Patience is the quality of human nature that people lack the most today. The modern rhythm of life, the conditions surrounding the townspeople, the general "race" for material goods and values - all this and much more leaves no room in the soul for patient waiting. People begin to feel confident that they live here and now, and strive to gain everything at once. Nobody wants to wait. This leads to a lot of problems, for example, to the accumulation of debts. After all, instead of patiently putting aside earned funds for something, a modern person simply takes a loan and, without hesitation, spends other people's, not his own money, which then has to be returned.
But not only in this lack of patience is expressed. People often do not have enough mental strength even to take care of their elderly parents and young children. They make up for it with places in nursing homes, hiring nannies or "elite" kindergartens. People are often not readyshow patience even when waiting for public transport or having to stand in line of five or six people at the checkout in the store. Prayer for the gift of patience will help to cope with the lack of humility and worldly wisdom, spiritual callousness.
Who should I pray to?
Of course, first of all, Christians turn to the Lord with all their needs. But a prayer for the granting of patience can be addressed not only to him, but also to the Mother of God, to the guardian angel, to the saints.
Of course, asking for the gift of spiritual strength and patience should be without thought and analysis. You need to contact the one who first came to mind. If there is confidence that a prayer for the granting of patience, addressed to a particular saint, will help, it is he who needs to read it. The power of prayer lies in the faith of a person, and not in rationality. In other words, going to pray is not the same as going to the store and choosing food for dinner. You can’t delve into the lists of saints and think about in front of whose image it will be more effective to put a candle. You need to listen to your heart, not your mind.
How to read such prayers?
Prayer for the grant of patience should be recited daily. Often people who are prone to reflection and analysis compare such prayers with the reading of mantras. Indeed, there are some similarities. However, the daily reading of Orthodox prayers is practiced for other reasons.
Prayer is not a magic spell, afterreading which everything around will change immediately and forever. This is a tool given to people for spiritual work on themselves, help in the fight against temptations and temptations that lie in wait in life, support and a kind of shield behind which you can hide and take a break. And since human nature is weak, and various pernicious passions, including lack of patience, overtake daily, it is required to pray regularly.
What should such a prayer be like?
There are no restrictions on the spoken texts or the place, time for turning to the Lord in the Orthodox Church. You can pray at home, in the temple, even read the text to yourself while in transport. You can turn to heaven for help both in your own words and with the help of ready-made texts.
Of course, it is better to find time and pray in the temple. Churches have a special energy that helps a person get rid of all the vain thoughts and focus on prayer. But if this is not possible, then you can turn to the Lord at home. The main thing in prayer is concentration on it. If, while reading the text, thinking about what to cook for dinner, what mood the boss is in, or about something else, there will be no sense.
Examples of prayer texts
A prayer for the gift of strength and patience, addressed to the Lord, can be like this:
“Lord God, Almighty and All-Merciful! Grant me, a slave (proper name), strength and patience, teach and enlighten, guide and save, Lord! Do not allow me to be tempted, help me in vain andworries, strengthen my spirit. Help resist stupidity and stinginess, do not let greed and anger, weakness and impatience, impotence and anger take possession of my heart. Help me, Lord, give me spiritual strength and patience, save me, save me and have mercy.”
A prayer for the granting of patience and humility, addressed to the Mother of God, can be like this:
“The Most Holy Mother of God, comforter in every sorrow and our intercessor before the Lord! Grant me, slave (proper name), humility and fill my heart with patience. Do not let me fall into despondency and do not let me do rash things, make quick and erroneous decisions. Grant me the strength to care for those in need. Grant me humility with my fate, for it is the providence of God. Grant peace to my soul and rest to my heart. Strengthen my faith and give firmness in trust in the power of the Lord, do not allow doubt and wickedness into my soul.”
A prayer for the gift of wisdom and patience, addressed to the Lord, can be like this:
“Lord God, the All-Seeing and the All-Knowing! Grant me strength, patience and endow me with wisdom to accept your craft with humility and humility. Grant humility to accept what is not in my power and beyond understanding. Grant wisdom to distinguish light from darkness, your providence from human care. Help me to be patient in earthly, vain affairs and deprive my heart of grumbling.”
