Editing Intercession (section)

{{Short description|Praying to a deity or to a saint in heaven on behalf of oneself or others}}
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[[File:Votivbild Taiserdorf 1796.jpg|thumb|A German [[votive]] offering thanks to the [[Virgin Mary]] in the form of a painting (1796)]]
'''Intercession''' or '''intercessory prayer''' is the act of [[prayer|praying]] on behalf of others, or [[Intercession of saints|asking a saint]] in heaven to pray on behalf of oneself or for others.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Filson |first1=Floyd V. |title=Petition and Intercession: The Biblical Doctrine of Prayer (2) |journal=Interpretation: A Journal of Bible and Theology |date=January 1954 |volume=8 |issue=1 |pages=21–34 |doi=10.1177/002096435400800102}}</ref>

The [[Apostle Paul]]'s exhortation to [[Saint Timothy|Timothy]] specified that intercession prayers should be made for all people.
{{quote|I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.|{{bibleref2|1 Timothy|2:1–2|NIV}}}}