"Looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God." Hebrews 12:2

What I see in the Disciple's Prayer in Matthew 6 is a preoccupation with God. It is not a recipe, or something to simply recite every day (though it is a profitable prayer to pray anytime). It goes beyond that to a godly fixation, a priority on God. Why is this so important? A growing preoccupation with Jesus, an increasing fixation on Him means a lessening preoccupation with earthly things, a de-accelerating of our natural inclination to hyper-prioritize things or ourselves in place of God. This kind of praying helps to straighten our priorities out. Jesus is preeminent. His cross bought us freedom so that we could freely come to Him.