It always baffles me how people who are not known to be prayerful or have a spiritual life, impress Christians when they suddenly do something spiritual looking in public. Meanwhile according to the bible, public prayers don't impress God, even if its asking help for a specific and urgent request. A broken and contrite heart is what matters, and its everything if that's the heart that accompanies the act of prayer. No one knows except God and the one who engages in prayer. So OP its much ado about nothing. Let us all be concerned more about our own heart and life before the God who sees all and judges impartially.