The Importance Of Prayer I got up early one morning And rushed into the day. I had so much to accomplish That I didn't have time to pray. Problems 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 gray and bleak; I wondered why God didn't show me. He said, ... "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 early this morning, And paused before entering the day; I had so much to accomplish That I had to take time to pray.