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When I was a religious person, I said it all the time. I hardly ever followed through with it. Thus, I do sometimes get offended when I hear it form people who remind me of myself back then. Maybe because I know I've turned into the anti-christ since I left Christianity, lol... so I KNOW people are still praying for me, and I want them to stop.
On the other hand, I know many goodly religious folk who really do mean it... and even some semi-religious folk who pray regularly for me (like my mom). When it comes down to it, it doesn't hurt you... and if it makes them feel better, then what harm does it do to just let it roll off your back? Better than someone saying, "I'll be hoping that you roll over and die today, buddy!"
In the end, nothing really to get worked up about, unless it's happening every single day from the same person, or on some other regular basis (and thus very annoying). That would make me say something to stop it, after a while.
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And think not you can direct the course of Love;
for Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
--Khalil Gibran
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