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 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.