Well, there is a commandment not to use the name of God in vain. Remember Huck Finn praying for a fishing rod? It would seem reasonable for Huck to ask St. Andrew the Apostle, patron of fishermen, to see if his desire to go fishing was worth a miracle.
Well, there is a commandment not to use the name of God in vain. Remember Huck Finn praying for a fishing rod? It would seem reasonable for Huck to ask St. Andrew the Apostle, patron of fishermen, to see if his desire to go fishing was worth a miracle.
So unscriptural tradition teaches that there is a threshhold of importance that must be crossed in order for God to hear our prayer? If I'm stuck in rush hour and pray to get to work on time, I am taking the Lord's name in vain? This is amazing. Instead, I shouldn't bother God because He's too busy, but rather I should pray to the patron saint of traffic? Jesus taught us how to pray. He said to pray in this way "Our Father ...". Jesus never prayed to a dead person, He only prayed to the Father. Sounds like a plan to me.