“Jesus (Son of God) taught us to pray to God directly.”
Actually it’s THROUGH Christ, but why let little technicalities like truth interrupt your thoughts?
When Jesus was asked by the Apostles how to pray what was his response? Did Jesus say to call on him? Did Jesus say to pray through him?
NO! Not to Mary, not to the Apostles, not to the Saints and not even to Jesus himself. Jesus taught that we should call on and address God directly. So let us examine the truth of the scriptures:
Mathew 6; 1-13 (NIV)
“And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
9 “This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
10 your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
11 Give us today our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.’
Luke 11:2 (KJV)
And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.
I always think of them as my prayer posse, with Michael the Arch Angel guarding my flank.