Prayer Table Report

Christ Church Schenectady Prayer Table Report, Saturday, September 3, 2011, 9:25 – 10:35 a.m. Bob Baker Torre Bissell and Sue Plaske, Carol MacNaughton

+–indicates received a wooden cross made by Dennis Adams of North Carolina

+Dean — “I need some food.”

Connie — “I need a prayer said for my family right now. My mother’s mother just died.”

++++Pedro — “I want my wife [Iris] to get better.” Took crosses for his three kids.

+Rena — “My blood pressure is too high. My niece just had a stroke. I’m not a Christian. I need a job.”

The Bus Driver — stopped and gave me a note with these prayer requests:
      1) A Christian helpmate, equally yoked.
      2) Present my body a living sacrifice, flee all sexual lust.
      3) Faith and patience, wisdom

+Opal (young woman) — “For strength to get through a crazy time.”

(Older woman walking by who did not stop) — “Pray for my anyway.”

+Wendy — “My entire building caught fire and we are stuck in a motel. Maybe we will go back on Wednesday. One person lost everything.”

Bob (he works for the Regional Food Bank) told us that when many of the communities were devastated by the recent flooding by Irene, the agencies that would normally have helped were also wiped out. The Regional Food Bank is trying to get refrigeration units into those communities. They have noticed that people are helping each other.

Joe (from last week) — “When you try to do right, the devil is still there. I feel like he is winning.” He gave the problem of the broken relationship with his girlfriend Cindy to Jesus.

+Andrew (young man) — As soon as he sat down he started weeping. He said that every good thing he tries to do gets smashed up.

+Richard — He is in Alcoholics Anonymous.

+Paula (regular) — Zorrie (age 6) is coming home next week to go to school.

+Johnny — “For Darryl, he is doing bad, he has brain cancer.”

+Blake — “Health.” He has had an aneurism and a stroke and brain surgery. He asked for prayer for restoration of his short-term memory.

John (Paula’s husband) — We prayed his legs would be healed and strengthened and that he would not fall.

+Diana — Prayed for protection.

Mark 15:33-41

Now when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. (Mark 15:33)
      Father, we pray all those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, that you will give them the light of Jesus to see by and guide their feet into the way of peace. (See Luke 1:79)

And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?” which is translated, “My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?” (Mark 15:34)
      Jesus, come into the heart and mind of all those who feel abandoned by God and bring them to a new beginning in you. Flood them with your Holy Spirit and help them live the hope of the resurrection.

Some of those who stood by, when they heard that, said, “Look, he is calling for Elijah!” (Mark 15:35)
      Holy Spirit, help us accurately hear what Jesus is saying to us.

Then someone ran and filled a sponge full of sour wine, put it on a reed, and offered it to him to drink, saying, “Let him alone; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.” (Mark 15:36)
      Father, bless all those who do deeds of kindness and compassion to your little ones — for they do them to Jesus as well.

And Jesus cried out with a loud voice, and breathed his last. (Mark 15:37)
      Thank you, Jesus, for the finished work you have done for us on the cross.

Then the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. (Mark 15:38 )
      Jesus, thank you that by your cross and resurrection you have made a way for us into the Holy of Holies — into the presence of your father.

So when the centurion, who stood opposite him, saw that He cried out like this and breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!” (Mark 15:39)
      Holy Spirit, we pray for your witness to the hearts of those who are in our military and police forces: bless them with the knowledge of who you are.

There were also women looking on from afar, among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James the Less and of Joses, and Salome, who also followed him and ministered to him when he was in Galilee, and many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem. (Mark 15:40-41)
      Father, bless the witness and prayers of the Daughters of the King and the Sisters of St. Mary and all those women who minister to Jesus and who stand watch with him. Thank you.

A word received: Pray for my righteousness and peace for this nation.

Saturday: 30, 32 * 42, 43; 1 Kings 12:1-20 James 5:7-12,19-20 Mark 15:33-39
Sunday: 63:1-8(9-11), 98 * 103; 1 Kings 12:21-33 Acts 4:18-31 John 10:31-42
HC: 119:33-48 or 119:33-40; Ezekiel 33:(1-6)7-11; Romans 12:9-21; Matthew 18:15-20

Albany Intercessor

Consider your ways!

Haggai 1:1-5(NKJV)
In the second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came by Haggai . . . saying, “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?” Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways!

O Lord, have mercy! We intercessors speak with unclean lips, and we dwell among a nation of unclean lips. We exalt ourselves rather than You. We trust the devices and desires of our hearts rather than Your sacred word. Have mercy, Lord. Have mercy.