I don't see the point of prayer.

I don't see, why in their own terms, religious people feel it is necessary to pray. The usual reasons are to ask for something, or to tell god how great he is. The first reason is redundant: if god knows everything, he knows your wishes, therefore, there's no point to telling him. Moreover, if he wants to grant your wish, he will do so, so there's no point to asking him. On the other hand, if he doesn't want to grant your wish, he won't. No amount of grovelling will undo god's will. The last reason, to tell god how great he is, is lame. Do you think an infinite being that created the universe has such low self-esteem that he needs some microbes to tell him he's great? I mean, if he's infinite, and if, as it seems, our universe is NOT infinite, then it was almost infinitely easy for god to make our universe. What are we praising him for? He can't help but be good, and create a universe. And it is easy for him to do so. So why praise? It's like a cockroach praising you for taking large paces when you walk.