[TRY ONE]

"Praying for others is just fine. It's when you violate God's statutes and start trying to communicate with the bodily dead that you go off the plantation. And OT scripture addresses this issue DIRECTLY."

Also, when King Saul went to a medium to help him pray to the DEAD Samuel. (1 Samuel 28: 8-16) And King Saul was cursed for doing so.

Maybe King Saul should have prayed to a dead Mary instead? (Sarcasm off)