Christian prayer thread for spring

[Dutchoma]

BES has no computer at the moment and has sent me a very comprehensive list of prayers partners.
Rather than put this is the middle of an ongoing thread I thought it would be better to start a new thread, so all the names stay at the top.

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

BlackEyedSusan - for all that she has to juggle as a single mum, for ds who has ASD, dd who might have ASD and dyspraxia (waiting for appointments) and for her mum. Also for the computer to be mended

Bloomed- New year, fresh start

Cocoaleaves - for issues around the safety of her DS.

Colabottles64- struggling with infertility.

DancingUnicorn - new to the thread, most welcome

Dontbesilly - for strength as she grieves the loss of her dad, for her DD's school issues, and for Dont's recovery from a car accident. For DH and his recovery from a heart attack and finding her phone!

drspouse - for happiness and a warm welcome in her new church and for dcs

DutchOma - with gratitude for all she does to support people on this thread and elsewhere.

EddSimcox - for her dd, for her relationship with DP and her parents and her growing faith.

FaithLoveandHope - for her anxiety and depression to lift and for her to be able to avoid falling into despair and self-harm, and for her relationship with her DSD.

girlandboy- family and faith

Lissette-anxiety and thanks for lots of prayers for others on this thread.

MadHairDay - for her health, and those pesky lungs. For her friend.

Musicposy- CT scans, diagnosis and treatment, giving thanks that some progress with diagnosis has been made

Nickel- for church and her disability, and a friend moving on from DV

NoRoomForALittleOne - Giving thanks that he operation was successful. For freedom from pain and recovery.

Orchidflower1- for help with her anxiety and the relationship with her husband

PositiveAttitude - for her whole family, but especially her DD1 who has been depressed, her dgs who was born early and poorly, her mum and dad, her DH and his work. Above all, we pray for PA herself, who is always there for others when they need her, for her studies, and for a potential house-move.

QoF - for her relationship with her DH.

sadandanxious- for help with anxiety

StillSmallVoice MIL has an invasive malignant melanoma for dd and historical abuse investigation.

Tunnocks - after the loss of her husband
Trazzletoes- for her young DS, Joe, who is having treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital- bereavement, losing her DH

TUO - who has had to withdraw from the thread for a while through business in real life.

Zombie clan- remembering Candy and MummyLin

And also thinking of friends who haven't visited for a while, or who pop in only occasionally, including: abbsismyhero, ALittleFaith, Anjelica27, Aphie, applesandpears33, Badders123 Bluetinkerbell, clementineorange, CoolCarrie, DancingUnicorn, FlappysMammyAndPopeInExile guinessgirl (how is your friend?)HardyLeodicean itshappenedagain, Kaykat, JugglingFromHereToThere, ktef, LarrytheCucumber legohurtswhenyoustandonit,LifeOfBriony,LittleBootsTheBabe, Mary, originalmavis, ozymandiusking Pandora97, pklme SESthebrave shortscotty,SingaSong12 SparkyStars Sugarpiehoneyeye The Woollyback'sWife Weegiemum, ZippidiSoozi and others.

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

Praying for everyone, especially MHD, Edd and Lego's dear dad.

Thank you, he's home now and is in some pain but is doing v well...I do hope this is the start of a much better life for him xx

Thank you all, it's very comforting x

Thanks for your prayers everyone. Plenty of tears but no shouting.

Couple of things lately made me really believe in prayer... 🙏🏽😊

I will keep praying Edd

Tears can be cathartic, shouting not so much

Keeping praying, Edd. God sees every year and gathers it up

Hope all is ok BEs. Sounds so stressful. We're here to listen and help if you need it. Are you having to sort all your mum's finances on your own?

So glad he's doing ok, Lego

Prayers appreciated, dh in Uganda and I'm not brilliantly well, all feeling rather too much tonight. The DC are brilliant but I'm still trying to deal with teenage emotions and my own worries while my chest tis too tight. Also my book is going to a meeting tomorrow where the publishers will decide whether to definitely take it on... Scared!!!

good luck with the book. have been praying for those pesky lungs..

dd reported not being able to breathe very well.. we dialled 111 for advice, they dialled 999 and told us to administer epipen. so tomorrow we are off to the gp to see about getting a replacement. and sorting out what the hell was going on. (not wheezy, possibly panicky)

Christ without sin, Christ of wounds,
I am placing my soul and my body
under Thy guarding this night,
Christ of the poor, Christ of tears.
Thy cross be my shielding this night,
O Thou Son of tears, of the wounds, of the piercing.

Amen

been doing two hourly obs on dd to check she is ok during the night.

bit tired.

