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Christian prayer thread for spring

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Dutchoma · 18/03/2017 21:03

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.

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Lissette · 17/04/2017 14:55

It's an unwritten rule of the universe that a car used for a mercy dash to out of hours shall be returned to the owner without a scratch. Breathe deep Bes

SESthebrave · 18/04/2017 10:32

Happy Easter all! (Sorry, I know I'm a bit late but it is at least still the season of Easter :)

BES - I hope your mum is ok and that your car was returned in one piece.

TUO - good to hear from you.

Cocoaleaves - prayers for your friend and progress with diagnosis / treatment

AntiGrinch - prayers for you and your children

Gingercurl - Hi! Prayers for A, for strength and clarity.

Prayers for everyone else on this thread too.

My Dad has his appointment with urology today with his suspect prostate problems. He is convinced he has cancer and it's so hard because we just don't know at this stage. Even if it is though, prostate cancer is one of the most treatable but I know he wouldn't see it that way.
My mum did end up telling my older brother all about it on Easter Sunday and fortunately my brother responded well.... until my parents left and then he decided we needed a "strategy" for what would happen if mum or dad dies and how we would juggle finances / inheritance tax etc!
Let's just wait and see what today brings - please pray.

Lissette · 18/04/2017 21:20

Ses i said a prayer today. Hope appt went well.

BlackeyedSusan · 18/04/2017 22:10

how did the appointment go?

SESthebrave · 18/04/2017 23:00

Oh thank you for your prayers.

The appointment went well and his PSA levels were normal so his symptoms have been put down to a particularly nasty UTI. We are so relieved.

DancingUnicorn · 18/04/2017 23:18

Wonderful news ses.

Lissette · 18/04/2017 23:27

That's great news SES!! We all need good news, these days. He must be so relieved.

Dutchoma · 19/04/2017 13:13

Can we keep Joseph and Trazzletoes in prayer, please. I gather things are at a fairly important stage.

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Lissette · 19/04/2017 14:22

Praying for Joe and his family.

SESthebrave · 19/04/2017 21:47

Prayers for Trazzletoes and Joseph

Popskipiekin · 20/04/2017 12:29

I've come over from one of the life-limiting illness threads - Surreytimes's very precious DW and mother of their little boy has terminal brain cancer and is undergoing emergency surgery right now. He has asked us to pray for her. I am offering up prayers with all my might and hope you can do too? God Bless.

Dutchoma · 20/04/2017 14:19

Praying Popskipieskin. What a desperate situation.

Also praying for Joseph and Trazzletoes who need a scanner to work at GOSH

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Lissette · 20/04/2017 14:37

I read that thread popskipieskin and will add my prayers. I had no idea that surgery would be so soon. He is heartbroken, poor man. Prayers for his wife, C.

Lissette · 20/04/2017 14:40

Prayers for Joe too.

Dutchoma · 20/04/2017 19:32

The scanner worked and they are home.
Thanks be to God.

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CocoaLeaves · 21/04/2017 06:54

I am adding my prayers for trazzletoes and Joe. Thank you for the update Oma

I pray also for the wife of surreytimes

And for all those in need of God's love and support.

Bloomed · 22/04/2017 01:03

Adding my prayers to the thread and lighting some candles here. My health issues are flaring up so that's problematic and very painful and I'm waiting to hear if I have a permanent job.

Dutchoma · 22/04/2017 06:32

Praying for you Bloomed.

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DancingUnicorn · 23/04/2017 14:24

Reading and praying for everyone on here. Prayers for a peaceful day. Just seen the following photo from the Archbishop of Canterbury, a reminder to me of God's unfailing love for me, even when I feel entirely unworthy.

The past few weeks following my miscarriage have been really tough, but I feel like things are starting to turn round. Still taking one day at a time.

Christian prayer thread for spring
Bloomed · 23/04/2017 15:51

That's beautiful dancingunicorn. I'll light some candles now and add you.to my prayers.
I'm expecting news about my situation over the next 48 hours.

Madhairday · 23/04/2017 17:14

Just seen that PositiveAttitudes dgc is back in intensive care so praying for him today.
Praying for you, too, Bloomed, with your health and your job.
Thanks for posting that picture, dancingunicorn. It must be a really hard time but thankfulnthat you feel things are starting to turn round. Praying for comfort and hope Flowers

Lissette · 23/04/2017 22:39

Oh, that's lovely Dancing unicorn - what a wonderful image. Praying for you. Glad you are feeling a little better. Praying for your future Bloomed, for PA's little grandson and for MHD's health.

Party for 12 eight year old boys today. Was frazzled but in a good cause. How do primary teachers do it?

AntiGrinch · 23/04/2017 23:23

Praying for you all.

Please pray for me to be a good mother and deserve my children. Pray for me to learn or remember how to help them have joy in their lives. Please pray for me to let go of anger and see the good in everything.

Dutchoma · 24/04/2017 06:35

Antigrinch I'll gladly pray for all those things mentioned, but I'm also praying that you will be a little less hard on yourself. From what you have said earlier your life is been made quite hard by your ex husband/partner and you are still living with his judgments of you. I'm praying that you can see that you are doing your very best for your children and that you can live without fear.
Renewing prayers for PA's grandson; he stopped breathing a few times and is in intensive care, being ventilated and sedated.

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CocoaLeaves · 24/04/2017 07:14

I add my prayers for PAs grandson, thank you for letting us know. I will keep praying for him and his family.

dancingunicorn prayers for you too; it is a difficult time coming to terms with a miscarriage and the sadness will come and go. Be gentle on yourself and know that God is with you.

Antigrinch I was reflecting on your post before Oma posted and she is right. Your post reminded me of the anger I felt regarding the situation after my marriage broke down, and I was reflecting on the fact that I do not feel angry any more. At least not in the way that it affects my feelings and behaviours at home and internally in my body.
In large part, it was prayer and meditation on what the anger in me needed underneath, what were the deeper feelings (sadness, helplessness, fear) and attending to these and praying on those - and partly seeking legal resolution to problems I could no longer resolve myself, taking steps to improve the things in my living situation which caused me resentment and focusing on the love for my children and other dear people in my life. I am not sure if that makes sense, but anger is a healthy response to abuse. If you go deeper and underneath the anger, and attend to the deeply hurting parts of you, with Gods love and prayer, that helps dissolve the anger. But don't beat yourself up about feeling angryFlowers

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