Would you pray for someone who asked you not to?

[AchillesPoirot]

Prompted by another thread.

If you are of a faith, and you said to someone you’d pray for them, and they asked you not to, would you still do it?

For honesty sake. I have no faith and find it offensive if I’ve asked someone not to pray for me that they do so.

Why are you continuing to badger me?

Knowing it upsets me you carry on. That is an interesting viewpoint.

Is that clear enough for you?

Yes, thank you for sharing that. Does the therapist advise you on how to overcome this issue?

My therapy is private and I am not going to answer that incredibly intrusive question.

Knowing it upsets me you carry on. That is an interesting viewpoint

I'm sorry, I made the assumption you were ok to talk again since you have been replying to my posts. People often take a breather and then carry on with conversations about difficult subjects.

Knowing it upsets me you carry on. That is an interesting viewpoint

Absolutely fine. I essentially asked it for your consideration. Not necessarily for your reply to me.

You are so rude. You think you have the right to keep in and on and cross examine me.

Please stop.

Sorry last post was in rely to this!🤦‍♀️

My therapy is private and I am not going to answer that incredibly intrusive question.

Sorry for my rudeness. I wish you well and hope you overcome this particular issue.

"All these impact you. Someone else’s prayer does not"

Of course it does - or at least it is intended to. You want and you believe it will change someone's circumstances or why do you bother?

That will impact on the person.

Hummm depends.

If that person suddenly holds your hands and starts praying there and then, then NO! Yuk terrible! So awkward.

But if they do it on their own time, what's the problem? 🤷🏻‍♀️

Also they should respect the fact that you don't want to have those kind of conversations. They can pray for you without bothering you about it.

Hi OP, I have only read your comments and it is an interesting question.
I think I probably pray for some people who might prefer I did not or not see the point, but I think the fact that they are telling you regularly that they pray for you, knowing you don't want them to, seems manipulative and a bit like they are trying to deliberately upset you. That does not seem like Christian behaviour and I would question their motives definitely.
If I pray for someone, it is usually out of love, or concern, and if I knew it would upset them to know I was praying, I would not tell them.
However, I don't think you can police what people pay about any more than you can police what they talk about. It is a free society after all .
FWIW I am sorry you have experienced trauma in a faith community. That should not happen, but I know it does.

I would be a bit miffed if someone prayed for me after I asked them not too, but I wouldn't care too much since I don't believe in their god...so the praying would just be a waste of time.