For an experienced believer, praying in the morning is as important as conducting all hygiene procedures. Of course, the desire to sleep an extra twenty minutes is difficult to overcome. But Orthodox Christians know that the day will be successful if they find time to fellowship with God. One has only to oversleep - and the day will go somersault, not at all as we would like. What are Orthodox morning prayers?
Better out loud
This is a complex of verbal addresses to the Lord, which must be read every morning in full. In general, they take about 15 minutes, if you read yourself, talking. If you pray to yourself, it will take about 10 minutes, but it’s better to pronounce the words, at least in a whisper. This makes it easier to concentrate, and the likelihood that you will memorize the spoken is increased. Initially, morning Orthodox prayers are read in a compilation. But over time, they are remembered. You will just start to peek at a book sometimes. And then you will not have at all the need for a prayer book for the usual morning address to God.
How to learn
Some Christians deliberately spend some time and work hard to memorize prayer texts. But this is optional. Although, for example, when entering a seminary, Orthodox morning prayers may be asked without prayer. If you nevertheless decided to learn them, then programs offering training on cards are very suitable. You write one phrase on one side of the card, and its continuation on the other. Thus, one can quickly learn Orthodox morning prayers, if such a need arose.
Beginning of conversation with the Lord
At the beginning of the complex you need to read small prayers. After the first you need to shut up and focus. At this moment, the Christian presents himself as coming immediately before the Creator. Therefore, there is no need to rush and try to quickly move on to the next prayer. Wait until the senses calm down. After this, the publican’s petition to God is pronounced. It reminds us of our own sin and imperfection. After which the prayer, called the pre-initial, is read. It’s good to pronounce it before any business. But if you understand that it is shameful to pray before a bad deed, this is a sign that it is better to refuse such activity altogether. This is a good moral barometer.
Appeal to the king
Prayer to the Holy Spirit is one of the most poetic and beautiful. She comforts those who are forced to suffer for the truth, and gives an inspired feeling. She is followed by the Trisagion, other small prayers, then repented by the psalm of David, after which the Creed is read and the believer reads ten numbered petitions. The Orthodox prayer book offers to complete the morning prayers with requests for the living and the dead, for the well-being of their country. Then the glorification of the Queen of Heaven is pronounced. And this completes the Orthodox morning prayers.
Be sure to get into the habit of communicating with God every day. This structured the day in an amazing way, and your deeds of God will do the best, even if not the way you planned. It turns out that if you find time for prayer, then you will find time for your other ideas. Tested by generations of believers.