Forgive, Lord, our offenders
Forgive all offendersAfterwards, read the troparion, tone 4.
For those who crucified You, You prayed, O Compassionate Lord, and command Your servants to pray for enmity. Forgive those who hate and offend us, and free me from all evil and wickedness towards me. And for all their evil and crafty deeds towards me, forgive me. Guide them on a virtuous path in life. We humbly offer our prayer to You, and in unanimity we glorify You, the One Lover of Mankind. Amen.
And to complete the prayer, read the kontakion, tone 5.
Kontakion, tone 5
As Your first martyr Stephen prayed for those who were killing him, We, Lord, also pray to You: forgive those who hate everyone and those who offend us. Let not one of them perish for our sake, but let each of them be saved by Thy grace, O All-Merciful God.
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Human injustice and meanness, unfortunately, are an unchangeable part of earthly existence. And no matter how hard anyone tries, it is impossible to eradicate them completely. They kindle pain and despondency in a righteous person, which he is sometimes unable to overcome. And then the time comes for the word of God - a prayer for those who hate and offend us. It contains not just an appeal to God, it provides the knowledge necessary for forgiveness and repentance.
Prayer for those who hate and offend us “Forgive, Lord Lover of Mankind”
This prayer is valid only if the person who turns to the Lord is filled with the firm intention to forgive his enemies and offenders. The path to it is long and thorny, because you must first overcome yourself and answer the following questions for yourself:
- How to bear grievances?
- How to treat those who offend and hate?
- How to overcome angry thoughts?
- Why is it so difficult to ask for forgiveness, and how to do it correctly?
- How to behave with those who do not want reconciliation?
- Is it possible to take revenge for an insult?
Resentment is a complex concept, and each person puts his own meaning into it, but, of course, there are others that are quite difficult to forgive and understand. Then, having turned to God and learned his words, you need to make every effort to:
- understand and forgive the offender;
- answer him with kind words and deeds;
- prays for him;
- don't take revenge.
And the most important thing is to try to convert the offender into faith, so that he understands everything, realizes and repents. It should be remembered that only the Almighty has the power to repay what is deserved, for turning to evil makes the offended one an equally hated enemy.
The Lord himself knew what evil, resentment and hatred are, and he also revealed to the whole world the great gift of forgiveness and repentance, which lead everyone to eternal faith and righteous life.
The ability to forgive is a rather rare quality, but so necessary for every person. Only truly strong people can do this, those who have managed to find spiritual harmony and try, without violating it, to give goodness to their neighbors. Forgiveness gives confidence in one’s abilities, saturates the mind and soul with God’s grace and faith, makes a person kinder, better, more sincere. This is a difficult road to understanding oneself and the world around us, to finding meaning and harmony. And, having stood on it, you don’t need to turn around, because the Lord is always nearby, and the greatest miracle awaits ahead - eternal life.
Orthodox prayer for those who hate and offend us is a word that pacifies the soul and gives peace. To understand it means to know the meaning of man’s true purpose on earth, because good is always righteous, and this is a path that has no end.
Prayer for those who hate and offend us, text:
Have mercy, Lord, on those who hate me and envy me! Have mercy, Lord, on those who slander me and cause me offense! Do not do anything evil to them for Your unworthy servant; but according to Their ineffable mercy and according to Their immeasurable goodness, neither in this life nor in the next century, may they not tolerate evil for me, a sinner! Sanctify them with Your mercy and autumn with Your grace, O All-Good One, because before all, blessed are You forever and ever. Amen.
May the Lord protect you!
From this video you will learn how to pray for those who have offended us:
Prayer for those who hate and offend us
If someone has “crossed your path” and periodically offends you, then prayer for those who hate and offend us will help you cleanse your soul of evil thoughts and revenge.Don't accumulate negative emotions in yourself
Why send prayers to the Lord for offenders?
- Many people ask: “Why pray to the Lord for the salvation of the souls of offenders if they did us bad? After all, we suffer, let them suffer like us!”
How to properly pray for those who hate us?
Forgive the one who offended you, even very strongly, and let prayer for those who hate and offend us help you in this difficult matter.
Prayers for those who hate and offend us
Prayer of St. Ignatius Brianchaninov, persecuted by people
I thank You, Lord and my God, for everything that has happened to me! I thank You for all the sorrows and temptations that You sent me to cleanse those defiled by sins, to heal those ulcerated by sins, my soul and body! Have mercy and save those instruments that You used to heal me: those people who insulted me. Bless them in this age and the next! Credit to them as virtue what they did for me! Assign them abundant rewards from Your eternal treasures. What did I bring to You? What are acceptable sacrifices? I brought only sins, only violations of Your Divine commandments. Forgive me, Lord, forgive the guilty one before You and before people! Forgive the unrequited! Grant me to be convinced and sincerely admit that I am a sinner! Grant me to reject crafty excuses! Grant me repentance! Grant me contrition of heart! Grant me meekness and humility! Grant love to my neighbors, immaculate love, the same to everyone, both those who console me and those who insult me! Grant me patience in all my sorrows! Die me to the world! Take away my sinful will from me, and plant Your holy will in my heart, so that I may do it alone in my deeds, words, thoughts, and feelings.
Praying for those who have crucified You, O loving-hearted Lord, and commanding Your servant to pray for everyone at once, forgive those who hate and offend us, and instruct us from all evil and wickedness towards brotherly and virtuous living, we humbly offer a prayer to You; Yes, in unanimity we glorify Thee, the One Lover of Mankind.
Like Your first martyr Stephen, he prayed to Thee for those who killed him, O Lord, and we fall down and pray, forgive those who hate everyone and offend us, so that not a single one of us will perish for the sake of them, but we will all be saved by Your grace, O All-Bountiful God.
Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian
Have mercy, Lord, on those who hate me and envy me! Have mercy, Lord, on those who slander me and cause me offense! Do not do anything evil to them for Your unworthy servant; but according to Their ineffable mercy and according to Their immeasurable goodness, neither in this life nor in the next century, may they not tolerate evil for me, a sinner! Sanctify them with Your mercy and autumn with Your grace, O All-Good One, because before all, blessed are You forever and ever. Amen.
About those who hate and offend us
Praying for those who have crucified You, O Lord of love, and commanding Your servant to pray for all of us, forgive us those who hate and offend us, and instruct us from all evil and wickedness to brotherly and virtuous living, we humbly offer You a prayer; Yes, in unanimity we glorify Thee, the One Lover of Mankind.
Like Your first martyr Stephen, he prayed to You for those who kill him, O Lord, and we also pray deeply: forgive those who hate everyone and those who offend us, so that not a single one of them will perish for us, but all will be saved by Your grace, O All-Bountiful God.
O long-suffering Mother of God, Higher than all the daughters of the earth, in Your purity and in the multitude of sufferings You have endured on earth, accept our much-painful sighs and keep us under the shelter of Your mercy. Do You know of no other refuge and warm intercession, but, since You have the boldness to be born of You, help and save us with Your prayers, so that we may without stumbling reach the Kingdom of Heaven, where with all the saints we will sing praises in the Trinity to the One God, now and ever, and forever and ever. Amen.
O Reverend Father Seraphim! Offer up for us, servants of God (names), your powerful prayer to the Lord of hosts, may He grant us all that is useful in this life and all that is useful for spiritual salvation, may He protect us from the falls of sins and may He teach us true repentance, so that He can heed us without stumbling. to the eternal Heavenly Kingdom, where you now shine in eternal glory, and there sing with all the saints the Life-Giving Trinity forever and ever.
