If I needed bread to eat, I would thank the one that gave me bread, and curse the one that offered prayer instead.
Praying is great, but it was never meant as a replacement for doing things (except judgement, I know we are supposed to leave that to God).
Your first sentence is great. I don’t like the second one though. I hate prayer overall and would not call it great, and I’m incredibly judgmental. In my world, I am God.
I never called it a replacement. for doing things. However for us religious folks, prayer is not doing nothing.
It isn’t literally doing nothing, but it accomplishes absolutely nothing tangible. Plus it insults people like me that don’t want your prayers. I don’t think you should make your decisions based on what assholes like me want, or what anyone else wants for that matter, but if your goal is compassion then you could consider how your offering of prayer might be the equivalent of the middle finger to some.