How can prayer help us cool our anger?

Prayer helps us cool our anger by prompting us to pause and change our state of mind. Your whole demeanor changes, and even your breathing, when you pray. It shifts the focus from whatever you're mad at to God, and that shift alone can be calming. Not only does it invite the spirit, which will, in turn, provide you with any of the opposite feelings of anger. For me, it reminds me of the person I want to be, and I don't want to be angry with myself or those around me.