Christian Prayer Thread. Back to school and into Autumn

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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.

Prayers for Soozi for a full and speedy recovery.

Oh no! Poor Soozi - that sounds really horrid. Praying for her.

Also praying for you, BES ... what a nightmare. Also praying for your DC (Will they be distraught about being separated from their cuddlies? Mine would have been when they were younger... and DD1 wouldn't want me to tell you, but still sleeps with the little teddy she has had since the day she was born 15.5 years later!). Oh, and adding prayers for your mum, and coping-with-mum prayers for you.

Praying for Anjelica and for your DS. I'm sorry that the positive turn didn't last. I'm glad you've been signed off for a bit - this must really be taking it out of you.

Continuing to pray, too, for Edith and for MHD and for the lovely Oma.

Thinking of all refugees tonight, I want to share this prayer, courtesy of faithandworship.com:

Grant safe passage, Lord
to those fleeing conflict,
warfare and persecution,
and for whom the perils
of an overcrowded boat
in dangerous waters
is a risk worth taking
compared to the life
they have left behind.
Bring peace, Lord,
where there is conflict,
sow love where there is hate,
and begin within our hearts,
that the love we display
might make a difference
in this increasingly fragile world.
Through Jesus Christ alone,
the Prince of Peace, we pray. Amen

been butchering hte salmon I bought earlier and freezing before it turns to stinky mush if the fridge decides to stop working overnight.

Amen to that prayer Tuo. Heartbreaking situation. Am praying that the powers that be can find an internationally agreed way forward to start to minimise this horrendous suffering.
Praying through the thread.

Amen, TUO. Such a terrible and tragic situation.

Praying for Soozi, praying she will feel much better soon and the pain will be eased

Thanks for prayers, I am on the mend again, ish...

Praying for you all.

also praying for the rouges and that this morally bereft government wakes up and starts to help. They are so out of touch with real people it'sridiculous.

Going into a set of long night shifts and am some distance from home. Praying for manageable nights and enough rest.
Grateful though for safety , food and drink and somewhere to live. Praying that poor small refugee boy is now at peace with God in Heaven .

Refugees

Prayers for you as you embark on your night shifts, Lightness - that must be hard.

Praying for a continued recovery, MHD.

Also continuing to pray for Anjelica and for Soozi.

Excuse me for posting and running tonight. Have got some sort of internet connection problem. It keeps going on and off and I can't remember how to cope with life with no internet [waaaaaaaaah!], so I'm posting while the going is good. Thinking of you all though.

we are lucky you have not posted in several posts tuo. life without internet is defionitely I hope it is more consistently on.

I have started the big clean. again. for last night I got beds changed and hoovered. I have hoovered the sheets again this morning. I have got a load of washing on already.

off to take dd to music rehearsals. Have another one tomorrow as well. Will also need to do some shopping. grr.

[whispers] It appears to be working again.

Here's a prayer for all of us on this thread tonight, from tonight's Northumbria Community compline.

May God shield us;
may God fill us;
may God keep us;
may God watch us;
may God bring us this night
to the nearness of His love. Amen

Morning all. The temperature appears to have dropped dramatically hasn't it! Though I'm not sure how much of that is the temp actually dropping and how much is the fact I've recently moved and so may just have less than ideal insulation here.

Just off to church and then need to finish the work for my final deadline (for this month anyway). Praying through the thread and hoping all those who want to go to church this morning make it.

got a busy day. church ssshhh don't tell ds then feeding the ducks, then home for lunch, then out to rehearsals.

oh and their dad has yet to contact me to find out what is going on despite me telling him that ss has rehearsals everyweekend for several weeks.

Busy programme indeed BES. Go feed the ducks whatever, if ex turns up you can feed him to the ...., oh sorry, I meant he can feed them too.

that would be dd not ss... dodgy typing fingers and half shut eyes.

I rang him. to arrange it. for the children's sake as he was not available yesterday as he was moving. he did want me to ring back though. exactly how much notice does he think is reasonable for contact? less than three hours obviously

default parent signing off. (thankfully I love being the default)

Morning everyone. Hoping everyone is well and things are OK. Praying for everyone and keeping you all in my thoughts.

Bes good luck with your busy day. How is operation deworming going. Are you waging war on the little blighters? Hoping the rehearsals go well and you get a chance to stop for a rest too.

FlaH good luck with the final deadline. Deadlines always seem to lurk and then jump out at you. Hoping yours goes very well.

Dad has his second round of chemo this week. Not sure how that will work out. Last times was unpleasant and made him so depressed although he has anti sickness meds now so they seemed to help.

I don't know what is wrong with me. Maybe it's hormones but I seem to be ok one day and the next day I am on the verge of tears. When dad speaks his voice is changing as it's slightly husky, like he has a sore throat, although he assures us it doesn't hurt. Yesterday I bumped into an old family friend and told him about dad. Explaining it all to him it dawned on me that time has passed since the diagnosis and he has less time left. Then the sudden doom takes a grip and I struggle to shake it off.

