This is interesting.
http://fivethirtyeight.com/features/when-does-praying-in-public-make-others-uncomfortable/
what about silently praying, without asking anyone to join in?
“I’ll pray for you,” Silverman hears, “You’re different from me and I’ll pray for you to change.
to be clear, that is never what I mean, when I say “I’ll pray for you”. When I pray for someone, pray for the help they need with whatever problem they are dealing with, or wisdom to deal with said problem. I normally reserve the “I’ll pray for you” comment, for when someone tells me they are facing serious difficulty or something like that.