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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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Miljah · 15/11/2018 23:36

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BlackeyedGruesome · 16/11/2018 00:33

@Miljah, these things were not meant to be, the world was meant to be at peace and live in harmony with nature. people thought they knew best though and it is people who do the terrible things. and those you mentioned were terrible. We have been given free choice to do what we want. and some people use that to murder and abuse.

Fil, sil, ex, I, all believe that there is more to life than just here, that life away from the body is life with God and that there will be a time when there is no more death or mourning or crying or pain. Fil is at peace, with his God.

As for telling God to fuck off, well, I have done that more than once, or twice, or one hundred times just like a child tells their parent to fuck off when life does not go their way, God is a loving parent who is there when life goes tits up, and oh boy does life go tits up quite often. does not always make things to go our way, because life is not like that. we still mess up and make wrong decisions. etc. other people mess up and it hurts us and our loved ones. but he is there and he is with us in the good and bad of life. and I would not be without knowing him there.

sometimes faith is believing despite... the bad things or the lack of getting what we want.

You sound like you are responding from a position of pain and being let down. I hope that you can find peace.

WaitrosePigeon · 16/11/2018 19:02

Beautiful idea for a thread. Just marking my place for later :)

Masie24 · 16/11/2018 22:07

Read the opening prayer to this thread several times. Thank you.
I was on an earlier thread, talking about my DS who'd gone missing from a secure hospital. He was found a few days later and we took him back.
I should have updated. I'm sorry. I then took a few days off work to get some equilibrium back into my life. Sort of worked, sort of didn't.

Today, I heard that DS has absconded again. He's now on a tighter Section but still he did. As well as feeling sick, worried, and full of foreboding, I am angry with DH who, very, very unusually, dropped him off at the door to the hospital, not seeing him in. DH was in a tearing hurry to drive the considerable distance back home to take another FC somewhere urgently. So human error but very silly. Back on the old treadmill (police/searching DS' old haunts), and another sleepless night beckons.

Hard tonight to feel the love of God. But I've talked to him a lot. Prayers please for my dear DS, for his safety. He could be anywhere. And for the police who are looking for him and very many other missing people.

I'll catch up with this new thread. In the meantime, take care, all.

Becca19962014 · 16/11/2018 22:10

masie I'm so sorry to hear this. I pray he'll be found and you'll at least be able to get some rest from what must be racing thoughts right now.

Masie24 · 16/11/2018 22:17

Becca, thank you. I have a feeling, deep in my gut, that things aren't good. He may have money on him (benefits) which means he could be anywhere by now.

Becca19962014 · 16/11/2018 22:38

Do not give in to that feeling.

A friend of mine five months ago disappeared after being discharged by the crisis team, she'd gone to hospital following a suicide attempt and been told, in front of her husband, she'd not tried hard enough to be genuine. She said she was popping to the toilet and did a runner. For two days people searched for her. She had money on her as well as a bus pass. She was seen at another hospital having got a taxi to another place and taken there and discharged then she was eventually found after a member of the public rang the police to express concerns after seeing her in a severely distressed state running (literally) up a mountain from a train - they didn't realise it was her as she'd cut her hair off.

I was up all night praying, there was very little hope from anyone given the circumstances but she was found. She's been in and out of supposed "secure" hospitals since which she has been able to leave and ran from - on one occaison the staff said she'd said she was fine so no reason to keep her in - she was on the highest level of section and they let her go, they got slammed for doing that by emergency services.

She's currently at home with her husband. I've seen her twice since, she's deeply ashamed of what happened and got trolled by people for wasting police time and money and other emergency services because of the appeals on tv and online and now has to deal with that as well.

My point is, services have cracks you can disappear into forever and never be seen again. It happens more than you or anyone realises.

I've spent more than one night praying vigils for her safety throughout the night in bed and on the floor.

Don't give into that feeling.

I know how hard what I'm asking is. I really do. But you don't give in and lose hope until you've hard evidence.

You won't be alone in praying, even if no one else sees this I will pray as long as I can for him being found and safe return and getting well. You are not alone.

Masie24 · 16/11/2018 23:54

Becca, thank you so much. I was very moved by the story about your friend and will be praying for her and her family - for her safety, her healing and their happiness. Thank you for sharing that.

And thank you for your words of encouragement. I promise - I won't give up or into those feelings that are presently very dark. I'll try hard not to think the worst but to put my trust in God - after all, DS has been found before now and after much longer periods.

I hope that once he's found, we can really get the powers that be to take his MH very much more seriously than hitherto. For now, your prayers are very much appreciated. Thank you. I feel less alone.

Becca19962014 · 16/11/2018 23:59

You're not alone. Ever.

I'm struggling with sleeping at the moment and will pray for him.

I'm going to attempt rest now, take care and try and rest.

Masie24 · 17/11/2018 00:08

Thank you Becca. You are very kind. You, too, take care and rest. I hope you sleep soon and well.

Dutchoma · 17/11/2018 07:08

Just seen this Maisie. So very worrying. I pray daylight brings new hope.

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Madhairday · 17/11/2018 11:26

Just praying for you now, Masie Flowers

Masie24 · 17/11/2018 13:16

Thank you so much for your kind messages and prayers last night and this morning. No news - but will be speaking to Missing Persons' Unit today. DS has form in this. Very much part of his condition. When he goes missing, he sleeps rough and he is very vulnerable - both pysically and mentally (hence the section).

Dutchoma. I really like the prayer at the start of the thread and am about to substitute 'you' in it for my son's name. I want to pray just as directly as possible.

God speed to you all today, whatever today brings.

Becca19962014 · 17/11/2018 14:36

Remembering you all in prayer, especially bes and masie

BlackeyedGruesome · 19/11/2018 07:22

still form filling, paperwork finding and medical history compiling.

Becca19962014 · 20/11/2018 18:08

Been very unwell today, GP thinks I'm doing too much which is rediculously stupid as I do hardly nothing at all because of my conditions now. My anxieties today were really bad as well. I had some nice things happen (free taxi) but am overwhealmed by how unwell I've been these last few days Sad

I'm finding living alone a real struggle but can't cope with being around people either

Donhill · 21/11/2018 05:10

Praying for you Becca. For your health and for peace.

BlackeyedGruesome · 21/11/2018 08:05

pray I can get a letter from the vicar that she promised.

Becca19962014 · 21/11/2018 09:43

masie I'm still praying for you and your family.
don Thankyou.

BlackeyedGruesome · 21/11/2018 09:59

Becca, you are doing a great job of praying for people, thanks.

BlackeyedGruesome · 22/11/2018 07:15

today is the day... the flipping coldest day of course, that I walk her forms down to the offices they need to be delivered to.

I will photograph them first so we have a record.

Becca19962014 · 22/11/2018 09:44

I'm glad their done BES

It's colder here too but the sun is out.

Madhairday · 22/11/2018 11:32

Praying for you all as I read through.

Still in hospital, look to be in another week Sad

BlackeyedGruesome · 22/11/2018 11:40

so sorry mhd.

I have been photographing forms and emailing them to ex. (to keep the photos safe as dodgy phone which you can not download from. ) very long process. 40 minutes to email 10 photos.

anyway, i have one form to sign then to put everythiing in envelope, and the scary bit of taking it to the destination.

I have done this before. 6+ years ago.

I may have to do it again in another year.