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 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.
                    author unknown