Please explain the part prayer plays in your life?

When I was 12, my dad and I were driving on the freeway. He was driving and I was in the passenger seat. In a split second, a tire bounced over the center divide and came right for our car. There were cars on all sides, so we could not swerve out of the way. My dad just told me to close my eyes and to hold on. The tire went through the front windshield, hit my dads arm, and went into the back seat of the jeep. There was glass everywhere and as a result of that, when i opened my eyes a few seconds after we pulled over, glass fell into my eyes. There were hundreds of tiny shards of glass in my eyes. I dont remember too much because I was in such shock, but I do remember being on the side of the freeway for about 25 minutes as my dad held me in his arms. He prayed to me outloud as we sat there waiting for the ambulance. Once we got to the hospital, they performed an open-eye operation as they picked the glass out of my eyes piece by piece. Everything turned out alright as my eyes work pefectly now. Looking back at this event, I remember feeling at peace as my dad held me and prayed. Experiences like that have shaped my understanding of prayer and how I apply it in my life. God hears our prayers and answers them.