Many people do not pray in the morning, citing lack of time. And the connection between these phenomena is just the opposite - if you did not turn to the Lord for help from the very beginning of the day, then you will not have enough time for the rest. Tested by many generations of Orthodox, for whom morning prayer is a must.
Audio Alternative
What to do if you overslept and are late? For this case, your mobile or player should have morning prayers in Mp3 format. On the way to work, at least listen to them, it's only fifteen minutes. Of course, this is not a full-fledged appeal to God, but still a way out in a force majeure situation.
Praise God for the dawn
What is morning prayer for? When a person talks with God about the future day, he, first of all, thanks for the fact that he waited safely for the time to rise. After all, thousands of people die every night on Earth, and we survived the dawn. For this alone, we should thank the Creator. The complex of morning prayers begins with a set of initial texts. The believer then proceeds to the fiftieth psalm. What's special about it?
History of the Psalm
To understand the meaning of this prayer from an ancient collection of hymns, you need to know the history associated with it. King David was pleasing to God, but one day he stumbled - he sent the beautiful Bathsheba, whom he liked very much, to her husband's death. The ancient ruler repented very bitterly for this sin, and the Lord forgave him. The chant dedicated to this event, we read every morning among other prayers. In it, we express the hope that the grace of God is able to completely cleanse us of everything that stains us, as if blood-stained clothes suddenly turned snow-white.
Foundation of Faith
Morning prayer continues. After the penitential psalm, the Christian reads the Creed. This small text, which is desirable to know by heart, contains all the main provisions of Orthodox teaching. If you understand every word in prayer and agree with everything, then you will not be confused by various heretics and sectarians. The creed is the support of the Christian.
Similar but different
The morning and evening prayers are generally similar in structure, there are a number of texts under numbers in both the first and second sets. But for the beginning of the day, there are more appeals to God, read before prayers with numbers, and in the evening - on the contrary. There are ten texts under numbers in morning prayers, and eleven in evening prayers. After the Creed, it is the numbered prayers that are read in the morning. After that, the Christian can only read the requests for the Lord to have mercy on the living and deceased loved ones. And don't forgetthat the morning prayer includes an address to the patron saint bearing the same name as him.
What are we asking for?
If you found an opportunity to turn to God in the morning, then he will help you fight laziness and weakness. You will also call on a Guardian Angel to protect you from evil thoughts and bad people. And the Holy Virgin will help to move away from the passions that make you sin.
Find time for morning and evening prayers and your life will take on a completely different quality. Experienced Christians know that a day spent "by the rules" and without is very different. So ask God for help when you get out of bed so that everything works out.
