My personal thought is that if someone prays ten times more to Mary than to God, this is a problem. Also, Jesus is the only intermediary; nobody else.
6 Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father except through Me. - John 14:6 (NASB)
I heard people say that they pray to Mary to ask Jesus, but why not pray directly to Jesus; especially if He literally said to go through Him.
That's a good point. I was also listening to something on new pipe today and the guy was saying the Bible says do not pray to dead people. So that would pretty much cut all the saints out and marry herself because she died. But I find it interesting is that you're really not even supposed to pray to God you're supposed to go through Jesus to God. which for me I've never done I've always just gone right to God.
Jesus told us how to pray in Matthew 6:9-13 (to the Father); but He also said that to reach the Father, we have to go through Him (the Son). But also, Jesus is God (John 1:1); so I don't think that it matters that much.
I think it's also important to note that, while there is no scripture that explicitly states it, we ARE instructed to pray always. Because of that, if being formal in prayers is all you do all day, it's difficult and bordering on impossible. I'm of the thought that Jesus wants to have real conversations with us, not formal fake prayers. You can't form a strong bond and be comfortable to talk to them if you're unable to HAVE a real conversation with them
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