We do not pray to statues. Yes we have statues and stained glass windows of saints, but we do not pray to the statues as if they were the people themselves. Prayer is not worship, but the act of asking for something, called "intercession." If you'd like to know more, look up the 3 types of worship: Latria, true worship reserved for God alone. Dulia, honor given to saints but not worship. Hyperdulia, veneration given to Jesus' Holy Mother Mary, whom even Jesus would have honored as was His duty to follow the Commandments.
Now that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the bush, when he calleth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him. - Luke 20:37-38
To me the act of blessing objects sounds a bit paranormal too... Catholics also pray to statues of long gone People.
We do not pray to statues. Yes we have statues and stained glass windows of saints, but we do not pray to the statues as if they were the people themselves. Prayer is not worship, but the act of asking for something, called "intercession." If you'd like to know more, look up the 3 types of worship: Latria, true worship reserved for God alone. Dulia, honor given to saints but not worship. Hyperdulia, veneration given to Jesus' Holy Mother Mary, whom even Jesus would have honored as was His duty to follow the Commandments.
God bless.
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Luke-20-38/