MN Christian Prayer Request Thread ....... Come & Join us!! =-)

[CaptainDippy]

Heeeeeere's the summary (hurrah ) .........

Rosey - Crohn's has been very bad of late, prayers it would be much better soon and prayers for her as she contemplates the possiblity of a new job!!?

Prayers for Only Joking and Steve and their children. xx

Prayers for MummytoT&F and children. xx

QueenofQuotes - Prayers for her Grandad to go "peacefully and quietly" soon. xxxx

nowwearefour - Struggling with depression, prayers for uplifting and strength.

Katz - Prayers for poorly toes (ouch) and Praise for DD's skin condition improving! Prayers that the funding for her job extension comes through asap!!

Panda - Praise God she got the job Prayers for friend, N, who is surrounded by a lot of darkness atm, shine your light into her life, Lord. Prayers for Panda as she contemplates studying for a diploma for her new job!!

Shreksmissus - Struggling with the desire for more children atm ....

Creambunnie - Has recently seperated from her DH and is struggling, wrap her and her DC's up in your love Lord.

MaryBS - Has been struggling so much of late, especially with hers and DS Aspergers DX. Show them the way they should walk, Lord ..... Prayers for Andrew who is still missing

Podmog - Church and housing situations are improving, but on-going prayers needed for complete resolution.... Feeling very anxious atm, protect her and her precious family, Lord.

ChocolatePeanut - Prayers for mum and new baby how was born at 30 weeks following complications. Currently in hospital. Praying for CP's PG too ......

harrisey - DH's AD's are working - Lots of prayers for them as they study hard, try to juggle work / home and contemplate the future!! Prayers for lady who used to go to her college who had died in complicated circumstances

Pepperpots - Has recently experienced an eptopic PG Hold her broken heart in your hands and heal it Lord. xx

PhoenixSoaring - Struggling since coming out of therapy etc. Lots of prayers for her as she copes and for DumbledoresGirl as she supports her. xxxx

CaptainCaveman - Prayers as she ttc!! Especially coming off of the Citlopram etc Prayers for her as she is finding work difficult and unsettling atm. Praise that DS is sleeping in his own bed and on-going prayers for DSis and DNiece who are affected by DSis' alcoholism.

Prayers for situation in which young JW mum who recently died leaving DH and two precious twins behind

notsofarnow - Prayers for as she struggles and for her x-DH who is struggling, especially with alochol intake. Protect this precious family, Lord. xx

geekymummy - Prayers for her and her DH (and DC's) as they are going through a rough patch.

NotQuiteGrownUp - Lots of prayers are her and DS1 as they struggling in their relationship.

RubyShivers - Prayers for her Grandma who has a tumour xx

Podglet - Praying for difficult family situations arising as Christmas approaches. Praying for her as she is now back at work and for her Cousin as she is having her "adventure", protect her Father. xx

DutchOma _ Prayers for relationship with her DD. xx

LivvyLouis - Is being Baptised in Jan! Prayers as she travels along on this new and exciting adventure in Faith

Prayers for Xavelli as she had recently broken up with her DP, they have two very young children. xx

Aero - Prayers for friend who has recently discovered a milignant tumour on her upper arm.

Lots of energy for Wrozella please, Lord

NorthernLurker - Prayers for friends whose marriage has recently ended

Soooooooz - Praying that her finger is much betterer now!!? Praying for her as she struggles with her swimming instructors course and with HRT meds.

BitTiredNow - Prayers for her friend and her DH that their IVF might be successful - last chance .....

ScooterGrrrrl - Praise that friend whose DS has autism has found a nursey, doing a lot better

CpatainDippy - Prayers for energy Prayers for MN friend whose DH is a Methodist Minister as they might be on the move soon - prayers for wisdom and direction.

Think that is all, rushing ab it - sorry!!

