Praying into 2016: a Christian prayer thread for the New Year

[Tuo]

Happy New Year friends.

This thread is a safe space where anyone - regular, occasional visitor, lurker, committed Christian or waverer - is welcome to come and leave their prayers in the knowledge that they will be prayed for. No problem is too big or small to share here, and if you just want to come and say 'hi', that's fine too.

Looking back through our previous thread, we pray in particular for:

ALittleFaith - for good treatment for her anxiety; for better understanding from her boss; for the lovely Faithlet.

amberlight - for her work supporting people with autism, and for her and her family.

Anjelica27 - for her DS, who has mental health problems, and for Anjelica and her family.

BlackEyedSusan - for all that she has to juggle as a single mum, for her DC, and for her mum. Praying for a peaceful and happy 2016.

Dontbesilly - for her dad, who has been diagnosed with cancer, and for all who love and care for him; also for the medical team looking after him; for her DH's work situation; and for Don't's DDog who has a heart condition.

DutchOma - with gratitude for all she does to support people on this thread and elsewhere. Thinking of her especially as the anniversary of the loss of her beloved Bob approaches, in particular after the recent death of her brother as well. May she know God's closeness to her in her grief.

EdithSimcox - for her to be able to find ways to support and nurture her faith; and for understanding from her DP.

FaithLoveandHope - for clarity about what she wants (and what God wants) for her future.

HardyLeodicean - especially for her FIL.

IHopeYouStepOnALegoPiece - for her to find comfort and joy in exploring her faith; also for a good recovery from heart surgery for her best friend's dad.

JugglingFromHereToThere - for her search for rewarding work, for health, and for comfort and strength for her and the rest of her family following the tragic death of her nephew.

Kaykat - following her divorce from an abusive ex; for happiness for her and for her DS.

legohurtswhenyoustandonit - for her to feel more at home and accepted by her church.

LifeofBriony - for her relationship with her DH; also for her DS going back to university after Christmas.

LightnessofBeing - for her new church, and for energy to cope with her punishing work schedule.

MadHairDay - for her health, especially in the cold, wet winter months which are always so hard on her lungs.

Pandora97 - as she starts a new job in a new town for the new year following difficult and stressful times relating to a court case in recent months.

passportmess (formerly known as QuietIsland) - for a colleague whose husband is very ill, and for a university friend who has been diagnosed with cancer.

PatchworkTurtle - for healing in her relationship.

PositiveAttitude - for her DD1, who is depressed, to get the support she needs; for her DD3 and her DH to work through their relationship issues; for PA's DH to find work that makes him happier, for PA's DMum to continue to be happy in her (relatively) new care home and for PA's DDad to cope with her being there. Above all, we pray for PA herself, who is always there for others when they need her, to be happy and fulfilled in 2016.

QoF - for courage when she is feeling anxious.

ScouseQueen - for a full recovery from recent illness.

SESthebrave - for her DH, who has been working abroad, and for SES, juggling everything at home; for her DS to find ways of communicating, rather than lashing out, when he is frustrated; and for her to feel appreciated for the work she does at her church.

TheRealGracePoole - for her ministry to women in her area.

weegiemum - giving thanks for an improvement in her DD1's (borderline) anorexia; praying for weegiemum's own health and for the Master's course which she has undertaken.

And, as always, prayers for anyone I've forgotten (with apologies), for all who lurk but don't post, for 'old-timers' who haven't posted recently, and for newbies who may not have posted yet.

A prayer of St Teresa of Avila

Let nothing disturb you.
Let nothing frighten you.
All things pass away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things.
Those who have God
Find they lack nothing;
God alone suffices. Amen

grr. attempting to sort out the bloody flat to find the rasiators so can get the engineer in. I have bought ds's mattress down the stairs, and am clreaning up books and toys in their bedroom. the kitchen and stairs are urgent too.

I know I've not yet contributed to this thread, but could I ask you please to pray with me? I've lived with and survived various levels of depression for over 25 years, always believing that God had some sort of purpose in it for something, always believing that God was giving me the 'yes but not yet' answer to my pleas for healing. This week, though, I feel absolutely dreadful. Could you pray for the motivation to keep going?

