Nowadays, the economy does not remain stable: the situation is changing all the time, and this is reflected in our financial situation. In addition, this often affects the mood of the authorities. Many of us have sad experience of conflicts and quarrels with management due to unfair fault-finding.
And the reason is often that the boss himself is worried about his place and the stability of his position. I had a serious conflict with my manager a couple of years ago: he had unfounded claims against me, then the boss began to raise his voice and even started talking about how I was an incompetent employee and it was time to fire me.
Because of this situation, not only I, but also my entire family was worried. My wife advised me to turn to Nicholas the Wonderworker and Saint Spyridon for help. I began to pray to the saints and noticed that my emotional state became calmer.
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The boss’s words hardly affected me, I just did what I needed to accomplish in a day, I followed the plan. A week later, the boss lowered his tone, and after a couple of weeks he was transferred to another department, and a friendly, very calm manager came to us. This is how higher powers supported me and my family in a difficult situation!
Prayer is the food and drink of the soul
Work is an integral part of the life of a modern person. Completing professional tasks, communicating with colleagues, relationships with management - all this is very important. And as in any area of our lives, unforeseen circumstances may arise at work. What kind of prayer will help an Orthodox Christian against troubles at work?
Trouble at work
First of all, pure and sincere. After all, prayer is a conversation with Him Who is the purest Light and absolute Truth. This is a conversation with God Himself.
“Prayer is like the breath of the soul, spiritual food and drink, spiritual air and together - light, spiritual fire and spiritual clothing” (Righteous John of Kronstadt).
In a conversation with a loved one, we try to show all our tenderness and care. So in prayer, our heart should burn with sincere faith and awe of the Love of the Lord.
“We must start from the beginning, that is, perform prayer with attention and reverence, with the goal of repentance, caring only about the fact that these three qualities are constantly present in prayer” (St. Ignatius Brianchaninov).
Prayer is like a source of clean water for a tired traveler after a long journey. In it a Christian draws strength, finds consolation, and finds help. Opening one's difficulties to the Lord allows God Himself to lead a person along the path of soul salvation.
“Prayer also teaches generosity in enduring sorrows, convincing us that temptations and sorrows become the cause of subsequent knowledge and salvation” (Archbishop Anthony (Golynsky-Mikhailovsky).
A ritual to be respected by colleagues at work
To make professional work enjoyable, you need a suitable work atmosphere and relationships between colleagues. In addition to internal qualities, a conspiracy will help you achieve the necessary respect in the team.
For the ritual you will need:
- Holy water;
- cup or any container with a wide neck;
- sugar.
Holy water is poured into a convenient container, 3 tablespoons of sugar are added. While mixing, say:
Afterwards they drink the water and repeat the ritual after 9 days. The conspiracy is especially useful for joining a new team.
Love is a Christian's weapon
An Orthodox person must accept the difficulties encountered at work with humility. After all, every life situation is given to us by the Lord for a reason. Our problems are a compass that points the way to the Kingdom of Heaven. Only instead of the cardinal directions, it shows Patience, Humility, Kindness and Love. And some challenges at work should help us practice these virtues.
“When we valiantly and meekly endure the sorrows sent to us, then, although not completely, we gradually participate in Christ’s suffering” (Reverend Macarius of Optina).
An Orthodox Christian, according to the commandment of Christ, must cover any conflict with management or colleagues with love:
“Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44).
St. Augustine:
“What is perfection in love? Love your enemies so that you want to make them brothers... For so loved the One who said on the cross: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing” (Luke 23:34).”
The key to such deep and humble love is complete trust in Divine Providence. That is, entrusting a problematic situation to God in prayer. Let's look at what kind of prayer for resolving a difficult situation at work is found in Orthodoxy.
Text of prayers
In general, there are 2 popular prayers about work addressed to Nicholas:
- One of them is used when a person is busy looking for a new position, or experiences some difficulties in the job he already holds or in his business.
- The second goal is to help those who have suffered from the machinations of ill-wishers at work (and every person can have them).
