Candles
The next way to express gratitude to God for the help provided is to light a candle in the church. For this, select the icon of the Savior, which is usually located on the right side of the altar. Read the prayer, say “thank you” for giving his life to save humanity. And luck will turn its face to you!
This happened to Anastasia, who really wanted a child, but for health reasons could not get pregnant. The girl attended church; I lit candles for both the Savior and the Mother of God; thanked her for all the good things in her life. And heaven helped her: Anastasia carried and gave birth to a wonderful son. After that, she began to thank God and her guardian angel with redoubled force. And most importantly, when the child grew up, she told him about the just and loving Lord, whose mercy is endless.
Appreciation of the Saints
Very often, Orthodox people themselves choose one of the famous saints as their patron. Feeling his support and help in all endeavors, a person experiences a feeling of grace. To express gratitude to the saint, you can do the following:
- light a candle for the icon;
- read the akathist;
- donate to the temple;
- give alms to a beggar;
- turn with words of gratitude in prayer.
And, of course, do good deeds. They are the ones who will delight the saints who patronize you. Noble deeds will prove that the help they provided was not in vain.
As confirmation - an example from life. Alcoholism is a terrible disease, and Elena knew about it firsthand. Her husband Vadim is a heavy drinker: neither admonitions, nor scandals, nor coding helped him. Then Elena began to regularly attend church and ask Matronushka of Moscow to help her husband. A miracle happened: the man came to his senses and stopped drinking. Elena thanked Matronushka for a long time and promised to help everyone in need. She kept her word; and Vadim, indeed, never touched the bottle again.
Appeal to an angel
However, you can thank not only the Creator, but also your guardian angel. After all, he is invisibly next to each of us, protecting, protecting and guiding. This can be done at any time, either with a special prayer or with ordinary words. For example: “Thank you, guardian angel, for following me and leading me, invisibly helping me and covering me with your wing.”
Again, words of gratitude can be anything; the main thing is that they are spoken from the heart and supported by pious actions. For a guardian angel, your destiny is of utmost importance. Therefore, do not forget to let him into your life. To do this, you should remember the day of honoring the angel: November 21 (the day of remembrance of all angels). On this day, it is important to come to church and light a candle with words of gratitude to your protector.
Letter to the Universe
Not every person is religious. However, many believe, if not in God or a guardian angel, then at least in an infinite and wise Universe. It is to her that they address words of gratitude, it is to her that they ask for mercy for themselves. But how to do it right? There are several techniques.
The most common of them is “Letter to the Universe.” It's very simple: you need to take a piece of paper and a pen and write about your gratitude to the Cosmos. The text can be in any form, the main thing is from the heart. If you thank the Universe for your birth, successes and even failures, the result will not be long in coming.
A striking example of this is Tatyana. She “sent” letters of gratitude to the Universe every month. It looked like this: in her messages, Tatyana indicated all the achievements and positive situations that happened during this period. Here she thanked the Universe for all the joys, went into nature, where she burned the letter and scattered its ashes in the wind. And, surprisingly, Tatiana was lucky everywhere, and her positive attitude towards life simply attracted good people to her.
Skeptics will say that this is a coincidence. However, nothing in the world is accidental. After all, scientists have proven that if you sincerely thank God, your guardian angel, the saints, the Universe or the people around you, this will become a powerful impetus for internal transformation. And, as we know, it leads to external transformations.
Keeping the commandments
The main gratitude is the observance of the Ten Commandments that Moses received from God on Mount Sinai. Don’t kill, don’t steal, don’t envy, don’t commit adultery, honor your parents... It would seem that these are the rules of life for an ordinary decent person. However, it is incredibly difficult to comply with everything.
Our heroine Anna considered herself a pious woman. She went to church, fasted, and prayed daily. However, when she accidentally made a mistake at work, she had to choose: either admit her mistake and lose her bonus, or shift the blame to a co-worker.
The woman chose the second option, thereby violating the ninth commandment, which states: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.” Anna managed to receive the prize, but after this incident she began to be tormented by remorse. The woman felt that the Lord was displeased with her. And then she did the right thing: she admitted her mistake to the director and apologized to her colleague.
Yes, Anna received a reprimand, but her soul was calm. After that, every evening in prayer she thanked God for giving these commandments to humanity. She also thanked the Almighty for allowing her to sin, suffer and atone for her sin.
