So you have a problem with people praying for things you think are small (which could be very big to them!) and others praying for more serious matters? What's wrong with someone praying over little things, who are you to tell them they can't?

> From my point of view prayer is about just as effective as not praying

Well, if you think prayer is useless, then you need to put aside your personal views if you hope to understand why other people pray.

> From my point of view prayer is about just as effective as not praying, so on one hand I understand why a mother in that situation would pray but it’s another matter if they actually believe it will change anything.

What do you mean, "it's another matter"? What are you trying to say here?