Ecosophia Prayer List, Week of April 4

[tunesmyth]

(NOTE: This is an old version of the list. All new prayer requests should be left at the most recent Prayer List post, which can be found here)

Here are all of the requests for prayer that have recently appeared at ecosophia.net and ecosophia.dreamwidth.org, as well as in the comments of the prayer list posts. Please feel free to add any or all of the requests to your own prayers.

If I missed anybody, or if you would like to add a prayer request for yourself or anyone who has given you consent (or for whom a relevant person holds power of consent) to the list, please feel free to leave a comment below.

SOME GUIDELINES
When making a prayer request, it helps out a lot if you can be specific about what you would like people to pray for on your behalf. Most helpful of all is if you can write the wording of your prayer request yourself, in the third person. See the prayer list below for many examples of how to word prayers. That said, if you don't do this, I will endeavor to craft the wording of your prayer in the spirit of your wishes.

If you are someone who has made a prayer request, status updates are appreciated but not required!

There is no limit to how long someone may remain on the list, but as a general rule (with exceptions at my own discretion), I will remove entries from the list after four weeks unless the prayer requester "re-ups" the prayer request.

There are no limitations to what you may request prayers for, provided that it is on behalf of yourself, a personal acquaintance, or a group or place to which you are personally connected; and that consent for prayers has been obtained from the relevant parties. Also, I want to make clear that there is no "purity test" for who is included on the list. Of course anyone may pick and choose who to pray for. My own philosophy is that regardless of our own faults and merits, we are all of us beings who can use a little divine help sometimes; it is up to the divine, and not us, to decide which prayers will be answered.

It probably goes without saying, but I will reject any prayer requests that fall outside what I consider to be the bounds of moral responsibility. (This has not yet happened.)

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This week I would like to bring special attention to a few prayer requests.

Patricia Mathew's friend Al (Alison Kulp) is in the hospital with a nasty life-threatening MRSA infection; please play for her to be blessed, protected, and completely healed as soon as is possible.

For Det and his recently deceased friend, that the divine grant them both spiritual protection, blessing and ease on their respective journeys.

2 year old ES, John (Mr. Beekeeper, Beekeeper in Vermont's husband), and Praesepe all recently had lifesaving surgeries and are recuperating; for them to be blessed, protected, and healed to the utmost that is possible.

Luke Dodson's friend B, who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and is still in serious condition though she's already had surgery; for blessing, protection, healing, and a full return to health.

Lp9's request on behalf of their hometown, East Palestine Ohio, for the safety and welfare of their people and all living beings in the area. The details coming out are still caught in the fog of war (Lp9 gives a short update here, and says "things are a bit... murky"), and various claims of catastrophe and non-catastrophe are flying about, but the reasonable possibility seems to exist that this is an environmental disaster on par with the worst America has ever seen. At any rate, it is clearly having a devastating impact on the local area, and prayers are certainly warranted.

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If there are any among you who might wish to join me in a bit of astrological timing, I pray each week for the health of all those with health problems on the list on the astrological hour of the Sun on Sundays, bearing in mind the Sun's rulerships of heart, brain, and vital energies. If this appeals to you, I invite you to join me.

Now, here is the current list.


