Sunday Prayer

Captain’s Log, Stardate 04.30.2006

Leave any prayer requests in the comments and I’ll be praying this week. You don’t have to be Christian to leave a prayer request. If you’d rather not advertise to everyone on the blogosphere, just leave an unspoken prayer request or email me. If I forgot your prayer request, email me. Not to be mean or anything, but if you don't email me or comment to update your prayer request, I'm only going to pray 3 Sundays.

Thank you, Lord, for another day with you.

Please comfort those who are grieving. Cover them with your spirit and give them peace.

Thank you for fixing Heather's laptop and giving her a new client. I pray for a continual stream of business for her.

Please heal Pammer's eyes and give wisdom to her doctors and her about what to do.

Please heal Squirl's hip completely, and give her and her doctor's wisdom about her surgery.

Thank you that Dineen's daughter got into her program! Please lead and guide Dineen in her writing and any other new projects. Let her do your will alone.

I pray for justice for Robin and her family, Lord. Please provide for them and keep them together. Help her to revise her manuscript and continue to open doors for her.

Help Ronie finish her schoolwork and get all her other things done. Continue to encourage her and support her, Lord, even if the way seems dark.

Help Ron to finish his book.

Please heal Mir and take away her pains and aching. Give her energy and motivate her to finish her manuscript (Mir, have you finished yet?).

Please help Sharon during these low-energy writing times, and give her your strength.

Help Lori's surgery recovery continue smoothly, and help her body to vascularize her ACL quickly and completely.

Continue to open doors for Gina's writing, and give her fire and wisdom for her new projects.

Please convict Paula's family's client to pay his bill. In the meantime, provide for her family and protect them from spiritual warfare. Thank you for lifting them up.

Cover Megan with your peace this week, and help her in her writing.

Please heal Malia's back and knee completely. Give wisdom to the doctors, nurses and the insurance company, and help everything work out smoothly and quickly.

Give Donna your reassurance this week, and lead and guide her in her new projects.

Help Mok prepare for her exam, and continue to help her with her writing projects.

Help Audra to organize her time to care for her new baby and get everything else done.

Show RagamuffinDiva your love this week.

Give Angie P. strength and help this week, and heal Pattie completely.

Help Lynette as she writes, and let it be for your glory.

Help Tiff's mom heal smoothly, and help Tiff in her writing.

Please help Tina, Mary C., Myra, Pam, Cheryl and Ruthy hear back soon about their manuscripts.

Be with Missy in her new job. Touch Mariah's life with your power. Heal the various SAYSFers' sicknesses, aches and pains.

Continue to work in Dream's life and draw her ever closer to you.

Father, I lift up Angie A. to you and pray for healing. Please give her relief from her pain. Touch her with your hand, and continue to sustain her. Give her strength and rest.

I pray for your choice of publisher for Judy's book.

Be with Eileen, give her strength, patience and wisdom.

Continue to lead and guide Ane's writing career.

Be with Becky in her writing. Help her so that she can give you glory.

Be with Winter as she writes, cares for her family, and trusts in you day by day.

I pray Tina F. hears back soon about her manuscript.

Continue to help and encourage Cathy in her writing.

Please heal Sigrun both in her body and with her family. Thank you for watching over her.

Help LaShaunda in her submissions, and keep your hand over each of them.

I pray for complete healing for Katie's brother from his shoulder surgery.

Be with Narelle on her trip, and also give her wisdom and everything she needs with her son.

Please heal Diana D.'s ankle wound quickly and completely, and help her to focus on her new writing project with the church.

I pray for continued healing for Rose's daughter.

Grant comfort to my friends with non-believing spouses this week.

Give strength to your persecuted church.

Please continue to help me to have discipline to do my exercises and help me to heal completely from knee surgery. Please give me discipline and power for my writing, and help me to finish on time.

Thank you for your grace over us all. Amen.

Comments

Heather Diane Tipton said…

You rock, Camy! Thank you so much!

now... don't you have a book to be writing?? :-)

Sun Apr 30, 09:40:00 AM 2006

Pammer said…

You are so sweet. Update on the eyes, after I posted to the prayer loop....the doctor mysteriously calls me back and tells me that the tests are normal. I don't have to go back until next year to run the tests again! Woohoo!PTL!

Just pray that I get the last little bit of my wip sounding great cause right now I am so not happy with them. Thanks, Hon. I pray for you every morning.
Love ya!

Sun Apr 30, 08:32:00 PM 2006

Dineen A. Miller said…

Thanks girl! And may God bless you with a flow of words and many pages during the week to come. Love ya!

Sun Apr 30, 09:02:00 PM 2006

Anonymous said…

Thanks so much, Camy. It's so comforting to know that there is someone out there praying for me. You are truly amazing. May the Lord bless you beyond measure for all that you mean in the lives of those you pray for.

I'm so happy for you, Pammer, that there has been improvement in your eyes. God is definitely awesome, isn't He? Sometimes He answers before we can ask for His help. And to be able to call him Father!

And, Dineen, I pray also for every worry you may have. May He bring you peace. Having peace is the greatest wish in my life overall, There are so many other things but peace would cover everything.

Sun Apr 30, 10:42:00 PM 2006

Mirtika said…

AMEN to all these requests.

THANKS, babykins.
Mir

Sun Apr 30, 11:20:00 PM 2006

Anonymous said…

Camy,

Thanks so much for your prayers. It means so much to know that you're interceding for me. I know the Lord is with me and is still moving in my life.

"... For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:10

Mon May 01, 06:34:00 PM 2006

Malia Spencer said…

Thank you so much Camy! It means a lot to know you're praying for me.

I'm thrilled you're done with PT. That's totally awesome. I know the recovery has been slow but I know it'll be complete in God's timing.

Have a great week.

Mon May 01, 09:59:00 PM 2006

Katie Hart - Pinterest Manager said…

Update on Stephen - he got his stitches out today and has a lower dose of pain meds. He still has a lot of pain, though, and won't be able to start using his shoulder for another four weeks.

Thanks for praying!

Mon May 01, 10:27:00 PM 2006

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