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 my daughter, Jamie. She has finished the chemo for breast cancer, but they said she still needs radiation for the next phase of her treatment. She will have a CT scan next week, and then they will determine the course. She is in good spirits and is very hopeful. Thank you for your prayers!
Received: March 22, 2025
Anonymous
Praise report/update! You are praying for, my young neighbor whose dad died, the family was able to get temporary custody & the rights to all decisions!. Thank you for your prayers!! It is a safer place.They will be going to court for permanent custody. We continue to pray for all hearts, including the biological Mommy, that God will touch her. We want your will God and we thank you, Father, for never excluding any of your children.
Received: March 21, 2025
Rosemary
A prayer request for my friend Cathleen whose prayer is, "Lord give the strength and conviction to eat healthy for the next 6 weeks." Please pray & thank you! God, through your prayers, helped once before when her stage 4 lung cancer the size of an orange shrunk to a pea size!! There is new activity from her latest PET scan and they think it could be inflammation so possibly this diet could help plus more miracles! Please God? Thank you very much to God and all!!
Received: March 14, 2025
Anonymous
Please pray for Donna, she has cancer, stage 4. Please pray for comfort, peace and courage for her and her family. In Jesus Mighty Name.
Thank you.
Received: March 11, 2025
Christine Smith
My husband of 51 years passed away this past week it was rather sudden, and I found him dead in his bedroom. My grief is heavy, but God is lifting it as I draw you to him. Please pray that God uses me to witness of his grace and love and mercy to all that I come in contact with. Pray that the unsaved family is drawn to God through Jesus Christ in repentance.
Received: March 9, 2025
Paula Talley
I’m in constant pain and am not sleeping well. I’m having crazy dreams and it’s unsettling
Received: March 3, 2025
Janet
My son Brian has been battling ulcerative colitis for 10 years now. He loves to cook and had worked in the restaurant business for years. He's not able to be on his feet for long periods of time as his feet, and legs start hurting, and swell up. He's in pain all the time as the disease causes abdominal pain, joint pain, fatigue, and a number of other discomforts. He's been so depressed he's attempted suicide several times.
Received: March 3, 2025
Anonymous
Hi please can you please pray for whole family right now my dad has died today in hospital very heart broken crying all day because of it please pray for David irwin from Northern Ireland and Helen and mum right now
Received: March 1, 2025
Maggie
Please pray for healing for my husband as he battles a rare and aggressive form of cancer while also dealing with multiple acute and chronic illnesses. We are grateful for his compassionate medical care team and for those wonderful people who have supported him through prayers and acts of kindness. May God miraculous power restore his health.
Received: February 26, 2025
Marcus
I’ve have IBS and severe bowel issues. I’ve been in intense pain and I carry an involuntary stench because my bowels are compromised.
Every day of my life for 18 years, I’ve been laughed at, sneered at, whispered about, and there’s nowhere I can go that I’m not made fun of. My reputation has been destroyed by this illness and sometimes I wish I were dead to not have to deal with the mental torture any longer. I need God’s healing and strength. Please pray for me.
Received: February 23, 2025
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