Get Praying!!

mufti and BIG {{{{{hugs}}}}} Praying for your MIL as she deals with grief and loneliness.... you were there, that is what counts, mufti - you and your lovely little boy were there. xxxx

{{{{nsfn}}}} Words evade me (tired), buty our are loved and cared about here sweetie. Hope DS is much better now too. xx

Glad your mum is "on the mend" (albeit at the beginning of a long journey) now NQGU - have been praying for her. Hope you get to see her soon. xx

Hi, I've not been on this thread before but please could you put one in for my friend's DP who has been diagnosed with bowel cancer and will be having CT and MRI scans next week.

Hi another stranger to this thread
Can you send one up there for my stepdad who has prostate surgery tomorrow? I think Elibean could do with one for her Dad who is in a similar situation too!
Thanks

hi cluttered up, of course, may we have even an initial? , as thats a litle easier than "cluttered up friends dp"

hi CD. been thinking of nsfn too.

Ooooooh, new persons ...... Praying for your friends DP, clutteredup and for yours and Elibean's {step}dads with the surgery - please do come back and give an update when you can. xx

Welcome clutteredup and spookymadmummy. Praying for all those who are having opeations/investigations this week.

Take care everyone, my thoughts and prayers are with you all, even if I'm not mentioning you by name/situation.

My brain has gone "walkabout". My sermon is NOT on fishers of men, but a completely different passage, Matthew 24.36-44. Which is about "one being taken, the other left", and about being "ready". I thought I'd start the sermon by having an alarm clock going off, and saying that when Jesus comes again, we won't get an alarm call like that. I thought I would talk about the "urgency" of being ready, that Jesus' speech was about motivation, sort of like on a school report "x is capable of so much more". That we're all capable of so much more, but that we can achieve what's expected of us, by the grace of God. Compare it to this week's reading, about the 2 criminals crucified next to Jesus, and how one was saved ON the cross. Talk about getting ready for Christmas - both in terms of celebration, and also more importantly, preparing ourselves to celebrate the birth of Jesus. That's the plan, anyhow...

Bless you, Mary {{{{hugs}}}} Sloooow down sweetie and find some time to rest in Him, eh!!? xx

Don't you like my sermon then?

MOrning all

welcome new people - will pray for your loved ones

Mary - sermon plan sounds good

Off to work - still getting used to being a working woman

sorry Mary - only buzzed in quickly earlier - sermon plan is sounding good - I was just @ you getting the wrong verse / topic!

How is everyone today?? xx

Good morning all.

Hugs Mufti. How are you this morning?

Mary - the sermon sounds really good. I love the alarm clock idea. I love the image of the criminal saved on the cross. Personally, I get a bit scared in Church when I am told I am capable of a lot more -as it makes me feel I should be doing a lot more, and start Martha-ing away, rather than being a lot more, and Mary-ing it, as I should. (Did I get my Mary and Martha the right way round there?!)

That's not to say that it's not an important point to make, but it would be great if you could end up with a prayer, allowing anyone who feels touched by that message to open up their lives in whatever way they need to, to God's healing, loving message, so that they can translate fear/guilt into prayerful action.

Gosh, that was a big thought for early on a Monday!

Your continuing prayers for Mum, who reacted a bit badly to the anaesthetic, and for Dad who is looking after her, would be much appreciated. Prayer for me would also be much appreciated. Depression is lurking, and needs bashing on the head.

Prayers for clutteredup's friend's dp and Elliebean's dad and spookymadmummy's stepdad. Remembering OJ and Steve, MummytoTandF and MB and her dh too. And everyone else on this thread too.

God bless all.

Morning NQGU Your poor mum Praying for her, that the reaction would abate and she owuld be back-to-normal asap - and for your dad too as he cares for her. xx LOVED your BIG Monday morning thoughts btw Liked the image of the alarm clock too, Mary.

Please pray for P think she has a funny tummy, poor love

Continuing to pray for all the special people on this thread - especially for OJ, Steve and family, mummytoT&F and little ones ...... thinking of Xavielli too - and weirdbird and mumtogusandalbie and lovely Sooooz.... where are you all!!?

