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I’ll freely grant that frequently a prayer is not sincerely offered or perhaps, “I’ll pray for you,” is just somebody’s way of saying, “I disagree with you and I’m telling God how right I think I am.” And there’s certainly room to believe that prayer alone is not sufficient. (I wouldn’t disagree). But that’s not how people who are serious about prayer pray. Instead they mean something closer to “Let me carve your name on my soul so that your concerns become my concerns.” If prayer means anything, it means solidarity.