When we begin to pray, all sorts of troubles pass us by. Have you noticed? One has only to begin to trust in the will of God, and life becomes easier.
But entrusting your life to God is difficult. Man is by nature incredulous. I'm used to everything myself and myself. And without God, what are we ourselves? We canāt even stand up for ourselves. And if we can, then through swearing and scandals.
Instead of cursing, defending your point of view and raging, we better pray. Let's read the prayer of David, it helps to soften the evil hearts of our wrongdoers.
What is meekness?
Let's start by defining meekness. Why do we have to do this? Because in the prayer we need is the word. The prayer, āRemember, Lord, King David,ā will be given a little later. Now we turn to the analysis of the definition.
What is meekness? This is one of the Christian virtues. This quality is divine. Man is created in the image and likeness of God; he should strive to be like the Creator in all his deeds and virtues.
The Savior is the clearest example of meekness. Look, He was crucified for the sins of the human race. He is God. God who became a man. What for? To be closer to people, to save them from death and sin. And really God could not do without a fierce and shameful execution for us and you? Could, of course. But in this His meekness is revealed. Meekness is humility. God in his love ascended the Cross to save sinners.
Meekness is a calm attitude towards everything. This is a refusal of revenge, a person does not respond evil to evil. This is humility and patience. Indulgence to other people and exactingness to oneself.
By the way, one of the Gospel commandments mentions meekness:
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.
Why are we angry?
Evil is not from God. Before you start screaming, stomping your feet and swearing loudly, remember the prayer "Remember King David." Slowly inhale, read it mentally and exhale.
When we swear, we are happy with bows and okayashes. Their goal is to take possession of the human soul. And show God how His creatures are likened to unclean spirits. We will not succumb to provocations by the servants of hell.
Yeah, talking is easy. And try to keep silent when they unjustly scold and shout. Let scold, let shout. We immediately remember the prayer of David and internally create.
Remember why we are angry? The enemy incites us, and we follow his lead. This is also called "negative emotions", which we are recommended not to restrain, but to discard with a cry.
We are scolded
Oh, how frustrating it is. When the chief calls "to the carpet" and how much in vain to humiliate us. You stand red, you do not know from shame where to hide your eyes. And okay, if we deservedly get it. And if not? What to do here? Start making excuses? Irritate and tone up?
In no case. We stand, silent, and silently say the prayer, "Lord, remember King David." This is her short name. The full text will be given below.
Does the boss continue to endure the brain? Nothing bearable. Pray mentally while he screams.
What kind of prayer?
Here we all mention prayer again. And what is she like? The prayer of David's meekness is:
Remember, Lord, King David and all his gentleness.
Short, right? Remembering is very easy. Then we remember and resort to it in case of need.
When to pray?
What helps King Davidās prayer "and all his meekness be remembered, Lord"? From scandals and abuse. In a silent confrontation with an evil and cruel person. Humility conquers malice. And let us be told that if we are silent, then we coward and show our weakness. This is not true. If we do not respond with abuse to abuse, then this does not mean weakness. Only a strong person is able to shut up in time, and even more so to pray for his offender.
How to pray?
Do you have to go to the temple to pray? Not necessary. The prayer āRemember, Lord, King of Davidā is read when it is necessary to defend oneself from other people's anger. She softens an evil heart. And you can read it along the way "to the showdown."
In fact, if a person knows that he will have to deal with someone cruel and evil, then on the way to meet him, let him mentally read the prayer of King David. He asks God for help, intercession and mitigation of aggression and the flow of anger.
How to thank for the help?
We love to ask and are not shy. And we often forget to give thanks. However, when Davidās prayer helped us, you must thank the Lord for that.
How? Everything is simple. We go to the temple and order a thanksgiving service. And not by the principle that they ordered and forgot. No, we remain at the prayer service, sincerely pray and thank.
If there is absolutely, absolutely no opportunity to visit the temple, then we thank at home. We honor the akathist "Thank God for everything", for example.
Do not be lazy. God is not lazy when he wakes us up in the morning. Or when he answers our prayers, knowing that we will not even thank.
Who is David the Gareja?
We talked about David's prayer and suddenly went in a completely different direction. What is it for. And the fact that this saint helps with infertility, with other female diseases and during childbirth.