O great apostle, loud-voiced evangelist, most graceful theologian, master of secrets of incomprehensible revelations, virgin and beloved confidante of Christ John, accept with your characteristic mercy us sinners (names), who come running under your strong intercession and protection! Ask the All-Bountiful Lover of Mankind, Christ and our God, Who, before your eyes, poured out His most precious blood for us, His indecent servants, may He not remember our iniquities, but may He have mercy on us, and may He deal with us according to His mercy; May He grant us mental and physical health, all prosperity and abundance, teaching us to turn all of it into the glory of Him, the Creator, Savior and our God. At the end of our temporary life, may we, holy apostle, escape the merciless tortures that await us in the airy ordeals, but may we, under your guidance and protection, reach the Mountain of Jerusalem, whose glory you have seen in revelation, and now enjoy these joys promised to the chosen ones God's. Oh, great John, save all Christian cities and countries, this whole, this temple, dedicated to your holy name, serving and praying in it, from famine, destruction, cowardice and flood, fire, sword, invasion of foreigners and internecine warfare, deliver from all kinds of troubles and misfortunes, and with your prayers turn away the righteous wrath of God from us, and ask us for His mercy; Oh, great and incomprehensible God, Alpha and Omega, the source and object of our faith! Behold, for Your supplication we offer Saint John, whom You have made worthy to know You, the inscrutable God, in ineffable revelation. Accept his intercession for us, grant us the fulfillment of our petitions, for Your glory: and above all, make us spiritual perfection, to the enjoyment of endless life in Your Heavenly abodes. Oh, Heavenly Father, created all the Lord, the Soul of spirits, the Almighty King! Touch our hearts with Your finger, and they, melting like wax, will be shed before You, and mortal spiritual creation will be created, in honor and glory of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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Accept, O all-powerful, Most Pure Lady Theotokos, these honorable gifts, the only ones applied to You, from us, Your unworthy servants: chosen from all generations, the highest of all creatures of heaven and earth, who appeared, because for Your sake the Lord Almighty was with us, and Your Son By knowing God and being made worthy of His holy Body and His most pure Blood; Blessed are you, too, in the birth of generations, O God-blessed One, the brightest of the Cherubim and the most honest of the Seraphim. And now, all-sung Most Holy Theotokos, do not cease praying for us, Thy unworthy servants, that we may be delivered from every evil advice and every situation and that we may be preserved unharmed from every poisonous pretext of the devil; but even to the end, through Your prayers, keep us uncondemned, as if through Your intercession and help we are saved, we send glory, praise, thanksgiving and worship for everything in the Trinity to the One God and the Creator of all, now and ever, and to the ages of ages. Amen.
Prayer for those who hate and offend us
Throughout life, a person encounters different people who evoke a huge range of feelings. We can be loved, appreciated, hated, protected, offended, etc. Not only psychologists, but also believers believe that it is impossible to accumulate negativity in the soul, since it only leads to the abyss. There is a special prayer for those who offend and hate us, by reading which a person can cleanse himself of negativity and achieve perfection. The clergy say that when a person is ripe to pray for his enemies, this indicates his readiness to enter the Kingdom of God.
You can make prayer requests both at home and in church. The location doesn't really matter. If you want to go to confession, then before it, you need to pray for your enemies in order to cleanse yourself of negativity.
Why read a prayer for those who hate and offend us?
To understand this issue, we suggest turning to religious origins. While Jesus was being crucified on the cross, he turned to God and asked him to forgive the soldiers involved in the execution and the people who watched what was happening and did nothing. The Christian religion has always been considered “all-forgiving,” since even in the Old Testament the feeling of revenge is included in the list of terrible sins. There is even a commandment that very clearly describes the principle of forgiveness: “if you are hit on one cheek, then turn the other.” The meaning of this expression is much deeper than it seems, since it helps a person to distinguish between accident and malicious intent. Believers believe that prayer for hating enemies helps to cleanse one’s own soul and draw closer to God.
Almost every religion has certain taboos, the list of which includes the desire for revenge. In Christianity, it is believed that a person who is often offended, hates others and wants to take revenge is simply denigrating his soul. It is necessary to read prayers regularly, and do this exclusively from a pure heart and with good intentions. You need to open up to God only in this way so that you can receive blessings and support from the Higher Powers.
Prayer to forgive those who hate and offend us Ignatius Brianchaninov
This prayer is largely a prayer of gratitude, because the saint asks God to send various blessings to his enemies. He explains this by the fact that it is enemies who allow a person to become closer to God, teaching humility and awareness of existing sins.
Text of the prayer for those who hate and offend us:
“I thank You, Lord and my God, for everything that has happened to me! I thank You for all the sorrows and temptations that You sent me to cleanse those defiled by sins, to heal those ulcerated by sins, my soul and body! Have mercy and save those instruments that You used to heal me: those people who insulted me. Bless them in this age and the next! Credit to them as virtue what they did for me! Assign them abundant rewards from Your eternal treasures. What did I bring to You? What are acceptable sacrifices? I brought only sins, only violations of Your Divine commandments. Forgive me, Lord, forgive the guilty one before You and before people! Forgive the unrequited! Grant me to be convinced and sincerely admit that I am a sinner! Grant me to reject crafty excuses! Grant me repentance! Grant me contrition of heart! Grant me meekness and humility! Grant love to my neighbors, immaculate love, the same to everyone, both those who console me and those who insult me! Grant me patience in all my sorrows! Die me to the world! Take away my sinful will from me, and plant Your holy will in my heart, so that I may do it alone in my deeds, words, thoughts, and feelings.”
There are other prayers for those who hate and offend us.
Troparion, tone 4:
“Lord of love, who prayed for those who crucified You, and commanded Your disciples to pray for their enemies! Forgive those who hate and offend us, and turn from all evil and deceit to a brotherly and virtuous life, we humbly offer a prayer to You: that in unanimity we may glorify You, the only Lover of mankind.”
“As Your first martyr Stephen prayed to You for those who killed him, Lord, and we, falling to You, pray: forgive those who hate everyone and those who offend us, so that not one of them perishes because of us, but all are saved by Your grace, O All-Bountiful God.” .
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Prayer for those who have offended and hated us
Master, Lover of Mankind, Jesus Christ, Son of God! You, out of Your inexpressible love for us, Your sinful and unworthy servants, shine Your sun on the evil and the good, bring rain on the righteous and the unjust; You, the Most Good, command us to love our enemies, to do good to those who hate and offend us, to bless those who curse us and to pray for those who attack us and drive us out. You, our Savior, hanging on the tree of the cross, You Yourself forgave Your enemies who cursed You blasphemously, and prayed for Your tormentors; You have given us an image, so that we may follow Your footsteps. You, O dearest Redeemer, who taught us to forgive our enemies, commanded us to pray together for them; I pray to You, Most Generous Jesus, Son and Lamb of God, take away the sins of the world, forgive your servant who has gone to You. (Name) and accept him not as my enemy, who has done evil to me, but as one who has sinned before You, I pray to You, infinite in mercy, Lord our God, accept him in peace, having come to You from this world without reconciliation with me; save and have mercy on him, O God, with Your great and rich mercy. Lord, Lord! Let not Thy wrath, nor Thy wrath, punish Thy servant (Thy servant), who has caused me to attack, insult, reproach and slander; I pray to You, do not remember these sins of him (her), but let go and forgive him (her) all this according to Your love for mankind, and have mercy according to Your great mercy. I pray to Thee, O Most Good and Most Generous Jesus, as the Solver of the bonds of hell, the Victor of death, the Savior of sinners, allow Thy servant these sins, in the image of the captives of hell, the deceased is bound. You, Lord, said: “If you do not forgive men their sins, neither will your Heavenly Father forgive you your sins”; oh, let this not happen! With tenderness and contrition of heart, I beg You, the Most Merciful Savior, release him (her) from these bonds of evil obsessions and the wiles of the devil, do not destroy the deceased with Your wrath, but open to him (her), Giver of Life, the doors of Your mercy, so that he may enter into the holy Your city, praising Your all-holy and magnificent Name and singing the ineffable love of Your Holy Spirit for perishing sinners. And just as You, Eternal Goodness, remembered the prudent thief on the cross, who was crucified with You, making it possible for him to enter paradise, I pray to You, O All-Bountiful One, remember in Your Kingdom also Your servant who went to You. (Name) do not close, but open also to him (her) the doors of Thy mercy, for Thine is to have mercy and save us, our God, and to Thee we send glory with Thy Beginning Father, Thy Most Holy and Good and Life-giving Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages centuries. Amen.
