I don’t believe in God and I’m honestly against most organized religion, but if someone who genuinely believes in a higher power says they’ll pray for me during a tough time, it means a lot.
Does it though? I found that it means they’ll do the absolute minimum for you. Or, it’s something they say and don’t do because they will forget because you’re really not that important to them.
I dunno, maybe your experience is different from mine. But communities really tend to pull for one another in tough times. Often “I’m praying for you” means they’re keeping you in their thoughts, you’re in their mind, and sometimes that shows in actual help.
For example when my grandma died, people from our church brought my parents meals every day for over a week. And we returned that favor to other families. These kinds of little things aren’t going to change the world, but they definitely make a difference and help you to feel cared for.
Community support is great, and an actual action separate from prayer. Usually when people have said they would pray for me, my first thought is “why didn’t you pray for me before this shit happened?”
Of course I keep it cordial and thank them, but it does really irk me.
I don’t believe in God and I’m honestly against most organized religion, but if someone who genuinely believes in a higher power says they’ll pray for me during a tough time, it means a lot.
Does it though? I found that it means they’ll do the absolute minimum for you. Or, it’s something they say and don’t do because they will forget because you’re really not that important to them.
I dunno, maybe your experience is different from mine. But communities really tend to pull for one another in tough times. Often “I’m praying for you” means they’re keeping you in their thoughts, you’re in their mind, and sometimes that shows in actual help.
For example when my grandma died, people from our church brought my parents meals every day for over a week. And we returned that favor to other families. These kinds of little things aren’t going to change the world, but they definitely make a difference and help you to feel cared for.
Community support is great, and an actual action separate from prayer. Usually when people have said they would pray for me, my first thought is “why didn’t you pray for me before this shit happened?”
Of course I keep it cordial and thank them, but it does really irk me.