Here is a story to illustrate our honoring of Mary and the power of her intercession for us.
In the days of Kings and Queens, there lived a farmer who owned an orchard. He was so greatful for the bountiful harvest that his orchard produced, that he wanted to share it with the King. Before the farmer headed to the castle he went into his orchard and picked some apples off of the trees. He paid little attention to the dirt and dust on them and just headed on. When he reached the castle, he told the guards that he had a gift for the King. The guards let him pass and he walked along the long pathway up to the Kings chair. When the farmer offered the apples to the King, the King looked at the dirty and dusty apples and refused the gift. As the farmer turned to walk away, he had not noticed the Queen in an upper window who saw all that had just happened. Well, the Queen ran down to the farmer and said let me see your apples. She took them back in the room from where she came and then washed and polished the apples until they were a glorious shining red, then put them on a gold plate. She handed the plate to the farmer and said let us return to the King. When they reached the King, he saw how beautiful the apples were and accepted the gift.
This is what Mary does. When we ask Mary to pray for us or
ask for her intercession, She too, takes our prayers and requests, shines and polishes them, then presents them to the King.
No she doesn't...
When we ask Mary to pray for us or ask for her intercession, She too, takes our prayers and requests, shines and polishes them, then presents them to the King.
God doesn't need shined apples, or prayers...The King in your fairy tale is not God and your Queen is not Mary...
Jesus says there's one mediator between God, and you...That mediator is Jesus Christ...It's not Mary...Jesus doesn't need a mediator...
Apparently you guys don't understand who God is...God is the first in the line of Royalty...God did not and does not have a mother...Jesus was God before he was born to Mary...
Mary was not coronated a queen...God NEVER acknowledged Mary as his mother...
Be sure your prayers are heard...Take them directly to Jesus...
Nice story, but we do not need Mary to do that. The Holy Spirit was sent by God and knows the real meaning of your heart and prayers. God is not a mortal king who will reject your prayers because they aren’t pretty enough. If you are a parent and your small child comes to you with a present of slightly smashed dandelion flowers, do you reject them because they are just dandelions and not very pretty? Of course not, and neither does your heavenly Father.
Romans 8:25But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
26In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. 27And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints in accordance with God’s will.
OK, I see. Jesus Christ Himself isn't good enough to render our prayers acceptable to God. We need to ping His mommy, if we really want results.