope shopping goes without hitch.
dont praying for you, your family and the medical team tomorrow.
Love and peace to you all. I am going to church tomorrow and I can't wait- I need it. I used to love walking round the shops at Xmas years ago and hearing the Xmas music etc.but it does nothing for me now and I have done too much of that in the last week

where I flippin left it, in the freezer. except she could not see it as she moved everything about.we now have three chickens. three mumsnet magic chickens. and sausages we do not eat. oops.

it is the constant talking of stuff that does not need my attention that winds me right up.

I forgot to pack my meds... just over the counter so will send out for some. forgot to bring the antihistamine for dd. which is worse. will send out for some of that too.

Oh dear, BES. That sounds exhausting. Prayers for you at this busy time.

Oma - how disappointing. Praying for you too.

And keeping prayers going for MHD's health.

QoF - lovely to see you and sorry for omitting you from yesterday's list.

Above all tonight, praying for Don't and for her dad.

I may not be able to post much for a couple of days as I'm away staying with family till after Christmas now, but will keep an eye on the thread where I can, and will be praying.

Wishing all who post or lurk on this thread a peaceful and happy Christmas. And, acknowledging that many of our number are ill, worried about loved-ones, alone, frightened, tired, stressed, in difficult relationships or work situations, I pray that each and every one of us may know an inkling of the hope that Christ's coming promises us, however hard the present time may be. Births are always about hope - and this one more than any other. Hope for all of us, regardless of what we deserve. May we all find something to hold onto in thinking about that in the next few days.

Marantha. Come, Lord Jesus!

Wishing you all a very happy Christmas. May God Bless you all in whatever situations you are in, in ways that only He can do.

Life has been crazy, but I hope I can come back and post a bit more often now.

Wishing you all a happy Christmas - PA, Tuo,Edith, QoF, Dutchoma, BES, Dont, MHD, KayKat and all who lurk.

I am fervently praying for your Dad this day Dont - for a successful outcome. I know the waiting for news from the theatre will be hard. Praying for mental peace during that time. Hope the job issue resolves.

Thinking of Kaykat and her new Christmas traditions, and for Dutchoma at this time of year. Praying that MHD's health improves. Praying for a peaceful, non-stressful Christmas for BES who always has so much on her plate.

Nollaig Shona Daoibh - Happy Christmas to you all (Gaelic)

I am praying for you all as I read through, dear ones, and take so much encouragement from this little community here committed to one another. don't I am especially lifting you this morning in prayer.praying for the surgeon, praying for peace for you all and knowledge of God's love to surround you.

Bes oh lovely things are so tough aren't they for you yet you always forge on, you are an amazing mum and loved daughter of God. Praying for glimpses of God's love, peace and joy for you this Christmas.

Oma, lovely oma. I do hope today is lovely after yesterday's disappointment. You give so, so much. May you know the joy of the Christ child all around you and your home.

QoF, I do hope that church today is a really beautiful experience for you and that you feel uplifted.

Tuo, I love your words! I just want to thank you for all the support you have given this thread, and me personally this year. You're a fabulous person and I pray for God's huge blessing on you and your loved ones.

PA - hope that things settle for you and that you have a wonderful, peace filled Christmas.

ChristmasIsland - may God bless you and your family.

Praying for all our other posters and lurkers now.

I am still struggling a lot with this chest infection. Had to cancel several things (including seeing star wars sob) and can't go to my friends birthday meal tonight or our Christmas service tomorrow. First time our little church has had a Christmas service and I'm missing it :(

But you know, despite that I sense the absolute joy of this celebration, of God coming to earth to be one with us, Emmanuel. A stunning event which turned history upside down and still resounds through the ages and changes things for us now in our brokenness.

O Come let us adore him.

What a lovely post, MHD. I'm so sorry that you'll have to stay at home from the Christmas service and other events - wishing you a speedier recovery and strength. xx

prayers don't. prayers that the surgeons work carefully and steadily. prayers that they will have the wisdom to make all the right moves and remove all that needs to be removed. I pray that you will have the support while you wait and will have the comfort and calm that you need. pray that the wait will not be difficult.

well I offered contact from 10. ds was expecting him and is grumpy. needless to say he has not arrived. he was also supposed to pick up some antihistamine for dd and has not arrived yet and as chemists shut early we may be having a bit of trouble with getting it. needless to say he is not here. now theres a surprise. he was offered contact yesterday and took time off to do that but took so long organising himself that he was not able to come and see the children. he picked up the last two or three bits from the other supermarket, something that ds wanted and the first supermarket had sold out of.

prayers oma. hoping you have a happy christmas eve.