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)
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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!
Gayl
Update on daughter, Jamie. After her lumpectomy, the doctor now says she needs 4 rounds of chemo infusions, beginning Jan. 2. They expect good results.
I also have an unspoken request involving other family members. Please pray for God to bring them back to faith and heal their family. Pray for wisdom for my husband and me.
My eyes have improved as I can read things I couldn't a few months ago, but they still get blurry sometimes. Please pray that I would remember to rest them often.
Received: December 30, 2024
Martin Smith
Pray that the prevention team and adult services help me on 2nd January
Received: December 30, 2024
Anonymous
Sometimes I just can’t find the right words to pray. Sometimes things seem so overwhelming I can’t articulate everything I want. Sometimes I feel as though I have been in the valley for so long and I’m longing for the day to see the top of the mountain. Please pray for me and my family.
Received: December 29, 2024
Linda B
I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone for your prayers. They sustain me during the rough days while I am dealing with chronic health issues. I wish everyone joy during the holiday season and pray that everyone's prayers are answered soon.
Received: December 23, 2024
Anonymous
Father Lord, I feel like a million tonnes of weight is hanging over my head right now.
I feel exhausted, stressed and overwhelmed, even though I have just woken up.
Lord, I need you now more than ever. I can no longer pretend I can help myself alone.
Lord, help me safely anchor myself to you.
Help me recognise and accept your divine help when I see it today. Amen.
Received: December 23, 2024
Anonymous
I'm dealing with gastritis, bronchiectasis (lungs) and other gut issues. Would you please pray that my ailments can be healed? Thank you!
Received: December 19, 2024
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
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