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Thread: Prayers of the Faithful 2014
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LutheranChik
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DP got a phone call from her nurse-practitioner yesterday, requesting a call-back. It didn't sound serious; in fact, DP had gotten some x-rays for an arthritic foot a couple of weeks ago and assumed the phone call was regarding that. When DP called this morning, though, her nurse-practitioner said that the radiologist studying DP's recent mammogram noticed some nodules that he wants watched for the next six months. The NP said that she was calling just as a heads-up, so that DP wouldn't be surprised or overly alarmed when her written results came in the mail.
I'm trying to curb my anxiety here...we have a friend who recently was diagnosed with breast cancer after a mammogram turned up something questionable and she wound up having a mastectomy within just a couple of weeks of the discovery; so I'm thinking that if the doctor had been more concerned about what he found on the film he'd have DP in for a biopsy/other tests immediately.
But the call still rattled me terribly. And while DP is keeping calm about it -- as she notes, she's had so many life-threatening medical conditions over the years and survived them she's not going to get upset about this new thing unless/until she has to -- obviously this isn't the kind of phone call one wants to get on a sunny Friday morning. A little while later she said, "I'm really tired...I'm taking a nap," which tends to be her body's first line of defense when she's stressed about something; she just can't stay awake and has to sleep for awhile.
Thanks for your prayers, everyone...more than anything, for some calm and a sense of perspective on our parts, and for skill/guidance on the part of the healthcare professionals following up on the findings.
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daisymay
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![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) reading praying
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Wesley J
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Niteowl
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I would appreciate prayers for my aunt (mother's younger sister) who is in hospital in critical condition.
Praying for all here.
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Wm. Shakespeare
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cliffdweller
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praying
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"Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid." -Frederick Buechner
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Welease Woderwick
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Holding us all in the living, loving Light.
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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
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What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Piglet
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for all who need prayers, especially Niteowl's aunt, Malik's tests and scans and Lutheran Chik and DP.
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Ethne Alba
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Oh Lamb Chapped...prayers and heaps of 'em
Could I ask for prayer as I travel this weekend to find out what exactly has happened to my aged relative?
Think it's a case of " I'll cope thank you very much indeed" ....only available relatives are thin on the ground and friends are equally infirm. I ask for tact and warmth from me please.
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Telepath
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anxious
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Take emptiness and lying speech far from me, and do not give me poverty or wealth. Give me a living sufficient for me.
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malik3000
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Otherwise, things are not just black or white.
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LRP
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Prayers for all.
Please pray for myself and Balaam,as we cope with a situation at Church, we don't entirely agree with how it's been handled and the outcomes..it is personal to us.
Pray that it will be resolved and fences mended.
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saysay
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"It's been a long day without you, my friend
I'll tell you all about it when I see you again"
"'Oh sweet baby purple Jesus' - that's a direct quote from a 9 year old - shoutout to purple Jesus."
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Piglet
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for all who need prayers.
Adding a sort of "in memoriam" for my brother-in-law, who was probably the nicest man on the planet, and who died 5 years ago on 9th February. May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
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Nicolemr
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Prayers for all.
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Welease Woderwick
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Holding us all in the living, loving Light.
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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
Fancy a break in South India?
Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details
What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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duchess
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Please pray for H, she is a 21 year old that keeps having grand mal seizures. Her dad is a friend of mine, he keeps having to take days off work. Has taken her multiple times to the doc, they did an MRI...tried different meds and she is having them again.
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Mrs Shrew
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Praying for all.
I'm struggling a little with excess stress and anxiety which is affecting my sleep.
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"The goal of life is not to make other people in your own image, it is to understand that they, too, are in God's image" (Orfeo)
Was "mummyfrances".
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Kitten
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Please pray for my som Matt and his two boys as he faces a life as a single parent following the breakup of his marriage.
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Jengie jon
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I have just had a friend around from church. Would you pray for D who is upset and also J (yes the same guy as who was ill before Christmas) who I suspect is expected to pour oil on troubled waters.
Jengie
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Telepath
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For LRP and Balaam and their church.
For duchess' H, for healing.
For Jengie Jon's J and D.
For Lamb Chooped.
For DPChik, for healing.
For Mrs Shrew, for peace of mind.
For Ethne Alba's travel and the safety of her relative.
For Kitten's son Matt and his family.
For piglet's brother in law, may his memory be eternal.
For malik3000.
For Auntowl, for healing.
For a great day tomorrow for the Telemum (and for me).
For me to Finish. the. thing. And for it to SUCCEED
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Take emptiness and lying speech far from me, and do not give me poverty or wealth. Give me a living sufficient for me.
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daisymay
St Elmo's Fire
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reading praying
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Lothlorien
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Littler Miss M has actually had a week at home from hospital. Well sort of. Week was punctuated by three clinic visits for various tests and injections and by a general anaesthetic on another day for the fifth bone marrow biopsy. Doctors are happy with the numbers showing in tests. A different chemo drug is started this week after the first initial drug.
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Welease Woderwick
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Holding us all in the living, loving Light.
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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
Fancy a break in South India?
Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details
What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Piglet
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for all who need prayers.
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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Starbug
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Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayers.
