Prayer

You ask why the Sages corrected this? Either because in their time it was more effective (in biblical times there were miracles), or because they misread reality and thought it was effective (there are quite clear mistakes by the Sages in this area). The more important question is what is being done today and why. On the one hand, there is a binding regulation of Chazal that also includes requests (as in standing. Not just for the sick). On the other hand, I have come to the conclusion that it probably doesn't help. If I were convinced that it doesn't help, I wouldn't say so, as is evident from the Gemara Yoma 7b: Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi said, "Why is it called the name of the men of the great assembly who restored the crown to its former glory?" Moses said, "The great God is mighty and awesome." Jeremiah said, "Foreigners who cry in His temple, where are His terrors?" He did not say, "Terrible." Daniel said, "Foreigners who enslave their sons, where are His mighty acts?" He did not say, "Strong with Him, is He?" They said, "On the contrary, this is the mighty act of His might, who conquers His passion, who gives long-suffering to the wicked, and these are His terrible acts." If it were not for the fear of the Holy One, blessed be He, how could one nation exist among the nations? And their rabbis, "You are my servant, my servant, and the righteous, who have established the law of Moses," Rabbi Elazar said, "Because they know the Holy One, blessed be He, that He is true, therefore they did not lie to Him." We see that despite the boldness and deviation from the wording established in the Torah itself (!!!), a person is not supposed to say things that he does not believe in. God expects us to be truthful. Certainly when the wording was established by the sages and not in the Torah. The sages were human and could also make mistakes, certainly they could say something that would be true for their time and would change. But I cannot be completely convinced that it does not work anywhere and for anyone. This is indeed the normal situation, but there may be sporadic exceptions. Therefore, I mean in these requests that God will help those who are in great need and have no other (natural) solution. Either it will help or it will not. In any case, I do not usually ask for more than what is required in the prayer. I understand that if I find myself in a situation with no natural way out, I may act differently (I have not been in such a situation before). I explained all of this in detail in the second book in my trilogy.