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Rating 4.5 Votes: 101All people on Earth know how to pray. Even those who currently deny the existence of God. There are a lot of prayers. They are pronounced every day in hundreds of different languages, but their essence is the same - this is a person’s appeal to higher powers.
We will consider in this short article only one of the prayer requests - this is a prayer for those who hate us and offend us.
Why is it so important in Christianity?
If we turn to the history of mankind, we can see that not all religions of the world call to pray for people who offend us.
This is not even in Judaism, which is built on a creed that precedes Christianity. We must love our friends, but be wary of our enemies, the Torah tells us. Even Confucius testifies that evil cannot be answered with evil, only with justice.
Why does Christ call to love your enemies?
In fact, this contains the key to understanding Christian doctrine, permeated with motives of love and forgiveness. The ability to forgive your enemies and not remember the insult, moreover, even to wish good to those who offend you, is the key to the transformation of the human soul, its purification.
Therefore, in Christianity there is a belief that if a person knows how to forgive his enemies and pray for them, then the Lord will forgive him for his sins and give him the opportunity to find himself in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Prayer for those who hate and offend us: what should it be?
There is a text for such a prayer that can be found in any Orthodox prayer book. This prayer is read at the very end of the morning and evening
However, this does not mean that we cannot pray for our enemies in our own words. Moreover, we need to pray not only in our own words, but precisely when we feel resentment and irritation brewing in our hearts.
It is very important in these moments not to let your anger pour out into bitter and terrible curses or - even worse - obvious aggression, but simply silently pray in your soul for the person who speaks evil words to you or acts deeply dishonestly towards you.
The ways of the Lord are inscrutable, perhaps at this very moment, by simply praying for the person who offends you, you will save yourself both from a bad deed and from an internal crisis.
Why is it always worth praying?
It is worth praying always and everywhere. In general, prayer consoles a person and gives him extraordinary inner strength. By saying simple words: “Forgive, Lord, our offenders, send them joy, health, mental and physical strength,” you seem to overcome your spiritual weakness and become a stronger spiritual person.
After all, accumulating grievances against people is empty. As they say, offended people are unhappy people, forced to drag with them the burden of their own problems and grievances all their lives. And those who know how to forgive, on the contrary, can move through life easily and freely. They do not hold a grudge against people; a difficult life situation for them, accompanied by disappointments and misfortunes, is nevertheless surmountable, because, seeing their own shortcomings, they try to forgive their neighbors.
Always rejoice and always pray - the great saints of the Russian land bequeathed to us. Finding your enemies and praying for them is one of the most important qualities of every Christian. Therefore, prayer for those who hate and offend us should become a prayer that we repeat every day in our own hearts.
The meaning of this prayer from the point of view of psychological science
Today, the science of psychology, the object of study of which is the human psyche, largely complements the conclusions that theology offers us. From the point of view of psychology, the Christian virtue of forgiveness and love for one’s enemies allows the individual to develop harmoniously, reaching a state that psychologists call self-actualization.
Only this happens not with the help of the potency of the individual himself, but with the help of the support of divine forces.
A person, as it were, goes beyond the boundaries of his “I”, expanding the horizons of individual existence, receiving satisfaction from a certain “all-being” to which each of us strives.
Moreover, it doesn’t matter how you read the prayer: out loud, silently, or address it mentally in difficult life situations. The main thing is to just read it and think that Christ commanded his disciples to forgive offenses and pray for those who cause us harm.
The Bliss of Those Who Follow the Path of Christianity
In fact, real Christians are very happy people, they know how to enjoy life, hope to meet God beyond the grave, and know how to love and forgive. They know that the ways of the Lord are mysterious, and even an enemy at some point can become a true friend, repent and reconcile with us.
Christians know how to believe in miracles, because prayer itself is a real miracle that gives us strength to live.
So let us be real Christians, let us believe, pray and love, and also know that in the prayer book there are wonderful words of forgiveness, which are called “Prayer for those who hate us and offend us.”
Let us pray and believe in the mercy of God and his holy providence for us!
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Human injustice and meanness, unfortunately, are an unchangeable part of earthly existence. And no matter how hard anyone tries, it is impossible to eradicate them completely. They kindle pain and despondency in a righteous person, which he is sometimes unable to overcome. And then the time comes for the word of God - a prayer for those who hate and offend us. It contains not just an appeal to God, it provides the knowledge necessary for forgiveness and repentance.
Prayer for those who hate and offend us “Forgive, Lord Lover of Mankind”
This prayer is valid only if the person who turns to the Lord is filled with the firm intention to forgive his enemies and offenders. The path to it is long and thorny, because you must first overcome yourself and answer the following questions for yourself:
- How to bear grievances?
- How to treat those who offend and hate?
- How to overcome angry thoughts?
- Why is it so difficult to ask for forgiveness, and how to do it correctly?
- How to behave with those who do not want reconciliation?
- Is it possible to take revenge for an insult?
Resentment is a complex concept, and each person puts his own meaning into it, but, of course, there are others that are quite difficult to forgive and understand. Then, having turned to God and learned his words, you need to make every effort to:
- understand and forgive the offender;
- answer him with kind words and deeds;
- prays for him;
- don't take revenge.
And the most important thing is to try to convert the offender into faith, so that he understands everything, realizes and repents. It should be remembered that only the Almighty has the power to repay what is deserved, for turning to evil makes the offended one an equally hated enemy.
The Lord himself knew what evil, resentment and hatred are, and he also revealed to the whole world the great gift of forgiveness and repentance, which lead everyone to eternal faith and righteous life.
The ability to forgive is a rather rare quality, but so necessary for every person. Only truly strong people can do this, those who have managed to find spiritual harmony and try, without violating it, to give goodness to their neighbors. Forgiveness gives confidence in one’s abilities, saturates the mind and soul with God’s grace and faith, makes a person kinder, better, more sincere. This is a difficult road to understanding oneself and the world around us, to finding meaning and harmony. And, having stood on it, you don’t need to turn around, because the Lord is always nearby, and the greatest miracle awaits ahead - eternal life.
Orthodox prayer for those who hate and offend us is a word that pacifies the soul and gives peace. To understand it means to know the meaning of man’s true purpose on earth, because good is always righteous, and this is a path that has no end.
Prayer for those who hate and offend us, text:
Have mercy, Lord, on those who hate me and envy me! Have mercy, Lord, on those who slander me and cause me offense! Do not do anything evil to them for Your unworthy servant; but according to Their ineffable mercy and according to Their immeasurable goodness, neither in this life nor in the next century, may they not tolerate evil for me, a sinner! Sanctify them with Your mercy and autumn with Your grace, O All-Good One, because before all, blessed are You forever and ever. Amen.
May the Lord protect you!
From this video you will learn how to pray for those who have offended us:
Prayer for those who have offended you
About those who offend us and about our enemies, about God’s persistent help
Prayers of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk
Do not forsake me, O Lord my God, do not depart from me; come to my help, O Lord of my salvation.
Whoever offends you either in word or in deed, do not be angry with him, but forgive him from your heart and, having gone away, pray for him, saying: Lord, leave him (or her).
Prayer of St. Silouan of Athos for those who insult us
The soul cannot have peace unless it prays for its enemies. The soul, taught to pray from the grace of God, loves and pities every creature, and especially man, for whom the Lord suffered on the cross and his soul ached for all of us.
