Prayer Requests

[andrewlittle]

Bill, Jennifer, Nathan, d-pedr and others,

Please know you and those for whom you care are included in my prayers.

Andy

[Progo35]

Please pray for my mom

She is such a sweet, gentle, kind woman with a heart of pure gold. It hurts her SO BAD to see things be so difficult for me. I try to make sure that I behave lovingly towards her and that I am cheerful, but the problem is that when I just want some support because I need encouragement to get through my difficulties, its like they become HER difficulties and instead of being able to be encouraging, she either ignores them ("What could be wrong?") Or goes into a state worse then mine ("You're right, school sucks, drop out and join a convent"). The problem is that there aren't many people available to talk things through with, although my Dad has gratefully been picking up some of the slack.

For the last several years I've been praying to become a better daughter and treat my parents with the love, respect and compassion that they deserve. I was doing really well for a while but feel that I have backslid recently. So, please pray that God will convict me with the Holy Spirit and that I will remain acountable for my duties toward my family.

Finally, my mom does need to work some of this out between her and God. She feels like God hasn't listened to her prayers and that we are cursed. Everyone goes through this, but she doesn't have any Christian or praying friends who can help her through this. She has friends, but none of her close ones are experienced enough with prayer to help her. I wish she had some Christian friends in addition to her other ones who could specifically provide that kind of support. She also needs to get out and do things for herself more often. Sometimes I feel really bad because she doesn't tell me that she has somewhere to go with a friend, I ask her to do something or don't get things done as fast as she wants me to and don't realize that this had to do with something she'd miss out on. If I know, I try really hard to make sure that I'm on target. I try anyway, but in that case I definitely have more motivation-because the problem is not whether I will be late, it's whether SHE will be late.

Anyway, if everyone could pray, I'd appreciate that.

[BenL]

Originally Posted by Progo35

Please pray for my mom ...

Anyway, if everyone could pray, I'd appreciate that.

Progo,

Know that SFers are praying for you and your mom. We don't always post right away, but the prayers start flowing as soon as we read the request.

[kara speltz]

Originally Posted by BenL

Progo,

Know that SFers are praying for you and your mom. We don't always post right away, but the prayers start flowing as soon as we read the request.

I just want to echo what Ben has said. I don't post a response very often to requests for prayers, but I do always include them in my own prayer circle. Kara

[BenL]

Please keep Charley's dad, Arthur, in your prayers. He's in the ER as I write, waiting to be examined. He's congested and having trouble breathing. He's 97 and has had a history of pneumonia. Charley was with him all day, as were Charley's brother and sister. Charley's on the road at 22:42 EDT making the 75-mile trek home cuz he has to work tomorrow. He has applied for a full-time job where he works (he's part-time now) and doesn't want to jeopardize his chances by being out unecessarily.

[u-dog]

Originally Posted by BenL

Please keep Charley's dad, Arthur, in your prayers. He's in the ER as I write, waiting to be examined. He's congested and having trouble breathing. He's 97 and has had a history of pneumonia. Charley was with him all day, as were Charley's brother and sister. Charley's on the road at 22:42 EDT making the 75-mile trek home cuz he has to work tomorrow. He has applied for a full-time job where he works (he's part-time now) and doesn't want to jeopardize his chances by being out unecessarily.

Tell Charley we are praying for him and his dad! Its so hard to be torn between work and family.

[BenL]

Originally Posted by u-dog

Tell Charley we are praying for him and his dad! Its so hard to be torn between work

Charley's dad was held overnight in the hospital because of his age and condition. Verdict is ongoing congestive heart failure. Hey, he's 97 and had a triple bypass at 87 because he was so healthy otherwise at the time. Charley made it home by midnight, but we were up until 1:00 with phone calls to and from family etc. Running on fumes today. Thanks for all the good thoughts. Keep 'em coming.

[Jennifer5]

Originally Posted by BenL

Charley's dad was held overnight in the hospital because of his age and condition. Verdict is ongoing congestive heart failure. Hey, he's 97 and had a triple bypass at 87 because he was so healthy otherwise at the time. Charley made it home by midnight, but we were up until 1:00 with phone calls to and from family etc. Running on fumes today. Thanks for all the good thoughts. Keep 'em coming.

[u-dog]

I just witnessed a fatal auto accident on my way to work today. A boy no more than 19 or 20 driving a too powerful car too fast (police think about 110 mph) He passed me and disappeared over a rise in the road. When I crested the rise it was all over. he had clipped the front of a gravel truck that was turning left, careened into the gaurdrail, was ejected from the car. he was decapitated.

Please pray for me and the two other witnesses, the boy, his mother and father who are probably just now learning what happened, the emergency and police responders and the truck driver. I'm a total wreck, I can only imagine how the others must be. One of the witnesses (who was coming the other way) saw the impact and the car spinning out of control and what she thought was wreckage flying. I prayed with her, but she was a total mess. I went for about 45 minutes on adrenaline but thats gone now. I'm going for a prayer walk in the park ... maybe a nap.

[u-dog]

Its three hours later. I feel like shit. I am sad and depressed and distracted. I'm a mess. pray for me my friends.