The first prayer goes like this:
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Text of the second prayer:
You can use these two sacred texts at any time and any number of times - until St. Nicholas helps you cope with the problem that has arisen. Don't forget to thank the elder. This can be done through a prayer of gratitude.
Prayer for troubles at work
The Lord Jesus Christ showed people an example of all-forgiving Love. He humbly endured all the false accusations of the Pharisees and prayed on the cross for his crucifiers. Therefore, when there is a conflict with colleagues, a Christian prays to the Lord for those who hate and offend us.
“It is joyful to feel that among people we do not and cannot have enemies. But there are only unfortunate brothers worthy of pity and help even when, through a misunderstanding, they become our enemies and fight against us” (priest confessor Roman Medved).
The most important commandment given by Christ: “love one another, as I have loved you (John 15:12). It is love for one's neighbors and one's enemies that turns a person into a true Christian.
“For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t tax collectors do the same?” (Matt. 5:46).
Therefore, in any quarrel at work, it is necessary to pray for the increase of love and the eradication of all anger.
“Do not hold malice against anyone in your heart, otherwise your labors will be in vain and vanity” (Reverend Abba Isaiah).
For well-being, good luck in work and earnings
- A prayer to Jesus is said before work every day so that everything works out:
“Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten son of the beginningless Father! You yourself said when you were among people on earth that “without me you cannot do anything.” Yes, my Lord, I believe with all my heart and with all my soul what you have said and I ask your blessing on my cause. Grant me to begin it without hindrance and to complete it safely for your glory. Amen!"
- After finishing a working day, it is important to thank God:
“You who have filled my day and my work with blessing, O Jesus Christ, my Lord, I thank you with all my heart and offer you my praise as a sacrifice. My soul glorifies you, O God, my God, forever and ever. Amen!"
- So that luck always accompanies your work and all troubles are avoided:
“Lord Heavenly Father! In the name of Jesus Christ, I pray to You for success in all the works of my hands. Whatever I do and whatever I undertake, grant me success in abundance. Grant me abundant blessings on all my deeds and on the fruits of my deeds. Teach me to work effectively in all those areas where You have given me talents and deliver me from fruitless deeds. Teach me success in abundance! Tell me what and how I need to do in order to have abundant success in all areas of my life. Amen!"
Prayer for troubles at work - the path to reconciliation
One of the most common problems at work is an angry boss. The best response to your boss’s irritability is to pray for him. When the authorities are angry, the Holy Fathers advise reading Psalm 131. This song was written by the Old Testament king David. He suffered many sorrows from his enemies. He was betrayed by his own son, luring his subjects to his side. King David endured betrayal and persecution with meekness and humility, entrusting everything into the hands of the Lord. From his lips, instead of murmuring or reproaching his enemies, only the praise of the Lord sounded.
“The one who reproaches us must be accepted as an accuser sent by God of the evil thoughts hidden in us, so that we, having accurately examined our thoughts, correct ourselves” (Reverend Mark the Ascetic).
Quarrels and conflicts at work are a dead end scenario. A showdown that turns into arguing not only interferes with the work process. This causes serious harm and suffering to the soul. Prayer for troubles at work is needed.
“It is best to smash these thoughts (evil thoughts - author’s note) on the Stone of Faith, and the Stone is Christ Himself. With trust in Christ, we can overcome all internal irritations that we may have in relation to other people - and to members of our family, and to our relatives and friends, and to work comrades...” (Archpriest Oleg Stenyaev).
Prayer to Archangel Michael against the evil boss
Prayer to Archangel Michael helps against unjust leadership. Conflicts with the director at work can occur for various reasons. He has power, so he can treat his subordinates inhumanely. To ensure protection from authorities, they recite a prayer to the Angels to gain strength. She will destroy all the evil that people bring. Text of an appeal from an evil boss to Archangel Michael:
Words protect against enemies and conflicts. They help find a way out of difficult situations and calm both the person praying and the boss.
The Virgin Mary as an example of patience and love
Christians in Heaven have a reliable Intercessor and Intercessor - the Most Holy Theotokos.
“The Mother of God never leaves us, she carries us on Her shoulders, the main thing is that we ourselves want this and do not kick our legs like disobedient children” (Reverend Paisius the Svyatogorets).