The Lord taught me to love my enemies. Without the grace of God we cannot love our enemies, but the Holy Spirit teaches love, and then we will feel sorry even for the demons: we have lost humility and love for God.
I beg you, try it. Whoever insults you, or dishonors you, or takes away what is yours, or persecutes the Church, then pray to the Lord, saying: “Lord, we are all Thy creation; have pity on Thy servants, and bring them to repentance,” and then you will tangibly carry in your soul your grace. First, force your heart to love your enemies, and the Lord, seeing your good desire, will help you in everything, and experience itself will show you. But whoever thinks evil about his enemies does not have the love of God, and he does not know God.
If you pray for your enemies, peace will come to you; and when you love your enemies, then know that the grace of God lives in you, great, but not yet perfect, but sufficient for salvation. And if you revile your enemies, it means that an evil spirit lives in you and brings evil thoughts into your heart, for, as the Lord said, evil or good thoughts come from the heart.
A good person thinks: everyone who strays from the truth perishes, and therefore one feels sorry for him. And whoever has not been taught love by the Holy Spirit will, of course, not pray for his enemies. He who is taught love from the Holy Spirit grieves all his life for people who are not saved, and sheds many tears for the people, and the grace of God gives him the strength to love his enemies.
If you do not have love, then at least do not revile or curse them; and this will be better; and if someone curses and scolds, an evil spirit clearly lives in him, and if he does not repent, then after death he will go to where the evil spirits reside. May the Lord deliver every soul from such trouble.
Understand. It is so simple. I feel sorry for those people who do not know God or go against God; my heart aches for them, and tears flow from my eyes. We clearly see both heaven and torment: we knew it through the Holy Spirit. So the Lord said: The Kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17:21). So from here eternal life begins; and eternal torment begins from here.
Widow's prayer for protection, for help, for illumination and softening of offenders
(compiled by the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duchess Olga)
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Akathist to the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Grand Duchess Olga
O most merciful Lord my God Jesus Christ, my soul clings to You, and Your right hand has accepted me: incline Your ear to me and hear my prayer. And give me a way to find, so that I may please You: for I thirst for the source of salvation.
Be my helper and do not leave me. God my Savior, for my Father and my mother abandoned me, and deprived me of a spouse; He fathered only one son, and he is disobedient and unfaithful, and people are also unfaithful. You, Lord, have called me alone to hope.
But, Lord, I have placed my hope in Thy mercy and in the abyss of Thy bounties, and, running to You, I pray: teach me to do Thy will and save me from this obstinate generation, the multitude of unfaithful people. Even if they have gone astray from Thy grace, but Thou, Master, for the sake of Thy love for mankind, do not despise them, but visit them and call them to reason, and bring them to their knowledge. Just as you have appropriated from me what was anciently cherished to Your heritage, so, Lord, heal this people, who are sick with unbelief, and, turning to Yourself, attract them, so that even those who were once enlightened by You will glorify Your Most Holy Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit to generation, and to generation, and forever.
Prayers for those who offend us
PRAYER OF THE REVEREND SILUAN OF ATHONS FOR THOSE WHO INSULT US
If you pray for your enemies, peace will come to you; and when you love your enemies, then know that the grace of God lives in you, great, but not yet perfect, but sufficient for salvation. And if you revile your enemies, it means that an evil spirit lives in you and brings evil thoughts into your heart, for, as the Lord said, good or evil thoughts come from the heart.
A good person thinks: everyone who strays from the truth perishes, and therefore one feels sorry for him. And whoever has not been taught love by the Holy Spirit will, of course, not pray for his enemies. He who is taught love from the Holy Spirit grieves all his life for people who are not saved, and sheds many tears for the people, and the grace of God gives him the strength to love his enemies.
If you do not have love, then at least do not revile or curse them; and this will be better; and if someone curses and scolds, an evil spirit clearly lives in him, and if he does not repent, then after death he will go to where the evil spirits reside. May the Lord deliver every soul from such trouble.
Understand. It is so simple. I feel sorry for those people who do not know God or go against God; my heart aches for them, and tears flow from my eyes. We clearly see both heaven and torment: we knew it through the Holy Spirit. So the Lord said: The Kingdom of God is within you(Luke 17:21). So from here eternal life begins; and eternal torment begins from here.
(COMPLIED BY THE HOLY GRAND DUCHESS EQUAL OF THE Apostles OLGA)
Short prayers for resentment, anger, anger and hatred
Accept as an invaluable gift short prayers for terrible ailments, which include anger, hatred, resentment and malice.
Without noticing it ourselves, we become angry, offended by those closest to us and terribly hating our worst enemies.
We try to justify ourselves with quotes from misconceptions, other religions and scriptures, where “an eye for an eye” is considered a good decision.
In holy Orthodoxy, the Lord God commands us to forgive our enemies, let go of grievances, and not waste our anger on those next to us.
For these sorrows, the soul becomes callous, and hatred fills every cell.
To cope with such ailments, it is necessary to periodically read special prayers, not necessarily addressed to the Lord God.
They can be addressed to Blessed Matrona, Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Most Holy Theotokos.
When you feel anger, overwhelming hatred or malice, at the most appropriate time, retire to a locked room to read these short prayers.
Light at least one candle. If you have holy water, fill the cup. Place any available icons nearby.
Calm down a little and begin to slowly pray.
Prayer for resentment.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God. Deliver me from resentment towards my neighbor by order of the Most High God. Let it be so. Amen.
Cross yourself heartily and drink holy water.
Prayer for anger.
Wonderworker Nicholas, calm down my excessive anger, clear the wrong road. Thy will be done. Amen.
Prayer for anger.
Wonderworker Nicholas, pacify my anger and attack, do not let me fall into sin. Thy will be done. Amen.
Prayer for hatred.
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God. Forgive me for the hatred that strikes me, cleanse my aching soul from anger. Save me from hellish shackles. And now, and forever, and forever and ever. Amen.
Reading these short prayers will not take you much time.
At the command of the Lord God, anger will subside, resentment will be dissipated, and evil hatred will be replaced by generosity.
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Prayer for those who hate and offend us
If someone has “crossed your path” and periodically offends you, then prayer for those who hate and offend us will help you cleanse your soul of evil thoughts and revenge.Don't accumulate negative emotions in yourself
Why send prayers to the Lord for offenders?
- Many people ask: “Why pray to the Lord for the salvation of the souls of offenders if they did us bad? After all, we suffer, let them suffer like us!”
How to properly pray for those who hate us?
Forgive the one who offended you, even very strongly, and let prayer for those who hate and offend us help you in this difficult matter.
What to do if you are seriously offended, 5 prayers
If you have been seriously offended, do not hurt an innocent person. Prayers will allow you to let go of resentment, restore wasted strength and not think about insidious revenge on your enemies.
Tormenting yourself and lavishing foul language, you become one step closer to a nervous breakdown.
The Lord will punish the offender, and there is no need to stoop to assault.
The stronger the internal trembling, the faster it must be calmed down.
And short prayers will help you with this.
Light 1 candle.
Calm down, presenting the offender not as a sworn enemy, but as a flawed and pathetic creature.
Get rid of strong resentment by reading prayers.
Lord God, do not judge me, grant me deliverance, faith and patience. Wash away all grievances, calm your soul. Amen.
Blessed Matrona, heal the enemy from a caustic tongue. So as not to harbor a grudge, forgive and love everyone. Amen.
Nicholas the Wonderworker, send me humility and holy enlightenment. I trust in you, and I forget the insult. Amen.
Most Holy Theotokos, the grief from the insult remained, doubt crept into the soul. Forgive me and help me, save me from revenge with a prick. Amen.
Lord God, if I remain offended, I will leave you offended; Don’t take away your strength, don’t take away your faith. Amen.
Cross yourself after every prayer.
Now you know what to do if you are seriously offended.
