Will remember to pray for your mother for God's healing and His strength. for her

I actually do have a few prayer requests. How about starting with please pray for me that I, too, like your mom, will have strength and faith in God to move on and trust God to take care of my daughter's future. And please pray for me that God will heal me from the pains at the left shoulder and upper arm that have been bothering me for at least two years now. Thank you.

Hereforyou,
I’m sorry about your mother’s health issues. I’m thankful she has a caring child to care for her. “Heavenly Father, touch Hereforyou’s mother. Heal her physically, emotionally, or spiritually according to your perfect will. Give her peace as she recovers. Also Lord, touch Herefor. Give her your perfect peace and strength for each day. Bless her Lord. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

My prayer requests are regarding my ill mother who I care for usually except now I am suffering from a possible broken toe and cracked rib.

Thank you thank you so much for prayers I will pray for you both and your families daily!! I am thankful for the support and thankful to give support back!!
LavenderC - You and your daughter will be lifted up in my prayers !! God has a great plan beyond what we can see and understand! I have faith he has a amazing blessed future for you and your daughter and family ❤️

Shadowlady- I pray that God will touch you with his healing hand, bring you peace, comfort and healing. I pray your mom is healed and comforted Thank you Lord for giving shadowlady a loving heart to care for her Ill mother and I pray she is healed so she can continue to help her just as you would want. Amen

Hereforyou - I am glad to pray for your mom's health and strength as she goes through this time. I am not a person who usually prays aloud in groups so I don't usually post prayers online either, but know that I will pray sincerely from my heart and according to your request regularly..

LavenderC - praying for your health and faith, and your daughter's future....

Shadowlady - praying for your healing and strength and for your mom.

My requests are for direction. I've been off work for a few years caring for my son. I have been motivated to go back since at least 2016, but so many things are getting in the way. Please pray that God will show me whether to pursue my original type of career, or whether He has something different in store for me. I'm wondering if He wants me to do something different that I could train my substantially disabled son in. And, also my son will need care providers while I am working, I've been looking for providers for a while with no real success.

Thanks in advance to anyone who'll pray for my situation.

Beryl, Thank you for your prayers. I actually have been praying for you since you have been quiet. I pray you can find care providers for your son. and God's will regarding your plan to find work. Your son and my daughter are in similar of same situation. I am very worried about what is going to happen to my daughter after my husband and I are gone since she does not know how to live independently. She never goes any places without someone with her and is 35 years old. She has one close friend who lives forty minutes drive away. My daughter has been on SSI since she was 14. She has health problems including depressions. I will pray for your son and everyone in your family. I am sorry if I offended you in any way. Without you, the groups would have had difficulty staying active. I always enjoyed your posts and replies. I pray things go well with you and your family. You have a good day today and a nice Sunday service at your church.

Beryl367 I will be praying for you and I want to send you something I read the other day that I feel like God wants you to hear. I will send it through messages in a little bit!!

LavenderC you and your daughter are in my prayers! Gods got this!

Thank you.

Praying for all these requests.

My request would be to pray my eyes are fine. I have been in terrible pain, and I just got off a medication that can cause the retinas to detach. It could also be Rheumatoid Arthritis attacking my eyes. My cousin went blind in one eye because of this.

Also for the constant pain I am in. It is so difficult to function, and I need to start studying my courses. I am in a PhD program, studying Disability Theology. And I seem to need a bit of a kick in the pants to get working on it.

Thanks in advance to everyone! Good to hear the prayer needs!

Thanks LavenderC, things have been hectic here, but basically fine. I'm not able to actually attend church because my son doesn't sit and be quiet and I have no one to watch him. They were live-streaming the services but that changed a few weeks ago. So, when I can I'm watching old live streams and looking for a place that's still live.streamibg on Sunday mornings.

Thanks Hereforyou. I've seen your message and will reply to it soon.

Glad to see you posting again as well MarleneJ. Will definitely add your requests to my list and be praying sincerely and regularly.

Peace and blessings to all.

Marlene - Will keep you in my prayers about your eyes and body aches and pains. I never heard about Disability Theology. I just looked up and found this

"A Theiology of Disability : Living as a Theologian of the Cross"

by Mary Schaefre Fast

"Abstract

This article exams the implecations of Luther's theology of the cross for living with disability as well as living as the body of Christ, the church. Existing work on the theologia crucis will contribute to the formation of an inclusive theology of disability. Luther's theology of the cross, also reffered to as the red tread of Lutheran tradition, offers a faithful resource for understanding and accepting disability. The theology of the cross and its interplay with law and Gospel will be examined. This exploration will lead to adiscussion of Christian vocation - how to live as a theologian of the cross. Finally, a theology of disabilty that challenges Christians to live as theologians of the cross, free to embrace and serve all members of the body of Christ, will be suggested."


https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15228967.2011.620392?journalCode=wrdh20

I want to read more about this subject another time. Please make sure you give your eyes rest. I hope the pains go away soon.

Beryl - Thank God for the internet. and online groups. I hope people can go to churches' physical buildings safely soon too. Hope you and your son and everyone in your family have a good week.

I am going through and praying for everyone, your needs, your family!

Lavender, thanks for the description of what I am studying. It's a really new field of study.

I have been disabled since 1999, but with good meds. I can still almost pass for normal! On bad days, I cannot get out of bed on my own to go to the bathroom. It's all about the meds!

When I did my MDiv. My Capstone, or work experience I decided to work as a chaplain in long term care. It was a gift from God. My father had been dying the year before. I saw him every day, and my husband & I were able to share the gospel with him, and he believed! But he couldn't understand why I was in school, studying. I talked to an Anglican woman priest, who was in the ward, but did lots of visitation. Some people had no one ever visit them. It was a great year, but we moved provinces the next year, which triggered a complete med failure, so I couldn't take the job offered to
Me as a chaplain in this Lutheran long term care.

But my heart still wanted to know more. So, I started a PhD, and found an excellent supervisor and we are working hard to complete this degree. That will get me the credentials to write a book, and promote my idea of caring for the sick and hurting through the internet, and through the local church.

But I am struggling with depression, pray God will lift the curtain over my heart and return my joy.

Love this whole thread, thanks for starting it, HereForYou. You are a welcome addition to our forums!!

I am very glad you are able to come back to lead the groups even though not as often as you used to be The groups will be lost without you. Please rest a lot and come when you feel comfortable coming.

I, too, have lived with depressions illness since I was 23 and qualified for disability in 1994, and I also have the fibromyalgia and aches and pains everywhere in my body. I think yours are more severe than mine but it is no fun. I am thinking about this group and the other of your group as places where members can share Bible verses with each other and other things we can do to support each other both in faith and our struggles with our health issues.

Before I joined DS and the Christian groups here as you may remember I didn't read the Bible as much as I should or wanted to. Talking to the members about the Bible made me have to open the Bible and search information online that are Bible related, and I learned a lot from the members. I am glad to still be here and thank everyone for helping this place be like a place of worship. I always enjoy reading your (Marlene's and everyone's) stories.

I hpe you all have a good day today.