Friday, May 28, 2010

NOT GOOD NEWS - PLEASE PRAY

Ann Fontaine informed me that her brother, Steve, for whom we prayed several days ago for a illness in his lungs, has been diagnosed with lung cancer, adenocarcinoma to be specific, with a prognosis of only six months or so.

Please pray for Steve, his wife and children, and all the family, including our friend, Ann.

Heavenly Father, giver of life and health: Comfort and relieve your sick servant Steve, and give your power of healing to those who minister to his needs, that he may be strengthened in his weakness and have confidence in your loving care; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
(Book of Common Prayer, p. 459)


GOD'S AID

God to enfold him,
God to surround him,
God in his speaking,
God in his thinking.

God in his sleeping,
God in his waking,
God in his watching,
God in his hoping.

God in his life,
God in his lips,
God in his soul,
God in his heart.

God in his sufficing,
God in his slumber,
God in his ever-living soul,
God in his eternity.


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15 comments:

  1. Rev. RaggsdaleMay 28, 2010 at 4:18 PM

    Praying

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  2. susankayMay 28, 2010 at 5:17 PM

    Prayers for Steve and all his family. My husband died of lung cancer in 1996. It hurts.

    May Steve also not be as angry as Fred was.

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  3. DavidMay 28, 2010 at 5:23 PM

    Joining you in prayer dear Mimi

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  4. CathyMay 28, 2010 at 5:51 PM

    Difficult news. Prayers for Steve and his family.

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  5. susan s.May 28, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    Prayers for Steve and all his family.

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  6. LeonardMay 28, 2010 at 7:00 PM

    acceptance, peace, comfort and strength for Steve and all those who love Steve...

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  7. FranMay 28, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    So many prayers for Steve and for everyone close to him. So very sad.

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  8. PaulMay 28, 2010 at 8:41 PM

    What the others said. And prayers.

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  9. motherameliaMay 28, 2010 at 9:25 PM

    Prayers from me as well, for Steve and his family and for Ann.

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  10. BooCatMay 28, 2010 at 9:38 PM

    Prayers for Steve and all of those who love him.

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  11. AnnMay 28, 2010 at 10:28 PM

    Thanks everyone. I saw him today -- looks even shorter - maybe a couple of weeks. All so sudden - he is not angry just sad to be missing out on the g-kids growing up and making his family sad. He is in his 70s

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  12. KirkepiscatoidMay 28, 2010 at 11:17 PM

    Prayers from here, too.

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  13. JCFMay 29, 2010 at 12:46 AM

    Prayers for Steve and family. God hold them close.

    *****

    My friend Cath (diagnosed w/ Stage 4 Lung Cancer in Oct. '08. FYI, Never-Smoker) keeps fighting. She just got a "port" put in today, to make her chemo easier to admininster. Please keep her in your prayers.

    (I should see her in a couple of weeks. Strangely enough---or maybe not---she's one of the most ENCOURAGING people I know!)

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  14. kladyMay 29, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    Prayers for Steve and his family and Ann, and JCF's Cath.

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  15. JimBMay 30, 2010 at 1:26 PM

    Receive Steve oh lord as a child of your adoption. Comfort his family especially Ann and his wife, children and grandbabies.

    Send also we pray your comforter to strengthen Cath.

    FWIW
    jimB

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