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 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 in 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.

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