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Christian Prayer thread

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Dutchoma · 25/10/2018 13:32

NIGHT PRAYER

Comfort me with Your love O God
Wrap me up in Your strong embrace
Shelter me from the storm O Lord
Envelop me in Your tender care
By day I pour out my heartbreak to You
By night I give you my racing thoughts
In You I take refuge
In You I will not be afraid
For you hold me strong, You hold me safe
Calm my fearful heart O God
Still my anxious mind O Lord
For all my life is found in You
All my being is given to You
All my hope begins in You

Prayer found on web.dawesvillecps.wa.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/17th-September.pdf

I found this prayer on Facebook and tought it was a beautiful way to start the new prayer thread.

There was a beautiful picture with it too, but I don’t know how to transfer that.

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Tuo · 07/12/2018 08:23

Doh... *fact

Phone typing not my strong point!

Becca19962014 · 07/12/2018 13:33

Feeling angry, frustrated and terrfied today.

Becca19962014 · 07/12/2018 13:34

Thankyou for the prayer tuo I'm going to note that down and put it in my bible.

BlackeyedGruesome · 07/12/2018 20:45

sorry becca.

Becca19962014 · 07/12/2018 23:26

It's ok.

Tuo · 07/12/2018 23:30

For Becca, and for anyone reading this who feels wounded, afraid, or unsettled.

Stir up your power, O God,
and come among us.
Heal our wounds,
calm our fears
and give us peace;
through Jesus our Redeemer.
Amen

FestiveForestieraNoel · 08/12/2018 00:00

Thank you Tuo I like it.

Madhairday · 08/12/2018 08:18

Masie, I'm so glad to hear day has been found. How did it go, seeing him? How are you feeling? It must leave you so shattered, the whole thing.

Dear Grace, you are so welcome here and not in the least selfish to ask for prayers for your mum. She and you have been through a horrible time and of course we will pray. I love the way Tuo put it above, there is love and care on this thread and we express it in the language of prayer. 💖

Becca - praying that this day you will be more at peace and rest, and find joy in unexpected places. Flowers

BES - glad you have a new phone. I'm so sorry for your pain. Prayers for calm and peace in the midst of it all for you too. Flowers

Oma and Tuo and MsForestier and others - much love to you too today.

I've been out of hospital a week, and felt pretty good until yesterday when I took a bit of a turn, so prayers that it's only short lived. Want to put up the decorations today with the DC so some strength from somewhere would be nice!

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Tuo · 09/12/2018 00:18

I should have said that last night's prayer was from the Common Worship Compline service.

MHD - lovely to see you; do look after yourself and get well - don't overdo it.

Here's a prayer for today, for everyone on this thread, and for the people in real life who support us and uphold us.

Lord Jesus, who shared our human existence and knew the value of friendship, we thank you for our friends: for the people who are there - whether online or in real life - to listen to us, to support us, to pray for us and with us, to walk with us, to laugh and cry with us, and to share their lives with us, as you also shared in our earthly life. May we be bearers of your love to those around us, and may we recognise you in their love for us. Be closest tonight to those who need you most: those who are ill, grieving, or worried. Through your unending love. Amen.

Becca19962014 · 09/12/2018 12:10

Thank you for the lovely prayers. It's dark here (literally and spiritually). I signed up for some bible readings/lessons online. Today's was about why we must go to church every Sunday without fail and it's really upset me. Walked past church this morning - in a bit to stop "stragglers" they no longer keep the church light on or the door open. It's very sad to see.

Today is hard, I've my appointment tomorrow afternoon and though I know what's going to be said I'm terrified I won't be able to cope and lose control over my mh (which isn't great anyway) or he might want to examine me and due to PTSD I cannot cope with that it takes everything I have just to be able to be in a room with a man. Last night I dreamt I screamed and ran away from the appointment and ended up living there in a hole in the ground.

Becca19962014 · 09/12/2018 22:57

Prayers for restful night for everyone.

I'm sorry I've no better way of saying that!