Sermon plan sounds excellent, Mary. Praying for all loved ones, old and new prayer requests, so good to see people feel happy to come here and ask for prayers. Praise be to God for his indescribable, or inexpressible gift - that was our sermon yesterday.
I am so pleased - this morning I have been able to contact a friend who is a gas engineer, he replaced our boiler ten years ago and had been to service it a couple of times. Then we lost touch. When I came back from Holland we realised that, not only had the boiler not been serviced for a number of years, the timer unit on the wall was ticking like an alarm clock and would probably need replacing - has been there for over 30 years. So this morning I rang the mobile number I had and after four years I got in touch just like that and he is coming on Friday .
Praise the Lord.

And Creambunnie and Pepperpots..please let us know you are ok?

Praise the Lord - that is good news, DO

Yes, creambunnie and pepperpots too - so many people to remember!!

Ooooh, keep meaning to say - have applied for a job - just had reciept from HR that they recieved my application form - eeeek! Pleas, please pray I would get it - if that is what God wants - I neeeeeeeeeed to get a p/t job! xx

Good one CD - praying and for poor P's tummy too.
NQGU - prayers for your mum and dad
Mary - I like the alarm clock too
DO - hurray for the gas engineer - and more importantly - praise the Lord - just to add to the evidence for that being the case - we rang a guy recently as were thinking of getting our gas fire serviced - he can't come till February!!!
Prayers for all the rest of my mumsnet friends - I'm still using the prayer I came up with a little while ago when pushed for time:
Father God, please hold in your hands all my friends on the MN prayer thread.
Give comfort where there is distress
Give strength where there is doubt
Be merciful to us and ease our troubles
And may Your Love uphold and surround us all and all those known to us.
Amen

Dh says I should give a credit to St Francis

Lovely prayer NorthernLurker!

Praying for all, for your parents NQGU and for your stepdad Spooky and your friend's dp Clutteredup.

Panda I know what you mean - it tookme a while to get used to being a working mum too! (Athough I see my work as an expression of my mummminess IYSWIM - I go from being muma to home to dd and ds, to being mum in a big scary secondary school to all the waifs and strays!)

Mary your sermon sounds great. Not the easiest of subjects in lots of ways... (brain whirring away!)

Hi DO - my crohns is okay-ish atm. I have nearly come off steroids (hooray!) so I need to manage the transition carefully or else I might end up back on a bigger dosage again. So I am watching what I'm eating, and making sleep a priority over the next few weeks!

God bless all. I read this blessing this morning and was so struck by the beauty of the words:

The LORD bless you and keep you;
The LORD make His face shine upon you,
And be gracious to you;
The LORD lift up His countenance upon you,
And give you peace.?? (Numbers 6, verses 25 and 26)

Thanks Rosey - I love that blessing - just says it all doesn't it?

evening all. Feeling fed up - sorry! Know I shouldn't but I am. Its my birthday and if it wasn't for my friend I would have had no presents from the dc. xh took them shopping last week and apparantly there was nothing in the whole of Chester and Wrexham for me. When they asked him to take them shopping on Sat he said no as ds was too ill (he wasn't) So it was only when my friend texts dd to say did she have anything that she went shopping for them.

He has rung today to ask if ds is ok but no Happy Birthday, he did ring me last night to say oh yes I forgot to give you your card, you will have to have it whenever. aghhhh

I know its nothing in the greater scheme of things but just feeling fed up.

{{{{{{{nsfn}}}}}}} I would feel and fed-up too. you poor thing. FWIW - Happy Birthday!!!!! Sending you loads of virtual Chocolate or perhaps more appropriately for this thread Chocolate Jesus and Gifts xxxx

Hi Rosey - glad the Crohn's is ok-ish atm and that the doseage of Streiods is depleting.

Thanks for the quick prayer NL and the lovely verse Rosey - I love the idea of "God's countenance"

Brain is mush, can't remember anything else ....

evening all! Once again a flying visit... life continues to be mad but OK!

MOrning all

please pray for me - I've been up since 4, having been laying awake for ages brain whirring! Cleaned kitchen, done some coursework...but have a full on day, playdates for both DC after school, and a meeting tonight. PLease pray I can keep going and for sleep tonight. THanks x