Operation… This word scares even brave men. And although today medicine has reached unprecedented heights, we are afraid of medical intervention to the point of trembling in the knees. Operations are different: under local anesthesia or general anesthesia, complex many hours and those that are carried out in 10-15 minutes. There are operations, the consequences of which are joy. For example, the birth of a child through a caesarean section, or healing from an illness that has tormented for years. There are operations after which you need to rehabilitate and recover for a long time, get used to a new life or prepare for the next surgical intervention. In a word, there can be a lot of situations. One thing unites them - a person's fear of the unknown, and sometimes fear for his life. It is at such moments that each of us understands how powerless he is and how much he needs God's help. For such people, this article was written, which tells about the power of prayer before the operation, what it should be.
What should prayer be like?
Prayer before surgery, and indeed any prayer to God, is valid only when in the soulpraying is faith in the one to whom he addresses with prayer. Christian prayer has nothing to do with a conspiracy, mantras, psychological attitudes. Prayer before an operation for a true believer is entrusting oneself into the hands of God, submitting to His good will, blessing the hands of doctors who will touch your flesh.
Before you read the prayer before the operation, think about whether you are a Christian? Do you believe in the person you are praying to? If your answer is yes, then pray with all your heart, in your own words. If you've never done this before, use the sample provided in this article. The Bible does not clearly indicate what words a Christian should use in prayer to the Lord, and therefore both the use of prayers written by priests and prayer in simple words coming from the heart are acceptable.
Before praying…
Confess your sins before God, ask for forgiveness for them. Forgive everyone who has hurt you. If possible, go to church and take communion, ask the priest to pray for the upcoming surgery. Come home, read the Gospel - it describes many cases of how Christ healed diseases. If you do all this, prayer before surgery will give you strength and faith in a successful outcome.
The same should be the prayer for the patient before the operation. However, if this person is far from faith in God, also pray for the salvation of his soul.
An example of a prayer
"Into Your hands, Lord Jesus Christ, I give you my spirit and my life. I ask You, Almighty, bless and have mercy on me. Grant me, Lord, life and long days before Your face. May Thy mercy be upon me. Forgive me my sins in the name of Thy Holy Son Jesus Christ. I hope and trust in Thee, my Lord and my God. For Thou art alone Christ, the Son of the living God, came into the sinful world to save us. May Your blessing be upon the hands of doctors, over what they will do. May Your will be done, in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Now and forever and forever and ever. Amen."
Prayer to Luka Krymsky before the operation can also be used.
