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You shouldn't pray as if you talk to the dead at all. Those in heaven can see our lives as they are now, and watch us, so it's not necessary. Pray to God for your needs, but there's nothing that remains unspoken. Anything that you wanted to say last to them, they know.

I'm back, by the way.
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People feel more consoled when they have "conversations" with relatives. I myself think that, unnecessary as it is, it's still okay to do it. As far as I remember, there's nothing in the Bible against that in particular (as long as you don't pray to them).