Prayer whether we are devout Chirsitians, Catholics etc or not, prayer has in my heart averted much from terror. For even those who don't follow a religion, all one needs is the belief in n entity called God or whatever one's beliefs and positive affirmations to use the power of positive thought
Certainly God said that those who truly sought Him would find Him.
Prayer is vital, crucial and effective when earnest and from a relationship with God.