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Prayer thread for September

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DutchOma · 07/09/2007 18:52

Lord we lift up Your Name.

We give thanks for two new little beanies, Bobsmum's and Podglets?.

We give thanks that Worzella and Roseylea are quite a bit better, we pray for complete healing for both of them.

We also pray for CaptainDippy, not feeling great and struggling with a particularly difficult issue at the moment.

We pray for Podglet as she works through a week of incredible business. Lord we hold her up for Your particular love and care.

We also pray for Mummy2TandF. After the very sudden and unexplained death of her dh she is feeling totally overwhelmed by money worries and grief. Lord uphold her and give her all the practical help she needs. Also help her in answering questions from her ds and help him come to terms with his grief

We also remember Onlyjoking and Steve before the Lord with their three children.

We give thanks with Harrisey that her ds is settling into school and for a few days away. We pray for strength as she copes with the after effects of MIL's childcare

We give thanks with MaryBS for a wonderful holiday and pray for her as she takes up study and essay writing. We pray for her ds and his appointment with the paediatrician on 14th September

Zipadisoozy - prayers for peace of mind concerning ds and his new school. Prayers for him too as he settles into a class with two bullies from his previous school. Let's pray for his protection and right development.
We give thanks, with Marslady for the safe arrival of the two babies she looks after.
We thank the Lord for CaptainCaveman and her ds, who keeps us amused with the wonderful things he comes out with.
We remember Notsofarnow and the difficulties in her relationship with exh. We pray for wisdom

We welcome the new girls Scootergrrrl, Commanderchaos, Sandcastles and Shreksmissus. We pray for Mr Shrek and his very busy life and with him for all dhs who work so hard for their families. May the Lord bless them richly and keep them walking in His way.

Several young children have been brought to our notice for prayer:- Brook Kendrick who lives in Northampton and is very poorly with a heart condition in Great Ormond Street Hospital and C who is known to Bobsmum. He suffers from an inoperable brainstem tumour.

We commit ourselves and all our friends to the care of our great and wonderful Lord and Saviour.

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Roseylea · 22/09/2007 18:11

Hi y'all! Hope you are having good weekends. I hvae cried a bit today re. dd and horrid nasty 5 yr olds at school.

CCM we are rushing getting the dc bathed before the X Factor! Dd loves it! We all watch together - it's the only "grown-up" programme we watch together, and it feels nice - one of Ant or Dec (let's face it, they're pretty interchangeable, aren't they?) talked about wanting to make telly a force for "cohesive good in society" and it does feel nice, all sat around the telly, having a good laugh at admiring the poor deluded fools talented contestants!

Love to everyone! And if we are talking about a MN meet up in a retreaty type place, how about this one near Oxford? stanton house

Roseylea · 22/09/2007 18:13

DO thank you for the e-card! I got dd to read it to me and her face lit up as she "sounded out" the words and realised what it meant. Thank you!

CaptainCaveman · 22/09/2007 20:26

Rosey that looks beautiful, I'd love to go there sometime!

Have to admit guiltily laughing at the 'large' family on X factor, particularly because they were playing the Flumps theme tune in the background.

Now feeling nauseous too...

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DutchOma · 22/09/2007 20:40

Rosey that looks beautiful, I'd love to come there. Glad dd enjoyed the e.card, such a small thing to do, but the pictures are all so beautiful, it's quite a joy hunting through them to find something nice.

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NotAnOtter · 22/09/2007 20:45

never been on here apart from as a lurker
is it bad to ask for a prayer?

CaptainCaveman · 22/09/2007 21:02

Of course it isn't. You don't even have to say why you'd like prayer as the Lord knows whats in your head and heart.

Welcome btw! We are a very friendly bunch.

NotAnOtter · 22/09/2007 21:06

i am faced with the worst scenario whereby i am left with a feeling of immeseurable guilt through no fault of my own and i feel that only a god of sorts can help ....

MaryBS · 22/09/2007 21:55

NotAnOtter, many of us on here can sympathise with feeling guilt over things which we've no control over. Do you feel you need to pray for forgiveness? Or are you seeking answers to what has happened? Or maybe you need to talk to someone about what's happened?

You don't have to share anything with us if you don't want to. I carried a tremendous guilt around with me for years, feeling I could never be forgiven, so I thought it was pointless to ask. But God is there for all who ask for forgiveness or help or comfort.

Jesus himself said he comes to heal the sick, the healthy have no need of him. If you feel you can pray, then just ask for God to come into your life. Don't worry about whether or not you believe in him, he believes in you, that's what matters.

Love and God bless, you are/will be in my prayers

Mary

MaryBS · 22/09/2007 21:56

Oh and its NEVER bad to ask for a prayer. {hugs}

PandaG · 22/09/2007 22:07

NAO - welcome here I will pray that God will meet your needs, whatever they are . Feel free to mail me if you want to chat off board - pandag at safe hyphen mail dot net. I really enjoyed meeting you at Mile for Maude, happy to renew the acquaintance! MAy I give you a hug? or a manly punch on gthe arm? xx

NotAnOtter · 22/09/2007 22:18

i sought justice for something very wrong and although justice was seen to be done i feel the punishment was too strong and i now feel guilt and hurt...