And let the stone be lifted from your soul.
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Prayers for those who offend us, for our enemies
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But you love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing; and you will have a great reward, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
Therefore, be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven. (Luke 6:32-37)
Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but strive for good in the sight of all people. If possible on your part, be at peace with all people. Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but give room to the wrath of God. For it is written: Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord. So, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink: for by doing this you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Rom. 12:17-21)
By the union of love, Thy apostles have bound, O Christ, / and we, Thy faithful servants, have thus firmly bound to Thyself, / to do Thy commandments and to love one another unfeignedly, / through the prayers of the Mother of God, the One Lover of Mankind.
Our hearts have kindled toward You with a flame of love, O Christ God, / so that we may kindle it with our hearts, thoughts and souls, / and with all our strength we will love You, and our sincere ones as ourselves, / and keeping Thy commandments we glorify Thee, the Giver of all good things.
We thank Thee, Lord, Lover of Mankind, King of the ages and Giver of good things, who destroyed the mediastinum of enmity and gave peace to the human race, grant now peace to Thy servants, root Thy fear in them and establish love for each other: quench all strife, take away all discord and temptation. For You are our peace, and to You we send glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
I have prayed for those who have crucified You, O Lord of love, / and commanded Your servant to pray for everyone, / forgive those who hate and offend us, / and from all evil and wickedness to brotherly and virtuous living, / we humbly offer you a prayer; Yes, in unanimity we glorify Thee, the One Lover of Mankind.
Like Your first martyr Stephen, he prayed to You, O Lord, for those who were killing him, / and we desperately pray: forgive those who hate everyone and those who offend us, / so that not a single one of them will perish for us, / but all will be saved by Your grace, O All-Bountiful God.
Lord, turn the hearts of our enemies to You, and if it is no longer possible to turn hardened, then put a barrier to their evil and protect Your chosen ones from them.
Soften our evil hearts, Mother of God, / and extinguish the misfortunes of those who hate us, / and resolve all the tightness of our souls; / We look at Your holy image, / We are touched by Your suffering and mercy for us, / And we kiss Your wounds, / We are horrified by our arrows that torment You. / Do not let us, merciful Mother, / perish in our hard-heartedness and from the hard-heartedness of our neighbors, / for you are truly the Softener of evil hearts.
By Thy grace, O Lady, / soften the hearts of evildoers, / send down benefactors, / keeping them from all evil, / to those who earnestly pray to Thee / before Thy honorable icons.
O much-sorrowful Mother of God, softener of evil hearts and superior to all the daughters of the earth in Her purity and in the multitude of sufferings You have endured to the earth! Hear our many painful sighs and soften the hearts of evil people who rebel against us, and keep us under the shelter of Your mercy. Do You know of no other refuge and warm intercession? But, as you have the boldness to be born of You, help and save us with Your prayers, so that we may without stumbling reach the Kingdom of Heaven, where with all the saints we will sing the Trisagion hymn in the Trinity to the One Almighty God always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Forgive, save and preserve Your servant (name), accept this prayer of mine, like a cry of love commanded by You!
Lord, we are all Your creation; have pity on your servants and turn them to repentance.
The unpeaceful spirit that has afflicted both society as a whole and many of its individual members in recent years is trying today, as it were, to legitimize some of the sins against one’s neighbor that have become commonplace: vindictiveness, condemnation, mistrust, ill will, hatred. Therefore, it would not be out of place to talk about how the Orthodox Church teaches us to treat those whom we consider our opponents and enemies, “those who hate and offend us.”
Man is created in the image and likeness of God, and just as it is not characteristic of an All-loving God not to love someone, so it is not characteristic of man. He who hates his neighbor (even a guilty one) acts against his nature, breaking and disfiguring it. We consider health to be a great wealth. How even his small loss saddens us. But we often do not notice the damage done to our soul. Although there is nothing more precious than the human soul in the world. This whole beautiful world that surrounds us will one day end its existence and turn to dust. The soul of a person will live forever. For the sake of her salvation, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, shed His Divine Blood. “What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?” (Mark 3:36) - says the Savior.
Do not harm your soul, do not violate your divine order, do not transgress the law of love for your neighbor - these are the rules that guide an Orthodox Christian in his relations with any person, remembering that every person, no matter how corrupt and sinful he may be, carries within himself image of God. This absence of malice and the desire for good, even for the enemy, is reflected in the Orthodox prayer “For those who hate and offend us”: “Lord: ... forgive those who hate and offend us, and instruct us to live in brotherly and virtuous ways from all evil and wickedness.”
It happens that the actions of our enemy or the great damage caused by him, and most importantly, our spiritual imperfection does not allow us to see in him not only the image of God, but also the image of man. Let's not rush to judgment. Let's turn first to our conscience. Are we really that pure ourselves? After all, a thief cannot judge a thief, nor can a slanderer judge a slanderer? The conversation is about personal condemnation, since the judge, a person, although not without shortcomings, nevertheless judges the criminal, because he judges not in a personal court, but according to existing laws.
Many of us do not see our sins and therefore are not able to condemn ourselves. Someone will say: “I have never committed such and such a sin, it is not characteristic of me, and therefore I can judge another.” Is it so? Let's take the terrible sin of murder. The majority rejects him. And the Apostle John the Theologian advises not to be deceived: “Everyone who hates his brother is a murderer” (John 3:15).
Sin begins with a thought, with a thought, and if it is not tamed, it grows into action. But he is the same - murder, love of money, slander. Who among us can guarantee that he did not have an evil thought against someone? That you haven’t experienced at least a fleeting, completely “harmless” envy (against the tenth commandment)? Which of us are judges? Let us leave judgment to the One to whom it belongs, the One Sinless One, the Son of God.
People who closely monitor the state of their conscience and keep it in “working condition” with frequent confession, as a rule, rarely condemn, knowing from experience how difficult it is to keep from sin. They sympathize with a sinner as they would sympathize with a sick person. Sin is the same disease. Disease of the soul. In addition, let us remember the Savior’s promise: “Judge not, lest ye be judged, for with the judgment you judge, you will also be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you” (Matthew 7: 1 – 3). In one monastery a careless monk was dying. The brethren, knowing about his careless life, expected to see the painful agony of the sinner, but the brother met him in peace and joy. "How so? - they asked him. “After all, you haven’t cared about salvation all your life, why are you calm?” “Since I crossed the threshold of this monastery, I have not condemned a single person and I know that the words of my Savior will be fulfilled on me: “Do not judge, “May you not be judged,” and therefore I die calmly,” answered the brother.
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Rom. 12:21), the Apostle teaches. It is fitting for us not to throw logs of hatred into the fire of enmity, but to extinguish it with our personal example of goodness and goodness. Let us also rely on the conscience of the enemy. Because conscience is a general Divine law given at birth to every person. “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink: for by doing this you will heap burning coals on his head” (Rom. 12:20), advises the Apostle Paul, comparing a person’s awakened conscience to burning coals.
A little girl I knew from an Orthodox family was once subjected to hostile attacks and insults from her classmate. The offender pushed, pinched and verbally expressed her hostility. The young Christian's grandmother encouraged her to assert herself with nudges, witty remarks, or, ultimately, a complaint to the teacher. But the girl answered: “Nothing, I’ll be patient, and she’ll get used to me and love me.” Indeed, soon her opponent not only abandoned the hostility, but turned from an offender into the best defender. So the kindness and patience of the little first-grader awakened her friend’s conscience and forced the girl to give up her bad actions and even make up for them with good deeds.
In our attitude towards the offender who is angry with us, let the Savior Himself serve as an example, praying on the Cross for those crucifying Him, so that the Lord would not impute guilt to them, “for they do not know what they are doing.” Being an omnipotent God, He does not punish those who are evil-minded, betray and crucify Him. “I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who use you and persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust” (Matthew 5:44 – 45).
