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I got up early one morning
And rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish
I didn’t have time to pray.
Troubles just tumbled about me
And heavier came each task.
Why doesn’t God help me, I wondered,
He answered, “You didn’t ask.”
I tried to come into God’s presence,
I used all my keys at the lock.
God gently & lovingly chided,
“Why child, you didn’t knock.”
I wanted to see joy & beauty,
But the day toiled on grey & bleak,
I called on the Lord for the reason–
He said, “You didn’t seek.”
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.
20. Last night I took a journey
To a land across the seas;
I did not go by boat or plane,
I travelled on my knees.
I saw so many people there
In deepest depths of sin,
But Jesus told me I should go,
That there were souls to win.
But I said, “Jesus, I cannot go
And work with such as thee.”
He answered quickly, “Yes, you can
By travelling on your knees.”
He said, “You pray; I’ll meet the need,
You call & I will hear;
Be concerned about lost souls,
Of those both far & near.”
And so I tried it, knelt in prayer,
Gave up some hours of ease;
I felt the Lord right by my side
While travelling on my knees.
As I prayed on & saw souls saved
And twisted bodies healed,
And saw God’s workers’ strength renewed
While labouring on the field.
I said, “Yes, Lord, I have a job,
My desire Thy Will to please;
I can go & heed Thy call
By travelling on my knees.”–Sandra Goodwin
