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For the past few day I have read of hundreds, thousands, and perhaps millions of people praying for the well-being of the Pope. None of the reports I read go on to say that no matter how many people pray for the same thing, and no matter how worthy that thing may be, their prayers are not successful as demonstrated by the continued suffering of the Pope – while on the other hand, secular science and secular medicine are easing the suffering of the Pope. Just think if 1/1000ths of the time and energy that went into prayer was spent teaching onesself math, or picking up litter, or talking out a problem with another person. Just think if prayer was abandoned altogether. It has never worked – not once, ever – and what we invest in prayer is lost forever with no benefit.