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 black; 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.