In the book of the Acts of the Holy Apostles we read about the martyrdom of Archdeacon Stephen: “... and, taking him out of the city, they began to stone him. The witnesses laid their clothes at the feet of the young man named Saul, and stoned Stephen, who was praying and saying: Lord Jesus! receive my spirit. And, kneeling down, he exclaimed in a loud voice: Lord! Don’t blame them for this. And having said this, he rested. Saul approved of his murder” (Acts 7:58 – 60; 8:1). The righteous man prays to the Lord not to take revenge, but to forgive. And the seemingly impossible happens. Saul, who breathed “threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord” (Acts 9:1), becomes an apostle of Christ. The Supreme Apostle Paul.
The desire to insist on one’s own, arrogance and family jealousy often create long-term difficult confrontations among employees or relatives, not only between two individuals, but sometimes even entire camps of opponents. There are cases, at first glance, hopeless, when it is impossible to extinguish the hostility of one side. Of course, patience and meekness somehow pacify this enmity. But often we don’t have enough of them! And here, as in any sorrow, we can fall to the Source and Giver of all good things, to the Lord. “Cast your sorrow upon the Lord, and He will nourish you...” (Ps. 54:23) - says the Prophet.
I remember a story that happened in a familiar family. A believing girl married a baptized, but completely non-church man. She brought her husband into her family. After some time, the young man took an active anti-church position, and relations between relatives became very difficult. Especially often, son-in-law and mother-in-law clashed in religious or anti-religious disputes. There was no end to mutual claims, verbal insults, direct insults and nagging. The family did not avoid actions that could annoy the enemy. The husband's new relatives, believers, tried to restrain their hostility and repented of hostile attacks in confession. But they categorically refused to pray for their son-in-law. And in the notes “about health” that were given in the church, Alexander’s name was never written. “How can we pray for him, because he rejects God and says nasty things about the Church,” explained the mother-in-law. And yet she bowed to the priest’s persuasion, began to give “health messages” in church, and remembered her in prayer for her relatives. The hostility began to subside. Six months later, the young couple got married, the son-in-law began going to church, confessing, and receiving communion. It took me a long time to get used to the post, but I managed to cope here too.
It is easy to pray for dear relatives, for benefactors, for friends. Praying for the enemy is not easy. We consider the offender unworthy of our prayer, unworthy of God's mercy, unworthy of salvation. But if we work hard, overcome our mood, resentment, condemnation, then our prayer, labor prayer will not only be an intercessor for our enemy, but also an intercessor for us. “Save, Lord, the servant of God (name of the enemy), and for this prayer, have mercy on me, a sinner,” we pray for the one who has caused us sadness. For the sake of my prayer for the enemy, have mercy on me, Lord.
Situations of hostility and adversity are sometimes tolerated so that we can manifest ourselves in them as Christians. Every day in the Lord’s Prayer “Our Father” we repeat more than once: “and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.” We ask the Lord to leave, forgive, forget our sins. But we make the fulfillment of this request dependent on our forgiveness of the offenders, on our forbearance. Do we dare to utter these words, keeping in our memory the resentment of someone’s guilt against us, remembering the past evil, even if we did not respond to them with any action. “And when you stand in prayer, forgive if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your sins. If you do not forgive, then your Heavenly Father will not forgive you your sins” (Mark 11:25-26), warns the Savior. The state of memory malice is graceless and aggravates all our sins.
Our hearts are hurt not only by hatred and enmity directed at us. We sympathize and have compassion for our neighbors and those far away who find themselves victims of someone’s hostility or evil deed. This feeling in us is legitimate. Pity for the unfortunate person prompts us to provide merciful help, motivates us to sacrifice, action, and prayer. But it happens that our sympathy finds itself only in hatred of the offender, in a vengeful and angry feeling against him. We are simply expanding the circle of our enemies, creating the habit of an unpeaceful mood. Let's turn to our heart and see what spirit prevails in it? The spirit of love and peace or the spirit of resentment, malice and anger? Are the words of the Savior about our time: “...And because iniquity increases, the love of many will grow cold” (Matthew 24:12).
The increasing lawlessness in the world, replicated by the press and television, fills our hearts not so much with sympathy and compassion for the victims, but with hatred and anger towards people whom we have never known and will never know, sometimes long dead. Our personal sense of justice demands punishment; the mind, clouded by hatred, invents revenge. Is there love here? Is our spiritual participation in all the world’s sorrows really necessary? Moreover, the events that disturb our souls are taught in a private interpretation, and often in a completely distorted form. What, other than the desecration of our own soul, will our curses bring to the address of a deceased statesman who “broke the woods,” or to the staff of some Cape Town hospital who mistreat patients? How often are lovely family evenings and feasts overshadowed by discussions of political intrigue, crimes and disasters! The picture is familiar to everyone, when people methodically discuss the misconduct of an official, an artist, some prominent person, living or even dead. Evidence of guilt and suspicion are laid out one after another. And with ever-increasing anger or malicious irony, “judgment and reprisal” are carried out.
It seems that the Angel has left the conversation and darkness is gathering over the distraught people. In my memory, many intra-family confrontations, quarrels and insults were born in such accusatory conversations and verdicts.
When searching for truth in history, politics and private life, we must be careful so that the truth does not acquire more and more enemies for us, so that in the pursuit of justice we do not become depleted of love. After all, even righteous anger is still anger. And anger is fruitless. It does not create life, it does not give joy. “The wrath of man does not create the righteousness of God” (James 1:20), says the Apostle.
One day, seeing the disrespectful attitude towards the Savior on the part of the inhabitants of a certain village, His disciples were indignant: “Lord! Do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and destroy them, just as Elijah did? But He, turning to them, rebuked them and said: You do not know what kind of spirit you are; for the Son of Man came not to destroy the souls of men, but to save” (Luke 9:54-56). Let us also be aristocrats of the spirit, the saving spirit of love. Peace to all. Amen.
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Prot. Sergiy Nikolaev. For consolation, go to the priest. M., 2005
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Prayer for those who hate and offend us as an example of Christian love and forgiveness
All people on Earth know how to pray. Even those who currently deny the existence of God. There are a lot of prayers. They are pronounced every day in hundreds of different languages, but their essence is the same - this is a person’s appeal to higher powers.
We will consider in this short article only one of the prayer requests - this is a prayer for those who hate us and offend us.
Why is this prayer so important in Christianity?
If we turn to the history of mankind, we can see that not all religions of the world call to pray for people who offend us.
This is not even in Judaism, which is built on a creed that precedes Christianity. We must love our friends, but be wary of our enemies, the Torah tells us. Even Confucius testifies that evil cannot be answered with evil, only with justice.
Why does Christ call to love your enemies?
In fact, this contains the key to understanding Christian doctrine, permeated with motives of love and forgiveness. The ability to forgive your enemies and not remember the insult, moreover, even to wish good to those who offend you, is the key to the transformation of the human soul, its purification.
Therefore, in Christianity there is a belief that if a person knows how to forgive his enemies and pray for them, then the Lord will forgive him for his sins and give him the opportunity to find himself in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Prayer for those who hate and offend us: what should it be?
There is a text for such a prayer that can be found in any Orthodox prayer book. This prayer is read at the very end of the morning and evening prayer rules.
However, this does not mean that we cannot pray for our enemies in our own words. Moreover, we need to pray not only in our own words, but precisely when we feel resentment and irritation brewing in our hearts.
It is very important in these moments not to let your anger pour out into bitter and terrible curses or - even worse - obvious aggression, but simply silently pray in your soul for the person who speaks evil words to you or acts deeply dishonestly towards you.
The ways of the Lord are inscrutable, perhaps at this very moment, by simply praying for the person who offends you, you will save yourself both from a bad deed and from an internal crisis.
Why is it always worth praying?
