"I will keep them in my prayers tonight"

[MikeyPatriot]

I've never been a religious man, and the only praying I've done was as a small child asking for some sort of sign from a god to prove his/her existence (never got it, lol). In fact, outside of weddings, funerals, etc. I've never even been inside a church. A couple of my friends are Christians, but not deeply so and we don't talk much about religion anyway. Basically, I have no frame of reference for what I'm about to ask.

Do people actually keep others in their prayers when they make the claim? Rather, when people pray at night, do they think of all the people that need help? Or do they just lump everyone together and pray for everybody?

Sorry if this comes off the wrong way, it is a serious question though.