Can we ask God to bless unsaved people so that they will be more open to the Gospel?
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The short answer is "yes it is appropriate to ask in prayer for hearts to open themselves to the Gospel" ... because it never hurts to ask. Prayers of request/supplication are a tradition that well precedes Christianity.
With that short answer given, simply asking for that boon from God does not fulfill the role of evangelizing. To spread the Gospel by evangelization requires interaction ~ to include setting a good example.
A quote attributed to St Francis of Assisi recommends that Christians walk the walk, rather than simply talk the talk.
And let them show their love by the works they do for each other, according as the Apostle says: "let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth." ~ Francis of Assisi, Rule of 1221, Rule 11
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