THE BIBLE'S VIEWPOINT/PRAYER

To Whom Should We Pray?

WHAT PEOPLE SAY: Some believers pray to Mary or to other entities, such as angels, statues, and individuals, who are revered as "saints." Among these are "Saint Anthony of Padua, who is said to look after "both spiritual and temporal needs," and "Saint Jude, who is considered to be patron saint of "desperate situations."  Many worshippers pray to such "saints" and to angels in the hope that these entities will intercede for them before God.

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS: True worshippers should pray to "our Father in the heavens."  (Matthew 6:9)  The Bible urges us:  "Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving, let your petitions be  made known to God." -Philippians 4:6. 

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