I totally agree with you, the prayer is like food for our souls.
As muslims we believe and love in Jesus, marry, Moses and all prophets sent by God, we also believe in Mary the Virgin and there is a dedicated chapter in Quran named after her ( Surah Maryam ) 🙂 , but when it comes to intercession and prayers we pray only to God 🙂
Surah al Ikhlas - a Chapter from the Quran 🙂
Thanks for your answer. 🙂 I have heard that in Ephesus thousands of muslims go the the house of Mary and pray there, too 🙂 But probably there are differences within islam.
As Catholics, we believe in the “communion of saints.” This refers to the enduring communion of all baptized persons beyond death. We can ask the living and the ‘good’ deceased, especially the saints and prophets, to put in a “good word” for us towards God. This is intercession. Sure, only God can do miracles and He is the origin of all graces, but He likes us to pray for all graces. And not only for us, but also for others. So, if it is possible to pray for others, why shouldn´t it be possible to ask others to pray for me? It is the same.
There are thousands of documented examples of the effectiveness of the principle of intercession. Perhaps the most famous is St. Anthony for lost things. He always helps within seconds, it´s really stunning!
It took my brother ab 4 days to get our ttuck and tractor started. So my brother and father drove off to get hay, cause itnbecame really urgent: had nearly nothing left. When they were between As Nogais and Becerreà, the motor made some weird sounds and broke down. They returned by taxi. We did not know what to do, trying to find solutions: the only vehicle we got left is a tractor wich is not legal on the road. But: we have a Dutch friend who lives ab 1 hour from here and he drives a 4x4 Toyota Hilux, so we asked him if he would mind loading up his 4x4 with hay, and bring it to us. No, he did not mind. Today he came to us, with 16 packages of hay (usually we buy 72). After we loaded off his car, he asked us if he should pick up more: yessss pleeeaaaseee!!!!!!!! So after he went to town with my father to buy some stuff, and to orginise a tow truck to deliver the broken down van at our home, we hang one of our trailers after the frie ds vehicle. He'll return wednesday with the trailer loaded up with hay. So friendly! Sometimes angles just fall down from heaven 🙏
That´s really a very nice experience! I am glad you received help. 🙂
By the way, to all here around: feel free to also share prayer intentions (you may also message them in private to me). We can pray for each other. 🙂