PRAYERS FOR HEALTH RELATED ISSUES

•sdi's newborn baby, for healing of the baby's heart defect, blessings, and for spiritual protection, particularly from a specific person wishing their family ill. (Original request was here.)
•sdi and his wife, likewise for spiritual protection from the same source, and for healing for SDI, whose health has been affected by the curses.
•Patricia Mathew's friend Al (Alison Kulp) is in the hospital with a nasty life-threatening MRSA infection; please play for her to be blessed, protected, and completely healed as soon as is possible.
•Luke Dodson's friend A, whose chronic health conditions, including electrosensitivity and gut biome issues, are flaring up quite badly right now; for blessings, ease of their discomfort, and healing.
•Nicky's husband's Uncle D, who is transitioning from this world from cancer and is currently in hospice; for blessings, comfort and ease, both now and through their transition.
•Nicky's husband's Uncle D's wife, who is mentally and physically exhausted; for blessings, strength and energy through this trying time.
•Nicole, for healing and amelioriation of her indigestion and heartburn related to her ancestral healing work.
•Jon, Punky Little Kid's nephew, who just was diagnosed with ALS, for comfort and well being.
•John (Mr. Beekeeper, Beekeeper in Vermont's husband) has come home after a successful quadruple bypass surgery; he is still a bit fragile and will need cardiac rehab but is coming along well; that he continue to be blessed, protected, and healed to the utmost that is possible.
•2 year old ES, who was having upwards of 60+ seizures a day, had brain surgery on Tuesday 3/21; that he be blessed, protected, and healed completely.
•Luke Dodson's friend B, who is undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and is still in serious condition though she's already had surgery; for blessing, protection, healing, and a full return to health.
•Brother Kornhoer's son is suffering from sleep apnea and empty nose syndrome, which keep him from getting restful sleep; for both conditions to be healed, to allow him to get restorative sleep.
•Brother Kornhoer's daughter, for her to have strength to deal with depression, and for relief from it.
•Mike O'Mara, a former composer and music educator who was terribly injured by the Covid vaccine and now has an excruciating neurodegenerative order; that he healed and soothed to the greatest extent possible. (He keeps a Twitter account here.)
•Sylvia the cat (temporaryreality's friend's cat), who has just been diagnosed with bone cancer in her shoulder and will soon have surgery; praying that the surgery will be successful, and for Sylvia's healing and health. (Updates and photos can be found here.)
•May Jedi the cat be healed, in the manner most ideally keeping with both his nature and that of the deities prayed to, and in a way that harms none. Update: he is doing better, though still recovering from lifesaving surgery.
•Praesepe, who got a double mastectomy on March 8th. No update from Praesepe yet, and I don't expect to hear from her for a little while, but in this time of great transformation for her, please continue to pray for her to overcome her cancer; for blessings and her protection, and for her healing. (Original request here).
•open_space's great aunt passed away yesterday. He asks for prayers for blessings to aid and ease in her journey. (Note: he has two great aunts, and this is not the same one who is already on the list below.)
•Boccaccio's friend and spiritual teacher A, who passed away suddenly, for blessings to aid and ease in his transition to the other side. (Original request here.)
•Tamanous’s aunt, for effective treatment of and healing to her Myeloma.
•Grandswamperman's 3 year old son, for optimum health and development and healthy weight gain, as he is sufficiently underweight that doctors have now prescribed a feeding tube.
•1wanderer's partner, that she recover to the greatest extent possible from the neuropathic damage sustained as a result of successful cancer treatment last year, and that the cancer itself does not return. (Original request here).
•Jung Lee, for help with the complex health issues which have kept them mostly bedridden for many years, and for bolstering inner strength as lately they've felt close to their breaking point.
•Andrei Raevsky, for help with his health issues and lack of energy.
•Pierre's wife Julie, for healing and vitalization.
•Josh, for his health and the healing of some difficult emotional wounds.
•Anonymous who posted 1/24 3:50 UTC in a Magic Monday thread, who went into labor with her first child at that time, for the welfare of both mother and son. (Update here.)
•Mr. Crow's wife, suffering from back and joint pain.
•Mr. Crow's father, who has been getting chest pains and insomnia.
•Cliff's friend Jessica, for healing a surgery to check the spots on her reproductive organs, which seems to have gone swimmingly, and revealed no cancers.
•Jen Richardson's newborn daughter Joanna, for her optimum health and development (and you might wish Jen well on her quest to figure out how to get Joanna to breastfeed).
•open_space's great aunt, who was previously taken to the hospital with a low hemoglobin count. Her condition has stabilized, but she could still use prayers.
•Ottergirl/Valerie's husband Trevor, for healing and good fortune regarding his recovery from viral pneumonia, a dislocated shoulder, two broken bones, and Covid. (Update: He's now come home from the hospital and is recuperating at home, and seems to be healing very well indeed.)
•Solarfed's mother Debbie, that she find relief from the shoulder pain, good sleep, and overall healing from whatever is causing her the pain
•Cedar, a 7 year old boy who has been having problems with health and liver, potentially related to his Covid vaccination. He was set to go for testing on 1/30; if Ellen should happen to see this, please free to update us on how Cedar is doing.
•Kristina, who has ALS, for her healing, for amelioration of her difficulties, and for success at the inner work she still wishes to do in this life
•Honey Badger, for healing, for keeping his kidney in good shape, and for good luck with getting a donor kidney while remaining unvaxxed (latest update here and here)
•Quin’s father Bob, for arrhythmia (possible vaccine injury)

OTHER PRAYERS

•KN, that their family can find a safe, stable home to live in, that they have the discernment to recognize the right home, and that they are easily able to buy it.
•Bard, who has concerns that they prefer to keep private, for blessings and protection that help them in whatever way they most need help.
•For Det and his recently deceased friend, that the divine grant them both spiritual protection, blessing and ease on their respective journeys.
•Brother Kornhoer's close friend, who is dealing with a daughter going through an unholy trinity of mental imbalance, drug use, and an exploitative, sleazy boyfriend; he requests prayers for his friend, for strength and guidance on how to best help her daughter.
•"Finished Saturn Return in the 10th" Anonymous, whose self-made business seems on the verge of collapse, for blessings, strength, and wellbeing in this personally trying time.
•Andrew Skeen, for him to meet a "special someone" who is a wonderful match for him, with whom he can share a productive and loving relationship.
•IVN 66's sister, for good housing fortune, as her housing plans have abruptly fallen through and now finds herself in need of a new apartment in something of a hurry.
•Quin's youngest daughter, for her to be blessed, protected and healed in the manner most ideally keeping with her nature and that of the deity you pray to, and in a way that harms none. See link for a note about this wording. (Also, update here.)
•David Klein, for spiritual protection from the intrusive thoughts and visions of demons that have been bothering him. (Update: things seem to be improving.)
•Lp9's hometown, East Palestine Ohio, for the safety and welfare of their people and all living beings in the area. The situation is still developing, but the reasonable possibility exists that this is an environmental disaster on par with the worst America has ever seen. (Lp9 gives a short update here)
•JRuss, for opportunities to open up toward moving to a good new place to live.
•RandomActsOfKarma's colleague's son, who is in the US Army and asks for prayers of protection, as he is being shipped out to Poland.
•Brother Kornhoer's ex, that she be led to a safe and affordable assisted living facility or adult group home.