Rev. David came from Syria to Georgia. It was in the middle of the VI century. The saint settled in Tbilisi. And he began to preach the Christian faith. Naturally, pagan priests ganged up on him for this. They began to think how to slander the saint. They persuaded one girl of dubious behavior to help in this vile affair. Namely, to declare publicly that Saint David is the father of her unborn child.
Nothing happened with the priests. At the trial, David touched the belly of this girl with his staff and asked about his paternity. And the womb answered him: "No." The girl in front of amazed people immediately gave birth to a stone. And David, in memory of the intercession of the Lord, asked Him for a healing source on that mountain.
Since then, Orthodox Christians have resorted to the saint for help in their female diseases.
How to pray to a saint?
Is there a prayer to David of Gareja? Of course, not one. He works real miracles, about which he becomes famous. The icon of the saint is located in one of the churches of Moscow. Namely, in the temple of the Life-Giving Trinity on Pokrovka, 13.
And here is the prayer to David of Gareja:
Oh, all the world, the blasphemous of Abba David, holier of God! You, by the force of the good of the Lawgiver, have appeared to us, the wiles of the evil one tied up and overpowered, like a mentor in repentance and an assistant in prayer. For the sake of that, many gifts of grace and miracles have been given to you, the resolution of our sins and the transgressions of our sins, the healing of diseases, and the demonic libel of exile. Also, with your fatherly mercy in God-kingly understanding, with many difficult prayers and your prayers, with the most unceasing your intercession for us, the Lord God will set us, in sin of sin, by His invincible power for every visible and invisible enemy, so that you may bless your memory we desired to worship the Eternal God in the One Trinity, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and forever. Amen.
A bit about miracles
Let's find out more about the prayer of David of Gareja. And about what miracles happen to those who turn to this saint.
As mentioned above, it helps with female diseases and infertility. Especially popular is the saint water with a prayer service in front of the icon of St. David. Here are some reviews of his miracles can be found:
- There were no 18 years old children after the birth of the firstborn. The woman began to drink some water, became pregnant. Three years after the second birth, sorting out its reserves, I found this water and drank it. She became pregnant with her third child.
- Another woman could not have children for a very long time. I began to regularly drink water from the prayer service. Now a happy mother.
- The clergymanās wife was in conservation. He brought her water from a prayer service, and mother watered her roommates to her. A series of recoveries began.
Returning to King David
Who is King David? A sufficiently multifaceted personality. The second Jewish (Israeli) king. If you follow his story, he did absolutely terrible things. For example, he married Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite. He was sent to certain death. And here you can see the fall of King David.
But what distinguished him from other historical figures? Ability to accept criticism. If the same Ivan the Terrible killed Metropolitan Philip, who exposed him, then David acted differently. After the prophet Nathan denounced the crime of David, he repented. And his repentance was very great.
Briefly about prayer
How to pray This question is probably asked by every person. There is no prayer, everything is stone inside. Read, read, and only lips and say prayer words. The heart is dull.
The Lord even accepts our intentions. If the heart is cold, then you cannot stop praying. On the contrary, one must force oneself to prayer. I do not want, laziness, fatigue - these are all familiar excuses. No strength to stand? Sit down. Better sitting thinking about prayer than standing about your feet. Do you know such a phrase?
Just do not use it regularly. When you are really very tired and there is no strength to stand, you can sit down. But a sitting position gives relaxation. We are sitting, relaxing, and not thinking about prayer anymore, but not caring. Itās good that we donāt lie.
One priest, a former military man, said such words about sitting in prayer. When we come to the boss at work, we are afraid of him, if not to say, we are afraid. We go into the office and wait until she offers us to sit down. Do not flop on a chair without his permission?
And God - he is much higher than the boss. And respect should be stronger. If we are afraid of man, then what about God then?
In Orthodox churches there are practically no shops. This is because a person who has come to worship is not in the theater. He came, sat down, looked and left. No, the person who came to our church is a direct participant in the service.
Summarize
In the article we talked about the prayer of King David. They also touched on the themes of prayer to David of Gareja. We outline the main aspects:
- King Davidās prayer is read when protection from evil and the softening of a cruel heart are needed.
- You can create it on the go, for example, going to work and knowing that there is a call to the boss for a serious conversation.
- David Gareji is treated for infertility. It helps in female diseases and childbirth.
- Cases of healing through the prayers of a saint are known. Examples are given above.
Conclusion
Now the reader knows who to pray in case of need of protection from evil. The prayer of David, the second king of Israel, will help. And after the help is received, we must not forget about gratitude.