Every believer reads a prayer before going to bed (also in the morning hours) to calm the soul and mind. After all, it helps to fully accept all the events of the day, tune in to rest, bring the inner world into a harmonious state.
And also, in this way, to express my gratitude to the Almighty for all the gifts and help received throughout the day and in life in general.
About prayer
When a person who believes in God, the Higher powers, faces some situation in life, more often of a negative nature, he turns to Him to get answers to his questions, help and protection.
After all, sincere prayer is the easiest way to reach out to the Lord. And it doesn’t matter what kind of appeal it is - before going to bed or in the morning, for children and relatives, or before starting work. It is very important to concentrate and pray with all sincerity and passion.
It is also wonderful to thank the Lord in this way for everything that he sends, andturn to Him not only in difficult moments, but also in joyful ones. And here there is no need to read some long memorized texts, sometimes a few phrases coming from the heart are enough.
Even the Optina elders said that prayer should be short, but sincere. And God will hear and answer her.
Prayers before bed
When the next day of a person's earthly life ends, it is important for him for a while, stopping the usual fuss and thoughts, to be in silence, once again mentally remember the whole day.
If good moments happened - thank the Lord for them, if negative - also thank and ask to accept the situation as it is, in order to learn a lesson from it correctly, send understanding of the cause of this incident.
And if there were any mistakes and sins committed, ask for forgiveness through an Orthodox prayer before going to bed. God hears a person who sincerely repents, and helps in such situations, removing the burden of problems and granting a peaceful sleep.
What prayers before going to bed can be read? These can be: appeals to the Almighty, the Guardian Angel, the Queen of Heaven, the holy intercessors. You can do this with the help of canonical prayers or in your own words. Most importantly, from the heart and with great faith.
Turning to Heavenly patronage, a person receives peace - in the soul, consciousness, mind. Gets rid of anxiety, torment and longing, which can visit everyone from time to time. Gains understanding of what is happening and his place at the moment of life.
You can teach to pray before bedchildren, all of their households. This is a good tradition that holds the family together in a spiritual sense, helps everyone to be together under the protection of God.
The most simple and famous prayer
When there is a desire to turn to God (at any time of the day and before going to bed, including), then you can read "Our Father". This is the most famous prayer that Jesus Christ gave to his disciples back in the 1st century.
All believing Christians pay special attention to her, because everyone remembers the words and knows from his life experience how beneficial her influence is. But millions of people read it all over the world, many holy elders said it, filling it with pure energy and faith.
Saying the Lord's Prayer from the bottom of my heart and with all sincerity, including at bedtime, a person finds lightness and peace, as if a burden of problems is removed from the neck.
And her words also mean that there is no need for a person to worry about tomorrow: after all, everything that will be needed (including material we alth) will come in its entirety. You must learn to cast yourself and all your cares on God and calmly complete the tasks of the day.
Prayer for the coming dream
This appeal to the Lord gives strength and protects from all sorts of worries and nightly fears. This prayer, also known to mankind for a long time, helps to clear the mind and thoughts, tune in to silence, peace, joy.
And if the heart and intentions are pure, the results will already appear in a few days. Dreams will become lighter and calmer, fears will pass andfeeling insecure.
It is easier for men to turn to Jesus Christ - through a special short prayer before going to bed:
And women are encouraged to turn to the Mother of God:
It is important not just to mutter memorized phrases, but to speak (out loud or mentally) consciously and sincerely. This will be a great opportunity to be alone with God, give a feeling of peace and inner strength.
Also, a prayer can be read after "Our Father", which will make the appeal to the Powers of Heaven even more effective.
Appeal to Guardian Angel
Every person on Earth has his own guard, whom God gave to protect heaven from all evil and negative influence. A guardian angel can also protect sleep if invoked in the evening.
After all, he is the patron of the human soul in all matters and concerns, a mentor in the love of God. In prayer to the Angel, you can safely entrust yourself and your dreams to his protection. And also to express gratitude for the day lived and all the affairs and cares arranged in it.
It is important to teach this prayer to children, because who, if not them - pure souls - can be heard by their spiritual patrons. Let this be his first prayer, which he will remember, but strong and reliable - protecting all the days of his life and in different situations.
Prayer in your own words
Your own individual prayer can be very effective - to God, the Queen of Heaven, Christian saints. The main thing is that the appeal sincerely flows from the depths of the heart, and the mind is focused and calm.
This will be a great alternative to other prayers at night - before going to bed, which are also called canonical. After all, it is impossible to know all the sacred texts by heart.
