We explain the causes of colds, infections, overwork, poisoning, etc. But this is only partly true. In fact, any physical illness grows out of a spiritual illness. Yes, these are our sins, for which we pay the price of illness. But the Lord, therefore, does not at all want to punish us or enjoy our agony, he wants to warn us against the occurrence of spiritual illnesses. If a person does not come to his senses during illness, does not repent, does not realize his guilt and does not change his life, the disease will spread to his immortal soul, which is much worse.
Repentance should be the first step to healing. And we can repent with the words of prayers for recovery:
"O Merciful God, Father, Son and Holy Soul, in the inseparable Trinity worshiped and glorified, try and respect your servant (name) with a sickness obsessed; Send him all his trespasses. give him healing from illness; give him back his health and strength of body; give him a long-lasting and prosperous life, peaceful Yours and reconcile goods, so that he, together with us, would bring grateful prayers to You, the All-Bountiful God and my Creator. O most holy Mother of God, with all your intercession, help me to pray to your Son, my God, about the healing of the servant of God (name). All the saints and angels of the Lord, pray to God for his sick servant (name). Amen".
Also, for repentance, you can read "Our Father," which is truly a universal prayer.
Although we know that sins are the cause of the disease, seeing that someone is sick, one should not think about his sinfulness, so we ourselves sin a lot. On the contrary, one must ask God to have mercy on the soul of the sick person. To do this, use a strong prayer for the recovery of the patient to the Theotokos, for she is the most powerful mediator between man and God:
"O holy lady, Madonna of the Theotokos! With fear, faith and love before the honest and miraculous icon of Thy name, we beseech Thee: Thou shalt not turn thy faces from those that come to Thee, pray, Merciful Mother, Thy Son, and our God, the Lord Jesus Christ, keep our country peaceful, and the Holy Church of God He respects the unshakable, and from disbelief, heresies and schism, he will deliver. Not Imams of other help, not Imams of hope, unless You, the Most Blessed Virgin. "
What happens when we pray for someone?
Our prayers for healing the patient can act, and may remain ignored. The fact is that no matter how zealously we did not ask God to help the sick, he will not do this until the sinner himself realizes why he is sick. Otherwise, it will be possible to say that "one is building, the other is ruining." What result - you understand.
Recovering a child
When we do not realize our sins, do not repent, God is forced to remind us of the need for changes in life by the diseases of our loved ones. The most terrible thing for a parent is when his child is sick, and he is sick (almost always) because of parental misconduct.
In that case, you can not hesitate. Any mother in her heart will understand that it is she who is to blame for the suffering of her blood. At such moments, the prayer for the recovery of the child to the Mother of God will help. She not only comforts the poor mother, asks God's condescension for the sinful woman and the health of her child. The Theotokos is able to send a grace to a person in whom he realizes his sins and will be able to change his life.
The text of the mother's prayer for the child's recovery to the Most Holy Theotokos:
"Oh, Mother of Mercy! You see the cruel sorrow that plagues my heart! For the sake of the tribulation with which You pierced, when a terrible sword passed into Your soul in the bitter suffering and death of the Divine