MN Christian Prayer Request Thread .....Boinging into May!!

[CaptainDippy]

Here's the summary from the last thread for you guys ....

Continued prayers for onlyjoking and Steve and their beautiful children and for mummy2T&F, especially as the inquest into her DH's death has been going on recently. Wrap these precious family's in your love and care Lord. xx

notsofarnow - Praying for her as she struggles, comfort her in the hard days and rejoice with her in the good ones Prayers for 8yr old girl from her church who has Hodgkin's Lymphoma and is very poorly

Saggarmakersbottomknocker - Prayers for the DD of a friend who has congential heart disease and is not suffering from Leukaemia.

Bobsmum - Has had a beautfiul baby girl Martha Victoria Praise God for her safe arrival and look over this preciuos family as they bond together in these early days. Prayers for DS and on-going Ed Pscyh situation - will be coming to their hosue to observe him soon.

Podglet - Has had a beautiful baby girl Elizabeth Janette Sheila Praise God for her safe arrival and that the C-Section went much better than with DS. Wrap them up in your love as they enjoy these early days together Prayers for collegues little DS who has born a week before Elizabeth who is in hospital with heart problems.

MaryBS - Prayers for those she knows who are under-going / have undergone treatment for cancer: K, other friend whose op is soon, Ruth and S with terminal cancer. Prayers for friend N who might have return of flesh-eating bug, which meant her ear had to be closed up last year. Prayers for Mary's ears that have been causing her trouble recently too and for AS DX.

Prayers that Sooooz keeps boinging and positive Prayers that recent bugs in her house have gone awway

FAQ - Wrap her up in your love and care Lord. Put lots of lovely helpful people around her to help her and support her at this difficult time. Prayers her sore neck and shoulder would heal.

Rosey - Prayers that recent Crohns flare-up is gone and stays gone. Prayers for her as she attempts to making her unhappy house a happy one!!

notquitegrownup - Prayers to handle tricky situations in the best way.

DutchOma - "Bob and I went to Leicester today to see a lung specialist about his breathing which is still not very good. The specialist said that Xrays and breathing test show things are getting better and he doesn't think there is very much else that can be done. It is a very, very rare complication of the bypass operation and we have to make the most of what we've got." Lots of prayers. xxxx

Salsiswan - Has been DX with pleurisy - prayers for swift recovery and lots of opportunity for rest. xx Prayers for surgeon at her work who severed a nerve in her finger with a blade after completing an op.

CaptainCaveman - Praying her DS' school appeal and her her recent change in meds as she is PG. Prayers for her DSis and precious DNiece as DSis has starting drinking again Prayers for quick house sale.

lulumama and rubyslippers recently lost their belove G-ma, prayers for them in their grief.

myjobismum - Prayers for lots of rest and sleep.

Amber - Prayers for her visit to see the Bishop, praise that her lovely Spiritual Director will be accompanying her Prayers for her house move and prayers for SD's mum who is dying Protect them Lord. Prayers for friend who is in hospital with heart condition and cancer and is not expected to leave What is happening with the Credit card situ honey?? Prayers for swift resolution. xx

NorthernLurker - Has just moved house - Praise the Lord! Prayers for them as they unpack and settle in. Prayers for the family of the TA who recently died at their older DD's school

Peachy - Praise God for the recent safe arival of DS4

Podmog - Lots of prayers for DS1 who has found to have permenant damange to his lungs and rib cage at his asthma review and has been given epipens for severe allergies.

Worzella - Prayers for friend who is currently undergoing Chemo for cancer.

Weegiemum - Is BACK!! Prayers for the family of C, a girl in DD1's class who recently died Prayers for poor DD2 who has had recent DX of Perthes Disease in her hips and has Chickpox atm

Jalopy - Prayers for her mum who has had Chemo and surgery for cancer and has had recent CT scan which shows further growths.

CaptainDippy - Goodness knows ..... Just for coping with life in general for yukky bugs in DippyLand. Special prayers for wonderful BF whose DH recently moved out and is finding life very very hard atm.

Lots and lots of prayers for copingvquietly. xxxxx

Get Praying ladies!!

Some of the hymns we sing are meant to prick the conscience, as surely as the sermon sometimes does.

I agree on the "analogy" thing WM, I haven't found one that comes close to how I feel about the Trinity, except perhaps a plain equilateral triangle.

This is a bit of what I've got so far:

Has anyone ever noticed how we automatically assign roles? How that when we give thanks for Creation, we automatically thank God the Father? Similarly, when we ask for forgiveness, we ask God the Father, the Father figure, for forgiveness? How when we seek guidance on the way to proceed on something, we seek out Jesus, as our teacher and redeemer, and how when we feel uplifted in worship, we talk of being "filled with the Holy Spirit". Yet, rarely will we pray to the Holy Spirit directly, we are more likely to ask "God our Father" or Jesus to "send the Holy Spirit".