PRAYERS OF THANKS

•Roobyalien's acquaintance A had a difficult infection, but it's healed now; thanks to all powers who helped A to heal.

Comments

[sdi]

Hi tunesmyth,

Could you add myself to the list? My wife and daughter are doing very well, but the curses directed our way are hitting me very hard lately and disrupting my sleep enough that my health is suffering greatly from it.

Thank you, and my continued thanks as well for maintaining this list! I continue to try and participate as I'm able.

[sinners4diseasecontrol]

I've updated my list to include you. I hope the curses will stop. Do you have any idea why this person is doing that?

[sdi]

Thank you.

I think I know, but I do not understand. The short version is that I believe this person to be projecting their own fears and worries onto us, and then convincing themselves that these fears and worries are true, and so attack us (or, at least, the distorted phantasms of us that they have created) in order to prevent the things they fear and worry about. This would fit all the information I have but makes little sense: I can understand believing somebody else's lies (since you might not know any better), but why would you believe your own?

[sinners4diseasecontrol]

Thank you for sharing that! (I am too impulsive sometimes.)

I had something very similar happen to me before. The lady in question had reason to attack me, though. I'd inadvertently stolen the limelight from her. She proceeded to make her own life miserable. Her method of cursing was to call at exactly 4:44 a.m. I had at that time a spiritual entity that was protecting me, and deflected the curse. I slept straight through the phone call, but had a vivid dream of her, and a dragon attacking her, which I stopped. Subsequently this lady kept warning me that I was going to die, but of course nothing like that happened. Instead, she suffered from one tragedy after another, culminating with losing her house--12 miles from Fukushima. When I think of her I feel nothing but warm memories and a sense of pity.

I wonder if you could find a divine entity to protect you. I also recommend praying for the person, so that they can be freed from the illusions that are devastating them. I'll add these words to my prayer, if you would like.

[sdi]

I wonder if you could find a divine entity to protect you. I also recommend praying for the person, so that they can be freed from the illusions that are devastating them.

Thank you, I have been praying for both of these for years now!


I'll add these words to my prayer, if you would like.

I'm not sure I can go that far. I feel that in my own case it is justified for me to forgive them and pray for clarity for them, as they're attacking me and thus the question of consent is already breached; but I'm not certain if it's appropriate for me to ask others to do similarly as that may be going too far.

[tunesmyth]

That's a very helpful distinction, regarding the issue of when the question of consent is breached. Thanks for that.

[sinners4diseasecontrol]

Dear SDI,

Understood, and a good thing I asked! Third persons would not have the depth of understanding of what is going on than you, and might just make things worse. I'll continue praying for your and your family's protection.

Pat

[tunesmyth]

Hi Pat,

I think the issue is one of consent. We don't have the cursing person's consent to pray on their behalf. Neither does SDI, and so from some points of view he still shouldn't pray for them; but he makes the quite reasonable seeming argument that because the cursing person is doing things to harm SDI and his family without their consent, then SDI has the right to return the favor in kind. We don't have any sort of relationship with the curser, so there is no way we could pray for them in a way that respects their consent.

[sdi]

Yup, tunesmyth's got it.

In my view, if someone willfully attacks you, you have the right to defend yourself (including retaliation in kind) up to the point where you are no longer in danger. Clarity on the nature of the situation is perhaps the simplest means to achieve this (since presumably they would not attack me if they understood that I am innocent), and has the side effects of bringing the person in question closer to divinity (since clarity is a property of the divine) and helping them to process their negative actions prior to the after-death state, where they can still do something about it (because I'm truly concerned for the karma they've heaped up regarding our relationship, of which this attack is a part).

But... clarity is by no means a unalloyed good! In particular, if one has done wrong, the understanding of it can bring a lot of pain; it also calls one to a greater depth responsibility. But despite that, clarity is something I wish for more of in my own life, and I think one can only request things of others that one is willing to take on oneself.

But since others don't have this specific relationship to the person in question, I don't think they have the right to retaliate; if I were to encourage it, I would become an attacker myself, and I don't want that karma.

(Prayers for protection not involving the attacker don't carry a sense of retaliation, and thereby don't carry the same burden.)

[sinners4diseasecontrol]

Thank you, Quin. Sometimes I'm just too exuberant. I have never prayed on behalf of the cursing lady in my own case. She clearly would not welcome it at all.

[tunesmyth]

Of course, SDI, that's no problem at all. I'll add it presently.

[sdi]

Thank you!