What is the power of prayer for pregnancy?

Probably, hardly anyone will argue that the birth of a child is the greatest miracle and is given to us from the Lord. There are many married couples who for one reason or another can not have children. They go to resorts, for many months they are treated by the most famous doctors, and the miracle does not happen. And also in the history of mankind there are enough facts when the prayer for pregnancy helped unmarried couples and the Lord, having heard a sincere and ardent request for help, gave them to the children.

A person comes to this mortal world by the will of God, by His grace develops under the heart of the mother and is born into the light. Childless women, making sure that no one but the Creator can help them in the realization of their dream of becoming a mother, understand that there is only one way out - a prayer for pregnancy. To whom, apart from the Lord, can this prayer be addressed ? First of all, it is the Most-Holy Theotokos. Her icons "Tikhvinskaya", "Assistant in childbirth", "Kazan" not only helped women who sincerely believe in praying for the miracle of motherhood.

Prayer for pregnancy also rises to the holy righteous parents of Mary - Joachim and Anna. They, in due time, also prayed fervently to the Lord for the gift of a child to them, and when they had completely lost hope for this miracle, the Creator, for their ardent prayers, presented them with this great gift - the birth of a daughter. The same story happened with the parents of John the Baptist, they also prayed the Lord for a long time and he gave them a son. Elisabeth and Zechariah also pray that they, as being near the Lord Himself and having boldness to Him, ask Him for the sending down of motherhood.

Prayer for pregnancy, rising at home before the icons or in the temple, is very effective, but even more important is the prayer - this is one of the forms of the cathedral prayer. It is performed in worship and the priest, along with all the believers, stands before God, asks him for mercy. And as they say in the Holy Scripture, if at least two people ask God for something, he will fulfill their request. That is, during the cathedral prayer, the chances of being heard by the Lord increase and receive the long-awaited mercy from him.

In very serious cases, you can turn to the Greek monastery of Hilandar. There is a sacred vine of St. Simeon, who helped many suffering and wishing to find the happiness of motherhood. Who can not go there, it is enough to write a letter and the monks will send out everything necessary in the mail with recommendations on what and how to do. Even such actions at a distance gave a lot of positive results.

Pregnant women, the woman with all her strength tries to save the fruit and prays to the Lord and all saints, so that this happiness given to her will not lose. Prayer for the preservation of pregnancy should be pronounced with faith and hope for God's mercy. To do this, we must go to the church, confess our sins, purify our souls and receive our communion. Before this, you must try with all your heart to forgive everyone who has any enmity or resentment, so that there is no evil at heart. And then, with humility and faith, go to the temple.

Prayer during pregnancy is very important, because it sanctifies the baby itself in the womb. Turning to the patronage of his Guardian Angel, the saints and the Lord, the pregnant woman comforts her soul and helps in the child's future life. The fruit in the womb of the mother absorbs everything from it, pawns its spiritual attitude, world outlook, behavior, thoughts and feelings in the bins of its future earthly life. And confessing and communing, a woman has a strong beneficial effect on the baby. Pregnant should often drink a holy water in the morning, read the sacred Scripture and say ardent prayers to the Lord and the saints of God. These prayers are in the Orthodox Prayer Book. And before giving birth, you need to pray that the Lord will bless for the safe birth of a child.