Prayer

I got up early one morning

• And rushed right into the day.
• I had so much work to accomplish
• That I didn't have time to pray.

Problems came tumbling about me

• And heavier came every task.
• "Why doesn't God help me?" I wondered.
• He answered, "But you didn't ask."

I wanted to see joy and beauty

• But the day dragged on, sadly and bleak.
• I wondered why God didn't show me.
• He said, "But you didn't seek."

I tried to come into God's presence.

• I used all the keys at the lock.
• God gently and lovingly chided,
• "My child, but you didn't knock."

So I woke up early this morning,

• And paused before entering the day.
• I had so much work to accomplish,
• That I had to take time to pray.

-- Author Unknown