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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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What2donow4 · 03/02/2019 16:00

Just checking in to say I'm praying for you all.

BlackeyedGruesome · 04/02/2019 20:19

Important meeting tomorrow. Not looking forward to it.

Becca19962014 · 04/02/2019 21:46

Praying for you bes

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Dutchoma · 05/02/2019 08:30

I had a message from my youngest brother yesterday to say that his wife, Bieneke, died the previous evening. She had been ill for many years and was oxygen dependent before my Bob needed it, that is more than seven years ago. Nobody knew why. I am going over for the funeral on Thursday and would value your prayers for me on my travels and for all the family, especially for her youngest daughter, who is expecting her first child in July.

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Lisette1940 · 05/02/2019 08:32

Will do Dutchoma. So sorry for your loss. Hope your journey is peaceful and without additional stress. May Bieneke rest in peace.x

Becca19962014 · 05/02/2019 10:50

Sorry to read this oma.

BlackeyedGruesome · 05/02/2019 11:23

Thanks.

BlackeyedGruesome · 05/02/2019 13:14

Cross post!

So sorry Oma. May your journey be smooth and you find comfort from your family. I hope that the memories that are stirred up are not too painful. Thinking especially of Bob and DB.

BlackeyedGruesome · 05/02/2019 16:00

Information sharing between professionals is seriously lacking. Lost diagnostic letters etc.

Madhairday · 06/02/2019 15:02

So sorry dear Oma. Praying for you and the family.

We had sad news too today. Dh's stepgran died this morning. Not unexpected but still hard.

DD has a uni interview tomorrow. She already has one offer in the bag, so it's all getting very real now!

Sending love to you Becca and BES.

BlackeyedGruesome · 07/02/2019 07:52

safe journey oma

dd has physio appointment. need to discuss ability to walk and how to improve it asap.

Becca19962014 · 07/02/2019 15:26

bes I hope the physio can help. Bear in mind that sometimes it can make things worse and it's worth having that discussion with them as even those who have heard of zebras (EDS) don't know it can make the condition worse, it made mine much worse and I endured a lot of professionals telling me I just wasn't trying hard enough, though fortunately the physio knew of the risk. For me, unfortunately, the more I do the worse my hypermobility gets, when then worsens my osteoarthritis. It doesn't happen all the time, but it is possible, so be aware.

I don't know if it still does but the NHS webpage on EDS at one time had the following on it

EDS can be radically improved with physiotherapy
EDS is contraindicated for physiotherapy

At the time I was seeing an OT who was very Confused at what was on there - not only that bit was contradictory.

Becca19962014 · 07/02/2019 15:27

I've just realised she might not be the one with EDS, so ignore me if so. Sorry.

mhd I'm sorry it hear that. Thankyou for your prayers.

Today has been hard.

BlackeyedGruesome · 07/02/2019 22:05

I am the one with eds she may or may not have hypermobility syndrome according to which Dr you talk to.

Becca19962014 · 07/02/2019 22:29

It's worth mentioning it might be a possibility then, though I hope it's not for obvious reasons!

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Dutchoma · 08/02/2019 07:42

Cremation is today and it is going to be hard.

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Becca19962014 · 08/02/2019 09:26

Praying for you oma

I've mental health appointment today.

Barbaraanne22 · 09/02/2019 09:14

Praying for you Oma. I hope yesterday wasn't too bad.
Becca - praying for you too - how did your appointment go?
Blackeyed - was your appointment useful?

Becca19962014 · 09/02/2019 10:02

I sat there crying for most of it. It was so hard. I really struggled afterwards, my diabetes has been a mess and last night had a dreadful (upsetting) dream I couldn't wake up from.

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Dutchoma · 09/02/2019 12:47

The service itself was hard, but there was more spiritual content than I expected. Afterwards I met so many people I hadn’t seen in years, which was lovely.
Thank you for your prayers

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BlackeyedGruesome · 09/02/2019 20:02

we will have to try the recomendatiopns to see if it is really useful. the letter is not so helpful, not clear enough on the stiff shoes boots for school recomendation. She could wear the boats at the weekend but to increase walking tolerance she could do with not tip toe walking all bloody day in school.

BlackeyedGruesome · 10/02/2019 15:54

I have one very upset boy who was promised an afternoon out and it has been buggered up by his dad.

drspouse · 10/02/2019 20:09

I'm not sure if I've been on this one but things continue to be very difficult with DS who was recently diagnosed with ADHD. We get so much aggression and dangerous behaviour from him and though we are trying medication so far we are not sure if we've seen any change or not. Also we regularly hurt him as we have to hold him to stop him running in the road, get him to take his meds etc and to him no doubt we seem to be doing it on purpose.
We are kind of coping at church no 3, school is a different matter, and I have a draft of a snotty letter to the diocese in my out box about church no 2.
Interestingly I bumped into someone we used to know from church no 1 and had the following conversation:
Oh you probably know we aren't at church no 1 any more. The vicar said people had been complaining the DCs were noisy.
So we left.
Oh says acquaintance, I thought you were going to say "...but he said not to worry about it".
So maybe that will get back to the PCC.

BlackeyedGruesome · 12/02/2019 14:58

I am extremely hormonal and cryimg about stuff that would normally be taken in my stride.

and its parents evening.

Becca19962014 · 12/02/2019 15:45

I'm sorry to hear about others struggles. I remember you all when I pray.

I had another mental health appointment today. Am really struggling with bitterness and anger this afternoon, I can't say what about as it's very outing. Been trying to pray and give it to God. Not very successfully.