Here is an absolutely fabulous (and inspiring poem) that a friend of mine gave me a copy of. Her plaque said the author was anonymous, so I guess it is public domain.

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.