[HarleyD]

Several reasons. First, it is an act of humility to appeal to another person for help. Do people just walk right up to the Queen of England and ask for help?

I assume the "Queen of England" in your analogy represent Christ (shouldn't that be the King of England?). Your answer still begs the question why do you even pray to Jesus? If you do sometimes and not other, why?

[jo kus]

I assume the "Queen of England" in your analogy represent Christ (shouldn't that be the King of England?).

Yes, the Queen is analogous to Christ in my example

Your answer still begs the question why do you even pray to Jesus? If you do sometimes and not other, why?

Because God instills within me the desire to ask Jesus' mother for favors, which instills within me a more humble attitude in coming to God in the first place.

Regards