[mpalmer]

Devil's (heh) advocate: the prayer itself matters and is a nice thought, but mentioning the recipient of the prayer makes it a soft pitch, which some might reasonably find unwelcome or awkward.

[edgyquant]

Or you could not over analyze a well intentioned attempt at comforting another and move on.

[mpalmer]

I've prayed on this to Tlazolteotl, eater of sins, and have decided to disregard your comment as excessively meta.

[lfkdev]

Not really Devils Advocat, this is literally what it is