I got up early one morning
and rushed right into the day.
I had so much to accomplish
that I didn't take 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.

From my: Seraphim Classics - Heaven on Earth series
Avalon-Free Spirit