I will take your comment in good faith… however… this is not the place to go baiting…

Your assumption is that people will pray this way (for him to live), however, some will merely pray that God’s will be done, some will pray for strength and courage, and for God’s glory to be revealed through this situation!

To be sure, such a prayer for healing is biblical, as Scripture call us to this perspective (James 5:13-18), as long as through it all, one holds the full biblical witness on this subject, which means following the example of David (2 Samuel 12:15-23) and Jesus (Matthew 26:36-46), recognising that God is in control and is purposeful (Eph. 1:11), that He works all things for the good of His children (Rom. 8:28), and for the sanctification>glorification of their souls (Phil. 1:6)!

In some respect, Paul exemplifies both of these realities as he prayed that he would be free from his thorn in the flesh (2 Cor. 12:8-10), that he would be healed, but also affirmed in Phil. 1:23, that it was better to be with Christ.