Posted on 12/20/2019 5:11:36 PM PST by infool7
This Christmas has been extraordinarily difficult for people that have lost...
valuable items, money, friends, homes, cars, loved ones, beloved pets...
If you have lost something recently please let us know. You don't have to say what it is if you don't want to but we will all be praying for your recovery and healing from your loss no matter how big or small.
The most important thing is that we do not lose hope especially as we contemplate the joy of Christmas and our Lord's promise of Salvation.
My brother killed himself two days after Thanksgiving two years ago. I’m taking care of my 83 year old Mom who is dealing with a complex of debilitating illnesses. The rest of the family is 1300 miles away. The holidays are just really rough this year. My little pilot light of faith is sputtering and has been for quite some time. I would appreciate some prayers, and that’s hard to ask for but there it is. Thank you, fellow Freepers.
This is a wonderful thread. I will include everyone here in my prayers. And I would like to ask you to pray for me. I lost my job in August and money is starting to get tight. I have a job interview on Monday, and getting the job would solve a lot of problems for me. Thank you and God bless all of you.
I am in a new apartment without stairs (bad knees). The move was not easy for me, and I have to go to Confession.
I know in the long run, it will be OK, but I can’t find some of my things because my daughter put them where she thought they should go. (Not considering that I tore my R rotator cuff during the move,) she put things on high shelves that I cannot reach without using the mini-ladder/step stool.
Offering it up.
Prayers for you.
I’ll be your niece, only I’m a dude. ;-D
Cats ain’t bad.
Prayers for you, too and your mother. They sound well-deserved. I’m sorry about your brother.
Prayers for you, too, and good luck in landing the job.
Thank you. This is a very considerate post. My mother had a stroke on Christmas Day, 2005 and lapsed into a coma. She died two weeks later.
Wonderful thread! There are many through this year who have had some really tough moments, some who have lost their spouses, siblings, children, jobs, their health.
I have tried to pray when I see you mention it in passing as I know many here have done the same. I pray that this year that you have peace that passes all understanding, comfort that only the Lord can truly provide, your needs met because as He cares about a little sparrow how much more does He care for you...I wish you all the moments that allow you to smile and laugh again...God bless you this year and please know you are being held up in our prayers and you are not alone...please reach out if you just need reminded!
Thank you for that. Just lost my job today. Honest comments to the boss do not pay off.
Having suicidal thoughts, as usual,for 40 years, but thinking of living out my money left over. 2 and a half years? I have 2 kids, 20 and 22 and a loving wife. Basically disabled, but how do you prove that?
I was always so strong and somewhat smart. I’m not used to this.
Part of me would like to commit suicide (as usual). I was sexually molested by 2 relatives at 7 years of age. I don’t know if this has made a difference. With my kids, we only had a baby sitter just once,by a trusted friend, and they seem to be OK inside.
But I’m not. I don’t want to be the dad that killed himself, yet I feel I’ve been bullied and drained by my numerous bosses for the last year, by anonymous complaints. (easy for them to make up)
I know that life isn’t fair, but it has always been to me until the last few years. Getting older, but have had a mixed life of blessings and curses. Can’t really complain, because some people have not experienced the blessings.
I’m jut in a state of shock, although I could see it coming.(It’s happened to several others before me). Anyways, thanks for listening to my tale of woe.
Thank you so much, infool7. Prayers for what the Lord knows you need as well.
Thank you very much, Bigg Red. I hope you have a wonderful Christmas.
Thank you so much, TheConservativeParty, I really appreciate it.
I wish you a very Merry Christmas and Blessings to you & your Family.
Praying for miraculous healing of your knees and for knowledge of what to do to help make them better!
Wow, praying for a “flipping of the flow” that you can use this job loss for the better!
Think “Flip the Flow”! :-)
Thank you most sincerely.
Thank you for this timely post! God Bless you!
Thank-you and God Bless.
From Silentgypsy: “Prayers up for all spoken and unspoken requests.”
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Ditto that sentiment!
Prayers for all of you. May God comfort you and answer our prayers according to His will.
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