I have an example of someone offering prayer in a way/for a reason I find obnoxious!
My sister and her three younger kids (ages 3, 6 and 10) have been here visiting since last Sunday. Today her two older boys (ages 18 and 23) came down to see her and their siblings, and we all had dinner together. After dinner, I asked the 18-year-old if I could see his new tattoo. It’s a really awesome piece that his father’s brother is doing for him. It’s on his left side, armpit to the bottom of his ribs. It looks like ripped open skin with broken ribs underneath and demons trying to crawl out. It’s seriously badass.
While I was looking, my sister (WHO HAS A TATTOO) was spouting off with all kinds of “Why would you do that to your body?” crap, and I was getting pretty annoyed with just that. But then she actually saw it. She turned to the younger three kids and said “We need to be praying for him.” And then with all the holier-than-thou arrogance she could muster, she looked back to the older kid and assured him, “We’ll pray for you.”
I wanted to punch her in the throat.