Christian prayer thread for winter

[Madhairday]

Hello all! I just posted a long post on the old thread and realised it's full up, so just going to copy this here to sunshine - will try and do a roundup of other prayers too later. Everyone welcome here!

Just want to reiterate what Oma and Cocoa have said so well, sunshine. It's no wonder church feels like a hostile place and you freeze up. I feel so sad for you that that man did this to you. But Christ isn't the church , the church is supposed to be his body, reaching out hands of love and help and compassion, and sometimes they mess that up. Hugely. Sometimes evil crawls in. But that doesn't mean God's abandoned you. I love that Oma referred to the prodigal son, I was looking at Rembrandt's study of that parable the other day and so struck afresh by the father's absolute joy in his son being home, his grace in embracing him whatever he'd done. Sadly you've had a poor excuse for a father so it must be so difficult to frame God in the language of father for you but God is the father who loves you beyond your imaginings, who reaches out arms of compassion and forgiveness, who gathers you in and just loves you. Loves you so much, so, so much, without end. You can never do anything that will make God abandon you. Jesus said that he is with us always, even to the end of the age.

I know church is threatening, lovely, but there are a lot of people who would love to help, here on the internet and in real life. It's just a case of reaching out, but I know that must seem impossible right now. I've learned that God is a God of restoration, a God who longs to mend the broken places and devastations in people's lives. I've seen people set free from so much and believe with everything I am that God longs to set you free, too.

I'd love you to find some medical support. I'm so sorry your GP is so rubbish. More and more the case, sadly. I pray you can get in to see someone. Would you also consider some counselling? Like cocoa says, that doesn't mean they would take your DC away, just that they would want to support and help you. you sound a lovely mum and have done so well to get to this point. I'm glad you are reaching out here. Please take care and know God's love pouring over you by the Holy Spirit.

erm, which type of EDS do you have?

Type 3 but there was some question mark over it because of other issues I have. I have a lot of problems with skin and my eyes for example.

"We bless you,
God of Seed and Harvest
And we bless each other
That the beauty of this world
And the love that created it
Might be expressed though our lives
And be a blessing to others
Now and always, amen"

We need a new thread soon enough. Let me know if I should start a new one. Time flies.

Snap. Though mine is not too bad worse with age but not as bad as it could be. Only recently diagnosed so proves not too bad. Lots of niggles though.

Isn't it bend more than snap?

I was diagnosed just over ten years ago didn't even know there was an issue and professor Grahame told me I was one of the worst he'd seen -I was at the hospital for something else!. I'd no idea all the issues I have weren't the same for everyone. Having said that, every time I mentioned pain or had issues with healing or with local anaesthetic I was told it was growing pains or i was lying! I've a lot of splints now though I rotate them to keep functioning going. Mines definitely got worse with age -he did say that after the age of 40 collagen changes in the body anyway so if it's defective anyway it gets seen more. I'll be honest I didn't believe him. Wish I had now, obviously!

they say it is a rare condition but there are feckingloads of us about, mainly getting diagnoses really late.

will they look at dd properly for diagnosis? will they heck, despite it being hereditary, and being a dominant gene, so 50% chance of having it.

the rheumatologist I saw told me to take her for diagnosis when she was young as it was easier and better.

I found a beautiful prayer on Facebook and as we are very close to the end of the thread I thought I would start the new thread with it.

The new thread is here.

Thanks for the new thread Dutchoma. I always get jittery when I see the thread coming to the end, afraid that I'll post too much and use it up!. Hopping over now...