I have to speak to a member of staff today about an outburst in the office on Friday (no, it's a different member of the team!) He had a mini-meltdown about having to carry out a particular task, even though it was always the plan for him to do this. I was on the phone to a contractor at the time and, by the time my call had ended, his shift had finished.
I feel as if I'm drowning. We are all extremely busy with extra project work and these continual episodes are more than I can cope with. I feel like a rubbish manager: my team isn't a team any more, it's just a group of individuals pulling in different directions. We've been too busy for too long and it shows no sign of stopping.
This person who had the outburst is my friend outside work - allegedly. Friends don't do this to each other.
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Offeiriad
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Please pray for June, being pounded with chemo before likely surgery for a recurrent brain tumour. She is determined and faithful, but getting very tired with the treatment. And for her OH Garry.
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malik3000
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for all in need, whether expressed, or able to be expressed, or not, God Who is Love -- have mercy.
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God = love.
Otherwise, things are not just black or white.
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Erroneous Monk
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Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.
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And I shot a man in Tesco, just to watch him die.
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Telepath
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For Littler Miss M, for healing.
For Starbug to get on top of things at work.
For healing for Oferyas' June, and support for her OH Garry.
For S., for healing.
For G. and her family. For the safe return of S.
For M. and her family.
For T. and his daughter.
For the Telemum.
I need a day of blazing productivity and stunning self-discipline tomorrow. You know, like I always need. ![[brick wall]](graemlins/brick_wall.gif)
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Take emptiness and lying speech far from me, and do not give me poverty or wealth. Give me a living sufficient for me.
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Welease Woderwick
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Holding us all in the living, loving Light.
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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
Fancy a break in South India?
Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details
What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Starbug
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Lord, in Your mercy, near our prayers.
I feel a bit more positive today. Thanks for all your prayers. I've decided to contact our workplace counselling service and ask for help.
for all who struggle because of work - either too much or the lack of it.
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Heavenly Anarchist
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I seem to be in a period of depression (I have bipolar disorder) and it is making it difficult to concentrate. I have a stack of marking to do as usual and need some help to get through it.
Many thanks
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Gee D
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Originally posted by malik3000:
for all in need, whether expressed, or able to be expressed, or not, God Who is Love -- have mercy.
Welcome back Malik - long time, no see. Is all reasonably well with you?
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Erroneous Monk
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For all who are weary.
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And I shot a man in Tesco, just to watch him die.
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Piglet
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for all who need prayers.
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I may not be on an island any more, but I'm still an islander.
alto n a soprano who can read music
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Welease Woderwick
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Holding us all in the living, loving Light.
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I give thanks for unknown blessings already on their way.
Fancy a break in South India?
Accessible Homestay Guesthouse in Central Kerala, contact me for details
What part of Matt. 7:1 don't you understand?
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Starbug
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Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayers.
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daisymay
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reading praying
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To The Pain
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Reading and praying.
Dear God, I could do with yet more of your boundless wisdom. I need to be at the top of my game today and have clarity about my situation and the future thereafter.
Also praying for K, that she would get over the cold (or possibly colds, following hard on each other's heels) that has benmaking her miserable for a month.
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L'organist
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For John, who is finding radiotherapy difficult.
For his daughter, who misses Daddy.
For A, who is facing floods without her husband's support.
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agrgurich
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for all
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malik3000
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Originally posted by Gee D:
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Originally posted by malik3000:
for all in need, whether expressed, or able to be expressed, or not, God Who is Love -- have mercy.
Welcome back Malik - long time, no see. Is all reasonably well with you?
Thanks Gee D -- I'm glad to be back! All is MORE than reasonably well. The 2 different kinds of malignancies within remain small and stable and I feel physically great (though I could use a bit more exercising ![[Biased]](wink.gif) ). Next Tuesday I get the results of last weeks scans to see how it's going.
I haven't been visiting the ship much because of my current activities and routine. But if i'm not visiting the other boards much I don't want to lose touch with this thread.
Prayers for everyone and everyone they care about.
Prayers for all in the SE US in the midst of the winter storm. Especially those cold without heat and power. I give thanks that I still have light and heat. Tonight could get worse so prayers for all facing this.
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malik3000
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Starting as I write this, according to local TV news, the most critical part of the current winter storm has just arrived in Atlanta. The big issue is liquid rain freezing on contact with the frozen ground, power lines and trees, especially such as softwood pines which break more easily as the ice builds up. So many hundreds of thousands of people in the metro Atlanta area may lose power (and, even more importantly HEAT, if the homes are all-electric such as mine). The freezing rain is forecast to continue until around sunrise tomorrow morning. The damage to the power grid could be sufficiently extensive that it could take over a week for some to get their power back. (On TV someone just said the situation is gradually getting worse.)
So, my prayers to the God of Love who holds all creation in hand, are that the actuality proves less bad than forecast. My prayers are for all who may be stuck in homes for days without heat, especially the very young, old, or in poor health. I'm praying for animals carelessly left outside or even worse, left chained outside. Prayers certainly for the people who must be outside, especially the workers repairing the damages, and medical emergency people.
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Piglet
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for all who need prayers, especially those in the southern US facing winter storms that they haven't got the infrastructure to cope with, and those back home in the UK battling floods and their aftermath.
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alto n a soprano who can read music
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