Did you know that "pray" also means "to ask?"
v., prayed, pray·ing, prays.
v.intr.
1. To utter or address a prayer or prayers to God, a god, or another object of worship.
2. To make a fervent request or entreaty.
v.tr.
1. To utter or say a prayer or prayers to; address by prayer.
2. To ask (someone) imploringly; beseech. Now often used elliptically for I pray you to introduce a request or entreaty: Pray be careful.
3. To make a devout or earnest request for: I pray your permission to speak.
4. To move or bring by prayer or entreaty.
[Middle English preien, from Old French preier, from Latin precārī, from precē, pl. of *prex, prayer.]
Virtually every complaint and every answer filed in every courthouse in every county of every state in the U.S. contains a “Prayer For Relief”...
Do these people seriously believe that all those litigants are blasphemers?
Stunning.