would pray for world peace and for a box of hundred dollar bills and for a visit from a kitten. and after petting the kitten and counting my hundreds i would ever so politely say "thank you, god."
you may say i am misunderstanding religion, and god, and prayer. and you may be right that i don't understand. but i have been paying a pretty close attention and i feel it is safe to say that, fine, fine, but neither does anyone else. 