Praying greyscale

Praying here too Greyscale

Many thanks for prayers. It went off really well.

Also praying the baby will settle in to new home quickly and be happy.

Thanks for your prayers. Am now praying through what's listed on here.

Larry I love your username!

Greyscale, you are not alone. Struggling for so long is very hard. Take as much as you like from this thread, there is no limit and no 'return' is required. Tell us as much as you are comfortable with. God's blessing is with you, I'm praying that it may soon feel that way for you too.

Thank you grey scale. Veggie Tales were a big part of our life when DS2 was little.
Will also pray for you.

grey praying here too. Depression is such a vile condition. Remember the illness lies to you, what you may be feeling is not the truth. You are worth so much and you are loved. Try to hold on in the dark to what you know in the light is true. And keep going hour by hour, day by day and at some point it will lift. Do you have much RL support? Are you taking meds?

Glad went well larry

Try to hold on in the dark to what you know in the light is true.

I love these words, QoF.

Greyscale, I pray that you find healing and happiness; I'm glad that you have found this thread, where experience tells me you will always find support and friendship. You are very welcome.

Larry - I'm glad the transition went well; it must be an anxious time for all concerned but I pray it's also a step towards a secure and happy future for the baby concerned.

Tuo thank you. Other foster child also facing transition. Has had contact with birth family ended, yesterday said goodbye to baby who they thought of as a sibling and in July must say goodbye to foster carers because adopters have been found. This child is three and a half so much more aware. Ongoing prayers would be appreciated, especially that Social Workers will get it right this time!

You're giving great care Larry
. I'm much in awe.

well I have been picking up elevenbillionty loombands, beads and bits of lego and knex and jigsaw, and half a carrier bag of rubbish wiping up the dust and getting ready to move the bed. I have just come down for a screwdriver to put the wardrobe door back on, (after I have cleaned off the sand) but accidently fell onto the computer seat and the computer logged on all by itself....

really really really want toget that bed moved today.

I am foster Granny passport mess, so can't take the credit. We are part of the support network for our family members who are the foster carers.

You're all wonderful then Larry! How wonderful for those children to have such a support network on their side.

Good luck with your bed Bes. I have been doing a spot of painting in the hall - the fiddly woodwork bits. I thought of you today and your freezer. I hope it is behaving itself. My microwave isn't - alarming noises and a smell of burning that didn't seem to be food. That's twice this has happened. I've dragged it outside in case it is smouldering. Will buy a new one.

shame about the microwave. the freezer seems to be working but only without the top drawer in the freezer easier to cope with and cheaper than sorting out a replacement.

the bed is moved. it is stood on its end behind the door with an easel balanced on the head board, the sand tray has been stacked up as well. I have washed walls and wiped skirting boards as ds left it in a terrible mess with sand, felt tip and chalk on the wall and the dust needed eliminating anyway. the wardrobe door is back on. I have cleaned the mould from the windows that was in the pattern of the strawberry plants dying growing there. the window was unreachable behind the sandtray and devastation that ds left at easter. the dead pieces of strawberry have been pulled up or pinched off. fifty million loom bands lego/knex/beads and tiny bits of paper that dcs have scattered everywhere have been picked up.

I need to sort out the builders tray that is full of sand then stand that up too. then I can lift the carpet to see if there is mould or not. there are a few other bits and bobs to do before that room is ready for the engineer, including putting the heaters in there out of my room.

Hello all its nice to read about everyone else on here and see how you all get on. Another prayer request today. My fiancés uncle sadly died very suddenly last night after a very short illness. It's a great shock he was not very old. I ask for prayers for his family during this horrible time.

Aphie.

Prayers Alphie

Aphie sorry not Alphie

getting flat tidying fatigue.

managed to go through the pile of stuff brought home from school and recycle loads of papers but There is a lot left and I have lost the will to live.

That's the great thing about painting, Bes Enforced rest while you watch paint dry...

struggling to know what to do with my room. there is too much stuff that probably ought to be kept stuff that must be filed but nowhere yet to file them and stuff that is to go in the cupboard but I can not yet get to the cupboard and put them away for other stuff.

need to find some energy and motivation from somewhere.