MN Christian Prayer Request Thread ..... Marching into March ..... Easter is in sight!! =-)

[CaptainDippy]

Here's the summary from the last thread for you, lovely ladies!!

M22 - Was approached by man who has caused her a lot of trauma - He is legally not allowed near her and she has contacted Police. Prayers for protection.

Podglet - Household has been ill of late, prayers for healing; and prayers for resolution of two complicated decisions: Whether to have an elective C-Secion and to know what name to call her new baby. x

QueenofQuotes - Things are very bad with her DH atm and she thinks they are going to split up. Protect her and her precious DS' Lord. xx

CaptainCaveman - Prayers for DSis who has fallen off the wagon again Prayers for protection for her precious DD. xx Prayers that someone would buy their house soon! Praise for unborn baby! that her cat has died. Prayers for friend who is about to loose her baby at 13(ish) week gestation xx

MaryBS - Praying that the healing process continues Prayers that she would sort out childcare issues for the holidays and special prayers for DS who has been unsettled at night recently. xx Prayers for M at church who has recnetly lost her DH, S.

Saliswan - Prayers for her and her DH as they cope with the loss of their baby. xx Prayers that their DD's sleeping and feeding would sort out asap so they can relax and get more rest. xx Prayers for SS' anxities about her imminent return to work. Guide her and protect her Lord. Prayers for lady on MN who has recently had a termination and is struggling to cope. Prayers for possible new house for the Salis Household .....

Amber - Prayers for her as she attends her 1st "Low Mass" this Sunday!! (2nd March)

CrushWithEyeliner - Praise that her DD who is poorly with impetigo seems to be improving Praying for continuation of this .....

myjobismum - Praise for the little baby growing inside her! Praying protection over them both.

notsofarnow - Praise that she is feeling more positive Prayers that she could have heaps of motivation to sort out her house. Prayers for her DD1 who is very low atm and for her return to work on March 7th. xx

worzella and PandaG - Prayers for their friends who are moving away and for them both as they adjust and cope. Prayers for their friend in psychaitric unit who is expected to remain there for another 6-9 months. xx

RoseyLea - Prayers for her dilemma between extending their house or moving. Rosey has felt very unsettled in their current area for a long time and is unsure of what to do. Guide her and her family, Lord. On-going prayers for the the unravellling of her "vocation"!!

NotQuiteGrownUp - Prayers for her and the family as they prepare for a trip to Australia in a couple of weeks time!!

Sooooooooz - Prayers for DNephew who is on mild doses of Chemo for Kidney disorder and not coping very well the drugs. Prayers for DCousin who is PG after having childhood ED's. Praise for fantastic opportunities for DH's business to flourish Prayers for DS' x-teacher who collapsed in class with stroke the other day, he is only in his 20's! Prayers for DH's best man who has recently lost his dad and for Sooooz's post lady who has also lost her dad. Prayers for her collegue who has just split up with her DH, they have teenage children

Podmog - On-going prayers for complicated church situation. xx

bobsmum - Prayer for BIL who is now in a care home since DH's MIL who was his carer died He has Alzheimers. that DH's new job is going well, prayers that this may continues. Prayers that BM's SPD remains bearable.

Chibi - Praise that her DD's Virus has improved

CaptainDippy - Prayers for BF whose DH has recently left her with four young children Prayers she would adjust to her new home-working position asap and for other new job that starts 17th March - Thank you Lord for employment!! Prayers for dire financial situation ....

Prayers always to OnlyJoking, Steve and the children and for Mummy2T&F and her DD and DS.

Prayers for everyone I haven't mentioned (DutchOma, NorthernLurker.... etc) and for those remain absent - mumtogusandalbie, WeirdBird, Xavelli .......

Get Praying!!

FAQ praying for your vicar, that she gets the help and support she sounds like she needs. It must be hard to be in a position of authority like that and suddenly be so vulnerable too.

SS, praying for Bob and your dd, that you are both better soon. And for your friend too CD - hee hee, I'm praying for CD's best friends boob!!

Mary your words often touch me, what you said about learning to love yourself as we are made in His image spoke to me. Thank you. I would love to hear you preach some day though - our vicar is always forgetting things but he's quite a funny chap so I don't think anyone is offended by it.

Bobsmum, how was dh when you told him about ds' incident at school? Praying it went well and dh was supportive.

I'm very thankful of a warm cosy house when the weather is cold and windy like it is tonight. Lord comfort those less fortunate than ourselves, who may not have the luxury of shelter and warmth. May they find a dry and sheltered place to sleep, and may they know your love and warmth to help them through the cold night.

Poor woman

That was directed at FAQ's Vicar btw - x-posted

LOL @ CC [and my BF's boob - FYI it's the left one!

Mary stuart Townend was ok - I just feel that God is never going to break through in my life that i'm going to be stuck in this rut for ever and ever.

Its ds birthday party today - lots of other prayer thread dc birthdays around now I think too isn't there.

xdh has just brought me flowers for easter - very nice.

So now I have xdh my dm, dd's bf and my kids so a bit of a houseful atm.

FAQ praying for your vicar knowing what its like on the other end having been pulled out of an appointment and church folk not having a clue whats going on. Praying she gets all the help she needs.

cd you need to take some rest too hun.

swalismum praying for bob.

and the rest of you lovely ladies that i've failed to mention.

Keep at it, NSFN, it'll be worth it in the end, promise. It'll be done in God's own time, He can't be rushed. As well as letting the pain go, you have to trust that he will heal you and leave it up to him how and when. I'm really trying to do that myself. Sometimes I feel I'm getting there, sometimes I feel I'm right back where I started or worse. But if I don't trust in Him to sort me out, how can I ask others to do the same? If I can't take my troubles to him, who can I take them to? He knows me inside and out, he knows me perfectly, as no-one else does. Who else better to advise me?

