Ask And Listen

A man sat on a bench in a park.
It was a warm sunny day,
and a light wind was blowing
through the man's hair.
But inside the man's heart,
it was raining.

The man was thinking
about the past,
all the mistakes he had made.

He looked up and said,
"God I asked for help
but you never helped me.
God, I asked for advice,
but you never gave it."

The man got up
and started to walk home.
Then he heard a voice
that he knew all his life.

The voice said:
"Each time I wanted
to give you a helping hand
you pushed my hand away.

Each time I wanted
to give you advice,
you never listened.

I answer all your prayers.
I know what you are feeling
I will help you always.
Please let me help you."

The man thought about
what the voice had said.
And then the rain in his heart
stopped and the sun started to shine.

Charles J. Breunig