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.

Dear Heart Of Jesus, In the past I have asked You for many favours. This time I ask for this very special one. (Mention Your Prayer Request) Take it, Dear Heart Of Jesus, and place it within Your own broken heart where Your Father will see it. Then in his merciful eyes it will become Your favour, and not mine, Amen

I had a dreadful night last night. I feel like I'm losing my mind.

if you did not sleep well you will feel worse. doe s it help to rationalise the bad day today being due to lack of sleep?

(it helps me when I know why I am feeling crap due to hormones, hunger, grief, tiredness etc, but it may not help everyone. )

I don't know is the honest answer. I've had trouble sleeping for years but it's nothing like it has been for the last couple of weeks. Full on panic attacks and terror when I lie down. I've ibs as well which has been bad today (and last night). Last time it was like this I ended up hospitalised.

Part of the terror thing is because I'm terrified I'll be put in hospital again. I'm on my own with no one to make sure I'm ok now - I see no one except when out (which means I need to be able to get out!) and no means to pay for someone safe to help (abusive ex and abusive family have offered) so when unwell I'm the only one who can get me any help and as I now have "borderline personality disorder" all over my notes everywhere (including emergency services) no one will come out to me without an independent witness to my needs and even then they won't come without a fight because I'm deemed to be "acting up".

The diagnosis isn't even correct and is years old based on me stupidly seeking treatment for self harm after being manipulated by the mental health team into thinking it was the right thing to do (moment I did it was labelled proof of attention seeking and I was given this diagnosis and the others removed).

To be clear that's not to say all mental health teams will do that, but mine certainly does.

Struggling with feelings of bitterness and jealousy.

Becca I feel much lower in mood at night and so does ds. It can make it difficult to switch off and not be so hard on yourself. I love that prayer Dutchoma particularly the bit about darkness now but the light to come. Reminds me of Advent.

I also like yours suchado.

Offering up prayers for you all.

'May He support us all the day long, till the shades lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in His mercy may He give us a safe lodging, and a holy rest and peace at the last.'

too tired for today.

school run then sleeeeeeeeeeeeeeepppppppppp.

BEG(S) I hope you get your rest! I'll be doing the same after lunch. Been a hard morning.

urgent prayers, THE letter and THE forms have arrived.

Special prayer that it will all work out Bes

I'm not sure what the forms are, but I've my share of scary form filling for benefits so I understand how it feels. I pray they'll go well.

I'm still struggling, especially at the moment with mental health, the worry of my throat is badly effecting me and social services have chosen now to request an ending service meeting. Just writing that had caused a panic attack. This in turn is badly effecting my ibs.

I'm sorry for being so needy at the moment. I am praying too but it's hard and I find myself slipping into bitterness and jealousy and complaining others are getting help and despite trying I can't stop.

Prayers for BES and the form, and for Becca and your worries.

Sorry I've been a bit quiet here. I've been going all out with the book and still poorly too.

Becca, I'm so sorry to hear you are struggling so much. Please don't feel that you are too needy, here is a place we can share all our needs and carry one another. I'm praying for you now, for you to experience the peace of God which passes all understanding.

And for you, too, BES, with the dreaded forms. Prayers for peace and strength.

With love to all, especially Oma

It's my book launch event today. (It's published on Thursday.) I feel so ill, so any prayers for strength would be amazing. Don't want to cancel, so many people have put effort in to make it happen for me. And it's exciting. It's so wonderful to finally hold a copy. I pray that it will touch people's lives and sustain them.

But everything hurts and my lungs are full of rubbish.

Prayers for you Becca may God comfort you.

MHD well done on your book. What a wonderful achievement.

I will pray hard for you today - that you may get respite during the launch. It feels so unfair.

ahhhh, mad hair, forgot to add I have been praying for book and lungs.

more prayer acoming.

MHD so sorry to hear this. You’ve been in my prayers all this time, but will redouble them now for this event. Apparently my books have already been sent off.

Thanks. I won't be able to go as trying to move from the sofa is too painful and hard.

But my lovely friends are carrying on with it for me.

But I feel so sad today. 😥

So hard MHD

I'm very sorry to hear this MHD. I am so looking forward to reading the book.

this calls for gin.

Thank you so much. The event went so well, from what I've been told, and I have some wonderful pictures and video. But it is disappointing. So very disappointing.

I am still really poorly today. Going to try and get in touch with consultant tomorrow.

Love to all of you.

So sorry mhd.

May I join please?
My D's has been suffering serious anxiety issues and your opening thread prayer is beautiful.ive just copied it for him as I had no idea where to start looking for something like this
Has anyone got any passages they could recommend when anxious or frightened please?

Welcome zoo (wing flaps). I'll have a look to see what I can find.

MHD I'm so sorry you couldn't be there. Hopefully the consultant will have constructive suggestions.