Author: Alec Kornblum 2024-07-28 Sun 12:40

People often say the phrase "you have my thoughts and prayers."

While pondering this phrase, it came to that me that thinking about someone is involuntary. You cannot stop yourself from thinking. However, prayer is a voluntary action. You must make time to pray.

The non compulsory aspect of prayer makes it a higher form of appreciation for someone. Both are considering another, but prayer is willfully taking time to do so (and in a sanctified way).