How to pray, and what is prayer? This is a verbal appeal to the Lord, in which there are pleas and laudatory speeches. As blood is important to the body, so is the prayer for the soul, who does not make appeals, he is dead soul. Saying the words of prayer, glorify the greatness of God, thank for his mercy, ask for the satisfaction of the needs and forgiveness of sins. Therefore, behind the content of prayer are eulogies, gratitude and pleading. Also external - in the walls of the house in front of icons, and internal - produced in religious constructions. Doing a prayer at home, before the icon, you need to turn to God verbally, at the same time impose the baptismal banner, and worship the icons. The Christian faith implies a three-hour prayer per day.
In the morning, as gratitude, for the last night and asking for a blessing on the coming day.
In the afternoon, before and after eating, starting and finishing work.
In the evening, when you go to bed, pray with gratitude, about the day you lived and the opportunity to experience the night.
Inner prayer is accessible only to a few who have attained perfection and received a special gift of prayer, that is to the servants of the church, it is performed without bodily movements.
How to pray in church, before the icon?
In the temple, all who come pray the prayer verbally and investing the heart, glorifying the Creator of all living things, this place is God's house, in which he is closer to all the prayers. The scanty prayer of one, replenishes the faith of another and is supplemented by the mouth of a priest, singers. The behavior of parishioners in the temple should correspond to the location, behave silently, reverently, giving himself to prayer.
Have you ever paid attention to the form of building temples and churches? Their design is not accidentally executed in oblong, cross-shaped or round shape. The elongated construction in the execution of churches, as a symbol of the saving ark of Noah, the cross-made design - a symbol of the fact that the church through the cross has its beginning and strength, the round construction means eternity and invincibility.
To reproduce the prayer within the walls of the temple, there are certain recommendations.
- Before you begin, prepare yourself morally, stand for a while in silence, with your eyes closed, until the scattered thoughts come together, and feel silence.
- Imagine yourself in the presence of God, to whom you are addressing.
- Pray with strong faith, only so it will make sense.
- Pronounce treatment with humility and repentance for sins.
- Ask for the needs of the earth, faith, love, hope, humility, spiritual wisdom, devotion to the will of God, do not pray for wealth, power and glory.
- It is necessary to pray only by forgiving enemies, otherwise you will not be forgiven, you will not be forgiven yourself.
Also, turning to God, you can pray for another person, while simply mentioning his name in the context of who he is to you, and after the phrase - the servant of God (name).
How to pray for the dead?
In the Christian faith there is no gloom of death, but only rest, assimilation in the hope of the joy of the morning of resurrection, that is, rebirth in a new form. There is the concept of the second death, more terrible than the death of the body - the death of the soul, therefore we also pray for the peace of soul and body that left the earthly life. For the comfort of the family and the peace of the soul of the deceased, the Psalter is read, mostly church employees do, after the funeral it is necessary to order the liturgy, the sorokoust will be performed by the priest for forty days, while the soul of the dead is looking for shelter. You can independently come to the temple and honor the deceased, take with you a donation for the needy, it can be bread, sugar, sunflower oil, cereals, leave brought on the table for alms. In the temples of the icon
Let your pleas be heard, thoughts pure, and souls are alive forever.