Aaron's rod that budded was not said to perform any miracles. The dead man who revived upon contact with Elijah's bones, by definition, did not have faith.
My point was, God chooses sometimes, even within Scripture, to work through methods other than those approved by 20th century middle class evangelical churchians.
The relics (I'm talking about the true ones, not those made by frauds) and prayers for the aid/intercession of saints, fall in the same category; if He chooses to employ certain channels (in the marketing term) to extend His grace, and mercy, that's His business. We ought to be grateful for whenever and however He makes Himself available to us.
Aaron’s rod budding WAS the miracle, no?
The guy who was revived by Elijah’s bones- well, I’ll have to look at it a bit more. Good point though.
FYI- I am not of the label you seem to paint me with. Middle Class Evangelical churchians? Hmmm.