I got up 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 about 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 used all my keys at the lock.
God gently and lovingly chided,
“My child, you didn't knock.”

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


~Grace L. Naessens~