I don't feel able to talk to anyone in RL as someone compared my inability to deal with this to a relative the same age as me who recently dealt better with her dad's diagnosis and sadly, his death. This relative is single, works part time, is childless and lived with her parents and now her mum. I have three dc, my dh a small business, four pets and a home to run. Sometimes these things are stressful in themselves without recent things factored in. I was told I was pitying myself and using dad's illness when noone else does that. This really upset me, so I have closed down to those people for the moment. I just said on a bad teary day, that when another stressful thing relating to everyday life came up, that I couldn't cope with anything else due to being upset about dad. I was told I was pitying myself and using dad as an excuse. Thats when the relative was brought up as a comparison.

Then I found out (having been systematically misled) that due to dd starting sixth form our tax credits were being recalculated and payments could be affected by a week or two. Turns out due to the recalculation and my payment dates I am having to wait eight weeks for my payment. I know it's a tricky subject to discuss benefits but we both work and my work is a bit slow and sometimes I end up doing work for free out of kindness for my elderly clients and this payment revelation is a shock. Just wish that I hadn't been misled by tax credits saying that nothing changes just dd goes from one computer system to the other due to age etc. It's just another aaggghhh that seems to impact more on me emotionally at the moment. I am such a wuss.

Sorry for the long daft post. It helps me to write it down here as I have absolutely noone to talk to now. Sorry to put a dampener on the thread.

Hoping everyone is feeling better with your personal difficulties. I pray that things will become more bearable and until things are resolved, that you have enough strength to face these times with God always close to you and that you feel his presence.

Dontbesilly I'm sorry you had someone compare you unfavourably to your relative. Everyone reacts differently to situations, and it's easy to cope better when you've got nothing else to worry about other than yourself! (And I say that as someone who's single and childless myself). Through my experience of seeing my mum trying to cope with being a mother and worrying about ill parents, it's incredibly hard. Don't let it get you down. I'm pissed off on your behalf though.

oh, don't everyone reacts differently. so sorry that you have encountered some people who have all the emotional intelligence of a dead squid.

come and winge, moan, weep , wail, howl and laugh as much as you like here. It is fine to do that. All these things add up to a great big heap of things, some of which are a great big heap of things in their own right.

I am just popping in between seeing ex and rehearsals. just sent ex's lunch out to him. he was 20 minutes late to the meeting point.

we are going to be late to the church if we do not move.

Dont: Echoing the wise words of Pandora and Bes here. Every person's journey with family illness is different. Different too if you are part of the sandwich generation trying to deal with kids and older relatives. Why is it some many things land in at once? It's hard to be resilient when things come at you in waves.

'Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, not even if your whole world seems upset. If you find that you have wandered away from the shelter of God, lead your heart back to Him quietly and simply.” (St. Francis de Sales)

dontbesilly that was very much better out than in. I'm glad you felt you could offload here and feel just a tiny bit better about it. My guess is that you found life with three children and two jobs already a bit hard and the whole situation with your dad has only served to aggravate that. There is of course nothing 'wrong' with you, as BES said your relative has the empathy of a dead squid. Well done for not having contact for a while. Life is hard and anything and everything that comes on top of it, like the benefits mishap is too much to cope with ... for a while. Because I know you will pick yourself up, dust yourself down and go on coping. One day at a time, one foot in front of the other and look for the good things that might surprise you. Those unexpected good things, like the beautiful day today (here at least it may not be so good where you are). Try to find something to please you and know, just know that God will be with you in whatever circumstance.

I might have been insulting to squid...

Don't I won't repeat all the wise things that Oma, Bes, Pandora, and Quiet said. You have been in my thoughts and prayers today.

Praying also for Flah and your deadline. Sure you'll have made it by now.

Bes yes, I wondered that, squid are pretty nice . Hope you've survived the busy day and are getting some sleep or downtime.

Also thinking of MHD - how are you? Praying for a swift recovery.

And praying for Tuo, Lightness, Angelica, Grace (are you still here?), Soozi, weegie and everybody lurking.

I WENT TO CHURCH!! and it was great

Yay, Enid!

Another manic day here, but a happy one, so all is well. Praying for all, but especially for you today, Don't. I'm sorry that you met with such an unhelpful reaction. We all have times when all we want is for someone to understand - not to try to put things right, and not to judge, but just to listen and to be there. It's sad that you don't feel you can trust RL people to do that for you right now when you most need them, but I am glad that we are here for you - and we'll always listen.

A prayer of St Ignatius

Teach us, good Lord, to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost; to fight and not to heed the wounds; to toil and not to seek for rest; to labour and not to ask for any reward, save that of knowing that we do your will. Amen

Hello everyone. Somehow I managed to drop off the last thread and wanted to update you all and try to get back into this thread. Thank you to everyone who remembered me in your prayers. I am divorced now and got a very good financial settlement which will mean a can buy a house once my former home sells which is now on the market. XH is very bitter about the outcome and he doesn't see much fault in himself despite the cheating and abuse and is trying to prevent the house from selling. However the past month he has been much improved. We had to spend time together sorting out the house and I started getting in my car and driving away whenever he was nasty which seems to have discouraged him from being nasty quite so much. The best news is that DS has a much better attitude towards me and has stopped telling me that he hates me and that I have ruined his dad's life. He has been happy, jokey, chatty and generally fine with me for quite a few weeks now.