It is worth praying always and everywhere. In general, prayer consoles a person and gives him extraordinary inner strength. By saying simple words: “Forgive, Lord, our offenders, send them joy, health, mental and physical strength,” you seem to overcome your spiritual weakness and become a stronger spiritual person.
After all, accumulating grievances against people is empty. As they say, offended people are unhappy people who are forced to carry the burden of their own problems and grievances with them all their lives. And those who know how to forgive, on the contrary, can move through life easily and freely. They do not hold a grudge against people; a difficult life situation for them, accompanied by disappointments and misfortunes, is nevertheless surmountable, because, seeing their own shortcomings, they try to forgive their neighbors.
Always rejoice and always pray - the great saints of the Russian land bequeathed to us. And the ability to forgive one’s enemies and pray for them is one of the most important qualities of every Christian. Therefore, prayer for those who hate and offend us should become a prayer that we repeat every day in our own hearts.
The meaning of this prayer from the point of view of psychological science
Today, the science of psychology, the object of study of which is the human psyche, largely complements the conclusions that theology offers us. From the point of view of psychology, the Christian virtue of forgiveness and love for one’s enemies allows the individual to develop harmoniously, reaching a state that psychologists call self-actualization.
Only this happens not with the help of the potency of the individual himself, but with the help of the support of divine forces.
A person, as it were, goes beyond the boundaries of his “I”, expanding the horizons of individual existence, receiving satisfaction from a certain “all-being” to which each of us strives.
Moreover, it doesn’t matter how you read the prayer: out loud, silently, or address it mentally in difficult life situations. The main thing is to just read it and think that Christ commanded his disciples to forgive offenses and pray for those who cause us harm.
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In fact, real Christians are very happy people, they know how to enjoy life, hope to meet God beyond the grave, and know how to love and forgive. They know that the ways of the Lord are mysterious, and even an enemy at some point can become a true friend, repent and reconcile with us.
Christians know how to believe in miracles, because prayer itself is a real miracle that gives us strength to live.
So let us be real Christians, let us believe, pray and love, and also know that in the prayer book there are wonderful words of forgiveness, which are called “Prayer for those who hate us and offend us.”
Let us pray and believe in the mercy of God and his holy providence for us!
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Prayers for those who offend us, for our enemies
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But you love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing; and you will have a great reward, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
Therefore, be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. Judge not, and ye shall not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven. (Luke 6:32-37)
Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but strive for good in the sight of all people. If possible on your part, be at peace with all people. Do not avenge yourselves, beloved, but give room to the wrath of God. For it is written: Vengeance is Mine, I will repay, says the Lord. So, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink: for by doing this you will heap burning coals on his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Rom. 12:17-21)
By the union of love, Thy apostles have bound, O Christ, / and we, Thy faithful servants, have thus firmly bound to Thyself, / to do Thy commandments and to love one another unfeignedly, / through the prayers of the Mother of God, the One Lover of Mankind.
Our hearts have kindled toward You with a flame of love, O Christ God, / so that we may kindle it with our hearts, thoughts and souls, / and with all our strength we will love You, and our sincere ones as ourselves, / and keeping Thy commandments we glorify Thee, the Giver of all good things.
We thank Thee, Lord, Lover of Mankind, King of the ages and Giver of good things, who destroyed the mediastinum of enmity and gave peace to the human race, grant now peace to Thy servants, root Thy fear in them and establish love for each other: quench all strife, take away all discord and temptation. For You are our peace, and to You we send glory, to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.
I have prayed for those who have crucified You, O Lord of love, / and commanded Your servant to pray for everyone, / forgive those who hate and offend us, / and from all evil and wickedness to brotherly and virtuous living, / we humbly offer you a prayer; Yes, in unanimity we glorify Thee, the One Lover of Mankind.
Like Your first martyr Stephen, he prayed to You, O Lord, for those who were killing him, / and we desperately pray: forgive those who hate everyone and those who offend us, / so that not a single one of them will perish for us, / but all will be saved by Your grace, O All-Bountiful God.
Lord, turn the hearts of our enemies to You, and if it is no longer possible to turn hardened, then put a barrier to their evil and protect Your chosen ones from them.
Soften our evil hearts, Mother of God, / and extinguish the misfortunes of those who hate us, / and resolve all the tightness of our souls; / We look at Your holy image, / We are touched by Your suffering and mercy for us, / And we kiss Your wounds, / We are horrified by our arrows that torment You. / Do not let us, merciful Mother, / perish in our hard-heartedness and from the hard-heartedness of our neighbors, / for you are truly the Softener of evil hearts.
By Thy grace, O Lady, / soften the hearts of evildoers, / send down benefactors, / keeping them from all evil, / to those who earnestly pray to Thee / before Thy honorable icons.
O much-sorrowful Mother of God, softener of evil hearts and superior to all the daughters of the earth in Her purity and in the multitude of sufferings You have endured to the earth! Hear our many painful sighs and soften the hearts of evil people who rebel against us, and keep us under the shelter of Your mercy. Do You know of no other refuge and warm intercession? But, as you have the boldness to be born of You, help and save us with Your prayers, so that we may without stumbling reach the Kingdom of Heaven, where with all the saints we will sing the Trisagion hymn in the Trinity to the One Almighty God always, now and ever, and unto the ages of ages. Amen.
Forgive, save and preserve Your servant (name), accept this prayer of mine, like a cry of love commanded by You!
Lord, we are all Your creation; have pity on your servants and turn them to repentance.
“I have many enemies who hate me for no reason and slander me to the Emperor.” I may lose my position through their slander, and if I leave, the Emperor may think that my enemies are right, and my name will be tarnished. What should I do?
- Yes Yes. Vladimir is especially angry at me.
- Well, give him money every day.
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Human injustice and meanness, unfortunately, are an unchangeable part of earthly existence. And no matter how hard anyone tries, it is impossible to eradicate them completely. They kindle pain and despondency in a righteous person, which he is sometimes unable to overcome. And then the time comes for the word of God - a prayer for those who hate and offend us. It contains not just an appeal to God, it provides the knowledge necessary for forgiveness and repentance.
Prayer for those who hate and offend us “Forgive, Lord Lover of Mankind”
This prayer is valid only if the person who turns to the Lord is filled with the firm intention to forgive his enemies and offenders. The path to it is long and thorny, because you must first overcome yourself and answer the following questions for yourself:
- How to bear grievances?
- How to treat those who offend and hate?
- How to overcome angry thoughts?
- Why is it so difficult to ask for forgiveness, and how to do it correctly?
- How to behave with those who do not want reconciliation?
- Is it possible to take revenge for an insult?
Resentment is a complex concept, and each person puts his own meaning into it, but, of course, there are others that are quite difficult to forgive and understand. Then, having turned to God and learned his words, you need to make every effort to:
- understand and forgive the offender;
- answer him with kind words and deeds;
- prays for him;
- don't take revenge.
And the most important thing is to try to convert the offender into faith, so that he understands everything, realizes and repents. It should be remembered that only the Almighty has the power to repay what is deserved, for turning to evil makes the offended one an equally hated enemy.
The Lord himself knew what evil, resentment and hatred are, and he also revealed to the whole world the great gift of forgiveness and repentance, which lead everyone to eternal faith and righteous life.
The ability to forgive is a rather rare quality, but so necessary for every person. Only truly strong people can do this, those who have managed to find spiritual harmony and try, without violating it, to give goodness to their neighbors. Forgiveness gives confidence in one’s abilities, saturates the mind and soul with God’s grace and faith, makes a person kinder, better, more sincere. This is a difficult road to understanding oneself and the world around us, to finding meaning and harmony. And, having stood on it, you don’t need to turn around, because the Lord is always nearby, and the greatest miracle awaits ahead - eternal life.