Our natural inclination is to instinctively recognise the distinct personalities of God, as represented in 3 persons, yet still one God. To me, it FEELS right that we should be like this. It is only when we attempt to reason why it should be like this, that we end up with "God the neapolitan icecream" or "God the three leafed shamrock" or "God the three states of water", none of which can possibly even BEGIN to hold a candle to the actual reality of that which IS God. We are told we are made in God's image, but we should not try to make God in "our" image.

Just to add, I came up with the "three states of water/shamrock" bit before anyone suggested it, having come across those ideas - so I hope no-one feels like I'm picking on them.

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On it...

Podmog - how are you feeling this morning? Did you get some rest last night?

CD - how's little P? Did she have a better night last night?

Can we all pray for baby Charlie? He was born in a rush yesterday, 7 weeks early, weighing 3lb 5oz, as his mother had pre-eclampsia. Mother is OK, baby as far as I know is OK, but its early days, and he's so little...

Praying for IWNLTBM, that God gives her strength and that she may feel His love for her.

NQGU - meant to say that as last Sunday was Pentecost, the sermon was all about the Holy Spirit. I will be able to refer back to last week, but I think my vicar is expecting a sermon on the Trinity. I think he's given it to me as a challenge just to see what I can do with it.

Things are starting to take shape. At the moment its just a jumble of ideas, I just need to pull it all together. I do appreciate everyone's help on this though! Thanks!

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Morning! All ok here, just a bit yukky and snotty in DippyLand, but doing ok. P slept fine last night, but is still extremely grotty and snotty this am Wouldn't take medicine and has gone down for nap - hoping she is going to have a nice long refreshing one, poor mite. xx

Praying for weeny baby Charlie and his mummy, Mary - do keep us updated. He was SOOOOO teeny!

Speaking of baby's .... Praise the Lord that my SIL delivered a bouncy baby girl yesterday pm. No name yet. She was 2 weeks early and 5lb 14oz. SIL had a fantasitc labour and all's fine Wonderful.

How's the Sermon going Mary honey??

Praying for potential Vicar Factory stuff Rosey Exciting!!

Brain's emptied. Sleep P .... Sleep .....

Prayers for teeny Charlie and his family

Dippy - hurrah for your new family arrival. DP's colleague (well his wife anyway) had twin girls yesterday as well, 2 weeks early, planned section, 5lb 6oz and 5lb 11oz. No names yet either. Please can we pray for the mummy who had a bad reaction to the morphine?

Podmog - hurrah for Mary and hope you feel better

MJIM - praying for your scan and that your FIL accepts the help gracefully and gratefully.

All peaceful here. DD asleep, 2 loads washing on the line with a 3rd in the machine ironing done, jobs complete for the day!

Glad you are feeling a bit better about the scan MJIM, praying for last minute panics! Do come on and let us know how everything went once you are back Wow - FIL apologised!! Big stuff - Praise God for that

P wailing So unlike her, pray she would settle again

Hello

Love the first paragraph of the sermon, Mary. Hope you are going to develop that.

proud mummy
Dd1 and ds have come home from school today with the loveliest reports. none of my teacher radar was going off when I read them!

So am very proud Mummy!

Dd1 asked me today whether Adam and Eve had belly buttons, so we are going to have a bit of theological chat after tea!

I had a "mostly proud but slightly paranoid in case the teacher thinks we're alll religious nutcases" moment last week - in dd's school book she'd had to say what her favourite book was, and why - so she said her favourite book is the Bible and it's special because she reads it with Mummy before school every day!

Please can you read this ladies, I really need you.

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Praying Podglet,

even if you don't call the police, you should still get out. I know you probably feel like the rug has been ripped from under you, but you can rebuild your life without him, and the short term uncertainty HAS to be better than a lifetime of abuse. He is such a coward, no-one should have to put up with that .

It has to be your decision though, we will support you whatever you decide, provide an ear for you if you want to talk, and pray for God to protect you and the children.

more prayers needed x

Prayers for you, iwillNOTletthisbeatme, is there anything I can do? {hugs}.

In the name of Jesus Christ,
Who walks every journey with you
and understands your pain and fear
be renewed in faith and hope and love
Receive God's grace
and the healing of the Holy Spirit.
In HIS name
Amen

(this is for you AND Podglet)

you could take this baby away and let me get some sleep

I think we can all relate to that, sometimes... although some days are worse than others - is there anyone who can help you out today, so you can GET some sleep?

{hugs and prayers}

maybe.but i dont like to keep asking her.shes done so much for me already.

If she is willing to help, then you shouldn't feel you can't ask. It is friends like these which get you through and make you feel life is worth living. SHE must think you're worth it, even if you don't.

Podglet - we live too far away to be of any real practical help to you, but are praying for you and will do anything you need to help at a distance.

I don't know what you are going through - it sounds terrifying - please ask MN for any help that we can give

xxx

IWNLTBM - I wish I could take your baby away for a little while to let you sleep. I had a terrible situation for a while with not-sleeping-baby/bad PND and also physically very ill. Are there any close by Mumsnetters that could help you out with some babysitting or shopping or whatever?

Where are you Podglet and IWNLTBM?? Prayers. xxx

Prayers for me, on ab it of a downer atm. xx