Can we talk online "thoughts and prayers"?

Some people pray. Some people give thoughts. When you are hurting, and you know people are thinking about you and sending you good wishes, even if it’s just long enough to type a reply in a thread, it lifts your spirits a little (at least it does for me).

Not religious at all, but when I say I'll send a thought, I do right then and there. I also tend to make wishes for people, and that I do straight away as well. When there is an ongoing need for a person, I look for a trigger that will remind me to keep that person in my thoughts.

I send a prayer out right then and there.

If I type that I'm sending prayers I generally do it before I click post.

Jennifer

I say I’m sending hugs and good thoughts. After I type it I think good and happy thoughts towards that person.

I take a minute to pray before I type my response. I communicate that Im praying in my post as a way to let the person know that I am thinking of them during their difficult time. People are posting here because they want to be comforted so I try to respond to let them know the peas are here for them.

This.. the request also gets added to my prayer journal that I keep. 

If I say I'm praying, I will be. Most likely multiple times.

I say a prayer at that point and I will put that person on my list that I have written down.

I pray then as I’m typing and keep that person in my thoughts and try to pray for them as they pop into my mind.

I am not religious and I don't pray. I do believe in the energy of thought and I do take a moment to concentrate and send good energy.

I usually say a quick prayer, then post, and often include those who asked in general, or if it is an ongoing situation, specifically, in my morning prayers.

I stop right there and say a prayer. Sometimes, I write them down in a notebook and I pray each day. When prayers are answered, then I thank God and praise Him. If prayers are not answered the way I hoped they would be, then I changed my prayer, to comfort and help the person in need.

If I post that I am praying for someone, it means I said a prayer (before posting) and without a doubt, they can be assured that I am truly praying for them

I honestly think the overuse of it, has led to a degree of cynicism about it, of what I think is a sincere expression by those with faith.

I know when I see some politicians (like Trump) use it, I sort of cringe, finding it trite expression expected by a president - with no real genuine sincerity behind it. That's not to say that its a just political thing. When Clinton, Bush and Obama said the same thing I never got that feeling, I always thought when they said it - it was genuinely meant. But it can come off as a bit flippant and trite, depending on the person saying it. 

When I see I expressed by those I know have genuine faith, I see it as a sincere expression of faith and goodwill towards a person, and feel no cynicism about whether its genuine or not.