In every church there are certain areas where candles are placed for the living, and areas where candles are placed for the dead. If this is your first time in a new church, you can turn this question to regular parishioners, but not during the service. Do not distract the worshipers. When praying for those who are still in our sinful world, special petitions are read, different from those for the departed. Prayer to help the living is an effective help to those who are supported, especially with the right attitude of the petitioner.
Such different prayers
To turn to God for help still living in the sublunar world, they usually read short prayers in the morning rule or larger special prayers at the end of the morning. These latter are generally optional. But if you need to especially (purely) pray for loved ones, do not be afraid of the length of the prayer - read carefully.
There is one among the petitions,sometimes erroneously called "the prayer of the living in the help of the Most High." This prayer is one of the most effective ways to fight demons, along with a prayer to the Holy Cross. The real name of this appeal to God is “Alive in the help of the Most High.” It is also called the 90th psalm. It is quite long, but if necessary, it can be learned. The psalm says that the Lord is the protector of the one who prays, in whom he hopes. God can deliver man from snares and evil words. The prayer says that God protects the believer, protecting from evil and demonic influences, and also protecting the body of a Christian who has entrusted himself to the Lord.
A brief prayer to help the living calls everyone who is not related to relatives and bosses benefactors. This sometimes confuses believers. In fact, everyone for whom we pray indirectly serves us as a benefactor, because God sees and rewards our love and prayer effort. But we should not be limited only to friends - Christ bequeathed to us to ask for enemies as well. The practice of many believers shows that this contributes to the reconciliation of the warring. It is especially good, along with prayer, to kiss the cross for those who are at enmity with you, imagining that this veneration of God should be credited to them precisely. A Christian should try to live in peace with everyone and create peace among other people. A prayer for help, read for another, will not go unanswered and rewarded. And the peacemakers will surely “be called the sons of God” in the Kingdom of the Lord, created on the site of the destroyed Earth.
The second, longer prayer to help the living is sometimes placed in the "Commemoration" section of the prayer book. In it, a Christian prays for his Church, and for the country, its army and people. He also asks for everyone who has fallen into a difficult situation - orphans, prisoners, captives, suffering for the truth and faith. Pray for monks. He asks even for heretics and apostates in the hope of God's forgiveness for them. The prayer looks long but takes 2-3 minutes.
The power of a mother's prayer
The mother's prayer to help the living is especially strong. She is able to help a person in a very difficult, even fatal situation. Although there are special prayers for mothers. However, in an extreme position, you can read any prayer that you know by heart. Just "Lord, have mercy!" in a dangerous moment saved many. The one you are contacting will definitely hear and help.
