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left coast mystic
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| Joined: | Sat May 10th, 2008 |
| Location: | La Honda, California USA |
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| First Name: | Marcee | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | nondenominational charismatic, Presbyterian, long-time lover of the RCC |
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Posted: Fri Jul 4th, 2008 05:11 am |
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Please pray for my husband and son. My son is a godly man, 36 years old, with a wonderful wife and 4 lovely daughters. However, he and my husband have had a rocky relationship since he was a teenager. Last night he (again) said something very hurtful to my husband, and I spoke to him in private about asking God to show him what was underneath his strongly defensive attitude.
Today he told me that God had immediately brought to mind an incident between him and his father when he was a teenager, which I believe Satan used to shoot a poison dart into his heart. My son and I had a very difficult conversation about this in which my son kept rehearsing his dad's offences to me, and for good measure dismissed our parenting skills and said other hurtful things. I asked if we could pray together over this and he said that he wasn't ready; he was still needing to get out all this pain and anger he had (to his credit, he was honest). I said that rehearsing offenses doesn't lead to healing, and that what's needed is for him and his dad to weep together over the hurts that they've caused one another.
Anyway, I spent a good hour before dinner crying and praying over this, and I believe that God will use my tears to soften up the soil in the situation. I have asked for Mary's prayers for me and for my son, and for Joseph to find all his prayer partners in heaven to pray with him in support of my husband (who's much like Joseph in many ways).
So now I'm asking you all to pray as well, that God would not rest until these two otherwise great-spirited and gracious people would find the grace to weep in each other's arms. I'm so grateful to know I am part of a community of people who supports each other in prayer.
Marcee
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Intercessor
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| Joined: | Tue Sep 25th, 2007 |
| Location: | Southcentral, Kentucky USA |
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| First Name: | Becky | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | Southern Baptist, Catholic |
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Posted: Fri Jul 4th, 2008 01:24 pm |
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Marcee, I will add this situation to my prayer list. It isn't easy or pleasant dealing with adult children who are still focused on their parents' faults and failures and have not yet seen their own.
I remember when I finally forgave my mother for old wounds. Through grace, I realized that she had been a remarkably good mother, given her own childhood, and that between the two of us, God might be more impressed with her progress than He was with mine.
Praying that grace and humility abound in those two hearts so dear to you,
Becky
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left coast mystic
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| Location: | La Honda, California USA |
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| First Name: | Marcee | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | nondenominational charismatic, Presbyterian, long-time lover of the RCC |
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Posted: Fri Jul 4th, 2008 04:02 pm |
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Thanks, Becky. It means a lot to me to know that you're praying for this situation.
Marcee
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In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and trust shall be your strength. (Isa. 30:15)
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Dave Armstrong
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| Joined: | Fri Nov 2nd, 2007 |
| Location: | Melvindale, Michigan USA |
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| First Name: | Dave | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | Evangelical (1977): Diverse Protestant Influences / Catholic in 1990 |
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Posted: Mon Jul 7th, 2008 07:11 pm |
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Hi Marcee,
You and your husband and son are in my prayers, too. We stubborn males could learn a lot from women about how to properly express emotions, in a constructive, healthy way. Believe me, I've seen this lack in my own family, growing up, and it took me years, myself, to learn to express my emotions rather than covering them up and becoming resentful (and paying a physical and emotional price for same).
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tedjenczewski
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| Joined: | Thu May 10th, 2007 |
| Location: | Richmond, Virginia USA |
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| First Name: | Ted | | Gender: | Male | | Faith History: | Catholic, Presbyterian, revert Catholic |
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Posted: Tue Jul 8th, 2008 01:40 am |
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abbycat
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| Joined: | Thu Jan 17th, 2008 |
| Location: | Maryland USA |
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| First Name: | abby | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | Non-Denomational Charismatic, Lutheran |
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Posted: Fri Jul 11th, 2008 03:21 pm |
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Hi Marcee .... I am going to add a piece here .... some others may strongly disagree, but this is just the way I am finding it. Depending on how deep and long-standing these wounds are within your son's heart and soul, he may need - in addition to a lot of prayer and fasting - some professional help to work through these things. I spent many years, after having a history of horrid abuse, trying to pray out of things, pray my way through these things, self-talking my way out of these things, only to have the deepest ones resurface, often at unexpected times .... sometimes these are called flashbacks. Absolutely, surround him with prayer from all Godly people you know, fast for him if you feel so led, and in addition I would suggest a Godly Christian (preferably Catholic) Therapist. My Therapist has truly been a gift of God to me, and in all honesty, he is the reason I have gotten interested in Catholicism. Some of the internal work with the abuse is not fun ... to be sure ... but to follow it up with prayer, knowing he prays for me when I am gone ... well the combination of a skilled Godly Psychologist coupled with all the tenents and beliefs of our faith ... it is a powerful combination. Satan does not have a chance. God bless you, Marcee. I, too, will be in prayer for you all.
abby
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Pani Rose
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| Location: | Irondale, Alabama USA |
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| First Name: | Rose | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | Ruthenian Byzantine in a Melkite Greek Catholic Parish, raised ... |
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Posted: Sat Jul 26th, 2008 03:00 am |
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Lord of the Powers be with us, for in times of distress we have no other help but You.
Lord of the Powers, have mercy on Marcee, grant her wisdom and bring healing to her husband and son.
Jesus there are so many fathers and sons who are hurting because of human fraility, bring peace Jesus that only you can give. Let them be one in you Jesus.
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