Prayer can be addressed to the Virgin Mary in case of problems at work. Thus, when conflict situations arise, according to the Orthodox tradition, it is customary to pray in front of Her icon “Softening Evil Hearts.” This icon is also called “Simeon’s prophecy.” This is connected with the gospel story about how the baby Jesus was brought to the temple on the fortieth day after birth. There the righteous elder Simeon took him into his arms. Having blessed the Divine Child, he predicted to the Virgin Mary Her future pain due to the redemptive suffering of the Son.
The symbol of this spiritual pain of the Mother of God is the seven arrows piercing Her heart in the icon. Sharp, like daggers, suffering and torment did not harden Her heart. And She, standing at the foot of the Cross, together with Her Divine Son, prayed for the salvation of her enemies.
They also pray in front of the Tenderness icon for the gift of love and peace to the heart. It depicts a young Virgin at the moment when she heard the good news from Archangel Gabriel about the future birth of Jesus Christ. Her hands are folded on her chest as a sign of submission and humility before the Divine will.
“When you see the icon of the Most Holy Theotokos, turn your heart to Her, the Queen of Heaven, and thank Her for the fact that She appeared so ready to submit to the will of God, that she gave birth, nursed and raised the Savior of the world, and that in our invisible battle she never fails Her intercession helps us” (Reverend Nicodemus the Holy Mountain).
How to pray correctly?
Any Orthodox prayer must be read with faith in the soul. Saints, including Nicholas, help only those who pray good-naturedly, sincerely and sincerely, and turn to prayer with pure thoughts.
The day before you pray to Nicholas for help in business, be sure to visit church. Women should go to church on women's days (which are Wednesday, Friday and Saturday), while for men it is preferable to do this on men's days (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday). Place a candle in front of the icon of the saint in the temple and ask him to help you. Also buy church candles and an image of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker for your home.
An important feature: on the day of visiting a place of worship, you cannot give alms to the poor and make large purchases, spend large sums of money, or lend money . If you still need to visit a store, you need to pay for purchases with paper bills, calculating them so that you are sure to get change.
It is necessary to read prayers with lit church candles in front of the icon of the elder. The environment should be quiet, calm and secluded. No one and nothing should distract you while reciting the sacred text.
The fact that you turned to Nikolai Ugodnik for help cannot be spread about - at least until you get what you want. You should also not place all your hopes on prayer, but at this time remain inactive and not take any steps to improve the current situation. It is necessary to consider all possible solutions, draw up a clear action plan - only in this case will you receive the support of St. Nicholas and be able to get out of difficulties.
Prayer is the path of love, not witchcraft!
Prayer for problems at work should come from a pure heart. That is, with sincere faith and trust in God. As Archimandrite Andrei Konanos says:
“Prayer is not lines read in a book. Even if these are the sacred books of psalms. Prayer is mainly a movement of the soul. This is a spiritual attitude before Christ. This is a position of love, an awakening of the heart, an inner message.”
There is no need to attribute occult characteristics to prayer. Prayer is not a conspiracy that promises quick and accurate fulfillment of a desire. Not a magical love spell, after reading which your colleagues and boss will obediently carry out your will.
Phrases like “strong prayer against troubles at work” or “prayer for protection against troubles at work” should repel an Orthodox Christian.
Only our sincere faith, heartfelt repentance and constant struggle with our passions and sinful inclinations make prayer strong.
According to the theologian Nikolai Pestov:
“It is quite obvious that the effectiveness of our petitions depends on our closeness to God. From feat for the sake of pleasing God and our having purity of heart and Christian virtues.”
Hex on the bottle
The conspiracy is carried out at the very beginning of problems so that it is more effective. Gossip heard about yourself is evidence of future disasters. To get rid of failures and bad gossip, you don’t have to go to a magician or priest; you can carry out a conspiracy yourself.
