THE DIFFERENCE

I got up early one morning
and rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish
That I didn't have time to pray.

Problems just tumbled around me
And heavier came each task,
"Why doesn't God help me?" I wondered.
He answered, "You didn't ask."

I wanted to see joy and beauty
But the day toiled on gray 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 tried all my keys at the lock,
God gently and lovingly chided,
"My child you didn't knock."

I woke up early one morning,
And paused before entering the day;
I had so much to accomplish
That I had to take time to pray.