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comment by b_b
b_b  ·  4407 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Prayer for Romney

If I had to venture a guess, I'd say that telling a sick person you'll pray for them and then not praying for them is probably better than praying for someone without their knowledge. There is a lot of evidence to suggest hope is a very effective medicine, and despair is poisonous.