Prayer doesn't get better because we get more anxious about it. Prayer means that we bring the things that we're anxious about to God, and then let them go. Prayer means healing our anxiety, not just coping with it. It means healing our anxiety, by facing it together with God. I like that idea.
Prayer is the transformation of anxiety into love.
I think that's a pretty good note for me to end on. When we pray, we are letting God change us. We are letting God make a little miracle in our hearts. We're letting God heal us of some of the worries that can almost destroy us during the week. And we're letting God give us the kingdom instead.