Orthodox prayer for those who hate and offend us is a word that pacifies the soul and gives peace. To understand it means to know the meaning of man’s true purpose on earth, because good is always righteous, and this is a path that has no end.
Prayer for those who hate and offend us, text:
Have mercy, Lord, on those who hate me and envy me! Have mercy, Lord, on those who slander me and cause me offense! Do not do anything evil to them for Your unworthy servant; but according to Their ineffable mercy and according to Their immeasurable goodness, neither in this life nor in the next century, may they not tolerate evil for me, a sinner! Sanctify them with Your mercy and autumn with Your grace, O All-Good One, because before all, blessed are You forever and ever. Amen.
May the Lord protect you!
From this video you will learn how to pray for those who have offended us:
PRAYERS FOR THOSE WHO HURT US
A few prayers for those who offend us, it is so difficult for us to pray for them. , but it is necessary, the last days of Peter’s Lent are coming.
PRAYERS FOR THOSE WHO HURT US
PRAYERS OF ST. TIKHON OF ZADONSKY
Do not forsake me, O Lord my God, do not depart from me; come to my help, O Lord of my salvation.
Whoever offends you either in word or in deed, do not be angry with him, but forgive him from your heart and, having gone away, pray for him, saying:
Lord, leave it to him (or her).
The soul cannot have peace unless it prays for its enemies.
The soul, taught to pray from the grace of God, loves and pities every creature, and especially man, for whom the Lord suffered on the cross and his soul ached for all of us.
The Lord taught me to love my enemies. Without the grace of God we cannot love our enemies, but the Holy Spirit teaches love, and then we will feel sorry even for the demons: we have lost humility and love for God.
I beg you, try it. Whoever insults you, or dishonors you, or takes away what is yours, or persecutes the Church, then pray to the Lord, saying: “Lord, we are all Thy creation; have pity on Thy servants, and bring them to repentance,” and then you will tangibly carry in your soul your grace. First, force your heart to love your enemies, and the Lord, seeing your good desire, will help you in everything, and experience itself will show you. But whoever thinks evil about his enemies does not have the love of God, and he does not know God.
If you pray for your enemies, peace will come to you; and when you love your enemies, then know that the grace of God lives in you, great, but not yet perfect, but sufficient for salvation. And if you revile your enemies, it means that an evil spirit lives in you and brings evil thoughts into your heart, for, as the Lord said, evil or good thoughts come from the heart.
A good person thinks: everyone who strays from the truth perishes, and therefore one feels sorry for him. And whoever has not been taught love by the Holy Spirit will, of course, not pray for his enemies. He who is taught love from the Holy Spirit grieves all his life for people who are not saved, and sheds many tears for the people, and the grace of God gives him the strength to love his enemies.
If you do not have love, then at least do not revile or curse them; and this will be better; and if someone curses and scolds, an evil spirit clearly lives in him, and if he does not repent, then after death he will go to where the evil spirits reside. May the Lord deliver every soul from such trouble.
Understand. It is so simple. I feel sorry for those people who do not know God or go against God; my heart aches for them, and tears flow from my eyes. We clearly see both heaven and torment: we knew it through the Holy Spirit. So the Lord said: The Kingdom of God is within you (Luke 17:21). So from here eternal life begins; and eternal torment begins from here.
(COMPLIED BY THE HOLY GRAND DUCHESS EQUAL OF THE Apostles OLGA)
O most merciful Lord my God Jesus Christ, my soul clings to You, and Your right hand has accepted me: incline Your ear to me and hear my prayer. And give me a way to find, so that I may please You: for I thirst for the source of salvation.
Be my helper and do not leave me. God my Savior, for my Father and my mother abandoned me, and deprived me of a spouse; He fathered only one son, and he is disobedient and unfaithful, and people are also unfaithful.
You, Lord, have called me alone to hope.
But, Lord, I have placed my hope in Thy mercy and in the abyss of Thy bounties, and, running to You, I pray: teach me to do Thy will and save me from this obstinate generation, the multitude of unfaithful people.
Even if they have gone astray from Thy grace, but Thou, Master, for the sake of Thy love for mankind, do not despise them, but visit them and call them to reason, and bring them to their knowledge.
Just as you have appropriated from me what was anciently cherished to Your heritage, so, Lord, heal this people, who are sick with unbelief, and, turning to Yourself, attract them, so that even those who were once enlightened by You will glorify Your Most Holy Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit to generation, and to generation, and forever.
Prayer for those who hate and offend us
Throughout life, a person encounters different people who evoke a huge range of feelings. We can be loved, appreciated, hated, protected, offended, etc. Not only psychologists, but also believers believe that it is impossible to accumulate negativity in the soul, since it only leads to the abyss. There is a special prayer for those who offend and hate us, by reading which a person can cleanse himself of negativity and achieve perfection. The clergy say that when a person is ripe to pray for his enemies, this indicates his readiness to enter the Kingdom of God.
You can make prayer requests both at home and in church. The location doesn't really matter. If you want to go to confession, then before it, you need to pray for your enemies in order to cleanse yourself of negativity.
Why read a prayer for those who hate and offend us?
To understand this issue, we suggest turning to religious origins. While Jesus was being crucified on the cross, he turned to God and asked him to forgive the soldiers involved in the execution and the people who watched what was happening and did nothing. The Christian religion has always been considered “all-forgiving,” since even in the Old Testament the feeling of revenge is included in the list of terrible sins. There is even a commandment that very clearly describes the principle of forgiveness: “if you are hit on one cheek, then turn the other.” The meaning of this expression is much deeper than it seems, since it helps a person to distinguish between accident and malicious intent. Believers believe that prayer for hating enemies helps to cleanse one’s own soul and draw closer to God.
Almost every religion has certain taboos, the list of which includes the desire for revenge. In Christianity, it is believed that a person who is often offended, hates others and wants to take revenge is simply denigrating his soul. It is necessary to read prayers regularly, and do this exclusively from a pure heart and with good intentions. You need to open up to God only in this way so that you can receive blessings and support from the Higher Powers.
Prayer to forgive those who hate and offend us Ignatius Brianchaninov
This prayer is largely a prayer of gratitude, because the saint asks God to send various blessings to his enemies. He explains this by the fact that it is enemies who allow a person to become closer to God, teaching humility and awareness of existing sins.
Text of the prayer for those who hate and offend us:
“I thank You, Lord and my God, for everything that has happened to me! I thank You for all the sorrows and temptations that You sent me to cleanse those defiled by sins, to heal those ulcerated by sins, my soul and body! Have mercy and save those instruments that You used to heal me: those people who insulted me. Bless them in this age and the next! Credit to them as virtue what they did for me! Assign them abundant rewards from Your eternal treasures. What did I bring to You? What are acceptable sacrifices? I brought only sins, only violations of Your Divine commandments. Forgive me, Lord, forgive the guilty one before You and before people! Forgive the unrequited! Grant me to be convinced and sincerely admit that I am a sinner! Grant me to reject crafty excuses! Grant me repentance! Grant me contrition of heart! Grant me meekness and humility! Grant love to my neighbors, immaculate love, the same to everyone, both those who console me and those who insult me! Grant me patience in all my sorrows! Die me to the world! Take away my sinful will from me, and plant Your holy will in my heart, so that I may do it alone in my deeds, words, thoughts, and feelings.”
There are other prayers for those who hate and offend us.
Troparion, tone 4:
“Lord of love, who prayed for those who crucified You, and commanded Your disciples to pray for their enemies! Forgive those who hate and offend us, and turn from all evil and deceit to a brotherly and virtuous life, we humbly offer a prayer to You: that in unanimity we may glorify You, the only Lover of mankind.”
“As Your first martyr Stephen prayed to You for those who killed him, Lord, and we, falling to You, pray: forgive those who hate everyone and those who offend us, so that not one of them perishes because of us, but all are saved by Your grace, O All-Bountiful God.” .
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