Prayer Ministry
Prayer is the heartbeat of Chronic Joy Ministry.
Prayer Pond
You are a precious, vital member of the Kingdom of God and of this community. We’re glad you’re here. Grateful for your presence. Blessed to lift you in prayer.
May God bless you and keep you today and always.
“For where two or three come together in my name, there I am with them.” Matthew 18:20
Before you leave today, please #PrayItForward by lifting up one or more of the requests in front of yours. Then be sure to click the “I PRAYED FOR THIS” button to let the requester know you prayed for them.
You are invited to share your prayer request and/ or praise 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!
Chronic Joy
Dear Lord Jesus,
Thank You for being our great High Priest, the One who has opened the way to the Father:
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin.” Hebrews 4:15
Thank You for fully understanding our weaknesses. Thank You for seeing the weights that drag us down and cause us to feel like giving up. Oh, but thank You for not giving up on us! Thank You for bringing us Your own heart so that we could continue to pray and to love in the same ways that You have. Help us now to offer our impossible prayers to You and to cling to You our great High Priest.
In Your name, we pray,
Amen.
Received: August 19, 2019
Michelle
I'm grateful to ask for prayer from my fellow subjects of Christ.
I have generalized dystonia which affects every voluntary muscle in my body. It causes tremendous pain as muscles enter into full spasm with no way to get them to release fully.
I'm thankful to God for giving me a wonderful neurologist who applies botox-- what I call Blessed Poison--to some of my neck and foot muscles with great skill. It has allowed me to straighten up and walk, my favorite activity in the world.
With injections every 3 months, I've just come through the worst period physically that I've had since I began injections 4 years ago. I got my botox yesterday, and am already getting relief of the most knotted up major muscles--praise God.
All is well with my soul, and the request I ask you all to lift up is for deep relief, just for this 3 month period. It's gotten very hard to stand the pain and immobility, and I'd like some release.
Also, please feel free to offer up great heaping praise to God because He really does hear our prayers, adds to them with groans we can't understand, and lives forever to intercede for us. We are saints! Holy And dearly beloved!
Hang on everyone. You are prayed for, and God honors this. Never forget you are dearly loved by God Almighty, and you will be raised on That Great Day.
Received: August 14, 2019
Chronic Joy
Dear Father,
Thank You for the promise that echoes through time for us:
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. (Psalm 143:8)
When the darkness of night envelops our hearts, will You stir trust in us to wait for the morning of Your unfailing love? Thank You that the night cannot cover up Your light, for the morning will always come. Help us to lift our eyes to You when we cannot see the way ahead. We lift our prayers to You now and entrust our very lives to You today.
In the name of Your son, Jesus, we pray,
Amen
Received: August 12, 2019
Kathi
I struggle with food addiction. I really need to lose some weight and get healthier as I have arthritis in my knees and feet and the extra weight is adding stress. Pray that I can overcome this battle, eat healthier, and overcome my food issues. Thank you. Kathi
Received: August 6, 2019
This prayer has been answered!
Bettie G
Thank you for all who have prayed for me in my search for a new Rheumatologist. I think the Lord may have led me to an understanding and compassionate Rheumatologist, who also referred me to a Neurologist for further testing. I am scheduled for an MRI of the brain this Thursday, August 8. I so appreciate prayers for that, as we try to look further into why my body has not accepted any of the RA meds.
Received: August 4, 2019
Chronic Joy
Would you join us as we pray this week?
Dear Lord,
Thank You that You see the weakness that we feel, and You are aware of the anxieties that overwhelm our hearts:
“When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’
your unfailing love, LORD, supported me.
When anxiety was great within me,
your consolation brought me joy.” Psalm 94:18-19
Oh, Father, thank You that You hear our cries, and You send Your unfailing love to support our stumbling feet. Thank You that You don’t leave us in our fears and anxieties, but You bring us Your own consolations. So, Lord, we lift up those we love today, and ask for Your consolation to cover their anxieties also. We pray for those who feel that they cannot take another step without stumbling. May Your unfailing love support them even now. Our praises rise to You as we rest in Your deep heart of love.
In the name of Jesus we pray,
Amen.
Received: August 4, 2019
Gail G.
I wanted to thank God again for answering my need for a new air purifier. I'm so thankful that He provided someone to buy it for me. it was delivered last Friday. Also, I have been in need for a new room heater for winter. It had to be stainless steel and no paint on it. There is only 1 company that makes the type I need and it is $1,000. I was so blessed the other day when my cousin offered to buy me a brand new one and it's being shipped to me for delivery on Monday!!! wow, I'm so grateful! I have been through long trials of needs not being met and I'm so grateful God for providing these needs. thanks everyone for your prayers!
Received: August 3, 2019
Anna
I wrote a note a few weeks ago, and from he bottom of my heart I want to THANK those of you who have prayed for me. I am touched that people I don't even know have prayed for me and whoever you are, please feel my gratitude to you. I feel a little hope some days but don't feel a huge breakthrough yet, but I do FEEL the prayers and I keep asking Jesus for HOPE. My husband and I especially need hope to trust Jesus for financial stress this has placed on us, after all these years of chronic and all those surgeries..there has never been a break medically. But HOPE is a powerful thing and so again, I want to THANK those of you who prayed and I want you to know that I am also whispering prayers for the other requests that have been submitted. ~ Anna
Received: August 1, 2019
Michele
I have various autoimmune conditions that are flaring up. I also have a daughter who feels ill regularly but doctors have not found out why. Please pray for endurance and encouragement for us both. Thank you!
