YES! Prayer is so potent satan does everything he can to stop us from praying and/or to neuter or compromise our praying by various ways.
That’s another reason that walking with God according to His priorities is so important . . . that our paryers be more potent.
God’s best to you and your loved ones and open the eyes of your Dad.
May God hold you particularly close this coming year.
Thanks, Quix! And God bless you too!