Почему Бог одни прошения наши приемлет, а другие отвергает?

Some are surprised that the sons of Zebedee clearly expressed their petition before the One who tests (knows) the secrets of the heart. He allowed them to express their petition in order to teach all those who ask in their prayers not to exceed the limits, but to measure their petitions with the measure of their misery. Youth believes that God, by His omnipotence, can do everything, but does not know that God acts wisely in everything. Although all things are possible for Him, yet He creates one thing that needs to be accomplished. The disciples asked foolishly, and the Omniscient One told them: “It’s not a good idea, what we ask for” (Matthew 20:22). He saddened them, wanting to show that any unreasonable request brings grief to those asking; the soul gathers such fruit because it asked unreasonably. Before the disciples offered their petition, the Lord first encouraged them with words that aroused joy in them, wanting to show that His door is open to those who ask His right. And as soon as they announced their request, He saddened them, wanting to show that His door was closed to those who asked deceitfully. If our Lord, according to His foreknowledge, had rejected their prayer before it was uttered by their lips, then one would have thought that He was closing His door to our prayers. But now it has become clear that those praying themselves are blocking their own doors when they ask inappropriately. One who in one matter combines and expounds many other matters does not pray as one should pray. His work perishes, like the work of the sons of Zebedee. May it not happen to us that our work perishes. Even if anyone wanted to, they would not be able to count all the pretexts that people come up with and present. They go higher and higher, and in their quest they transgress all limits, leaving the right path and going the wrong way. And if anyone were able to depict this, he could measure the sea with a handful. The wise Physician sees that the poison of arrogance begins to spread in the sons of Zebedee, and hastens to stop its action, so that it does not spread to the whole body, that is, to all twelve of His disciples, so that they too do not dare to make any requests. The doctor suppresses the cause of the disease and blocks the harmful source. And you, intending to ask, before you resort to the Giver, consider your petition, whether it is pure, carefully delve into the reason prompting the petition. If the motive for which we ask entails harm, then may He who healed the sons of Zebedee block the sources of our petitions. Anyone who asks must become like the Giver. He can give us everything, but He does not give us what is harmful. He can always forgive sins, but sometimes He does not forgive in His righteousness. He can always refuse mercy, but His goodness sometimes does not allow this. Fear and love stand guard over the lips - this source of words. Fear stops shameful words, love plagues honorable words. The lips might not utter a kind word, but love will not allow this; They could destroy the evil word, but the fear of the truth will not allow this. The mouth from which comes both good and evil is an unbridled horse; Therefore, need is a rein for them, otherwise their desire will lead them into the abyss, because their path is among the abysses. Only with careful precautions can they, even during the day, complete their journey without stumbling and falling. All our petitions ascend to the one God: the one hearing of the invisible Majesty listens to our petitions and distinguishes them. If we ask for something useful, he accepts the request; if it is harmful, he rejects it. The mouth can ask for anything, but God fulfills only what is useful. All petitions brought to the Divine by faith are accepted by Him from her hands. The vows and gifts offered by her hands are desired by God. Divine greatness desires to receive fruits from the hands of faith, because it cleanses the heart of the supplicant from the ugliness of the doubts of the mind. The petitions of the mouth, if their root is firmly planted in the heart, are collected in God's winepress. If God delays in fulfilling them, we should not grieve, just as the heli-grader does not complain, but waits until the fruit in his vineyard ripens, giving life in due time. The Good Giver looks at both the request and the time. Just as fruit taken before its time is harmful, so a gift given at the wrong time causes harm, but later it is useful. If the request is untimely, then the Giver hesitates to fulfill it. Giver of wisdom He looks at the petition and at the time. If he sees that the request is currently useless, but will be useful later, he observes its fulfillment until another time. Although it is unfortunate for the one asking that his request was not fulfilled at the same time, the Giver will in due time console him with benefit. The Deity is for us the same as a mother feeding a child with milk is for a child. She saves her allowances until a certain time; knows when to deprive the child of milk, and when to nourish it with milk, or when to feed it with bread. And in accordance with the measure of his age, he offers him his benefits. The truth is that for all petitions it is the same as a pier at sea. She accepts a fair request, but does not give room to an unjust one. If all requests were fulfilled, then a disastrous disorder would occur, because those asking would begin to harm each other with their requests. Praise be to Him Who hears everything! His truth is the crucible for all petitions. She approves of a true petition, because life is hidden in it for those who ask, and she condemns a false petition, because death for the one who asks is hidden in it. Ignorance embellishes every petition in the mouth, but the Omniscient tests it with His hearing. The error in the mouth of Simon made the word he said beautiful: “Lord, these things shall not come to you” (Matthew 16:22). Simon did not understand that his word was false. But as soon as it entered the Lord’s ear, like into a furnace, it was immediately exposed that it was contrary to the Lord. Therefore, let us submit our petitions to the will of the True and Merciful. With His truth He tempts and rejects requests that are harmful to us and, out of His mercy, fulfills requests that are beneficial. Let us give thanks to the Good One for what He gives, and let us worship the Just One for what He denies. He is the Giver whose treasury is an abundant source of blessings and who never refuses gifts. Even if he sometimes refuses for a time, he refuses so that the gift becomes more precious for those who receive it and so that the recipient is more diligent in prayer. 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