I'm starting early because I am so tired, so i hope that others may feel led to leave a prayer for others on this prayer thread.<BR>I want to say that I truly find this s blessing and a priviledge to pray for everyone. I know I skipped one week a few months ago and my whole week seemed effected. So, I just wanted to say thank you for your prayers and for the priviledge of leaving your requests here to be prayed over by all of us. <P>Lord, I come before You this day, humbled and in awe of Your majesty and grace. Lord, I am expecially feeling put in my place so to speak because of a difficult conversation with a friend, where I feel totally unheard and knowing this friend cannot hear my point of view. Reminding me painfully and joyfully of my dependence on You, Lord. I ask that You show me Your wisdom in this situation and let me let it go and pray for her. Lord, again I am reminded that I can not change anyone or control anyone. That so many of our relationships need just to be left in Your hands. I pray for each one of us that we will have the discernment to know when no amount of talking will do any good whether it be our child, spouse or a friend. That instead we have a Wonderful Counselor, a God who cares and a God who can make a difference in both the way we view the situation and the way our friend receives us. <P>Lord teach us Your lessons in all our circumstances. "Let us wholly turn them over to You and depend totally on You for their resolution. Let us declare our dependence on You, Lord, and be reminded of Your capabilities, power and goodness; taking a stance of faith in Your Word, praising You and then waiting and watching You fight the battle for us. Putting on the full armor of God, prayer, praise, obedience, perserverence, peace and faith." (paraphrased from Stormie's book "Just Enough Light for the Step I'm On."<P> "I lift up my eyes to the hills-from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made the heaven and the earth." (Psalm 121:1-2)<P>Lord thank You for Your ever present presence at all times. Thank You for Your faithfulness. Lord how is it we deserve such love and attention. We don't, but yet, You still provide it. It is waiting for us but You require us to take the first step. Lord I do not begin to understand the mystery of Your unending great love, but I sure do enjoy it.<P>Lord we lift our spouses up to You. Lord, we stand in the gap for them, asking that You restore and bring Your salvation and life in Christ for each one of our spouses. Lord they can not come to You themselves at this mooment, and that is why we stand and ask for them. But Lord let us not try to effect any of this by our own works, but surrender it all to You, and then wait in peace, faith , hope and anticipation for Your deliverence and restoration.<P>Thank You Lord. <P>I pray for Karenna and praise You for all the ways You have worked in her family this last year and for her tetimony of Your work in their lives, and her courage in sharing a very painful episode in their life. Lord, We pray for healing and emotional intimacy between this couple. Pray for increased shared spirituality as a family. We praise You for the endings of things that interfered with Your great workings within this family and obedience to follow through. Lord Your workings in our behalfs are amazing.<P>Lord, for lonesome we pray for strength and endurance. We know that You wewre present in the counseling session between this h and w. Lord let Your plan be revealed and Your healing begin. Lord let them lean not on their own understanding but truat in You and acknowledging You in all their ways. Lord we give You the praise and we pray that You breath joy into this marriage and into this man and woman.<P>For onedayatatime we as that You lift her eyes to You and hold them there for her. Lord, let her hear only Your voice from within saying, "This is the way, walk in it." Lord this man needs you so much. Lord, grant him healing and seeking out those services that can make a difference. Lord protect this little child that her emotional health is protected and fostered. Lord give oneday discernment to know Your will for her and her family. Lord breath healing and restoration into this marriage.<P>Lord I lift up my sister Sue to You. Lord lighten her heart and help her to know deeply within that You are the One in control and let her feel Your great presence in each aspect of her circumstances this week. Lord help her h to hear your voice in her absence. Lord heal her son of his cancer. You are the great healer. Lord let her son accept Jesus as his Lord, his very own. Let him walk in Your ways all the days of his long life. I pray for traveling mercies on Sue and peace during the travel. Continue allowing sue to hear Your voice and receive the lessons You are waiting to show her. Let her seek Your face contineously and encourage others while empowering them to seek You and to take the responsibilty for their lives and not let sue try to step in and do this for them. <P>I pray over the needs of all the others who did not post specific requests, You know their desires and needs. Lord we pray for jobs and financial matters, for healing, restoration, loving kindness between h and w, and for the protection of our marriages against the onslaught of temptation and sinful desires.<BR>Lord we all praise You for bringing each and everyone one of us together. This is such a great gift to each of us. Lord You bring us surprise great gifts ones we need but don't even think to ask for, because You know our needs. Lord You even grant our wants on occassion. Lord I know that we don't understand even a minute percentage of who You are, and all that You are. Lord allow us to receive a little more of You each day. Let our faith and thirst for knowing You increase every day. Lord let us seek You with all our hearts, minds, souls anfd thoughts every day. Help us to stay on the path that you have for our lives. And Lord help us to allow You to come into our lives and rearrange them according to Your plans and help us to surrender even our best things that we know are within Your will and then wait for You to return them to us even better than before oe for new gifts.<P>Lord, we love You, and we know we are Loved by the King of the Universe. Thank You for Jesus and the personal relationship we can have with You. In Jesus name, Amen.<P><p>[This message has been edited by hw (edited January 30, 2001).]