But situations in life are different when a person finds himself in new conditions, where he may not have a text with him, but from memory he does not know. Then you can boldly speak to God through prayer in your own words.
And good concentration and focus will help in this, as in another important matter. But the result will be relief, cleansing and calming, so necessary at night (and any other) time of day.
In this case, you can refer to the Almighty not just as "He Who is in heaven", but as a friend, father - loving and caring, close and dear.
Prayer of the Optina Elders
As for every day or the beginning of a new day, the Optina elders also have a prayer appeal to God in the evening. It is short, but capacious, strong, sincere.
According to the reviews of many believers, this Orthodox prayer at night (before going to bed) fills the soul and heart with positive energy, joyful calmness and complete trust in the Almighty.
In everyday life, the perception of many situations, especially negative ones, changes, the right attitude towards oneself and other people is formed.
Before you start reading this prayer before going to bed,it is recommended to take communion and confess in the temple, then the effect will be even stronger, and the result will be the best.
Seraphim of Sarov's rule on evening prayer
At one time, this well-known old man - a holy man of the greatest humility and kindest soul - left behind a prayer rule. It is intended primarily for believing Christians. And concerns the evening prayer at night.
The essence of it is this: before going to bed, you need to read the prayer “Our Father” three times, the same number of “Symbol of Faith” and “Our Lady, Virgin, Rejoice.”
Then cross yourself three times and fall asleep.
Thus, a person protects himself and his family from all evil and bad dreams.
Prayer to the Mother of God
The beautiful and inspiring words of this appeal to the Queen of Heaven fill the heart with joy, exultation and consolation, peace.
Symbol of faith
This is an old Christian text, which is also called Apostolic (correlated with apostolic preaching). It was compiled approximately in the VI century AD.
Used from the very beginning during baptism in the Roman church. And now - in the Orthodox, Catholic, Anglican, Protestant.
It is his reverend elder Seraphim of Sarov who recommends including prayers before bedtime in reading. This is reliable protection and help from God.
The power of canonical prayers
If you read a prayer before going to bed, the text of which is historically complicated, thenits effectiveness can be very high.
The thing is that such sacred appeals were and continue to be pronounced by a huge number of people, including the elders. Thus, the prayer is filled with strong spiritual energy and is sure to be heard by the Heavenly Powers.
And therefore, even if a person sees and reads the text for the first time, especially not believing in God, there will still be an effect. Prayer helps thanks to the pure energies that thousands of saints and believers have filled it with.
Children's prayers
When a child is born in a family, parents (especially believers) can take care of his well-being - not only material and physical, but also spiritual.
And while he is still very small, pray for him before going to bed, asking the Lord for protection and patronage for the baby.
Gradually, you can also teach a child to pray - on their own or together with mom and dad. There are special children's texts for this. And this will be a good protection for him in the future - wherever he is.
What prayer to read before going to bed for children? There is one old and very effective appeal (especially if a child experiences nervous shocks or is frightened) - to the seven youths of Ephesus.
Prayer before the icon of the Holy Trinity
An effective appeal for an adult will also be a prayer before going to bed in front of the icon of the Holy Trinity. It brings grace, forgiveness, redemption of sins, sound and he althy sleep.
It is recommended to say or listen to this prayer daily - allyour life.
What is prayer for?
As there are light forces, so are dark ones. It is the latter that often invade a person's life, contributing to the manifestation of some kind of misfortune, illness, failure.
From here comes fears, anxieties, which are especially felt at night, when everything around falls asleep and calms down.
So, it is a short prayer at night (before going to bed) that can help get rid of the influence of such forces and come under divine protection. And in order to be in it constantly, it is important to turn to the Lord regularly. Let this become a good, creative habit that will save you from many troubles and worries.
Living with prayer
How important it is to remember the power and effective help that any prayer brings. After all, many people experience this constantly in their own life experiences.
The sacred text of the prayer cleanses the mind, which has a beneficial effect on external life. And the more often and deeper a person turns to God, the faster and better his whole life will change.
During difficult times, when there is a need for some kind of help - inner peace, better he alth, financial adjustment, building relationships with other people, and so on - you really need to be filled with more energy. And this happens thanks to the prayer appeal to the Almighty. And let this happen in the morning or in the evening before going to bed - prayer will still help in the best possible way in resolving these situations.
You can also help other people. Having prayed to the Lord and asked for help to a loved one, friend, colleague, passerby, you should believe that help will definitely come. And let God decide how, because He knows better what exactly a single person needs.
