Take Time to Pray

The Difference

I got up early one morning

And rushed right into the day;

I had so much to accomplish

I didn't take time to pray.

Problems just tumbled about me

And heavier grew 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.