Christian prayer is, first of all, a dialogue with God, with the Holy Saints. In addition to the fact that a person through prayer has the opportunity to turn to the Higher Mind, he receives from him an answer, help, grace. Many people have questions about how to properly address God, in what position the body should be during prayer. Is it really better to pray on your knees so that the appeal will be heard by the Almighty.
Instructions
Step 1
When a person enters the temple, he can see among the worshipers those who are standing at the altar or in front of the icons, or kneeling in front of the images, or even lying prone on the floor. There are many opinions about the position in which the body should be during prayer. Neither the church nor the worshipers came to one.
Step 2
It is believed that if a sinner prays on bended knee, thereby he is more labored by the Lord for mercy to him. There is also an opinion that those parishioners who kneel down in prayer, get up again, get down again - they not only read the words of the scriptures, but also work in their appeal to God, perform a certain feat of a believer.
Step 3
The body of a person during prayer determines the intensity of turning to God. If there is a desire to kneel down with a earnest appeal, make this gesture. Any body movements of a person, if he feels that in this way his prayer will sooner reach the Lord, are permissible when addressing him in prayer.
Step 4
In addition to kneeling, it is very good to do prostrations during prayer. They help to gather the body, mind and attention of the prayer into a single whole. Especially a kneeling prayer with bows will be in place in the morning, before working days.
Step 5
During prayer reading at home or in church, one should make the sign of the cross, pronounce the words "In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit." The Church believes that with every sign of the cross, the praying person brings the power of God closer to himself.
