[SubMareener]

Luke 11
1 He was praying in a certain place, and when he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray just as John taught his disciples.”
2 So He said to them, “When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come.
Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
3 Give us day by day our daily bread.
4 And forgive us our sins, For we also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. And do not lead us into temptation, But deliver us from the evil one.”

So the answer is pretty clear, if one takes Jesus as the authority on these things.

[ealgeone]

So the answer is pretty clear, if one takes Jesus as the authority on these things.

Notice to Whom and where that prayer is directed.

There is no direction to pray to "a pantheon of gods, dead relatives, saints, and spirits....including Mary."

If one takes Jesus as the authority on these things.

[HLPhat]

>>the answer is pretty clear, if one takes Jesus as the authority on these things.

B.I.N.G.O!

As opposed the "authority" of fallible and uninspired folks who have an historical proclivity for assuming dominion over other people's faith, resources, and prayers...

There is nothing new under the Aten!