well my friends this is one of those times my Catholic colors show through. I believe that prayers to saints are a very good thing. before we can address the actual issue of prayers we must first address the issue of weather our prayers simply fall on deaf ears. this is a major issue and is a very common hang up for protestants. while in my studies of the Holy Scriptures I have found no concrete evidence for either side my personal belief is that we are not cut off from our loved ones on Earth after we die. but rather we are in a better position to pray for our friends and family in that we are fully aliened to God's holy perfect will, and this will only support with prayer that which is within His will. now we can address the actual prayers and trust m this was a hard thing for me to come to terms with my self. The idea is that we pray to the saints who in turn pray To Christ who goes to God the Father. where people get mixed up is that it gets to the idea that the saints have some form of power in and of them selves, this is in no way true. the saints have no more power than us on Earth. the only difference is that they have finished the race set before them in a fully faithful way some were faithful even to giving their lives for Christ. the only thing the saints can do for us is to pray. this is why i believe it is a useful tool in the box of Christianity.
yours in Christ~ Malachi Blaze Peter Holmes.
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