No doubt Mary was the chosen mother of Christ. That she would feel the pain of heart as a mother would at his death...and the joy later that He lives.
Later on Mary died, she’s gone, not here... As goes the way of all mankind. Timothy was ALIVE and present when instructed to pray for others. Our friends we pray with are ALIVE and present. That does make an astounding difference.
Jesus is ever present, ever hearing, so why go to someone who has died? If indeed He is the only way to the Father as He has said, then what purpose would there be to go thru someone dead. Mary is not at the right hand of the Father, Christ is.
Furthermore the scripture is clear that when we struggle in prayer we have the assurance that the Spirit of God is intereceding for us directly...it doesn’t go any higher than that. There are three in the Trinity and Mary is not one of them.
Totally agree. Why WOULD someone appeal to another human for intercession when the one to be granting the request is fully available to that someone in the first place? I also always thought the idea of praying to Mary because she was the mother of Jesus, was kinda like cheating or getting “cuts” in line. ;o)