proper response for a prayer request

I am in a small group and for the last year, one person has had a never ending prayer request surrounding the weddings of her daughters and their dad, who is somewhat estranged from the family. Their dad has been terminally ill for 6 months - his health prognosis has gone up and down. His presence was very iffy for the first 2 weddings, but he has made it to the first two weddings. His health has taken another turn for the worse and the last wedding is Oct 10. This is the daughter who MOST wants her dad to walk her down the isle. To the others, it wasn't so important. (There is other drama in this situation, as you can well imagine.)

The prayer request (sent via email), understandably, is that he is healthy enough to make the 1000 mile drive and that he is able to walk her down the isle in light of the sudden turn around of his health.

My question is: would it be inappropriate of me to respond with "Praying for acceptance by all of God's will" instead of "praying that dad is able to drive 1000 miles and walk daughter down the isle."

Thank you!!

Isaiah 53:5. Pray for healing

Sparkleyes... I not sure I completely understand your prayer request, but I think what you are say is whether or not this dad makes it to his daughters wedding, is not as important as this dad being accepted by his entire family? Anyway, Lord I lift up this entire family to you, and ask that your divine intervention would come & bring the Unity & Peace within this family. Whatever the reasons of the past, that has caused relationships to be strained, Lord I ask that you would restore the unity. Cover this dads health issues Lord, and give him the strength in his body, & the Grace to make this travel to his daughters upcoming wedding. Bring your wholeness to this dads physical body, & most importantly bring wholeness to his spirit, soul & mind. Restore the life & peace to his entire family, so that there is a beautiful family unity once again. There is Strength in Unity! & where there is Unity there is Peace. Simply, Lord... Let your "Will" be done in this family. Sometimes family drama can last for year & years, until there is a total communication breakdown. Lord this grieves your heart, because more than anything, you desire that we know your Love. Your word says.. John 9:…"I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 10"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. 11"I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.…

I want to know if it is insensitive for me to tell her that we should pray for acceptance of whatever God has in store for the wedding rather than praying for what the bride wants.

I am not sure the person who wants us to pray for the bride's dad to make it to the wedding wants to hear that maybe we should not pray for what we want but for what God wants for us. When we mature in our relationship with God, we tend to pray for acceptance of what God wants for us rather than for what we want.

That's not insensitive. That's exactly what you should tell her.

If anything, you could pray that the father can make it if it be God's will.

If they are Christians and I am assuming they are you could always pray for the request made that her Father would make it to the wedding you could also encourage her with even if it was God's will your Father not make it she is not alone as her Heavenly Father is there with her for the event because He promised never to leave or forsake us.

That her Father wanted to be there and would be if he could. Even if the Father makes it there and is ill I personally would wheel him down with me in a wheelchair if he made it there so sick. It is a lot to ask of a dying man I don't know how ill this man is and I also know that nothing is impossible for God.

But how selfish we humans can be when we want our way and don't understand God's way which is so much better than our own. Again I don't have all the facts or the dynamics of this family but I understand wanting your Dad to be at your wedding. Praying that things will work out for the best for all concerned and that there is understanding if things don't happen quite as planned. That there will be peace, love and understanding in this family for one another with the best possible result.

Thank you, CCers. We need to pray God's will ALWAYS. Sometimes God's will is what we want, and sometimes it isn't. Tough sometimes, but life isn't fair - as we define "fair".

Lord please intervene, and bless this prayer request, in Jesus name, Amen!