IF I HAD PRAYED
Perhaps the day would not have seemed so long,
The skies would not have seemed so gray,
If on my knees in humble prayer
I had begun the day.
Perhaps the fight would not have seemed so hard-
Prepared, I might have faced the fray,
If I had been alone with Him,
Upon my knees, to pray.
Perhaps, I might have cheered a broken heart
Or helped a wanderer on the way,
If I had asked to be a light
To some dark soul today.
I would remember just the pleasant things,
The harsh word that I meant to say
I would forget, if I had prayed
When I began the day.
I think I would have met life’s harder trials
With hopeful heart and cheerful smile,
If I had spoken with my Lord
Just for a little while.
And, if I pray, I find that all is well;
All cares at His dear feet are laid.
My heart is glad, the load is light,
Because I first have prayed.
- M. Joyce Roder -
