I think you're pointing to the general missmatch, especially with mindfulness meditation. Its not meant to resolve anything. Its giving you an external quiet to sit with that tension and feel out how you're being affected.

Maybe prayer (or throwing the I Ching) also offers a similar sequence. Not actually by initiating any miracle, but by priming you to notice opportunities, since its comforting and puts you in a state of "this will work out because its being taken care of"