Learn English – Non-religious equivalent expression for “Pray for [Country X]” after a disaster

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When a big disaster occurs in a country, you can often see messages saying:

Pray for [Country X]

Are people really writing this to incite people to ask their God for anything?
For instance Japanese people (in majority non-religious) have started using this expression a lot.

Among similar but non-religious, politically-correct expressions, what would be the expression that most closely express the same feelings as "Pray for [Country X]"?

Best Answer

Since praying, in this context, is a religious activity, there is no non-religious equivalent.

However you might use "Spare a thought for [X] [at this difficult time]"

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