You have a point that what we could use more of is, the prayer of action. "If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead."  -- James 2:16-17 So I for one upvoated you. And that said, prayer is powerful. Thing is, does the person promising prayers really pray? Or is it just virtue signalling? Real prayer is powerful.