PRAY
祈祷
By unknown author
作者不详
Translated by Li Xu
翻译｜李 序
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.
有一天我起得很早，
匆匆开始了新的一天。
要完成的事情太多，
因此我没时间祈祷。
Problems just tumbled about me,
And heavier came each task.
Why doesn’t God help me, I wondered.
He answered, “You didn’t ask.”
问题接踵而来，
任务一项比一项繁重。
为何上帝不帮助我，我纳闷。
他回答说：“你没有问。”
I wanted joy and beauty,
But the day was grey and bleak.
I wondered why God didn’t show me,
He said “You didn’t seek.”
我想要快乐和美丽，
无奈这灰暗阴沉的天气。
为何上帝没向我示意，
他说:“你没有努力。”
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.”
我试图来到上帝跟前，
把所有的钥匙都试了一遍。
上帝温柔而慈爱地责备我，
“我的孩子，你没有敲门。”
I woke up early this morning,
And paused before entering the day.
That I had to take time to pray.
今天早上我醒得很早，
开始新的一天之前停下来思考。
有太多的事情要完成，
我必须花时间祈祷。
