Either the gods can do nothing for us, or they can calm all the chaos and upset in your mind. If they can do nothing, why do you pray? If they can help, why not pray for something better? Ask them to free you from fear and craving for worldly things that disturb your peace. Ask that you won't be upset whether you have these things or not. This is better than praying to get what you want or avoid what you fear.
Either the Gods can do nothing for us at all, or they can still and allay all the distractions and distempers of thy mind. If they can do nothing, why doest thou pray? If they can, why wouldst not thou rather pray, that they will grant unto thee, that thou mayst neither fear, nor lust after any of those worldly things which cause these distractions and distempers of it? Why not rather, that thou mayst not at either their absence or presence, be grieved and discontented: than either that thou mayst obtain them, or that thou mayst avoid them?