BlackeyedGruesome · 09/12/2018 23:03

that isa perfectly good way of saying it.

and much appreciated. ds sat up in the middle of the night talking. really bizarre, so wanting not to repeat that

Becca19962014 · 09/12/2018 23:16

Thankyou. About to sign out, do my advent reading, compline and try to rest. Am terrified about tomorrow though.

Do you mind me discussing it on here? Seriously, I can stop if it's a problem for you.

Tuo · 10/12/2018 01:53

Becca... Of course its not a problem to discuss it. You sound very scared and I will be praying for peace for you and for everything to go smoothly.

It's very late now... Got bogged down in some work stuff and turned off computer before remembering I still hadn't posted a prayer here, so forgive brevity. I'll write more tomorrow.

Here is the Collect for the Second Sunday of Advent

O Lord, raise up, we pray, your power and come among us,
and with great might succour us;
that whereas, through our sins and wickedness
we are grievously hindered
in running the race that is set before us,
your bountiful grace and mercy
may speedily help and deliver us;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
to whom with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honour and glory, now and for ever.
Amen

Becca19962014 · 10/12/2018 09:19

Thankyou. That was actually to BES.

Tuo · 10/12/2018 13:02

OOPS! In my defence, it was very late and I'm easily confused when tired! Hope you're OK, though... Hang on in there....

Becca19962014 · 10/12/2018 13:09

It's ok don't worry I just wanted to be clear. Appt soon..

Becca19962014 · 10/12/2018 17:38

Got to have tests done but yeah what I expected.

BlackeyedGruesome · 10/12/2018 18:14

Flowers Becca. Will answer your other question when I am using the computer and can type easier.

Becca19962014 · 10/12/2018 18:49

Thanks. Please don't feel pressure about the question.

BlackeyedGruesome · 10/12/2018 20:04

Becca: it'll get worse, it can't get better because that's the nature of EDS.

BES:

No not listening Becca.

EDS can fuck right off

Explanation: I have EDS and I am in denial that it may get worse.

Sorry if you think it was directed at not listening to you because you were going on about it a lot. ffs I am the worst whinger in the history of these threads

no one except MNHQ has the right to tell anyone not to post on threads. especailly when it is something you need so much.

if someone were to post things one does not like or has no interest in then it is the readers responsibility to scroll past and ignore. (not that you are posting stuff I don't like, nor am I scrolling past and ignoring)

oh and EDS can fuck right off as I am fed up with wobbly knees, sore hips, walking like I have glugged the whole bottle of communion wine, IBS and other associated nuisances of EDS.

and twats of drs who know next to nothing about it but think they are God.

possibility that there is a 50% chance of children inheriting it, (ie it is not a bloody stupid question to ask whether dd has it) that some researchers think EDS ans Hypermobility syndrome are the same thing, that it seems like females are more effected than male children. (yep, ds is bendy but no real other symptoms) that there is no blood test for hEDS and it is the only one that there is no blood test for.

so yes EDS can piss right off...

BlackeyedGruesome · 10/12/2018 20:08

Ps sorry I wrote in a way that was unclear.

if it has capital letters and is mostly spelled correctly it is likely to be from my phone and I am using as few words as possible as I find it hard work to post from there.

if there are few capital letters and the spelling is crap then I am posting from the computer and will probably use more words. badly

FestiveForestieraNoel · 10/12/2018 20:18

Isn't Advent just flying through? I haven't got as much Advent reading done as I'd like. Try as I might to set aside time I'm in such a get-ready-for-Christmas frenzy that I don't have the stillness to be contemplative.

Anyway - I've now got the Christmas Eve service sorted. I know where I'm going. And I celebrated Chanukah with a Jewish family this week which was lovely. Kugel is delicious!

Becca19962014 · 10/12/2018 20:30

Ok. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't upsetting you.

She said in my notes it's very heavily questioned if I have it really. I said I'd been told to ignore everyone but prof Grahame and she agreed that was what she does. If they're not specialists they can't just dismiss a condition like that. However, she also said I couldn't rely on everyone doing that. It's complex and some people just want an easy life.

I should add also that it was a real blessing to see a woman, I didn't even think that was possible. It was so much easier to talk to her about things.

I still don't know what to do about it all though.

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