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]"