Finder window does not open

This has start happening this week. I am using OS 10.7.5 on a Mac Pro desktop. When I click on the Finder icon in the tray nothing happens. I might have one or more finder windows open but none of them come forward when I click on the icon. I have to use Command+Tab to rotate through any open programs to get the Finder window. And it is only the Finder that this happens with.
Is this a glitch native to my computer or is there a box to check or uncheck that I have inadvertently toggled?

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