Received: July 29, 2019
Chronic Joy
Dear Heavenly Father,
May we lift up our prayers to You, even as King Solomon spoke his requests:
“And may these words of mine, which I have prayed before the LORD, be near to the LORD our God day and night, that he may uphold the cause of his servant and the cause of his people Israel according to each day’s need,” 1 Kings 8:59
Thank You that You see the need that we carry each day. Help us to trust You for provision. Thank You that You alone can uphold the cause of Your servants. Help us to long for Your justice to be seen. Thank You that day and night You hear the words we bring before You. Help us to come near to You with our requests. We are humbled and grateful that Your Word still holds true for us today.
In the name of Your son, Jesus, we pray,
Amen.
Received: July 28, 2019
#PrayerMonday
#PrayerMonday is an invitation to pray for this ministry, for those affected by chronic physical and/or mental illness, and for each prayer request tossed into our Prayer Pond. We’ve created a Prayer Focus calendar and encourage you to sign-up and commit to praying during a specific hour – to link arms with us in bringing radical hope and compassionate change to the world through the power of prayer.
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Card Ministry
Would you like to offer a kind word, encouragement, an inspiring quote, or prayer to a fellow chronic illness traveller? On hard days when it seems almost impossible to take one more step, sometimes it soothes the spirit to extend ourselves a bit. Writing a note to a fellow traveller could be just that.
And it’s simple to do!
Stop by the Prayer Pond and as you read through the requests, when God tugs at your heart, pause and pray, then consider writing a note, card or letter to encourage that person too.
Or let us choose. You write the note of encouragement and we’ll choose the recipient.
Send your card to: Card Ministry, c/o Chronic Joy, 1015 Lemira Circle, Waukesha, WI 53188 and we’ll send it on for you.
Would you like to receive a note of encouragement? We invite you to sign-up, and as our mailbox fills up, we’ll forward a little love to you.
REQUEST A CARD
sign-up to receive special mailings from us. You are our community and we would love to bless you with beautiful images, encouragement for your day, and the opportunity to inspire others. (Limited international delivery.)
SEND A CARD
Would you like to send a note or letter offering prayer and encouragement? Mail your unsealed cards and letters to us and we will send them on to someone in our community.
Prayer Posts
Prayer Prompt | Dwelling: A Place Where People Live
Dwell The Cambridge English Dictionary gives us that simple definition for the word dwelling: a place where people live. And yet, we each also dwell within these physical forms--our human bodies that are inherently lonely. No one else can feel the precise emotions we feel. No other person can hear the words that rumble around in our minds. There is not another one who can feel the exact pain...
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In A Small Place | God’s Love Poured Out
In a Small Place by Annie Johnson Flint Fret not because thy place is small,Thy service need not be,For thou canst make it all there isOf joy and ministry. The dewdrop, as the boundless sea,In God's great place has part;And this is all He asks of thee;Be faithful where thou art. In thee His mighty hand can showThe wonders of His grace,And He can make the humblest roomA high and holy place....
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Volunteer Prayer Coordinator – Bettie Gilbert
Chronic Joy's New Volunteer Prayer Pond Coordinator We are delighted to officially welcome Bettie Gilbert as Chronic Joy's brand new Volunteer Prayer Coordinator!Bettie is a beautiful soul with a huge heart for prayer who has been with us since the very beginning. (You'll learn more of her story below.) Bettie will welcome and invite our community into prayer through Scripture, short prayers,...
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Prayer Books
The Way of the Heart: Connecting with God Through Prayer, Wisdom, and Silence
Henri J.M. Nouwen
Inspired by the ancient teachings of St. Anthony and the Desert Fathers,The Way of the Heart clears before us a spiritual path consisting of three stepping-stones: Solitude (learning not to be alone but to be alone with God); Silence (the discipline by which the inner fire of God is tended and kept alive); and Prayer (standing in the presence of God with the mind in the heart).
Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual Transformation
Ruth Haley Barton
Do you long for a deep, fundamental change in your life with God? Do you desire a greater intimacy with God? Do you wonder how you might truly live your life as God created you to live it? Spiritual disciplines are activities that open us to God’s transforming love and the changes that only God can bring about in our lives. Picking up on the monastic tradition of creating a “rule of life” that allows for regular space for the practice of the spiritual disciplines, this book takes you more deeply into understanding seven key disciplines along with practical ideas for weaving them into everyday life.
Prayer: Experiencing Awe and Intimacy with God
Timothy Keller
Christians are taught in their churches and schools that prayer is the most powerful way to experience God. But few receive instruction or guidance in how to make prayer genuinely meaningful. In Prayer, renowned pastor Timothy Keller delves into the many facets of this everyday act.
The Deep Place Where Nobody Goes: Conversations with God on the Steps of My Soul
Jill Briscoe
This collection of short stories, reflections, and poems from Jill Briscoe centers on the theme of our relationship with God, and how that relationship must be our daily priority in good times and bad.
