When a person just begins to pray regularly, he likes it and is inspired. This is where danger awaits him. The first is to start proud of yourself and consider yourself worthy of some special feelings and visions. The second is to get tired of doing prayer work and quit your new habit. Many begin to pray regularly when they first go to confession. And they try to confess during fasting, often this is Great Lent. Are there any features for prayer at this time. What should be the prayer for Lent? And what do you need to know about prayer in general?
Firstly, if you know the importance of fulfilling the rule of prayer, then you are already responsible for every little knowledge you have. And when you consciously refuse prayer, it will be a sin, which, of course, must be confessed. It is imperative to turn to God daily. Prayer for Lent is special, because believers these days are imbued with the spirit of repentance and try to read all the prayers of the rule, even if they usually do not read each. Remember this and you.
Secondly, remember that it is possible and necessary to pray at any time, for any work. For this, the fathers recommend Jesus prayer. It does not distract from work and, at the same time, according to the testimony of believers, work is better and chance more often appears on the side of the prayer.
Thirdly, do not look for any special effects from prayer, such as euphoria, mood improvement, delight. The Holy Fathers wrote that everything excessive happens from demons. An inexperienced person can bring these enemies of God to a psychiatric hospital, so be careful.
Fourth, you need to be aware during prayer how modest your achievements are. Indeed, even that which we are accustomed to consider our unconditional merit, God has given us. But all sins are ours, and this reflects the correct prayer for Lent.
At this time, you need to especially carefully analyze your thoughts and actions, you also need to be careful about the motives that drive us. A person is often unable to live correctly because he is afraid to admit that he is weak and has already done a lot of things wrong. Man is afraid of unforgiveness. However, the Lord is merciful and after confession you will feel how a heavy stone has rolled off your shoulders.
The world becomes flattened, wrong without meeting God. And this meeting is a prayer. A Christian constantly meets God in this way. First, when a prayer is heard at baptism, at the end of the path, a funeral service is given and prayers are also read.
Researchers at Boston University have established that a person is inclined to look for manifestations of a higher meaning in all events and things. In the soul of everyone from birth there is a space for faith, which can be filled with any religious beliefs. Only atheism is not in the soul of a normally developing child. Then superstition and mysticism come to the place of faith.
Why does God need our love? Because this is the only thing that we ourselves can give or not give to him. Everything else is in his hands. If his will is, he can take away all wealth, glory and honors. We go to the Court with him only with an account for our deeds; we cannot take anything else from the material world.
Prayer to the Virgin often helps in extreme and hopeless situations. Why is this happening? Because the Blessed Virgin is the kindest essence of our world, She is the intercessor of all Christians and brings prayers from them to God. In distress, prayer to Her works wonders. She is sometimes sick children, She is called the mother of orphans. Therefore, if you need special intercession, turn to Her specifically.
Prayer for Lent should be supplemented, in addition to the obligatory rule, by reading more chapters of the gospel than usual. In fasting, people avoid entertainment, so there’s time to read spiritual literature. Instead of turning on the TV, open the Everlasting Gospel Book. And to the rule add the prayer prp. Ephraim the Syrian.