CS Lewis said this about the value of praying,

"The moment you wake up each morning, all your wishes and hopes for the day rush at you like wild animals. And the first job each morning consists in shoving it all back; in listening to that other voice, taking that other point of view, letting that other, larger, stronger, quieter life come flowing in."

The philosopher Gilles Deleuze coined a phrase "societies of control" referring to the urban machinery that eats us up. We get cell phones and eventually we send our credit card numbers, put our pictures in it, talk/text to oir loved ones and clients etc. Later on we become so dependent on it that when it is taken away from us, our world suddenly feel empty.

While there are still many ways our modern society controls us, this control is not our creaturely design. The Bible calls these controllers as idols. The reason why we become anxious, or uneasy is our time is pretty much engaged in these idols that render us unsure about the most important thing in life -- our relationship with God. Our anxiety springs from the robbery that happened to us by these thief idols.

Paul has an exhortation to guard us on this problem and it is in Philippians 4:6-7

Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6‭-‬7