Christian Prayer thread

[Dutchoma]

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.

That is such a wonderful prayer, thank you for that.

I walked down our main shopping street on Wednesday (more shps closed than open) and saw a bundle of sleeping bags in one doorway. Out of it peeped a man’s face. It still haunts me. Can we pray for that man and all who have no option but to sleep on the streets, please.

Certainly will pray for the man you saw and all those without a safe place to call home Dutchoma.
What an amazing prayer, Tuo. Amen!
I pray for everyone here, lifting whatever your needs are. Your Father knows them and has them in His heart. I pray we all find peace in this busy time to find Him and to reflect on the important part of Christmas. Love to you all.
Just about to head out for last hospital appointment of the year, anticipating good news. Then onwards and upwards.(as you can guess I'm feeling far more positive today, thankyou for the strength from your prayers)

Have had a very confusing email from social services claiming I can access support over Christmas and new year. After telling me I can't. Everything is now closed here for two weeks (except a&e/GP/gp out of hours) so it's not like I can actually get any clarification on anything.

Am really struggling today. I did manage to get out earlier was going to attempt shopping tonight but it is hammering down with rain and I feel like I've got a bit of a cold.

Thank you Oma and Barbaraanne: I heard that prayer on the car radio years ago, and it made a real impression on me.

Becca: sorry that you are struggling. Continuing to hold you in prayer.

Thinking of the homeless person seen by Oma on this, the longest night of the year, let's pray for all those who are in a dark place this Christmas.

Lord, be with all of your children who experience Christmas as a time of darkness, pain, loneliness, or fear. Bring comfort to the homeless, the hungry, the cold, the bereaved, those who are ill in mind or body and those reeling from bad news. Help us to remember that you come not even but especially into our darkness and our hurting, that you share our darkness and our hurting, but that you always shine, no matter how dark the places we invite you into, and are never overcome by the darkness. Equip us, as far as we are able, to be lights shining on your behalf for those who inhabit the dark places of our world, and fill us with your love, that in your love we might do your work. Amen

Grrrr the tickly cough is back just in time for Christmas.

Ds is still asleep in here so I am lying in bed with the light of the phone watching it get light outside now that we are on the upward curve of more light. I have done quite well this year and not spent over six months being sad about the darker nights.

I have been waiting for this lie in but woke more or less the same time as weekdays.

Get well soon BES!

A prayer from tonight's Northumbria Compline:

The God of life with guarding hold us;
the loving Christ with guarding fold us;
the Holy Spirit, guarding, mould us;
each night of life to aid, enfold us;
each day and night of life uphold us.
Amen

Before I go to bed I'd like to give thanks that I managed to get food this evening, it was a very hard day, and, getting out more difficult than it sounds. Am exhausted and going to do my advent reading and then bed.

Please continue keeping me in your prayers as I struggle with these things. I'm very grateful.

🙏
Sleep well everyone.

Praying for us all tonight, in the busyness of the season. May we find time to reflect on the miracle of 'God With Us' and may those who are struggling with illness, anxiety, fear, grief, or loneliness find comfort.

The Collect for the 4th Sunday of Advent

God our redeemer,
who prepared the Blessed Virgin Mary
to be the mother of your Son:
grant that, as she looked for his coming as our saviour,
so we may be ready to greet him
when he comes again as our judge;
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.

Loving your daily prayers, @Tuo. Thank you.

Prayers for my DH would be great. He has four services left to do and has lost his voice and feels grotty bless him. I could do with not catching the bug, too.

Prayers for you Becca and you BES. How is today so far?

Prayers for all here, for a blessed Christmas, for moments of unexpected joy, for the peace of Christ to come crashing in in unexpected ways. Prayers for you all to find a sense of wonder again; wonder at all God has done, containing himself in this scrap of humanity for us. It's amazing and astonishing, isn't it?💖💖💖

Love to you this Christmas Eve

Today has been quiet. Ds is only just waking up.

I have made a tactical error and need some nifty planning to rectify it. (Deliberately vague) and

I am being serenaded by a neighbour singing my favourite carol. About as badly as I sing. Makes a change from another neighbour swearing.

I am still woofing with this cough. The main problem is that I cough too much and then get dizzy. I spend quite a lot of time dizzy. Need to go and discuss with the GP after Christmas.

I managed to get meds and last bits of food yesterday.

This morning I rang GP surgery about mental health issues.

I've been dreading today so much, tomorrow isn't so bad, but today, especially this evening will be very difficult for me.

Tactical error sorted. There are now covert operations going on. Ds's duvet is looking lumpy. I am also taking a few minutes to have a breather under the duvet too.

I'm praying this evening will be not as hard as you think it might be, Becca. For light in dark places and joy amidst pain.

Hope you have a great Christmas x

bes I hope you got some rest.

I managed the appointment though they tried it didn't help. They didn't understand. Just said go to a&e when really struggling and learn mindfulness and get bereavement counselling and lie about his much I'm struggling to make them help me.

mhd Thankyou.

A peaceful and a happy day to you all tomorrow. I hope those of you (including your DH, Madhairday) who are unwell or otherwise finding things very difficult have the best day possible. I'm hoping for a calm day, one where I don't worry about things and can begin to feel that there may be some light ahead.

Feel strangely indifferent to Christmas this year. Not the message, not the story but all the panoply surrounding it.

DS still in hospital. Talking him out tomorrow. Long for the day when he can come home but first his siblings need to heal. They had an incredibly hard time growing up with him in his later teenage years. My Christmas prayer for my family is love and reconciliation. Indeed, that's my prayer for anyone dealing with schisms in their family or elsewhere.

Happy Christmas everyone.

Masie - Praying for you and your DS and for peace in your family.

MHD - praying that your DH's voice held out and that you are staying well.

Becca - praying that tonight was not as tough as you feared.

And praying for all of us here, that the God who came into our world all those years ago may come to us, touch us, and turn us to him through his unfailing love tonight and always.

Merry Christmas. And Happy Birthday Jesus.

Just eating my tea. The score so far is 60

Santa has been, candles on the window sill are turned off, the magic key left inside the door, stockings filled, presents left on the Santa stop here mat, Rudolf has eaten the carrot . Santa nearly got sprung as ds sat up, opened his eyes and asked for the phone.

Holding you all in prayer and wishing you a Happy Christmas. Love to you all.

Feeling joyful thinking of Jesus' birth and the whole wonder of it all.
Happy Christmas

Happy Christmas to you too PurpleandTurquoise and to all on this thread.

I'm struggling this evening - all the enforced sociability and happiness. I'm still under the weather and have had enough of putting a happy face on for the friends and family. Struggling to feel the joy of Christ's birth and just feel I'm going through the motions expected of me.
One more day with DDog before surgery, which is risky (but at least they are prepared to try).

Praying for your dear dog and hopefully the operation has gone well.

Can I ask for prayers for a great friend whose beloved partner has been in a coma for the last two weeks, and the hospital are planning to stop the life support today?
Please Lord give the family and friends strength to cope with the loss of a wonderful, kind, gentle, generous person who has been a great friend to my parents and my family, and a light in a dark world at times.
Please can you all pray for S today.