You said: How about showing me in scripture where God says that anyone other than he himself DOES hear prayer?
It does not work that way. You are the sola scriptura believer. Where does it say only God can hear us?
I reject sola scriptura as the heretical recent man-made tradition that it is.
Sacred Tradition, that has been around for over 2000 years, vs. the recent protestant invention of sola scriptura, teaches the ability of the saints to hear us and pray for us the same way I might pray for you.
Wow, even before Jesus did His teaching.
Rev 5:7 He came and received the scroll from the right hand of the one who sat on the throne.
5:8 When he took it, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each of the elders held a harp and gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of the holy ones.
The elders in heaven having "heard" the petitions present them to God
Tobit 12:12 12 I can now tell you that when you, Tobit, and Sarah prayed, it was I who presented and read the record of your prayer before the Glory of the Lord; and I did the same thing when you used to bury the dead.
The Angel Rapheal recorded then gave the Petitions to God.