NotAnOtter · 22/09/2007 22:19

i dont know how to feel

PandaG · 22/09/2007 22:23

NAO - by bringing the incident to the attention of the authorities you did the right thing. We cannot determine what is or isn't just. I am praying that you will find some peace. Again, feel free to contact me off board if you want., going to bed soon but will check tomorrow

NotAnOtter · 22/09/2007 22:26

panda please pray for him too x

PandaG · 22/09/2007 22:34

will do flower. goodnight xx

MaryBS · 23/09/2007 08:31

NotanOtter - hugs. You did the right thing. The justice of any punishment is down to others, not yourself. You are right that "he" needs our prayers, but whatever it was, remember "he" did it, not you, and that responsibility lies with him. Will pray for him, and for you also.

I really need to catch up on this thread, so for now, will pray for the intentions of all of you, that God will be with you.

Love and God bless

Mary

mufti · 23/09/2007 08:57

happy sunday to all
i find it lovely that non christians come on and ask us for prayers.
liking the look of that retreat, we would have to leave and go back to rl again though

notsofarnow · 23/09/2007 11:07

Ok girls if I am to survive today then loads of prayers are needed i'm afraid.

Went out with friends last night about 40 od miles away dd rang and said ds chest was terrible and he wouldn't have his inhalers. df went down sorted him out and said he wasn't too bad so I got in at pumpkin hour and ended up taking him to a & e at 5 after listening to him wheezing all night and struggling for breath.

A & E gave him a nebulizer and sent him home still only having sats of 92/93% I'm abslolutely knackered and its only 11 a.m xh gave me grief on the phone because I hadn't rung him. I can't do right for doing wrong it seems. Like he could get here anyway as he doesn't drive and lives 20 miles away aghhhh I really not going to cope with today.

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DutchOma · 23/09/2007 11:36

NotanOtter - Jesus died to forgive our sins. Your sins and the sins of the person you talked about - He really did.
Nothing is outside His forgiveness, not even the people who crucified Him.
It's so wonderful that you could come on this board and ask for prayer. Hope we can give you some comfort.

NSFN - if you can't do right for doing wrong with your exdh, you might as well feel happy with what you've been doing. Praying that you will get through the day.

Not a peep from Mummy2TandF - am getting quite worried about her, but don't know what to do about it except pray.

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NotAnOtter · 23/09/2007 11:36

thankyou all for your thoughts

CaptainCaveman · 23/09/2007 11:49

Praying for you NAO, may Jesus bring peace into your life. As the others have said, it is not for us to judge what is a suitable punishment - that is for God to decide. You cannot help what happened and you did the right thing by persuing it. On a different note, but one that may help, I was sexually abused as a child and have never persued justice for this for a number of reasons. Close to my heart is that God looks after all His children and that when my abuser is called to account before God, I KNOW he will be held to account for his actions and will need to seek forgiveness from God. To me this is immensly powerful, far greater than any measure a court could minister. Hugs for you though ((()))

Right ladies...still no news but I spoke to dh about my worries, told him I was worried how he would react and that he might be cross. Well he wasn't!!!! Gave me a big hug and told me not to worry!!! So now you need to pray extra hard that I am pg... . Feel so much better for telling him, I hadn't realised how worried it was making me. Thank YOu God for telling me to talk to him.

No church today, am ploughing on with assignment. Hoping to get loads done in next 2 hours so we can take ds to see Thomas the Tank Engine!!

MarsLady · 23/09/2007 12:03

Just popping in again.

Update: First baby born. Gorgeous silent labour, slow descent and no tears. Client only used a TENs. Very proud of her.

Lit assignment: notes done. Did some whilst at labour. Just need to put them together as the essay now. Then I need to do my French and I still have 2 clients due.

So Praise God for the safe delivery of yesterday's baby and the well being of my client.

Now... if clients 2 and 3 could just hold off until the assignments are done.... and I can get up the motivation to finish them.

NAO: you looked for justice. You didn't decide what the justice would be. Let go and Let God hold it darling.

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DutchOma · 23/09/2007 12:08

Just re-read CD toilet prayer for yesterday - amazing how far down the line that is already:-
"Lord, teach us to understand that your Son died to save us not from suffering but from ourselves, not from injustice, far less from justice, but from being unjust. He died that we might live - but live as He lives, by dying as He died who died to Himself."

George MacDonald, 1824 - 1905.

I thought it might be useful to see that again.
Also reading CC's post I thought about Romans 12:19-21: "Vengeance is mine says the Lord." So you are absolutely right CC not to harbour bitterness but to rely on God to make things right for you. There is nothing in all creation more powerful for that feeling of release than forgiveness
Blessings to you and to all

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ZipadiSuzy · 23/09/2007 13:15

CC - just a quickie, but I thought Thomas was last weekend, cause we have an annual ticket and have to pay when its thomas, so we avoid it usually, I only have a feeling because a friend was helping out last week, but if you are going today, might see you there this afternoon.

ZipadiSuzy · 23/09/2007 13:31

CC - just checked timetable, seems you are correct, my apologies we might not go then, its too expensive, especially when we go free the rest of the time, although might try and visit later, they may just let us in, seeing as though Callum and dh help out there voluntarily.