Does God find it Pleasing?

Yes, I think so.

Jesus is our one and only mediator. Intercession is different.

"Teach us how to pray," the disciples said to Jesus. (Luke 11, 1)

Jesus, God the Son, answered by teaching them the prayer we call the Our Father or The Lord's Prayer.

Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy Kingdom come,

thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give US this day OUR daily bread.

Forgive US OUR trespasses,

as WE forgive those who trespass against US.

And lead US not into temptation,

but deliver US from evil.

The entire second part of the Lord's prayer is intercessory prayer where we pray for ourselves and others (us, we, and our).

Christians praying for each other and the world is intercessory prayer and is accepted and practiced by all Christan denominations (that I know about).

Before Jesus Christ died for our sins and opened the gates of heaven there were no saints in heaven. Therefore there are no Old Testament writings that would mention them.

Very few of the new Christians died before most of the New Testament was written. Therefore there is little in the Bible about asking saints to pray for us.

However the last book of the Bible does talk about the saints in heaven praying.

Revelation 5:8: Each of the elders held a harp and gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the holy ones.

Revelation 8:3-4: He was given a great quantity of incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the holy ones, on the gold altar that was before the throne. The smoke of the incense along with the prayers of the holy ones went up before God from the hand of the angel.

The Holy Spirit guided the early Church in many things not explained in the Bible including how does the Body of Christ (believers) living on Earth relate to the Body of Christ (saints) living in heaven. We are still one Body.

Catholics share the belief in the Communion of Saints with many other Christians, including the Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Episcopal, and Methodist Churches.

The Communion of Saints is the belief where all saints are intimately related in the Body of Christ, a family. When you die and go to heaven, you do not leave this family.

Everyone in heaven or on their way to heaven are saints, you, me, my deceased grandmother, Mary the mother of Jesus, Mother Teresa and Pope John Paul II.

As part of this family, you may ask your family and friends living here on earth to pray for you. Or, you may also ask the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint Andrew, or your deceased grandmother living in heaven to pray for you.

Prayer to saints in heaven is simple communication, not worship.

Asking others to pray for you whether your loved ones on Earth or your loved ones in heaven is always optional.

For more information, see the Catechism of the Catholic Church, section 946 and following: http://www.usccb.org/catechism/text/pt1sect2chpt3a...

With love in Christ.

Saints are dead: not suffered to continue due to death.

Revelation is the Uncovering of a Saint named John,

and look what happens when Johnny Law uncovered.

Faith pleases God: Heb 11, and the law is not of faith: Gal 3.

So start your faith-->hope-->charity never fails with grace.

Grace will have Mercy, which multiplies Peace.

Law will have Sacrifice, which multiplies Confusion.

God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace.

Connect your biblical dots, grasshopper.

Saints are dead Christians. Praying to them wont do any good. God and Jesus are the only ones who you should pray to. (If you want an answer that is)

Catholics make up a lot of stuff ... "the Saints" being one of them. Scripture is CLEAR that "saints" are not just really, really, REALLY "good" Christians who are elevated to Sainthood after death, but rather ... those who believe in Christ are saints now (in life) and shall enjoy life everlasting. So, WHO are you asking?

My wife has cancer right now. I'm asking EVERY Christian on the planet to pray for her! As far as I'm concerned, as scripture bears me out on this, I'm asking Saints to pray for her. Is that pleasing to God? OF COURSE!!! It glorifies God that we KNOW that her life is in His hands, not medicine's hands, not the doctor's hands, etc. Prayer glorifies God and glory pleases God.

Lord bless.

Yes, but not necessarily the way you think. The word "saint" is HAGIOS in greek...and it means believers, not merely individuals of exceptional holiness.

So before there was a church and the beatification of Saints, there were believers who were commanded to pray for one another. And this pleases God.

Do you find it pleasing, if so then God is pleased. For God loves those who are happy and if you are pleased with asking others to pray for you then go ahead.

You don't need to ask the saints, the saints that are with Jesus in Heaven are always asking "when Lord when?".

Jesus prays for you, ask Jesus to pray for you as he is your intercessor to God.

whats up J, First - God has no longer deserted you and is proud which you have been keen to sacrifice lots to grant your little one a kinfolk. yet you ought to get some help for your self. Being a member of a Christian church is the 1st commencing element. in case you're already a member then enable your brothers and sisters help to hold your burden. Be straightforward with somebody you have faith from church with your struggles - your pastor possibly. there is not any help in case you fake that lifestyles is peachy in simple terms to maintain up a "reliable Christian" visual charm. in case you're no longer a member yet then make your self one. And be common at church activities - worship, socials and so forth. contain the kinfolk as superb you are able to and additionally you in easy terms could boost nearer collectively ... possibly. 2nd - get some specialist help. come across a counsellor/psychologist who would be supportive of your Christan values. you have made an substantial determination in marrying the mummy of your new child and that i prefer to inspire you in that ongoing determination which you're making on a daily basis. locate somebody who will honour that determination yet nevertheless have the flexibility to help you with your lifestyles struggles. Your melancholy possibly chemical and not in simple terms emotional. you are able to ought to initiate on medicine to help stability your ideas chemistry - there is not any shame throughout the time of this. in case you have a headache you're taking an asparin, it is not any diverse. Thirdly - be straightforward approximately your occupation. heavily query the why's of the place you're at. Why are you throughout the time of this occupation? Is it the perfect occupation for you? What do you ought to bypass forward on your selected occupation - extra coaching possibly? in simple terms recognise that after one area of your lifestyles is out of stability it could have a ripple consequence by means of each and all of the components of your lifestyles. So your faith, your loved ones lifestyles & your occupation are interconnected. And please know that collectively as I provide this answer on your query I recognise that those are very complicated themes and my solutions are fairly simplistic. could God our Father bless you together with his peace.

Absolutely NOT! We are only to pray through Jesus. By the way, ALL Christians, dead or alive, ARE saints.

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we are to pray to God only