These prayers can be performed at any time, anywhere, sitting, lying down, or while flying.
Jesus Prayer:
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner (or sinner).
Or a shorter, Greek version:
Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.
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Prayer at the beginning of each task:
Bless, Lord! or God bless!
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Lord, help me to do this work for Your glory.
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Lord, have mercy!
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Lord, help!
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Lord, bring some sense!
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Glory to Thee, our God, glory to Thee!
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Prayer of St. John of Kronstadt about those who do not want to visit the temple of God:
Grant, Lord, to all those who love You to visit Your temple, and to incline those who do not love it to love it and correct their hearts and deeds.
A short prayer before entering the temple of God:
Lord, I will come into Your house, I will worship Your holy temple in Your fear (Ps. 5:8).
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24 prayers of St. John Chrysostom (†407) from Prayers for the Sleeping Ones:
Lord, do not deprive me of Your heavenly blessings.
Lord, deliver me from eternal torment.
Lord, whether I have sinned in mind or in thought, in word or in deed, forgive me.
Lord, deliver me from all ignorance and oblivion, and cowardice, and petrified insensibility.
Lord, deliver me from every temptation.
Lord, enlighten my heart, even if it darkens evil lust.
Lord, as man has sinned, You, as a generous God, have mercy on me, seeing the weakness of my soul.
Lord, send Your grace to help me, so that I may glorify Your holy name.
Lord Jesus Christ, write the name of your servant in the book of living creatures and grant me a good end.
Lord, my God, even if I have done nothing good before You, let me, by Your grace, make a good beginning.
Lord, sprinkle the dew of Your grace into my heart.
Lord of heaven and earth, remember me, Thy sinful servant, cold and unclean, in Thy Kingdom. Amen.
Lord, accept me in repentance.
Lord, don’t leave me.
Lord, don’t lead me into trouble.
Lord, give me a good thought.
Lord, give me tears and mortal memory and tenderness.
Lord, give me the thought of confessing my sins.
Lord, give me humility, chastity and obedience.
Lord, give me patience, generosity and meekness.
Lord, plant in me the root of good things, Thy fear in my heart.
Lord, grant me to love You with all my soul and thoughts and to do Your will in everything.
Lord, protect me from some people, and demons, and passions, and from all other inappropriate things.
Lord, know that you do as you will, that your will be done even in me, a sinner, for blessed are you forever. Amen.
Say any of these prayers during the day and night, not necessarily all at once. For example, in the absence of the fear of God, periodically repeat the prayer: Lord, plant in me the root of good things, Thy fear in my heart. You can perform these prayers sequentially, for example, each for a while.
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Fragments of psalms, for example:
God, attend to my help, Lord, strive for my help (Ps. 69:2).
Do not forsake me, O Lord my God, do not depart from me (Ps. 37:21). Or like this: Do not leave me, O Lord my God, do not depart from me. Come to my help, O Lord of my salvation (Ps. 37:22-23).
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Lord, live in me yourself, speak yourself, act yourself.
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Lord, You know our needs before we ask, bless in Your goodness what will benefit us.
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Publican's prayer:
God, be merciful to me, a sinner (God, be merciful to me, a sinner) (Luke 18:9-14).
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About attention in prayer:
Lord, teach me to pray (cf. Luke 11:1).
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Prayer after completing the prayer rule:
Lord, if I read a prayer without paying attention and became distracted in my thoughts: forgive and save me according to Your mercy.
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At a loss as to what to do:
Lord, I am a sinful person and I do not understand as I should, but You, Merciful One, enlighten me on how to act. Amen!
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Prayer when kissing the pectoral cross:
Lord, You nailed the sins of the whole world to the Cross: nail my passions too.
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A girl's prayer for marriage:
Lord, give me a husband who is pleasing to You and pleasing to me.