Active Prayer Life  - I have heard this expression used and I wonder what you think it means. 'Active prayer life'? Is that opposed to an "inactive prayer life. Is any prayer life without action beneficial to anyone.

For example: some one you know is sick at home. So which is better - to actively prayer for them or to actively go and visit, get groceries, shovel the walk.?

Are the  words "active prayer life" just a cop out so that people are led to believe you are doing something when in accuality you are doing nothing?