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 about me, and heavier came each task.
"Why doesn’t God help me?" I wondered.
He answered, "You didn’t ask."

I longed for 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 starting the day.
I had so much to accomplish, that I had to take time to pray.

~ Author Unknown