[Zerbie]

Originally Posted by u-dog

I just witnessed a fatal auto accident on my way to work today. A boy no more than 19 or 20 driving a too powerful car too fast (police think about 110 mph) He passed me and disappeared over a rise in the road. When I crested the rise it was all over. he had clipped the front of a gravel truck that was turning left, careened into the gaurdrail, was ejected from the car. he was decapitated.

Please pray for me and the two other witnesses, the boy, his mother and father who are probably just now learning what happened, the emergency and police responders and the truck driver. I'm a total wreck, I can only imagine how the others must be. One of the witnesses (who was coming the other way) saw the impact and the car spinning out of control and what she thought was wreckage flying. I prayed with her, but she was a total mess. I went for about 45 minutes on adrenaline but thats gone now. I'm going for a prayer walk in the park ... maybe a nap.

Originally Posted by u-dog

Its three hours later. I feel like shit. I am sad and depressed and distracted. I'm a mess. pray for me my friends.

Dear God!!!!!!!!!

I am filled with complete horror just reading your description of what you witnessed.

Oh Dave!!!!

Oh Dave, that is just horrifying. Truly horrifying.
You have just experienced a trauma, and you may have unpleasant feelings come and go for a while now. If you do, that's normal.

I am right now reaching out in my imagination and wrapping you up in big warm gentle hugs.



Please come talk to us whenever you need to. You can PM me if you like. Whatever you feel you'd like to do, we'll follow your lead.

Love you, Dave, very much.

[dsdrane]

Oh, God, Dave.

How awful.

I can only think of my mom saying reflectively "don't look; don't look" whenever we came across a crash scene.

"Not dealing" is one of the legacies of my New England upbringings.

I'm so sorry you had to witness this violence. It makes my heart ache. We know these things happen, but we're never prepared for the pain it causes when we see it ourselves.

I'm especially upset for you, because I know you to be a feeling and understanding person who will take this personally. Be at peace, as much as you can...and know peace is the goal.

I don't envy you, Dave. I live in fear of such things, which I know is silly.

I love you.

[BrentRichards]

Please remember my sister-in-law Lisa and her family ... Lisa's 31 year old sister committed suicide today, with her 4 year old child. Carbon monoxide. She had a long history of bipolar disorder. Naturally, the whole family is devastated. Lisa is married to my brother Gordon, and they have two children at home, one grown and on his own. The sister was living with their parents in Minnesota. My brother is currently in FL on Air Force business, and is now scrambling to get home so all can drive out to Lisa's folks' place. God's peace needed ... "not as the world gives give I unto you."

[u-dog]

Originally Posted by BrentRichards

Please remember my sister-in-law Lisa and her family ... Lisa's 31 year old sister committed suicide today, with her 4 year old child. Carbon monoxide. She had a long history of bipolar disorder. Naturally, the whole family is devastated. Lisa is married to my brother Gordon, and they have two children at home, one grown and on his own. The sister was living with their parents in Minnesota. My brother is currently in FL on Air Force business, and is now scrambling to get home so all can drive out to Lisa's folks' place. God's peace needed ... "not as the world gives give I unto you."

All my prayers Brent! Depression and Bi-polar disorder are diseases that are sometimes fatal. I will be praying that you sister-in-law's family aren't compounding their suffering by wondering about her salvation

[jak4sure]

Originally Posted by NathanATX

Hello my friends...

Please use this thread to post your prayer requests. I believe one of the most powerful and beautiful ways we can express our faith is by asking God for direction, comfort, healing, etc.

Christian, Buddhist, Jewish, Muslim, etc..., just share what's on your heart and we will hold you in our thoughts & prayers.

peace,

Nate

Please remember myself and my partner. He is HIV+ and I am HIV-. We have been together for 5 months now. He has had HIV for over 20 yrs with no illness and is HIV non detectible now. I do not want to get HIV but love has won my heart and I am in this for the long road. We are senior adults. Just something new for me and of course, fear, creeps in once in a while. I need God's strength and leading.

Jack

[Zerbie]

Originally Posted by jak4sure

Please remember myself and my partner. He is HIV+ and I am HIV-. We have been together for 5 months now. He has had HIV for over 20 yrs with no illness and is HIV non detectible now. I do not want to get HIV but love has won my heart and I am in this for the long road. We are senior adults. Just something new for me and of course, fear, creeps in once in a while. I need God's strength and leading.

Jack

On a practical note, is there any kind of support group in your area for men in relationships with mixed HIV status? You might be able to get both practical advice and social support from guys who have been in the same situation.

[u-dog]

Gotcha covered Jack! "perfect Love casts out all fear" Love DOES win out... just not the way that the ex-gay folks think.

[u-dog]

having some minor outpatient surgery today (don't ask ) I haven't even told God what its for but I'm pretty sure she's guessed by now. Just pray for my swift recovery.

[andrewlittle]

Originally Posted by u-dog

having some minor outpatient surgery today (don't ask ) I haven't even told God what its for but I'm pretty sure she's guessed by now. Just pray for my swift recovery.

I prayed, u-dog, so how did it go? Well, I hope.

[u-dog]

Originally Posted by andrewlittle

I prayed, u-dog, so how did it go? Well, I hope.

So they tell me! What a pain in the ass! (literally)

Thanks for the prayers. you guys are the best.