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What is the strongest prayer for the sick?translated

September 9, 2026 · 1 min read

When a loved one is sick, we are ready to look for any means, any methods, just so that recovery occurs as quickly as possible. Are there really any special prayers for healing the sick?

First of all, you need to understand that in the Church there is no gradation of prayers based on “effectiveness.” The very posing of the question of the “most powerful” prayer is fraught with the danger of a magical attitude towards prayer as a spell. The true power of prayer lies in the faith with which it is pronounced and in trust in the will of God. Christ said: whatever you ask in prayer in faith, receive (Matthew 21:22).

Prayer should be “from the heart”, sincere - it doesn’t matter whether you pray in your own words or read an akathist to Saint Panteleimon from a collection of akathists. And prayer must also be supported by personal spiritual effort, because what is important to God is not the words themselves, but the state of our soul. Prayer without internal work on oneself is like a vessel without content: the form is there, but the essence is not.

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Franziska Hoffmann
Ja, genau das mit dem „magischen Verhältnis“ hat mich auch immer gestört. Ich habe bei meinem Sohn, als er letzten Winter mit hohem Fieber lag, zuerst nur den Akathist an Panteleimon gelesen wie ein Rezept – und erst als ich aufgehört habe, etwas „Starkes“ zu erwarten, und einfach aus Sorge und Liebe gebetet habe, wurde es ruhiger. Danke für den klaren Hinweis.
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Стефан Ристески
Да, точно како што пишува за „магичен однос“. Јас кога татко ми беше со пневмонија минатата есен, првите денови само го повторував акафистот на Пантелеимон како некоја формула и се нервирав што не се подобрува веднаш. Штом почнав да се молам со свои зборови и да се трудам да не барам само „брзо да помине“, тогаш нешто се смени и во мене и во него. Благодарение Богу.
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Theresa Wagner
Ja, das mit dem magischen Verhältnis trifft es genau. Bei meiner kleinen Tochter, als sie letzten Monat so fieberte, habe ich zuerst nur den Akathist an Panteleimon runtergelesen wie ein Rezept und wurde richtig ungeduldig. Erst als ich aufgehört habe, etwas „Starkes“ zu erwarten, und einfach aus dem Herzen mit eigenen Worten gebetet habe, wurde es ruhiger – bei ihr und bei mir. Danke für den Artikel.
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