One of the effective rituals is considered to be a bottle spell. To do this, place a container of water near the window when there is a full moon in the sky and leave it for 3 days. Then they go with her to the pond, where at dawn, turning their backs to the sun, they drink a sip of water and say:
The empty container is buried at the edge of the pond, despite the sun. At home, after the ritual, they wash themselves with clean water and wipe themselves with the hem of yesterday’s shirt.
Prayer for those who hate and offend us
Troparion, tone 4
You have prayed for those who have been crucified, O lusty Lord, / and commanded Your servants to pray for them at once, / to forgive those who hate and offend us, / and from all evil and wickedness to brotherly love and virtue. give life, / we humbly offer you a prayer, / let us glorify you in unanimity You, // the One Lover of Mankind.
Kontakion, tone 5
Like Your first martyr Stephen, / for those who kill him, we pray to Thee, O Lord, / and we desperately pray: / forgive those who hate everyone and those who offend us, / not one of them will perish for our sake, / but grace will save all Thy love, // All-Bountiful God .
Prayer for the increase of love and the eradication of hatred and all malice
Troparion, tone 4
By the union of love, Thy apostles bound Thy apostles, O Christ, and we, Thy faithful servants, were thus firmly bound to Thyself, to keep Thy commandments and to love one another unfeignedly, through the prayers of the Mother of God, the One Lover of Mankind.
Kontakion, tone 5
Our hearts have kindled toward You with a flame of love, O Christ God, so that with that kindling, in our hearts, in our minds and in our souls, and with all our strength, we may love You, and sincerely, as ourselves, and keeping Your commandments, we glorify You, the Giver of all good things.
Psalm 131
Remember, Lord, David and all his meekness: as the Lord swears, making a promise to Jacob to God: if I go into the village of my house, or go up to my bed, if I give sleep to my eyes My mind, and everywhere my slumber, and the peace of my mind: until I find the place of the Lord, the village of the God of Jacob. Behold, I heard in Euphrates, and found me in the oak fields: let us go into His villages, let us worship in the place where we stood before His feet. Rise, Lord, into Your rest, You and the ark of Your holiness. Your priests will be clothed with righteousness, and your saints will rejoice. David, for the sake of Your servant, do not turn away the face of Your anointed one.
The Lord swears to David in truth, and it will not be rejected: I will set you on your throne of the fruit of your womb. If your sons keep My covenant and My testimonies, which I will teach, and their sons will sit on your throne forever. Because the Lord has chosen Zion, He willed it as a dwelling place for Himself. This is my rest forever and ever, here I will dwell as I please. I will bless his catch, I will satisfy his poor with bread: I will clothe his priests with salvation, and his saints will rejoice with joy. There I will make the horn of David grow; I will prepare a lamp for my anointed one. I will clothe his enemies with cold, and in him my sanctuary will flourish.
Prayer to the Most Holy Theotokos before Her Icon “Softening Evil Hearts”
Oh, long-suffering Mother of God, who is superior to all the daughters of the earth, in Her purity and in the multitude of sufferings You have endured on earth, accept our much-painful sighs and keep us under Your roof mercy. Do You know no other refuge and warm intercession? But, as I have boldness in Him who was born of You, help and save us with Your prayers, so that we may without stumbling reach the Kingdom of God. Godless, where together with all the saints we will sing praises to the one God in the Trinity, now and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Prayer before the icon of the Mother of God “Tenderness”
Receive, O all-merciful, Most Pure Lady, Lady Theotokos, these honorable gifts, most useful to You, from us, Your unworthy servants: chosen from all generations, all creatures of heaven and earth the highest appearing, for for Your sake the Lord of Hosts be with us, and with You I know the Son of God and have become like His holy Body and His most pure Blood; Moreover, blessed art thou in the lineages of generations, O blessed one, the brightest of the Cherubim and the most honest of the Seraphim.
And now, all-singing Most Holy Theotokos, do not cease to pray for us, your unworthy servants, so that we may be delivered from all evil advice and every situation and may remain unharmed from all poison. tago of the devil; but even to the end, through Your prayers, keep us uncondemned, for by Your intercession and help we are saved, we send glory, praise, thanksgiving and worship for everything in the Trinity to the One God and to the Creator of all, now forever and ever. Amen.
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