Matt. 5:44-45 - Jesus tells us to pray for (to mediate on behalf of) those who persecute us. God instructs us to mediate.
This is a perfectly good verse about prayer, but it has nothing to do with praying to the dead.
68 posted on 04/25/2007 9:11:42 AM PDT by DungeonMaster
(Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.)