No wonder bes

Prayers for your lungs mhd

Thank you for posting the prayer Edd - thoughts and prayers remain with you.

Prayers that the approaching storm does not do too much damage in Ireland and parts of the UK.

I am struggling with the oncoming fog of depression. I need to go and pick up my light box, and metaphorically come up for air after recent months. I would appreciate your prayers. I have no idea how or when anything will be resolved and I have to work out, bit by bit, how to move on.

Lurking and praying, praying and lurking

Lovely prayer Edd. Read it several times. Just beautiful.

Cocoa light box is a very good idea. We are very far up North here and, along with light boxes and vitamin D, we try to get out for a walk each day to get the light. Makes a big difference particularly if you have depression. Feels like we're hibernating here at times. Must go off and stock up some nuts like the squirrels!

Gosh Bes hope things a little less frantic where you are. x

Hello
(Badders123 here!)
Gosh this thread moves fast!
Am hoping you are all well? Sounds like a stressful time for some of you :(
Things here trundling along...dh away quite a bit with work, dc growing up, i work very pt now and also volunteer
Bad news is that my relationship with my mother has pretty much broken down...
Only a matter of time perhaps
Went to a funeral on Monday of a church and village stalwart - was very sad but such a beautiful service. Felt so uplifted despite the sadness.
Healthwise I'm still struggling slightly but am managing ok
I resigned as PCC secretary - awful situation here within the church - and then found out vicar is leaving. Not before time tbh
That's all my news
Love to all x

Hello Badders. Good to see you here. You've reminded me I need to get over to the elderly care thread for a bit of advice. Really sorry things are so difficult with your mum.

I now see I missed PA dropping in with news. So good to hear the DGS is doing so well, and you and DH too.

Praying for everyone.

Thinking and praying...

Please pray for dear mum as she struggles to come to terms with dad's death.
Please pray for DS who is very down at the moment. Thank you ⚘

MyGuideJools prayers for your mum and your DS, and also for you

Badders sounds like a lot going on with you too - I am sorry about the difficulties with your mother, it is a big absence in your life to come to terms with - prayers for you too

Lissette thank you, I will bear it in mind about walking too. I have vitamin D and iron, not got my light box yet, should manage that tomorrow. I feel mentally like the summer was taken up by on-going legal matters and it should be May now, so I can have the summer to enjoy. Not that it was very dry or particularly a nice summer but it was light and it disappeared in trying to get things sorted (which is a bit of an impossible task, but I didn’t know that in May, I still thought it could be sorted!) So it is a double whammy of winter coming and feeling like I missed what summer we did have. And feeling like my whole life could be like that if I don’t find a way of living with this relentless, unsolvable situation.

Prayers for all

Thank you all
Yes it is hard but tbh my main feeling is relief
I have a friend coming later who really gets it so it will lovely to chat to her
I'm struggling to pray. Struggling to see any way forward in my faith but I often do what my friend calls "arrow prayers" ....I seem to do lots of those so I shall include you all x

It’s so good that we can come here to this place where we can share and pray for each other.
Sometimes we need to let go of the feeling that we OUGHT to pray and just simply sit in the light of God’s love, knowing that prayer goes on round the clock even if WE can’t manage it.

I don’t think I pray in a very conventional way; I have been praying for God’s help in brushing ‘it’ all away and burning it. I think it will take several rounds of this prayer.

I am glad that you are supported by a friend who understands badders

So true and wise, Oma, as ever

Badders - good to see you. I'm sorry about the breakdown in relationship though it sounds like it's more of a relief right now. It must all take its toll so much though. Arrow prayers are good, and just remembering Jesus is walking alongside you in all this.

Jools - prayers for your mum, and your DS. How are you coping?

Cocoa - may you know God holding you in everlasting arms. You don't have to be praying 'traditionally'. God gets it. Prayers that your winter will turn to spring and thinking about Isaiah 61 for you

bEs - how goes it lovely?

Thanks all. madhairday I'm struggling too if I'm honest. The smallest thing sets me off, he was my dad, I saw him every day and washed his hair and shaved him at the end. I miss him so much.

Jools 💐

Really struggling today. Telling the DC this evening (about me and DP separating). I feel sick.

Jools and prayers x

Edd 💐
I'm sending virtual hugs and I will be thinking of you and your dc this evening x

can I join the really struggling today group.

have had a very difficult time with ds and dd both needing appointments with the GP. three vistis to the GP this week. (like bloody buses) have important appointments next week, and the heating engineer on Friday.

it will be like one giant slidey puzzle.

edd