Prayer Pond
Request Tender-Loving Prayer (TLP) & #PrayItForward
Request Tender-Loving Prayer (TLP) at the Prayer Pond—safe, secure, and always without judgment. Step into intercessory prayer when you #PrayItForward.
A similar thing happens when we pray. We are weak and do not know how to pray, so the Spirit steps in and articulates prayers for us with groaning too profound for words. (Romans 8:26)
YOU’RE INVITED TO…
YOU’RE INVITED TO…Nurture and grow your relationship with Jesus.
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PRAYER IS THE HEARTBEAT OF CHRONIC JOY
The Chronic Joy Prayer Pond is a safe place to request prayer – and #PrayItForward with Tender-Loving Prayer (TLP) is how you can lovingly pray for others. There could be no greater catchphrase for prayer than TLP. Prayer can move mountains and usher in miracles. Through prayer, we discover that God is good even when we aren’t healed, the pain doesn’t abate, our situations don’t change, our child remains a prodigal, or our loved one dies. God is good all the time!
“Jesus persisted in heartfelt, humble prayer while surrendering to God’s will over His own. If Jesus modeled this while on earth, especially before the most challenging trial of His life, how much more should we be praying, particularly during seasons of difficulty?” (Nicole Furno)
#PRAYITFORWARD WITH TLP
God calls us to pray humbly and compassionately, growing in selflessness as we learn to sacrifice our time and energy for one another. This is intercessory prayer, a calling to pray for those we know, those we don’t know, those we love, and those who speak against or mistreat us. (Luke 6:27)
TLP is as quick as a few keystrokes. Leave your request, then #PrayItForward for someone else. When you click the “I PRAYED FOR THIS” button, the requester (at their discretion) will receive an email saying, “Someone just prayed for you!” Receiving this message is the very best kind of TLP.
As soon as you leave your request, you will receive an email saying, “Your Prayer Request Has Been Received.” That email includes a link to let us know when your prayer has been answered or to remove your request from the Prayer Pond.
WHY CALL IT THE PRAYER POND?
Chronic illness, mental illness, chronic pain, or disability can deplete our spirits, causing us to feel purposeless, anxious, and alone. Sitting at the edge of a quiet pond, tossing a prayer into its depths, and watching the water ripple out toward the far shores is what happens when we request prayer and share praises. As a community of intercessory pray-ers, we lift one another before the Lord with TLP, blessing one precious life at a time.
How often do we hear, “Prayer is the least I can do,” when prayer is the absolute best we can do?
You're invited to share your prayer requests and praises (related to chronic illness) to our Prayer Pond using the form below. Once your note is received, we will share it according to your instructions. Feel free visit us often and share updates!
Anonymous
I would like prayer for our family. My husband and I have been living separate lives ever since getting married in 2002. There was a time I wanted to be a mother and so we got pregnant and then my health condition deteriorated and more, which caused our relationship to be strained even further. I have no desire for my husband, nor do I have a desire for anything else. I have no feelings at all, in fact!
Received: December 16, 2024
Anonymous
Please pray for my 10-year daughter, struggling with Lyme Disease and PANS. Please pray for me, her mother, who is having a hard time coping with her condition and my desperation to find a cure. Please pray for my family, her two sisters and dad - who love her unconditionally. Please pray for treatment and healing for all those suffering in silence from Lyme Disease. Please pray for our doctors, our government leaders: to believe Lyme sufferers and to prioritize God-healing treatments. Amen.
Received: December 14, 2024
Anonymous
Hello everyone! I am writing to ask for prayer on behalf of my neighbor who is ill and has a young 9 year old son, as well...
He is asking for prayer please for his health in general. He really needs prayers and God knows his name!
Thank you all!
P.S. Your continued prayers for me are helping greatly...I can sense a deeper confidence in going to Christ...
We need each other...
Received: December 8, 2024
Connie
I am going in for major surgery next Friday, the 13th. Please pray for the surgeons and anesthesiologist to have discernment and wisdom. For me to have the strength and courage and for mercy and grace. Please pray for a speedy recovery and healing, and for my husband who will be taking care of me.
Thank you! Bless you all.
Received: December 6, 2024
Rosemary
God is so good to me and all of us, Thank you, Lord!
I can't explain my prayer request except for saying will you all please lift me up in prayer to the Lord?
Thank you so so much, I really need love and support in this way from God's family!
Received: November 25, 2024
Barbara
I am 72 in bad physical health, manic depression and agoraphobia. I have no idea why God is allowing me to exist. I beg God to let me die. I think I have lost hope. If anyone reads this and can understand, please don’t tell me to join yet another group. I do not even drive and I am disabled. I have no family. Few, if any real friends. I’m sorry if I sound bitter or defensive. I just never imagined my life would be like this. Therapy costs money and transportation. Please pray..
Received: November 19, 2024
Shani
Prayers please for my mom who's been dealing with a lot of pain and discomfort on her tongue that's become a chronic condition for over 10 years now, she also has pain in one of her legs that's been going on for 2 weeks or more, plus she has a cold that doesnt seem to want to go away and its been 2-3 weeks of her having a cold. And prayers for my mental and emotional well-being as I try to recover from chronic pain while watching my mom go through her own issues as she's my caretaker
Received: November 14, 2024
Gayl
Tomorrow morning, my daughter, Jamie, is having a lumpectomy because they found a cancerous lump. It is in the early stages and is small, so they think they can get it all. They are also going to do a biopsy under her arm to make sure it hasn't spread through the lymph. She will need 6 rounds of radiation after that. Please pray for her peace of mind, for guidance for the doctors, that all will go well, and for healing. Pray for her husband and 3 children as this is traumatic for them, too.
Received: November 12, 2024
Angela
Please lift my mother, Yvonne, up in prayers. We found out she has cancer. We are waiting to find out the stage and where it is located. Please lift her up in prayer .I’m believing we can beat this. My mother is only 79years old. She has time left. Please lift my mother and my family in prayer. Thank you all!
Received: November 11, 2024
Anonymous
My daughter is having tests run and I have so many concerns. She has been through so much already and to think these struggles may be with her throughout her life is almost too much to bear. This road has already seemed so long. Please pray for good results. I appreciate it so much.
Received: November 6, 2024
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