{hugs}

Am off to my first Easter Service tonight - the vigil at our church... Happy Easter everyone!

Don't know exactly what's going on with our Vicar, but I did hear this afternoon that she's in hospital again..will probably get an update tomorrow at church.

Meanwhile look at this feel a bit that I was deemed the best beneficiary for the generous gift that was given to the church, but at the same time

Prayers for all the boobs/bobs
Prayers for all the poorly ones (SS & DD) xxx
Prayers for stomach's receiving SMASH
Prayers for our lovely vicars
Prayers for Happy Easter tomorrow

Thank you God for my beautiful children
Thank you God for our good health (atm)
Thank you God for my lovely friends
Thank you God for my virtual friends on mumsnet

Thank you God!!!!!!

Happy Easter everyone. Prayers for everyone and their situations.

I'm either going to be brave or silly, because I've decided to try a different church and go to the service today at 10am. Not sure how I'll manage but I'm doing it anyway...

HALLELUJAH CHRIST IS RISEN. DEATH WHERE IS YOUR VICTORY?

And it's SNOWING

Happy Easter everyone

Good for you Amber. The Lord Himself will be with you and will bless you.

snow here too, and settling
A VERY HAPPY EASTER TO ALL YOU LOVELIES
breakfast in church at 9, followed by easter egg hunt for the children, then service, great stuff
i saw the film, "the passion of the christ", on friday night, isnt it amazing, if you havent see it try to, but there are a few hands over eyes moments.

I've been wishing everyone a Happy Christmas, as its so pretty! [hmm[ Just got back in from my second Vigil - I went to the Cathedral for the 5:30am, the service was two hours!!! It was such a wonderful service, I felt really empty at the beginning, but by the end, I felt filled with the spirit (hope nobody saw me crying! ). While the choir was singing the Sanctus, I felt all overcome with joy and the tears were trickling down my face!

HALLELUJAH HE IS RISEN INDEED HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH

Oh and Amber - that's fantastic news - God give you strength and quell your anxiety. Remember you are doing it for Him and for yourself, and that is what counts. God go with you, anyhow.

HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH HALLELUJAH HE IS RISEN!

Happy Easter!

He is risen!

Hallelujah!

And wow the snow! Isn't it amazing?!

Mary I am in awe of you getting up to go to the cathedral at 5.30 - so glad it was a blessing to you.

Well I have had / am having a very blessed Easter. We had our Walk of Witness through the town centre on Good Friday and my job was to walk alongside the cross-bearers and to set the pace for them - their instinct was to go quickly as the 8 ft cross was so heavy, but of course there were hundreds of people walking behind, some in wheelchairs, walking with sticks, young children etc. It was an odd experience walking directly next to the cross, and did make me think what it must have been like to walk up the hill to Golgotha with Jesus. I thought there was something quite symbolic in there too - by walking alongside the cross, I was able to keep everyone walking at the same pace, to keep the procession together.

We'v had some other lovly services, too, but the walk was particularly memorable to me this year. The leader of the service at the end said "We have come from many churches, but today we are one church together" which I thought was very powerful and a little fortetaste of heaven.

So we are off to church in a mo, and then on to lunch with my family - yesterday it was a big lunch with dh's lot - lots of food!

Hvae a great Easter Day!

Happy Easter! He is risen indeed!

He is risen!!!!! [smeil]

Snow here too!

In-laws had older 2 last night () and P has only just woken up!!!! So we've been naughty and been in bed instead of going to church To be fair our church decided that "as all the families with DC's are going away this Easter , then there won't be anything for them to do (i.e. no creche / kid's club etc)" So we were also boycotting for a reason - Grrrr!

Anyway, who cares - HE is risen!!

I did it!!!!
I went to church! I'm SO happy
Thank you everyone...

I couldn't be more pleased for you. How did it all go?
Our baptismal service was amazing:- five people baptized, one walking with great difficulty into the baptistry because she had an accident two years ago which prevented her from being baptised then, one who had great difficulty reading out her testimony because she has been treated as 'backward' all her life. Now she stands before Jesus as His precious daughter. Two young people and a man who hasn't been in the church long, but became a church member not long ago, now he has followed it with his baptism.
God is great indeed.

Indeed CD - Jesus is risen, praise the lord, Allelujah!!!!

Nice to get a lie in, I didn't get up till 10am, dc wanted to go to church aswell (bad mummy)

Mary & Rosey - You sound as if you are both having an uplifting easter Congratulations

No snow here, except a few falls now and then.

Well I have an update on our Vicar. After she was taken to KeyDoc on Friday afternoon she was admitted straight into St. Mary's Hospital in Kettering, which is the Mental Health one there - so it sounds like my thoughts that it was some sort of breakdown are correct .

With me, well I'm struggling at the moment. My house is a complete mess and I'm struggling to find the motivation to tidy up/wash up/vaccuum etc etc. I want to do it, I need to do it but I just can't seem to get myself going to sort it all out.

I've spent most of the afternoon sleeping/dozing on the sofa - only got up just now as I need to cook dinner for the DS's.....

oh it's so hard to motivate yourself once you are in that frame of mind.

what about a quick tidy, wash up and then get up early tomorrow and tackle it before you have time to think about it?!

{{{{FAQ}}}} Is there a friend who could come round to "tackle" it with you!!? Just to get you kick-started ......

Your poor vicar Praying for her. Is she married? Does she have family??

No she's not married, has a sister who lives about 1 1/2hr drive away (when she's not in Florida - she also has a house out there and spends a lot of time there). Her dad passed away about 1 1/2yrs ago, and her mum is in a nursing home.

Someone has offered to come round and help me clean on Wednesday.......but I can't even begin to imagine what it's going to look like by then