My background is Christian but I don't make much of a Christian myself, anyway.
I've been researching this subject for some time. Please, correct me if I'm wrong.
According to the Bible, you can only pray to God. Praying to other spirits would be idolatry.
In Catholicism you have the Mystery of the Holy Trinity. God, Son and Holy Spirit are the same, so you can pray to any of them.
However you can't pray to an angel or other spirits or saints like if they were a god.
Meaning that you can't request direct help from them. You still can pray to them requesting intercession with God.
Bible is somehow diffuse when it comes to angels. According to some sources, angels won't listen to you because their function is other.
The Guardian Angel itself is not well defined;
Quote:
Matthew 18:10
Take heed that you do not despise one of these little ones, for I say to you that in heaventheir angels alwayssee the face of My Father who is in heaven.
Acts 12:13-15
And as Peter knocked at the door of the gate, a girl named Rhoda came to answer.When she recognized Peter’s voice, because ofhergladness she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter stood before the gate. But they said to her, “You are beside yourself!” Yet she kept insisting that it was so. So they said,“It is his angel.”
Psalm 91:11-12
For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways. Intheirhands they shall bear you up, lest youdash your foot against a stone.
Psalm 34:4-7
Isought theLord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears. They looked to Him and were radiant, and their faces were not ashamed. This poor man cried out, and theLordheardhim, and saved him out of all his troubles. Theangel of theLordencamps all around those who fear Him, and delivers them.
Hebrews 13:2
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by sodoingsome have unwittingly entertained angels.
Hebrews 1:14
Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to minister for those who willinherit salvation?
Matthew 13:41
The Son of Man will send out His angels,and they will gather out of His kingdom all things that offend, and those who practice lawlessness.
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Despite all the above, I have my reasons to believe that angels or positive spirits are among us and I'd like to request direct intervention from them in some issues of mine.
So far I have tried prayer and evocation, to no avail. To be honest, prayer never worked for me. I'd say that prayer sometimes turned things even worse. I'm very bad at praying.
What do you think? Can you ask an angel for direct help? What would be other approach than prayer?
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