The offer of silent wishes....

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The offer of silent wishes....
By Mark/GA

This debate will go on until the end of time on earth. At that time we will all know whose "beliefs" were correct. I've looked at the different beliefs of Christians and non-Christians. I attend a Baptist church only because
it is the closest to what I believe. Many Baptists have beliefs that I don't agree with.
But I got off the subject. This question is not meant to be a slam against you or your beliefs. I sincerely want to know the answer. My question is who are you offering silent wishes to? If they are silent, that means no human hears them. So, what good are "silent wishes"? When a Christian silently

prays for another person, he or she is making a petition to God to intervene and help the person being prayed for. Since my belief is that God can "hear" even the silent prayers, then my prayers are not in vain and not falling on deaf ears. A silent prayer may be all I can do for that person, especially if it is a student and I am not allow to actually discuss their problems with them in a Christian way.
As far as the moment of silence, the law may take that away, but it cannot take away my right to pray. I have as much right to pray as anyone has not to. We teach children to respect each other, yet some feel it is their right to be "noisy" during the moment of silence. What happened to respect? If a person does not believe in God or does not want to pray to their "idol" then at least respect those who do wish to do so. At the same time, I will respect your rights not to believe and not to pray. That won't stop me from praying for you when you are sick or in need. I do not mean to offend you. My beliefs teach against that. I only wish to understand more.