Therefore, so what? Scripture has not a shred of evidence to suggest that it is God's will or delight for us to ask graduated believers to pray for us.
Our other worldly focus from the Scriptural standpoint is to focus our attentions and our requests
ON GOD ALONE.
Of course, that's the
UNRUBBERIZED BIBLES OF most PRODDYS, that I'm referring to.
Worshipfully addicted to the INSTITUTION of The Vatican AIWSOTARM Rabid Clique RC's would have us believe that
Christ's instructions on prayer went something like this:
OUR GRADUATED BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN HEAVEN:
GIVEN THAT ALMIGHTY GOD OBVIOUSLY LOVES YOU MORE THAN US,
YOUR DILIGENCE IN MORE EFFECTIVELY HARRASSING
OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN IN OUR BEHALF
IN HEAVEN AS IT IS ON EARTH,
IS MOST EAGERLY, GROVELINGLY, RITUALLY, ADDICTIVELY, OBSESSIVELY, PAGANLY, SOUGHT.
MAY YOUR KINGDOM AUTHORITY AS JUNIOR MEDIATORS EXPAND
AND RELIEVE CHRIST OF HIS BOTHERSOME & TIRING MEDIATING TOILS.
GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY WARM FUZZIES THAT WE HAVE
A MORE OR LESS EXCLUSIVE IN-GROUP "IN"
IN THE HEAVENLY COURT.
COMFORT OUR INSECURITIES THAT WITHOUT YOUR MOST EXCELLENT AND LOFTY HEAVENLY INTERCESSIONS FOR US, ALMIGHTY GOD WON'T BOTHER MUCH ABOUT OUR CONCERNS--AND CHRIST WILL ONLY GROW MORE WEARY OF BEING OUR EVERLASTING INTERCESSOR AND MEDIATOR WITH THE FATHER.
FORGIVE US OUR ARROGANCE OF TAKING CHRIST AT HIS WORD
AND OCCASIONALLY GOING TO THE FATHER DIRECTLY IN OUR SUPPLICATIONS,
AS WE FORGIVE PRODDYS THEIR BRAZENLY DARING TO ROUTINELY PRAY
DIRECTLY TO THE FATHER AS CHRIST TAUGHT ALL CHRISTIANS.
LEAD US NOT INTO THE TEMPTATION TO REALLY TRUST
THAT ALMIGHTY FATHER GOD CARES ABOUT LIL OL MOI
SUFFICIENTLY TO EAGERLY LISTEN DIRECTLY TO ME,
WHO'S HAIRS HE MYSTIFYINGLY BOTHERS ABOUT NUMBERING.
DELIVER US FROM THE EVILS OF OCCASIONALLY WITH GREAT CHEEK
ASKING ALMIGHTY GOD FOR ANYTHING WITHOUT GOING THROUGH YOUR OFFICIOUS AND BURDENSOMELY BUREAUCRATIC HEAVENLY ROLE.
GIVE US THIS DAY OUR SMUG CONFIDENCE THAT WE HAVE RITUALLY AND OBSESSIVELY PRAYED
THE RIGHT CATEGORY OF PRAYER
TO THE RIGHT DESIGNATED GRADUATED JUNIOR MEDIATOR
FOR YOURS IS THE HEAVENLY HIERARCHICAL MAGICSTERICAL;
AND THE GLORIOUS AFFRONTERY TO THE LORD JESUS;
AND THE BUREAUCRATIC POWER, FOREVER.
IN THE NAME OF
THE VATICAN ALICE IN WONDERLAND SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AND REALITY MANGLING;
AND THE BLINDING GLORIES OF THE MAGICAL WHITE HANKYS
FOREVER AND EVER. AMEN.